First Bus has revealed the prices for several of its Glasgow tickets will increase from next month.

First Glasgow has said it is set to adjust the cost of selected fares including its Two-Trip, FirstWeek and First4Week tickets, from Sunday, August 4.

It comes after the bus operator had previously frozen prices across all impacted tickets for the last 16 months.

However, due to 'increasing inflationary pressures related to rising fuel, energy, parts, and labour costs', they have said it is 'no longer feasible to keep fares at their previous level'.

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The changes mean the Adult Two-Trip City/Local tickets move from £5 to £5.20; the Adult FirstWeek City/Local tickets will rise from £20.40 to £22.50, and the Adult First4Week City/Local tickets will increase by just over £2 per week from £61.80 to £70.

On top of that, the overhaul of the firm's ticketing options will also see changes to Flexible Day Ticket Bundles, First Unlimited, and selected fares within the product range that were not increased in April as part of the operator’s annual review.

However, they have confirmed that all the fares that were changed in April, including Single and FirstDay tickets, will remain unaffected. 

Revealing the news, First says the updates to its ticketing structure are 'essential in allowing' the firm to continue to deliver and grow services throughout Greater Glasgow.

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Graeme Macfarlan, Commercial Director for First Bus Scotland, said: “At a time when other operators and rail were increasing their fares across the board, we chose to freeze our fares across a number of our ticket options earlier in the year as we wanted to absorb the inflationary rises we were experiencing in to benefit our customers.

"Unfortunately, this has reached a level where it is unsustainable and we’re regrettably having to implement a change to those specific fares.

“Like so many other transport providers, we’re facing significant rising costs across our operations, and fare increases reflect that.

"Nonetheless, we have strived to keep increases to a minimum.

"We have a diverse range of tickets available to customers meaning there is a product to suit everyone’s travel needs."

He added: “Bus remains one of the cheapest, most convenient, and sustainable ways of travelling around Glasgow. 

"Through investment in new electric buses and on-board technology, we’re making great efforts to make it an even more comfortable and environmentally friendly mode of transport for the city.”