Fares will be revised across Lothian’s group of companies – Lothian Buses, Lothian Country and East Coast Buses – from Sunday 6 April 2025.
The last fares revision took place in April 2023 and since then, operating cost pressures have increased significantly. With all fares revenue reinvested into the running of our business, introducing revised fares is required for Lothian to continue to prioritise investment in our fleet, our people, and our wider customer offering.
Lothian’s TapTapCap Pay-As-You-Go product will continue to offer discounted fares via contactless capping versus paper tickets, with the Contactless City DAY cap at £5.00 compared to the £5.50 City DAY ticket.
As part of a service change which will also take effect from Sunday 6 April, Skylink 200 will become Service 17 and Skylink 400 will become Service 18, with regular city fares applying on these routes, even for those travelling to the airport. For more information about the service change, please see below or visit Service change from Sunday 6 April.
There will be no change to our Airlink Airport Single and Return fares.
As part of this review, there will be further harmonisation of products in East and West Lothian to continue the simplification of our ticketing portfolio.
Please see below for further information.
Fares Revision
A summary of fare revision on our most popular tickets and products can be found below.
| Product | Current Fare | Revised Fare | Validity |
| Adult Single | £2.00 | £2.20 | Valid for one journey on a day service. |
| Child Single | £1.00 | £1.10 | Valid for one journey on a day service. |
| Adult DAYTicket (renamed City DAY ticket) | £5.00 £4.80 TapTapCap £10.50 Family | £5.50 £5.00 TapTapCap £12.00 Family | Valid for unlimited journeys on day services. |
| Child DAYticket (renamed City DAY ticket) | £2.50 | £2.75 | Valid for unlimited journeys on day services. |
| TapTapCap – City Week Cap | £22.00 | £24.50 | Maximum weekly cap for unlimited journeys on day and night services in the city and airport zones. Weekly caps run Monday – Sunday. |
| Adult NETWORK | £12.00 | £12.50 | Unlimited journeys on day and NightBus services across our entire network, including Edinburgh Trams. |
| Adult Ridacard (1 Week) | £22.00 £19.00 Student £11.00 Child | £24.50 £21.00 Student £12.25 Child | Unlimited journeys on day and NightBus services across our entire network, including Edinburgh Trams. |
| Adult Ridacard (4 Weeks) | £66.00 £57.00 Student £33.00 Child | £73.00 £62.50 Student £36.50 Child | Unlimited journeys on day and NightBus services across our entire network, including Edinburgh Trams. |
| Adult Ridacard (Monthly DD) | £62.00 £50.00 Student £31.00 Child | £68.00 £54.00 Student £34.00 Child | Unlimited journeys on day and NightBus services across our entire network, including Edinburgh Trams. |
| Adult Ridacard (Annual) | £650.00 £570.00 Student £325.00 Child | £700.00 £610.00 Student £350.00 Child | Unlimited journeys on day and NightBus services across our entire network, including Edinburgh Trams. |
| Product | Current Fare | Revised Fare | Validity |
| Adult Single (1 zone or 2 if A/B) | £2.00 | £2.20 | Valid for one journey within one zone on a Lothian Country service. |
| Adult Single (2/3 zones) | £3.00 | £3.20 | Valid for one journey across two or three zones on a Lothian Country service. |
| Adult Single (4 zones) | £4.00 | £4.20 | Valid for one journey across four zones on a Lothian Country service. |
| Adult Single (5 zones) | £5.00 | £5.20 | Valid for one journey across five zones on a Lothian Country service. |
| Adult Single (6 zones) | £6.00 | £6.20 | Valid for one journey across six zones on a Lothian Country service. |
| countryWEST (renamed Country DAY) | £5.50 £5.50 TapTapCap £13.50 Family | £5.70 £5.60 TapTapCap £14.00 Family | Unlimited travel* on Lothian Country and East Coast Buses day services in zones B-H. |
| lothianWEST (renamed City&Country DAY) | £8.50 £8.30 TapTapCap £19.00 Family | £8.80 £8.50 TapTapCap £20.00 Family | Unlimited travel* on day services in all zones A-H. |
| Night countryWEST (renamed Country LATE) | £5.00 | £5.50 | Unlimited travel* after 18:00 on Lothian Country and East Coast Buses day services and NightBus until 04:30 in zones B-H. |
| Night lothianWEST (renamed City&Country LATE) | £8.00 | £8.00 | Unlimited travel* after 18:00 on day services and NightBus until 04:30 in all zones A-H. |
* excludes Airlink, special services and airport tram stop.
| Product | Current Fare | Revised Fare | Validity |
| Adult Single (1 zone or 2 if A/B) | £2.00 | £2.20 | Valid for one journey within one zone on an East Coast Buses service. |
| Adult Single (2/3 zones) | £3.00 | £3.20 | Valid for one journey across two or three zones on an East Coast Buses service. |
| Adult Single (4 zones) | £4.00 | £4.20 | Valid for one journey across four zones on an East Coast Buses service. |
| Adult Single (5 zones) | £5.00 | £5.20 | Valid for one journey across 5 zones on an East Coast Buses service. |
| Adult Single (6 zones) | £6.00 | £6.20 | Valid for one journey across six zones on an East Coast Buses service. |
| CountyDAY (renamed Country DAY) | £5.50 £5.50 TapTapCap £13.50 Family | £5.70 £5.60 TapTapCap £14.00 Family | Unlimited travel* on East Coast Buses and Lothian Country day services in zones B-H. |
| CountyPLUS (renamed City&Country DAY) | £8.50 £8.30 TapTapCap £19.00 Family | £8.80 £8.50 TapTapCap £20.00 Family | Unlimited travel* on day services in all zones A-H. |
| NightHawk county (renamed Country LATE) | £5.00 | £5.50 | Unlimited travel* after 18:00 on East Coast Buses and Lothian Country day services and NightBus until 04:30 in zones B-H. |
| NightHawk countyPLUS (renamed City&Country LATE) | £8.00 | £8.00 | Unlimited travel* after 18:00 on day services and NightBus until 04:30 in all zones A-H. |
* excludes Airlink, special services and airport tram stop.
Network Maps
Revised network maps showing zone areas can be found below.
Service change from Sunday 6 April
From Sunday 6 April, a service change will take effect across the Lothian network to improve reliability and increase capacity on certain routes.
There will also be a revision of our East Coast Buses’ network in response to growing customer demand across East Lothian.
Please note there are no changes to our Lothian Country network at this time.
For full details of the service change, please visit Service Change from Sunday 6 April.
If you need any assistance, please reach out on our social media channels or pop into one of our TravelHubs to speak to a member of the team.