Study and Save with Xplore Dundee

Published

27th August 2018

Dundee’s new and existing students can look forward to better value bus travel, with brand new mTickets available now from Xplore Dundee.

• New mTickets available for Dundee’s students
• Savings and flexible travel options for young people

The operator’s extended its mobile ticket range to include four new products which will directly benefit young people studying at the city’s college and universities.

Managing Director Christine McGlasson said: “Students and young people are a vital part of Dundee’s community and need all the help they can get to make it to lectures and classes!

“So we’re making it easier and cheaper for them to travel to college and university by bus. We can provide a network of routes which covers every campus in the city and mobile ticketing to suit all pockets and timetables. Now ‘sleeping in’ is the only excuse for missing a lecture!’

Available to buy now from the Xplore Dundee mTicket app are:

• Student Daysaver - £3 – a brand new ticket
• Student Weekly - £9.50 – price cut by 50p compared to regular £10 paper ticket
• 10 journey ticket - £12.50 – buy now, travel later
• 10 x Daysaver bundle - £29

All tickets can be accessed on the app and downloaded straight to smartphones, removing the need to carry cash or paper tickets. Matriculation cards must be shown for all student journeys bought via the mTicket app.

Young people can get more information on mTicketing, fares and timetables by visiting xploredundee.com or by speaking to representatives of Xplore Dundee at Dundee College Freshers Fair on 28th and 29th August or at the Overgate Shopping Centre student night on 12th September.

Xplore Dundee

As Dundee's principal public transport provider, we fulfill around 35,000 passenger journeys every day. Our service is part of the fabric of the city - carrying people where they need to be, and employing more than 300 people.

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