Fares & Tickets

Fares and Tickets
Fares and Tickets
Ways to pay
TapTapCap
TapTapCap

Use your contactless card or device to record TapTapCap journeys and benefit from daily and weekly capping.  One passenger per card. 
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Ridacard and NEC
Ridacard

Purchase one of our season tickets on Ridacard.  Includes travel to the Airport and on Night Buses. 
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Tickets

Purchase tickets from the driver using cash (exact fare only) or contactless (without capping). 

M-Tickets
m-tickets

Purchase tickets in advance using our m-ticket app, including discounted bundles of Day Tickets. 
Find out more

Eligible Scottish National Entitlement/Young Scot card holders travel free on day services. Find out more

Fares
Single Ticket
One journey on a day service

Adult

£2.00

Child (age 5-15)

£1.00

Day Ticket
Unlimited journeys on day services

Adult

£5.00

TapTapCap

£4.80

Child (age 5-15)

£2.50

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£10.50

Network Day Ticket - Adult £12, Child £6
Network Day Ticket - Adult £12, Child £6
NIGHTsingle
One journey on a night service

Adult

£3.00

LATEticket
Unlimited journeys on day and night services after 6pm

Adult

£4.50

TapTapCap

£4.30

Up to 3 children under 5 years old travel free with a fare-paying passenger. Young Person Concession available with eligible Young Scot card.
TapTapCap

Contactless payments with daily and weekly capping

For journeys on Lothian services, the weekly cap is:

Lothian Week
Journeys on day and night services, including journeys to Edinburgh Airport

£22.00

Record TapTapCap journeys using the same contactless card or device for every journey across our entire network, and your payments will be automatically capped at the best adult daily or weekly fare for the journeys you’ve made. Weekly caps run Monday – Sunday. Find out how to record TapTapCap journeys.

m-tickets

Download the m-ticket app to pre-purchase Adult or Family tickets. 

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

M-tickets can only be used by one passenger per phone (except Family DAYtickets) but you can share your m-tickets with family and friends using our ticket sharing feature. Find out more about m-tickets.

If you’re looking for tickets that can be used across multiple operators, click here to find out more about integrated ticketing from One-Ticket.

Airport Single
Single journey to or from Edinburgh Airport on Airlink or Skylink

Adult

£5.50

Child (age 5-15)

£2.75

Open Return
Return journey to or from Edinburgh Airport on Airlink or Skylink

Adult

£8.00

Child (age 5-15)

£4.00

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£20.00

Network Day Ticket - Adult £12, Child £6
Network Day Ticket - Adult £12, Child £6

Up to 3 children under 5 years old travel free with a fare-paying adult. 

Single fares (Adult £3.00 / Child £1.50) are available on Airlink journeys between Maybury and Edinburgh Airport, and on Skylink journeys between Edinburgh Airport and Maybury/Gyle Centre. On Skylink services, standard Lothian fares and tickets are valid outside the Airport Fare Zone.

Single fares (Adult £3.00 / Child £1.50) are available on Airlink journeys between Maybury and City Centre.

The following tickets, including any corresponding daily caps, are not valid for any journey on Airlink and are not valid on Skylink for journeys in the Airport Fare Zone: DAYticket, LATEticket, NIGHTticket, citySINGLEticket, and citysmart card.

Pre-purchased Agent Ticket Vouchers can only be used on Airlink.

TapTapCap

Contactless payments with daily and weekly capping

For journeys to/from Edinburgh Airport and on our Lothian services around Edinburgh, the weekly cap is: 

Lothian Week
Journeys on day and night services on Lothian and Airport services.

£22.00

Record TapTapCap journeys using the same contactless card or device for every journey across our entire network, and your payments will be automatically capped at the best adult daily or weekly fare for the journeys you’ve made. Weekly caps run Monday – Sunday. Find out how to record TapTapCap journeys.

Purchase tickets in advance

Download the m-ticket app to pre-purchase Adult or Family airport tickets.

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

M-tickets can only be used by one passenger per phone unless you have activated a 2 Adult Airport Return ticket or a Family Airport Return Ticket. You can share your m-tickets with family and friends using our ticket sharing feature. Find out more about m-tickets.

Find your fare

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Choose your starting point and destination from the menus above to find your fare.

Single Tickets
Valid for one journey on any daytime EastCoastbuses service. When boarding, please state your destination to the driver.

Adult

Child
5-15 years old

Travel in 1 zone
(or 2 zones if it includes city zone a)

£2.00

£1.00

Travel in 2 or 3 zones

£3.00

£1.50

Travel in 4 zones

£4.00

£2.00

Travel in 5 zones

£5.00

£2.50

Travel in 6 zones

£6.00

£3.00

Up to 3 children under 5 years old travel free with a fare paying passenger. Young Person Concession available with eligible Young Scot card.
Day Tickets
DAYticket
Unlimited journeys on day services in city zone a and county zone b, and on Lothian day services

Adult

£5.00

TapTapCap

£4.80

Child (age 5-15)

£2.50

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£10.50

county DAY Ticket
Unlimited journeys on EastCoastbuses day services in East Lothian (country zones b-f only)

Adult

£5.50

Child (age 5-15)

£2.75

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£13.50

countyPLUS Day Ticket
Unlimited journeys on day services in Edinburgh & East Lothian (all ECb zones), and on Lothian day services

Adult

£8.50

TapTapCap

£8.30

Child (age 5-15)

£4.25

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£19.00

Network Day Ticket - Adult £12, Child £6
Network Day Ticket - Adult £12, Child £6

Night Tickets

Adult

NIGHTsingle
One journey on a night service in city zone a and county zone b

£3.00

LATEticket
Unlimited journeys on day and night services after 6pm in the city zone a and county zone b, including Lothian services

£4.50

NightHawk county
Unlimited journeys on EastCoastbuses night services in East Lothian (county zones b-f only).

