Student bus pass

Make your money go further.

Save money with Student Tickets

Cut the cost of travel at university or college with our money-saving student tickets. Get your Arriva bus pass to travel on our UK bus routes which offer cheap, reliable and quick connections between campuses, accommodation hubs and city centres. 

Our Student tickets are for anyone in post-16 full time education with a valid student ID.

You'll get:

  • Discounted fares
  • Unlimited travel on all Arriva services (except where stated) in the specified zones all day, every day
  • A choice of tickets including Day, Weekly and specific term and academic year tickets

How to buy student bus tickets

Plus, you can make payment simple by spreading the cost over monthly installments by Direct Debit. View Terms and Conditions.
 
If you are purchasing tickets please note we only accept payments/transactions from bank accounts which have a registered UK address.

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University and College finder

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Tickets for young people

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Student ticket FAQs

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Great value on single journeys for Students

West Yorkshire

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All single bus journeys are £2 max (find the ticket under the Yorkshire zone on the app)

 

Tyne and Wear, Durham and Northumberland County Council areas

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Tyne and Wear, Durham and Northumberland County Council areas – all single journeys are £1 max and just £3 all day for 21 and under*. Bring your ID to buy on bus with cash or contactless or find out more here

* Exclusions include X75/X76 Snow Hall, 1/X1 Red House Farm, 5/5a/7/8/X21/ED5 Stainton Lane End, Services X12/X22 Thorpes Leases and 23/24 Crimdon Dean

Everywhere else

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All single bus journeys are £2 max ‘til 31 Dec (check out exclusions list here)

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