EAST Coast Buses has announced that fares will increase from Sunday (February 2).

Adult singles fares will rise by 10p across all zones. Child singles will also be increasing by 10p across all zones, but up to three children under five can travel free with any fare-paying customer.

YoungScot tickets will increase by 10p across zones one, five and six and 5p across zones two, three and four.

Adult DAYtickets for County and CountyPLUS tickets will increase by 50p, with child DAY-ticket equivalents increasing by 20p. There will also be a 50p increase in County Family DAYtickets; however, no increase will be applied on CountyPLUS family DAYtickets.

Adult Network DAYtickets will increase by £1 and a 50p increase will be applied to Child Network DAYtickets.

Nigel Serafini, commercial director at Lothian Buses, which operates East Coast Buses, said: “East Coast Buses is committed to providing environmentally sustainable, best value travel.

“As our operating costs continue to rise and we continue to invest in fleet, people, training and our customer offering, we will be making changes to fares.

“As well as continuing our investment in new environmentally-friendly vehicles across 2020, we are currently in the process of renewing our real time customer information system. This system plays a vital role in helping us monitor and control services, as well as allowing customers to track bus arrivals.

“Our revised fares continue to represent excellent value for money and remain amongst the lowest in the UK.”