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Author	FoggyRook
Comment	I've only got experience using First Bus as other operators don't go through my bit of town (Bridgeton) and I'm happy to be corrected by other as First like to change things with little warning. For them I'd recommend getting a weekly pass at the very least, if this works out financially for you. If you download their app for tickets then you can purchase a student First Week. I think prices on the app are cheaper than buying from the driver. After purchasing the tickets stay on your 'wallet' indefinitely until activated when needed. When you activate a single journey you then have something like 30mins to use it, I think I remember an all day ticket staying active until 1am or 2am so it runs to the end of normal service. I don't think bus drivers really care about where you are going in that your destination doesn't affect your fare (there used to a be a slightly cheaper "short hop" ticket but that was for only the distance of 6 bus stops). If you're paying for one journey at a time you need a single. If you are travelling from outside what First call the City then prices are a bit higher. I think Hamilton is outside the City area but East Kilbride is not, for example. They don't offer returns, the next best is an All Day ticket which is only worth it if you are doing three or more trips that day. Watch out for letters next to the numbers on the front of buses. Letters after the number mean the most of the route is the same as others of the same number but diverge from other routes to cover different areas at the start and end of their route. Letters in front of a number; X mean it's an express bus (limited stops) or M will make use of the motorway (so no stops for a fair whack of the journey)
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/psgyuu/just_moved_here_need_some_advice_for_busses/hdtpvtx/
Created	Wed 22nd Sep 2021 10:31am
Status	normal ()

I've only got experience using First Bus as other operators don't go through my bit of town (Bridgeton) and I'm happy to be corrected by other as First like to change things with little warning.

For them I'd recommend getting a weekly pass at the very least, if this works out financially for you. If you download their app for tickets then you can purchase a student First Week. I think prices on the app are cheaper than buying from the driver. After purchasing the tickets stay on your 'wallet' indefinitely until activated when needed. When you activate a single journey you then have something like 30mins to use it, I think I remember an all day ticket staying active until 1am or 2am so it runs to the end of normal service.

I don't think bus drivers really care about where you are going in that your destination doesn't affect your fare (there used to a be a slightly cheaper "short hop" ticket but that was for only the distance of 6 bus stops). If you're paying for one journey at a time you need a single. If you are travelling from outside what First call the City then prices are a bit higher. I think Hamilton is outside the City area but East Kilbride is not, for example. They don't offer returns, the next best is an All Day ticket which is only worth it if you are doing three or more trips that day.

Watch out for letters next to the numbers on the front of buses. Letters after the number mean the most of the route is the same as others of the same number but diverge from other routes to cover different areas at the start and end of their route. Letters in front of a number; X mean it's an express bus (limited stops) or M will make use of the motorway (so no stops for a fair whack of the journey)