Can I pay cash on bus to Edinburgh?

Catch the bus Tickets for the Airlink 100, taking you straight to the city centre, can be purchased from the driver as you board using contactless card payment, m-tickets or the exact cash fare. Other bus routes and companies will accept either online bookings or payment on board using cash or contactless card payment.



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London buses are all cashless, so you need an Oyster card, Travelcard or contactless payment card to ride. Bus fare is £1.75, and a day of bus-only travel will cost a maximum of £5.25.

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Scottish ITSO Smartcards Depending on the operator, tickets can be loaded onto your chosen ITSO smartcard at ticket offices, ticket vending machines, on board or in advance online and can be paid for with cash, card or contactless.

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Why have I been charged 10p/£1? If you use a Mastercard, your bank statement may show a “pending” 10p or £1 charge for your first tap (10p for UK Mastercards, £1 for International Mastercards). This is just a temporary charge to check the card is valid – we do not collect the payment.

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Who can get free bus travel? Every 5-21 year old living in Scotland for more than 6 months of the year can travel for free by bus if they have a valid National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot National Entitlement Card (Young Scot NEC). If you are 5-15 years old, your parent or guardian must apply for you.

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No, and no. You literally just get on the bus and tap your card (or phone) to the reader with the bank card symbols on it. Just ensure that you use the same card for each journey (and that each person has their own one).

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£500 is more than a week's take home pay for many people. A couple each on £500 per week could get a mortgage for a £200,000 house, or maybe £250,000 with help from the government.

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A bus company spokeswoman said: “You will be charged the full single fare to the end of the route, so always remember to tap off in order to pay the correct fare.” Within the citySAVER area - which stretches from Shoreham to Saltdean and up to Falmer - the maximum fee is £2.60.

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