Concessionary travel data

We monitor data relating to our National Concessionary Travel Schemes (NCTS), which provide free bus travel for those aged under 22, 60+ and eligible disabled people, on a regular basis. You can find the latest data on concessionary bus journeys and cardholders below.

Important information about this data

• All information is correct, based on available data, at the time of publication.
• Transport Scotland does not own the National Entitlement Card. Cardholder data is supplied by the National Entitlement Card Programme Office (NECPO).
• Cardholder data refers to the number of people with a valid NEC but does not include products which either start in the future or have expired.
• NECPO work with stakeholders and partners to carry out regular data cleansing of the customer database which may impact cardholder numbers when records are updated.
• ‘Journeys’ refers to a smart journey recorded against a valid product that has been received and processed for payment by Transport Scotland.

Journeys

The total number of journeys taken through the Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme since its commencement in January 2022 is  225,760,601 as at 31 May 2025.

Cardholders

The table below shows the number of valid National Entitlement Cardholders who can access the different NCTS and the total.