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There are a large number of less familiar discounts available to students. For more familiar discounts, you need to click here

Contents 1 Trains 1.1 Young Persons Railcard 1.2 Translink 1.3 First Transpennine 1.4 Unizone 2 Buses 2.1 Stagecoach Unirider 2.2 Arriva Student Tickets 2.3 Go North East Unisaver 2.4 National Express Coachcard 2.5 First Student Tickets 2.6 West Yorkshire (Metro) 2.7 Travel South Yorkshire 3 London

Trains

Young Persons Railcard

Young Persons Railcard

The primary discount on rail travel for people aged 16-25 or those in full time education over 26.

Translink

Translink operate trains in Northern Ireland

http://www.translink.co.uk/studentservices.asp

First Transpennine

First Transpennine offer discounted train fares for students on its services. You need to have a valid young persons railcard to get these fares.

http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/tickets/students/

Unizone

Students at university in Sussex can gain discount season tickets, by taking advantage of Unizone.

Buses

Stagecoach Unirider

Stagecoach Unirider

Stagecoach are a major bus operator across the country. They offer a unirider, which can be used to on all services that Stagecoach operate in your area

Arriva Student Tickets

Arriva Student Tickets

Arriva are a large bus company which operates buses all over the country. They offer student tickets, which can be used on all services which Arriva operate in the area you live in.

Go North East Unisaver

Go North East Unisaver

Go North East operate a large number of buses across the North East. They offer student tickets which can be used on all services Go North East operate in the North East.

National Express Coachcard

National Express Coachcard

Offering up to 30% off National Express tickets.

First Student Tickets

First Student Tickets

First Buses operate services across the UK. They offer students passes that can be used on all First Buses in your local area.

West Yorkshire (Metro)

For students in West Yorkshire, you can get unlimited travel on buses for a cheap rate http://www.wymetro.com/TicketsAndPasses/YoungPeople/SchoolPlusMetroCard.htm

Students can get a pass for unlimited travel for just £55 a month

http://www.wymetro.com/TicketsAndPasses/YoungPeople/StudentPlusMetroCard.htm

Travel South Yorkshire

There are no tickets for university students under the South Yorkshire brand, but there are tickets available for those who go to a Further Education College, or those that are under 18

http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/your_tickets/ticket_types/

Students at Sheffield are encouraged to investigate the various options available including the Stagecoach Unirider, which allows unlimited travel on the supertram

London

Oyster card

The discount travelcard for public transport services operating across the capital of the UK