ROVER TICKET AND NIGHT RIDER BUS PRICE RISE

Rover Tickets

THE Southern Vectis rover tickets and night rider bus tickets are due to be increased from September.

The standard fares on the buses went up on the 1st of may 2010 but at that time there was a freeze on Rover and Night Rider Tickets.

The IW Chronicle contacted Southern Vectis this morning to confirm the new ticket prices starting from the 5th September 2010.

1 day tickets stay at £10 for adults & £5 for children
7 day tickets will cost £22 for adults & £11 for children
30 day tickets will cost £77 for adults & £38.50 for children
90 day tickets will cost £198 for adults & £99 for children

The Nightrider ticket allowing unlimited travel from 7pm to 7am will  also go up £1 and cost £5.00.

There will also be timetable changes from Sunday 5 September. There are revised times for most of the buses and some changes to routes. The main details of the changes are listed below:

• Route 1: Revised timetable. No change in frequency.
• Route 2: Revised timetable. No change in frequency, but no buses in the evenings. Will operate via Merstone in both directions but will terminate at Sandown and not go to Ryde.
• Route 3: Revised timetable. No change in frequency. Buses will operate through Rookley and not Merstone.
• Route 4: Revised timetable.
• Route 5: Revised timetable. No change in frequency.
• Route 6: Revised timetable.
• Route 7: Existing routes withdrawn and replaced by a daily, hourly route 7 running via Carisbrooke, Gunville, Shalfleet to the Horse and Groom, then Ningwood, Wellow and Thorley to Yarmouth and the current route to Alum Bay. Return journey via the same route. See also route 12.
• Route 8: Reduced frequency to one an hour operating via Seaview and not Tesco.
• Route 9: Revised timetable. No change in frequency.
• Route 12: New route from Newport to Carisbrooke, Shorwell, Brighstone, Brook, Freshwater Bay, Freshwater and Totland. Return journey via the same route.
• Route 25: New route from Newport to the Folly Inn, Saunders Way, East Cowes Hefford Road.
• Route 37: Revised timetable.
• Route 38: Revised timetable with no buses after 6.05pm
• Route X10 and X11: No changes

To view the new timetable please click here (PDF)