Press Releases

• 72 Service between Leeds-Bradford started in September 2024

• Busiest year since 2017
• 4.5 million customers in 2024
• Most December trips in a decade
• York is UK's biggest all-electric Park and Ride 

• First Bus South Yorkshire teams up with Rotherham Welcome Break to provide a new direct bus service between Sheffield and Rotherham
• The X6 service will run from Sheffield Moorfoot, Rotherham Welcome Break and Rotherham Interchange, seven days a week
• The new service opened on Friday 17^th January 2025

Local bus operator Solent from First Bus is making changes to its fare stages and some tickets, effective from Sunday 16 February 2025.

First Bus expands innovative financial wellbeing training to 300 employees following successful pilot programme with Money First Aid 

First Bus strongly advises passengers to heed the 'do not travel' guidance during Storm Eowyn

RailAir, the premium coach service linking regional rail hubs to Heathrow Airport, is introducing a new stop at Winnersh Triangle on its popular RailAir 1 (RA1) service.

• First Bus in South Yorkshire has donated 200 meals to foodbanks across the region
• The foodbanks include Rotherham Unity Centre, The Woodhouse Church Food Hub, S2 foodbank and DN 7 Foodbank
• The food was supplied by Morrisons in Rotherham, who kindly gave First Bus a 10% discount, with Unite the Union also contributing to the final total
• The High Sheriff of South Yorkshire, John Baddeley and Clive Betts MP, Sheffield South-East, were both in attendance

• Bus fares will change on January 1^st in line with government’s new £3 fare cap
• Majority (66%) of bus passengers will pay on average £2.40 for a single fare – 20% lower than government fare cap
• Tap On, Tap Off continues to be easiest and most cost-effective way to travel

• Bus fares will change on January 1^st in-line with the government’s new £3 fare cap
• Tap On, Tap Off continues to be the easiest and most cost-effective way to travel

• Bus fares will change on January 1^st in-line with the government’s new £3 fare cap
• Tap On, Tap Off continues to be the easiest and most cost-effective way to travel