BUS fares in Glasgow and parts of the west of Scotland will be capped at £2 per journey from next week, the Scottish Government has said.
After a successful pilot scheme in the Highlands and Islands, the price cap on tickets will be extended to cover the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) area from Monday, September 7.
SPT operates and manages bus stations including Buchanan, Hamilton, Greenock and East Kilbride, along with bus interchanges at Govan and Partick.
On Tuesday, the Scottish Government also said that it would implement “a national rollout of £2 bus fares across Scotland by the end of this Parliament”.
The £2 cap on bus fares for a single journey was a flagship pledge of the SNP's 2026 Holyrood election campaign.
Speaking during his Programme for Government, which sets out his priorities and plans as leader, John Swinney said on Tuesday: “It is our ambition and intention to put more money in families’ pockets, building on what is already the most generous cost-of-living support package anywhere in the United Kingdom.
“The national rollout of our £2 bus cap has already begun. It is in place right now, already, in the Highlands and Islands.
“We promised to extend it first to Glasgow and to the west of Scotland – we will keep that promise.
“I can confirm today that bus fares in the west of Scotland – be that Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, or Inverclyde – will be capped at £2, and the £2 bus fare will start this coming Monday morning.”
Responding to the Government announcement, Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer said: “The current £2 bus fare cap across the Highlands and Islands was secured by the Scottish Greens. Much like our free bus passes for young people, it has been a huge success.
"We pushed for its expansion across the rest of the country as soon as possible and we are glad bus users across the West of Scotland will start saving money from next week.
“Delaying the roll out to the rest of the country by up to five years is completely unacceptable though.
"Bus passengers in every corner of Scotland should enjoy the savings from a £2 fare cap by the end of this year, not wait until 2031."
