PASSENGERS who buy bus tickets in advance will have to pay more from today.

The Brighton and Hove Bus Company is introducing an above inflation increase in prices when customers buy pre-paid fares through the mobile app or The Key card.

But there has been a price freeze on tickets bought on board.

A one day saver on The Key will rise by 10p to £4.20 today. It is still 50p cheaper than buying tickets onboard. A one week saver on The Key will rise by £1 to £19 but will still be a 35% saving on seven one-day tickets.

A 28-day saver on The Key will cost £69 from April but will still be a saving of £7 on buying four lots of seven-day tickets. An annual saver on The Key will rise by £30 to £540 but will still be cheaper than buying sets of 28-day tickets.

The centreFare single tickets bought from a bus driver will remain at £2 and it is the fourth year this has been frozen.

For visitors, the one-day City Saver bought from a bus driver at £4.70 or a £9 family ticket will remain the same. The price of seven-day, 90-day and annual savers on The Key for students have all been frozen.

In East Sussex fares on Compass Buses have increased by up to 30% because council subsidies have been withdrawn.