Travelling to College | Shrewsbury Colleges Group

We want to make travel as easy as possible for our students and you may be eligible for help with travel costs. Please contact Student Services for more information or see the Student Finance page. Alternatively, you can use Traveline.

There are a number of different transport options available depending on where you live.

College Subsidised Bus Travel

The college offers six subsidised bus routes from Whitchurch & Market Drayton, Telford & Wellington, Ludlow & Craven Arms, Oswestry and Bridgnorth. The bus routes operate at set times, arriving for the start of the college day and departing following the last lesson of the day.

Further details of the bus stops and the application form can be found via the link below.

Apply for a subsidised bus pass

Plan your route

Choose the town that you live in to find a selection of suggested bus and train services calling at college campuses.

Please select your town

This information is checked regularly although travel providers may update their timetables without notifying us - please check with the provider to confirm.

Transport for Wales Rail Services

The Transport for Wales Educational Season Ticket Scheme offers discounted rail tickets for students in full-time education. Instead of paying the adult rate at the age of 16, students up to the age of 18 can qualify for the child rate (55% off the adult rate). Once the student turns 18, they would still be able to get 5% off the adult rate.

Further details and the application form can be found via the link below.

Apply for a discounted rail pass

Transport Assistance – Shropshire Council

Shropshire Council provides help with transport to College if all the following apply:

You are aged under 19
You currently live in Shropshire
The College is the designated post-16 provider/college for where you live and
You live 3 or more miles away from College.

If you meet the above criteria, a contribution of £875 per academic year (or 3 termly instalments of £295), towards the cost of transport, is payable unless you are on defined benefits (e.g. families on Income Based Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, Free School meals or Child Tax Credits where the current income is less than £16,190) in which case a contribution of £280 per academic year is charged. Prices are based on 19/20 and may be subject to change.

You can choose to pay termly or annually. The travel pass will be issued once the contribution has been paid and can be collected from Student Services.

Apply for Post-16 Transport Assistance

Arriva Bus Midlands – Student Saver Scheme

Students can buy a Student Saver ticket lasting for a term or full academic year. You will be eligible for unlimited bus travel across the Midlands 7 days a week including evenings and weekends. The cost is as follows:

West Midlands Academic Year Student Saver - £595
West Midlands Autumn Term Student Saver - £255
West Midlands Spring Term Student Saver - £200
West Midlands Summer Term Student Saver - £200

Please note the above prices are subject to change.

Arriva is now offering monthly instalment plans to pay for termly/annual tickets.

To apply, please visit www.arrivabus.co.uk. Arriva has developed a brand new m ticket app with great new features making it easier for students to pay for and download their ticket on the go. Please contact Arriva Midlands for more information.

Bus Travel from Wales

Mytravelpass is a discounted travel scheme funded by Welsh Government providing those aged 16, 17 and 18 who live in Wales with 1/3 off bus travel. The card is free of charge.
You can use Mytravelpass on all buses in Wales including the TrawsCymru services. You cannot use Mytravelpass on trains or National Express or Megabus services. If you live in Wales and board the bus in Wales, you can use this pass to travel to Shrewsbury.

You can use Mytravelpass at any time of day and on any day of the week including holidays.

You can apply for Mytravelpass online. You can also apply by calling 0300 200 22 33 and for a paper application form which you can return to them Freepost.

PLUSBUS - Shrewsbury and Telford & Wellington (including Ironbridge)

PLUSBUS is a bus pass that you buy with your train ticket at any National Rail station ticket office or online. PLUSBUS gives you unlimited bus travel (on most or all services) around your chosen town. Use it to start your journey (to get to a train station) or to complete your journey (from the station to your final destination). There are no peak period restrictions, so you can hop on and off buses at any time of the day. For more information and to apply, please visit the PLUSBUS website.

Shrewsbury Park and Ride Services

Park & Ride in Shrewsbury operates from three sites:

Oxon Business Park
Meole Brace Retail Park
Harlescott, near Tesco

Students of Shrewsbury Colleges Group are eligible for a 50% discount, Monday to Friday, during term time. The return fare is currently £1.00 for students aged 16 or over on the production of a valid student identification card. You don’t need to have a car to qualify for the Park and Ride Services. More information is available here.

Saver Schemes

The following service providers offer their own saver schemes:

Boultons of Shropshire - from Cardington to Shrewsbury via Church Stretton
Tanat Valley - Oswestry, Welshpool, Newtown and Shrewsbury areas
Celtic Travel - Welsh Border areas
Minsterley Motors - from Ludlow, Pontesbury and Bishop's Castle
Lakeside - from Ellesmere and Market Drayton

For more information please read the document via the button below.

View the saver schemes

Travelling by Bike

Shrewsbury Colleges Group is very well served by cycle routes from many parts of the town. Shrewsbury has been a Cycling Demonstration Town since 2008 and there are many off-road and quiet residential road routes. The Shropshire’s Great Outdoors website details all of the cycle/walking routes in the area.

There is storage for bikes at all College campuses and students and staff are invited to make use of these facilities. Bicycles should be securely padlocked and are brought to College at your own risk. We suggest they are insured under your household policy.

Car Parking

There is no Student Parking available at the English Bridge or Welsh Bridge Campuses. Visitors using car parks at any of our campuses should sign in via reception.

Students who wish to park at London Road Campus will need to purchase and display a parking permit available from Reception. Permits cost £15 and are valid for the whole academic year. Students will need to purchase a new permit for each academic year. For short courses of up to six weeks in duration, a free temporary permit can be obtained from Reception. Students attending courses starting after 5.00 pm do not require a permit.

Parking attendants at London Road Campus check that all vehicles have displayed permits and that visitors have signed in at Reception. A parking fine of £60 will be issued for any vehicles not displaying a valid permit or, for visitors who have not signed in at Reception.

If you are issued with a parking ticket and you wish to appeal, please request a Parking Charge Notification Internal Appeal form at Reception. Appeals will be considered and the outcome is normally communicated within 14 days.

Useful websites

If you have any queries about travelling to college that are not answered by the information on this page, please email studentservices@scg.ac.uk