£5.00

NightHawk countyPLUS
Unlimited journeys on night services in Edinburgh & East Lothian (all ECB zones), including Lothian night services.

£8.00
TapTapCap

Contactless payments with daily and weekly capping

Journeys on EastCoastbuses day and night services are including in the following weekly caps:

Lothian Week
Journeys in city zone a and county zone b, and on Lothian and Airport services

£22.00

county Week
Journeys on EastCoastbuses services in East Lothian (country zones b-f only)

£22.00

countyPLUS Week
Journeys in East Lothian & Edinburgh (all ECb zones), including Lothian and Airport services

£34.00

Network Week
All zones, all services

£45.00

Record TapTapCap journeys using the same contactless card or device for every journey across our entire network, and your payments will be automatically capped at the best adult daily or weekly fare for the journeys you’ve made. Weekly caps run Monday – Sunday. Find out how to record TapTapCap journeys.

m-tickets bundles

M-ticket bundles offers the savings of a season ticket but with the added benefit that you can choose when to use the ticket, within 180 days. m-tickets purchased as part of a bundle can only be used by one passenger. Find out more about m-tickets

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

county Day Tickets

Unlimited journeys on EastCoastbuses day services in East Lothian (county zones b-f only)
£ 40
  • Bundle of 10 tickets
£ 105
  • Bundle of 28 tickets

countyPLUS Day Ticket

Unlimited journeys on day services in East Lothian & Edinburgh (all ECb zones), including Lothian day services
£ 60
  • Bundle of 10 tickets
£ 165
  • Bundle of 28 tickets

If you’re looking for tickets that can be used across multiple operators, click here to find out more about integrated ticketing from One-Ticket.

Find your fare

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Choose your starting point and destination from the menus above to find your fare.

Single Tickets
Valid for one journey on any daytime Lothian Country service. When boarding, please state your destination to the driver.

Adult

Child
5-15 years old

Travel in 1 zone

£2.00

£1.00

Travel in 2 or 3 zones

£3.00

£1.50

Travel in 4 zones

£4.00

£2.00

Travel in 5 zones

£5.00

£2.50

Travel in 6 zones

£6.00

£3.00

Up to 3 children under 5 years old travel free with a fare paying passenger. Eligible Scottish National Entitlement Card holders travel free on day services.
DAYticket
Unlimited journeys on day services in city zone, and on Lothian day services

Adult

£5.00

TapTapCap

£4.80

Child (age 5-15)

£2.50

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£10.50

cityWEST DAYticket
Unlimited journeys on day services in the city and cityWEST Zones, and on Lothian day services

Adult

£5.50

Child (age 5-15)

£2.75

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£13.50

countryWEST DAYticket
Unlimited journeys on day services in West Lothian (countryWEST zones a-d)

Adult

£5.50

Child (age 5-15)

£2.75

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£13.50

lothianWEST Day Ticket
Unlimited journeys on day services in Edinburgh & West Lothian (all Lc zones), including Lothian day services.

Adult

£8.50

TapTapCap

£8.30

Child (age 5-15)

£4.25

Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children)

£19.00

Network Day Ticket - Adult £12, Child £6
Network Day Ticket - Adult £12, Child £6

Night Tickets

Adult

NIGHTsingle
One journey on a night service in the city zone

£3.00

LATEticket
Unlimited journeys on day and night services after 6pm in the city zone, including Lothian services

£4.50

Night cityWEST
Unlimited journeys on night services in the city and cityWEST zones, including Lothian night services

£5.00

Night countryWEST
Unlimited journeys on night services in West Lothian (countryWest zones a-d)

£5.00

Night lothianWEST
Unlimited journeys on night services in Edinburgh & East Lothian (all Lc zones), including Lothian night services

£8.00
TapTapCap

Contactless payments with daily and weekly capping

 

Journeys on Lothiancountry day and night services are included in the following weekly caps:

Lothian Week
Journeys in city zone, including Lothian and Airport services

£22.00

cityWEST Week
Journeys in the city and cityWEST zones, including Lothian and Airport services

£22.00

countryWEST Week
Journeys in West Lothian (countryWEST zones a-d)

£22.00

lothianWEST Week (all LC zones & Lothian city)
Journeys in West Lothian & Edinburgh (all Lc zones), including Lothian and Airport services

£34.00

Network Week
All zones, all services

£45.00

Record TapTapCap journeys using the same contactless card or device for every journey across our entire network, and your payments will be automatically capped at the best adult daily or weekly fare for the journeys you’ve made. Weekly caps run Monday – Sunday. Find out how to record TapTapCap journeys.

m-tickets bundles

M-ticket bundles offers the savings of a season ticket but with the added benefit that you can choose when to use the ticket, within 180 days. m-tickets purchased as part of a bundle can only be used by one passenger. Find out more about m-tickets

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

countryWEST Day Ticket

Unlimited journeys on day services in West Lothian (countryWEST zones a-d)
£ 19.50
  • Bundles of 5 tickets
£ 55.00
  • Bundles of 20 tickets

lothianWEST Day Ticket

Unlimited journeys on day services in Edinburgh & West Lothian (all Lc zones), including Lothian day services
£ 29.00
  • Bundle of 5 tickets
£ 110.00
  • Bundle of 20 tickets

If you’re looking for tickets that can be used across multiple operators, click here to find out more about integrated ticketing from One-Ticket.