Moving up to secondary school is a big thing, both for year 6 pupils and their parents. Even if the primary school was nearby, probably within walking or cycling distance, it’s more likely that the secondary school will be further away. It might involve a bus ride, perhaps with the eleven-year-old travelling unaccompanied for the first time.
Please note that valid Student ID is required for discounted fares. This may be provided by your school or college, or alternatively you can purchase an International Student Identity Card here. Buy an ISIC card.
Scholars Saver
Where pupils don’t have entitlement to a ticket paid for by the local authority they will need to pay on the bus every day. Arriva has a range of money-saving ticket deals available with its Saver ticket ranges, and often there will be further discounts for school-age children. Typically these are available for a Day, Weekly and 4-Weekly.
Saver tickets can be bought and delivered direct to smart phones, or bought online and delivered either to phones or by post. In addition to the savings these can offer it avoids the need to search for cash every morning or the risk of tickets being lost during the day.
To buy your tickets online, follow the link and select your region and zone relevant to your journey
Some school buses are operated under contract, often to a local authority, and Arriva and many other local bus and coach companies are employed to provide these contracted buses. Details of routes, times and eligibility to travel will all be controlled by the school and/or local authority, and that’s who you’d need to contact for more details.
Some local authorities provide pupils with tickets to ride on normal public bus services, and enquiries about tickets in these circumstances would also need to go to the school or local authority.
Many schools are sited on or near our normal bus services, and sometimes journeys on these routes divert briefly off the normal route to call at a school at the appropriate times.
Arriva buses run in most UK towns and regions. We operate in the North West, North East, Yorkshire, Wales, the Midlands, Beds and Bucks, Herts and Essex and Kent and Surrey.
Select your region to see what services operate in your area.
Arriva Bus App
With the Arriva Bus App you can find the time of the next bus, the nearest bus stop, how get somewhere. Get all the information you need in the palm of your hand.
Arriva's network of service within it's regions provides many links and opportunities for travel that are ideal for students attending the universities and colleges.
We value your custom and welcome customers from all communities that we serve. Here we have outlined the quality of service that we promise to deliver to you.
You can buy multi-journey Saver tickets and Student Saver tickets quickly and securely through our online store. Choose whether to have your ticket sent to you in the post or delivered direct to your phone as an m-ticket. Some tickets are also available as Arriva Connect smartcards.
(Please note that North East, Yorkshire and North West Student Saver tickets, and North West and Wales Scholar Saver tickets are available from our new online smartcard shop from 20 August - see next column)
Buy tickets on Arriva Connect smartcards
We are phasing in improvements to our online shopping experience.
Buy Student Saver tickets for:
Arriva North East
Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva North West
and Scholar Saver tickets for:
Arriva North West
Arriva Buses Wales
from our new online smartcard store from Monday 20 August 2018.
Purchasing bus tickets or topping-up your m-ticket account is now easier than ever - do it at your local shops next time you drop in for milk or to pick up a paper.
You can buy a selection of tickets on your Arriva bus, from single tickets, to weekly saver. Please try to remember to have the correct far as the drivers may not always have change and then all you need to do is find a seat, sit back and enjoy your journey.
We've made it easier for you to find a new job with Arriva
If you're interested in working with Arriva buses, you will find all our vacancies on our new recruitment website. See what's available near where you live and perhaps we'll be welcoming you to the team soon!
From Thursday 16 August 2018, Arriva North East, Arriva Yorkshire and Arriva North West Student Saver tickets and Arriva North West Saver tickets from our new online smartcard store. Other smartcard tickets and tickets fulfilled through other channels will continue to be available from the existing online shop for the time being.
