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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%.

More details on: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-updates/serviceupdatesarticle?SituationId=ID-06/03/2024-14:18:56:123

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.

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