{"id":172468,"date":"2025-07-29T10:59:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T01:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172468&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T01:59:46","slug":"nishitetsu-bus-fares-to-rise-in-october","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/nishitetsu-bus-fares-to-rise-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Nishitetsu Bus Fares To Rise In October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nishitetsu Bus Kitakyushu will raise fares for general routes starting in October, increasing the base fare in central areas including Kokura and Kurosaki from \u00a5230 to \u00a5240, with longer rides rising by up to \u00a550. Monthly commuter passes will also increase\u2014by \u00a52,400 for the Kitakyushu metro area unlimited pass and \u00a5450 for the Kokura\/Kurosaki city-center pass. The company expects an additional \u00a5260 million in annual revenue, citing the need to improve driver wages and address inflation. Nishitetsu Bus Chikuho will also raise fares, with the base fare climbing from \u00a5160 to \u00a5210. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/nishitetsu-ktq.jp\/information\/post-17061\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nishitetsu Bus Kitakyushu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nishitetsubus_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C858&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nishitetsu Bus\" width=\"1400\" height=\"858\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nishitetsubus_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nishitetsubus_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nishitetsubus_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C628&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nishitetsubus_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C471&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nishitetsu Bus Kitakyushu will raise fares for general routes starting in October, increasing the base fare in central areas including&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172468","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/172468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}