NX Bus: “no fare increases for 2021”

Welcome news for bus users across the region as National Express Bus have announced that there will be no ticket price increases from January 2021, and all fares will remain frozen.

There have already been four years of fares cuts and freezes up to now, including keeping the bus company’s biggest-selling product – the after-0930 day ticket – costing the same today as it did in 2013.

“We think our customers have been through quite enough change for one year. Keeping our fares as low as we can is the right thing to do.

“Throughout the whole pandemic, National Express West Midlands has been getting hundreds of thousands of key workers safely to where they need to be. And we are here for our communities when restrictions get lifted and people are ready to travel again.

“Buses are for everyone, and don’t forget, with Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone coming in next June, the easiest and cheapest thing you can do to clean up our air and fight climate change is to hop on the bus.”

– David Bradford, Managing Director of National Express Bus

Fares will be frozen for all services operated by National Express West Midlands and National Express Coventry.

“This fare freeze will be very welcome news to people right across the West Midlands. With the economic impact of the pandemic putting pressures on so many family finances, it’s excellent news that National Express are holding fares down once again.

“Helping more people to choose affordable public transport is a key part of our transport plan for the region which includes connecting more communities with our Metro expansion, improved stations across the region – and better bus services. And with more and more electric buses now in operation, hopping on a bus is a great way of helping our region achieve ambitious plans to tackle climate change, with cleaner and greener transport. So, it’s great news that fares are being frozen once again.”

– Andy Street, West Midlands Metro Mayor

There is one minor change of note though, National Express will be reducing all child fares on their services that run into Staffordshire and Warwickshire. So child singles, which were £1.65, are now just £1.20.

I have not seen any announcement from any other bus operator or from West Midlands Network yet, but I would expect that other operators may follow suit and hold their prices too.

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He is not a bus enthusiast, but as a regular passenger takes an interest in public transport related matters, having relied on buses to get around for over twenty-five years now.

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