Discounted Arriva bus tickets
If you study or work at the university you can benefit from reduced cost bus travel throughout Kent. For students this can save you over 70%.
To get the discount you need an . Cards are available from reception at the Medway Campus Student Hub and are valid for 3 years with university ID cards. For more information and to purchase tickets visit the .
Student and staff ticket prices for 2025/26
Ticket Type | UoG student price | Normal student price | UoG staff price | Public price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single: Chatham station - Universities | 拢1.80 | 拢1.80 | 拢3 | Buy on bus with Uni ID. | |
| Single: Gillingham - Universities | 拢1.80 | 拢1.80 | 拢3 | Buy on bus with Uni ID. | |
| Single: Pier Quays - Chatham Historic Dockyard | 拢1.80 | 拢1.80 | 拢3 | Buy on bus with Uni ID. | |
| 1-Week (Kent & Medway Zone) | 拢21.40 | 拢42.50 | 拢31.80 | 拢44 | Buy online with smartcard. |
| 4-Weeks (Kent & Medway Zone) | 拢56.50 | 拢140 | 拢74.30 | 拢150 | Buy online with smartcard. |
| Academic Year (Kent & Medway Zone) (1-September to 31-August; and 1-January to 31-December) | 拢276 | 拢995 | N/A | N/A | Buy online with smartcard. |
| Annual (Kent & Medway Zone) | N/A | N/A | 拢557.40 | 拢1,500 | Buy online with smartcard. |
Student and staff tickets are valid throughout Kent illustrated on the . For greater detail on routes in Medway see the . Bus timetables are linked off our Getting to Medway page.