Re: Weird pricing model
Lucky you, Stagecoach in my area (NE Scotland) have a monopoly on bus services, so a single ticket to next town over (<6 miles and 10 minutes) costs around £2.50, a return is £5, but their "dayrider" is £4....shame the day rider doesn't go far, and the next extension of range is quite a bit more.
I can go from Dundee to Glasgow return on the train for not much more....