Night buses return free of charge for Inverurie party goers throughout December
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The festive period will see the return of night buses from Aberdeen to four Aberdeenshire towns - including Inverurie - this weekend.
This offers a free and safe mode of transport to those who are heading home after a festive night out and will help the congestion of taxi ranks, particularly during this time of cold weather.
The buses will run in the wee hours of December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18.
Thanks to the funding of Aberdeen Inspired and Aberdeen City Council, passengers will not have to pay a fare to travel which will also create greater appeal to the buses.
It is hoped that the night buses will help to support Aberdeen's night life as the country continue to move out of a post-Covid economy and assist in the hospitality boost that comes with the amount of work Christmas nights out.
City centre manager at Aberdeen Inspired Innes Walker said: "Aberdeen Inspired is delighted to support the return of Stagecoach's night bus service, and even happier to announce that it is free to the public which is crucial as we are going through a cost-of-living crisis.
“We’re aware that residents across the city have found getting home after a night out a challenge, so we are proud to be able to support the night-time economy by providing service which ensures citizens get home safely.
"The night-time economy is critical to Aberdeen and particularly during the festive period, when more people will be out enjoying the city's fantastic retail, hospitality and late-night offerings.
"We hope that the introduction of this transport option will encourage more people to come into the city centre and continue to support businesses."
Commercial director at Stagecoach Bluebird Daniel Laird said: “We are looking forward to the reintroduction of our popular night buses, which haven’t run since before Covid.
"It’s a great opportunity to help the public get home safely after a night out in Aberdeen city centre and with thanks to Aberdeen Inspired and Aberdeen City Council, passengers will ride the bus for free.
"The timetables reflect Aberdeen’s popular routes to allow access for majority of pubgoers, which will result in a reduction of the taxi rank queues.
"We are happy to address the need for night buses and help restore Aberdeen’s bustling nightlife.”
The timetable for Aberdeen to Inverurie is:
Aberdeen Union Square - 00.30am, 2.15am
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - 00.45am, 2.30am.
Blackburn (first stop) - 00.56am, 2.41am.
Kintore Post Office - 1.05am, 2.50am.
Inverurie Market Place - 1.15am, 3am.
The timetable for Inverurie to Aberdeen is:
Inverurie Market Place - 1.15am, 3am.
Inverurie Old Chapel Road - 1.19am, 3.04am.
Inverurie Bainzie Road - 1.22am, 3.07am.
Inverurie Town Hall - 1.27am, 3.12 am.
Kintore Post Office - 1.36am, 3.21am.
Blackburn (first stop) - 1.46am, 3.31am.
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - 1.55am, 3.40am.
Aberdeen Union Street - 2.10am, 3.55am.
