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Stagecoach Zones get bigger from Sunday 2nd June 2024
It makes sense! The North East Fife Stagecoach Ticket Zone is expanding to include Leven and Glenrothes, so it will be as cheap to travel to Leven to catch the train as it is to travel to Leuchars or Dundee.
The new travel zone boundaries match the ABC Dundee & East Fife Zone boundary - something which again makes some sense.
The adult day ticket price stays the same at £8.50.
Other Stagecoach Zones are getting bigger at the same time - for more details see: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-updates/serviceupdatesarticle?SituationId=ID-27/05/2024-15:16:21:201
95 Sunday timetables change to meet trains in Leven
Stagecoach have published new timetables for a number of buses to help them meet trains at Leven Railway Station.
The full details are at: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-updates/serviceupdatesarticle?SituationId=ID-23/05/2024-10:41:58:948
At the moment only the Sunday timetable is changing on the 95 with buses during the main part of the day departing Leven 20 minutes later at 35 minutes past the hour - passing through Crail at 40 minutes past the hour on their way to St Andrews. Also the journey of the last bus from Leven on Sunday is extended to run as far as Cellardyke.
As a consequence (because the incoming bus hasn't arrived in time) the Sunday 18:50 departure from St Andrews is retimed to depart at 19:10 - otherwise all journeys starting in St Andrews run at the same times as they did before.
This change does mean that there are a couple of gaps in the Sunday services of over 90 minutes...
The Stagecoach announcement says the new timetable starts on Monday 3rd June - but the new train service starts on Sunday 2nd June. Timetable details on TravelineScotland confirm that the bus timetable changes don't happen until Sunday 9th June.
Further timetable changes are planned on the 95 from Monday, July 29, which will see the Monday to Sunday evening journeys amended to reflect bus rail connections as well as new early morning journeys introduced.
There are also changes to the Moffat & Williamson buses around Leven from Monday 3rd June and there are more details of these on the Fife Council website at: https://www.travelfife.com/travel-fife/news/articles/bus-service-changes-monday-3rd-june
Sunday 95 from Leven
Sunday 95 from St Andrews
Trains return to Leven from Sunday 2nd June 2024
Read more about about how the 95 will connect with the new train services on our blog: https://95crailbus.substack.com/p/the-next-train-to-leven
Go-Flexi gets an "App"
The on-demand rural bus that serves North East Fife now has an App for Apple and Android phones that lets you book journeys on the go.
More details in our blog post: https://95crailbus.substack.com/p/go-flexi-gets-an-app
Or from the Fife Council website at: http://go-flexi.org
Download the App at: https://link.eastne.uk/goflexi
Stagecoach prices rise from Sunday 31st March 2024
Bus ticket prices are rising by around 6%.
For Crail the Day Tickets we recommend are going up as follows:
The North East Fife Dayrider Adult ticket goes up from £8 to £8.50 - the Group ticket (for up to 5 adults) rises from £20 to £21.30.
The East Scotland Dayrider Adult ticket goes up from £11 to £11.50 - the Group version rises from £27.50 to £29.30.
But, not going up! - The Nightrider ticket for travel on Stagecoach buses in Fife and Tayside stays at £3.50 - and has extended hours, now starting from 6pm instead of 7pm!
For more details see our Day Tickets page.
There is a full guide to all Stagecoach tickets at: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/media-library/files/east-scotland/escot_web_ticketguide_31mar2024.ashx
Meanwhile we are still campaigning for a general subsidy to bus fares - as is happening throughout England at the moment - our aim is for an All Fife, All Day, All Operators ticket priced at £5 - for more of our campaigns see: Making bus journeys better.
Tay Bridge contraflow for 6 months...
Roadworks are replacing the surface of the southbound carriageway of the Tay Road Bridge and traffic in both directions is following a contraflow on the normally northbound carriageway.
This means there is a diversion for traffic from Tayport or Newport wanting to cross the Tay that will take vehicles via the Forgan roundabout. (This affects some bus routes, such as the 42A from St Andrews to Dundee.)
There may be some queueing where traffic merges from 2 lanes into 1 and consequently delays crossing the bridge.
Willie Rennie MSP survey on local buses
Our local MSP is conducting a survey on bus timetable changes in North East Fife - fill in the survey at: https://digitallibdems.typeform.com/to/VaYu5WKg
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Free bus travel for under-22s from 31st January 2022
Anyone aged 5 to 21 in Scotland can get a free bus pass. If you already have a "Young Scot" card the bus pass is NOT automatically added to your card, you have to apply separately.
Full details of who is eligible and how to apply are at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/concessionary-travel/young-persons-free-bus-travel-scheme
If you are catching a bus for the first time, you may be interested in our guide: How to catch a bus?
Feedback request on temporary timetables
Stagecoach East Scotland are continuing to look for feedback on their current timetables - are they missing journeys that would really help you to make an essential journey?
If you think they could change things to help you, complete their online form at: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/help-and-contact/east-scotland/east-scotland-bus-feedback-form
Glass Recycling in Crail
After a long campaign Crail now has a set of Glass Recycling Bins - located in the car park of Crail Primary School
What happened to my bus?
We've created a new page with links to useful resources for finding out what has happened to your Stagecoach bus: What happened to my bus?
5th January 2019 - Bus Station maps
Our sister Leven Bus website has published a useful list of maps of Fife Bus Stations to help you change buses quickly: https://levenbus.eastne.uk/bus-stations-interchanges