Bus fares

Zoe

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Bus fares

« on: October 11, 2008, 17:12:31 »

Hi, last Thursday I had to go from Newton Abbot to Torquay, the train is not very useful for this as it's a long walk from both Torre and Torquay stations to the town centre and the service is infrequent so I decided to get the bus. I could not believe the fare when I got on though, ^4.50 torbayday ticket for a return journey. This is almost double the train fare. I would have got the train if it had not been for the long walk to the town centre.


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devon_metro

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Re: Bus fares

« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2008, 17:33:23 »

Probably would have worked out the same price if you got off the train at Torquay and bought a ticket to the Strand!!

Stagecoach bus fares are a rip off. Another annoying thing is that Stagecoach don't do through fares. I've only walked about half a mile as i ran out of money due to the over-priced bus fare and the lack of through ticketing meant it would have cost far too much.

Oh well, at least the service is frequent and the buses are modern!


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TerminalJunkie

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Re: Bus fares

« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2008, 18:40:33 »

Quote from: devon_metro on October 11, 2008, 17:33:23

Oh well, at least the service is frequent and the buses are modern!

Hmm...

Quote from: devon_metro on September 14, 2008, 10:56:28

The vintage buses operating on my route are far less comfortable than a Pacer seat which actually has some padding!!!

These buses of yours: are they modern, or vintage?


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devon_metro

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Re: Bus fares

« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2008, 18:50:04 »

My route isn't the Newton Abbot - Torquay route.


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TerminalJunkie

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Re: Bus fares

« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2008, 19:14:14 »

Quote from: devon_metro on October 11, 2008, 18:50:04

My route isn't the Newton Abbot - Torquay route.

Ahh. My apologies.


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