Council support for young people without SEND
Please note that there are no free bus passes available for learners aged 16-19 through the city council.
A joint operator bus pass is available to purchase for Leicester resident pupils over statutory school age if the student is aged 16, 17 or 18 at the start of the college year.
The pass allows travel on multiple bus operators (including First and Arriva buses) to get to school/college within the Leicester flexi-area. Full details can be found on the Choose How You Move website. Choose How You Move is a partnership project between Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council, funded by the Department for Transport.
If you only need to use a bus from one operator, you can purchase a season ticket directly from a commercial bus operator. You could get better value in terms of price and flexibility by purchasing a season ticket directly from a commercial bus operator.
Before you apply for any bus pass, we strongly urge you to consider all the commercially available alternatives.
Most commercially available season tickets allow you to travel at any time and on any day including weekends.
Please visit the websites listed below for more information on commercial bus services in your area and the range of student season tickets and multi-trip tickets that are currently available. Please check these websites regularly for any special offers.