Bus Discounts
Uno bus fares are subsidised Monday – Friday, so any journey within the inner town will cost just 50p and anything outside of this will be £1.
Rail Discounts
Student Discount
London Northwestern Railway offer discounted rail travel for those traveling to school, college, or university every day by train. With the termly Student Season Ticket, students can get up to 50% discount on the usual season ticket price.
16-25 Railcard
A 16-25 Railcard costs £30 and it’ll save you 1/3 on rail fares throughout Great Britain for a whole year, including all Standard and First Class Advance fares.
You are eligible if you’re aged between 16-25, or over the age of 26 and in full-time education. Please see the 16-25 Railcard website for the full eligibility criteria.
You can use your Railcard anytime on weekends, public holidays and during the week. The only restriction is that if you travel between 04:30 and 09:59 Monday to Friday (except during July and August) a minimum fare of £12 will apply.
Now you can also buy a three-year 16-25 Railcard, available only online. It’s great value at £70, saving you an extra £20 on the cost of renewing your one-year Railcard for three consecutive years. You can buy this three-year Railcard up until the day before your 24th birthday.
Please visit the 16-25 Railcard website for more information.
Additionally, National Rail offer a group save ticket, where groups of three to nine adults can get 1/3 off Off-Peak tickets when travelling together. The group must travel together at all times. No further discounts (using Railcards, for example) can be used at the same time.
Trainline offer a similar GroupSave ticket and often have the cheapest fares if you’re booking for just one person, but they do charge a booking fee.
Student Oyster Cards
Students with a London home address are entitled to discounted Oyster Cards through Transport for London. You can apply for an 18+ Oyster photocard online and the University will verify your application.
If you are a part time student wanting to apply, please read our terms and conditions.