Keynsham Area Cheap Bus Fares Promotion

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[Lee]

People in Keynsham and Saltford will be able to get return bus tickets to Bristol and Bath for the price of a single fare from this week. First has halved the cost of travel for adults and children in the neighbouring communities after a similar promotion in Saltford last year led to an increase in customers (link below.)
http://thisisbath.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=180730&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232315&home=yes&more_nodeId1=163047&contentPK=20280779

The promotion runs from Wednesday, April 2 to May 10 for customers travelling on services X39, 349, 337, 339, 639, and 649.

It will cost ^2.25 for a return ticket from Keynsham to Bristol, ^3.70 for a return ticket from Keynsham to Bath, ^3.70 for a return ticket from Saltford to Bristol and ^3.25 for a return ticket from Saltford to Bath.

The cut-price promotion follows negotiations between Wansdyke MP^▸ (Member of Parliament) Dan Norris and First.

Mr Norris said he was hopeful that if passenger numbers rose considerably as a result of lower fares, bus operators would need to consider satisfying greater demand by increasing the volume of services.

[spike]

Sometimes I hate First bus - ^3.25 for Saltford to Bath when it's ^3.25 from Combe Down to Bath which is considerably quicker and nearer... Try dropping the prices in Bath too!

[Lee]

Unfortunately, there are road works for the next few weeks on the road between Hicks Gate roundabout (with the ring road) and Keynsham.