University student travel
1 year ago
Whether you’re starting university or returning for another year, we have a comprehensive network to keep you connected, and timetables that match yours.
Discounted travel for customers under 21 years old
Under 21 years old? Apply for a free My Travel Pass to save money on your bus travel. My Travel Pass is a Welsh Government funded scheme which entitles the holder to young persons prices – saving approx. 30% on our adult bus fares. Visit mytravelpass.gov.wales to find out more and to apply
Carry your My Travel Pass with you when travelling and buying tickets, including those bought on the Cardiff Bus app.
Find out more about our fares below.
Our Buses
Catching a bus with us is easier than you think.
- Download our app to plan your journey and buy tickets
- Use our app to find your nearest stop, live departures and track your bus
- At the bus stop, raise your arm to let the driver know you’d like to board
- Scan your mobile tickets on the machine or use contactless payment to get your ticket when you board. We also accept cash but it must be exact change. Remember to show your My Travel Pass when boarding if you’ve purchased a young person ticket
- Don’t forget to say ‘Cheers Drive’ when you get off!
Cardiff MET
Our MetRider M1 service runs between Llandaff and Cyncoed campuses via North Road, Crwys Road, Albany Road, Penylan Road and Cyncoed Road.
Click here for the M1 timetable
Alternative routes
Cyncoed Campus
Our 52 service stops inside the campus grounds, so you won’t have far to walk.
Click here for the 52 timetable
Llandaff Campus
Services 1 and 2 stop outside the campus on Western Avenue, and services 24, 25, 62 & 63 stop nearby on Cardiff Road.
Use our Journey Planner to find your best route to university and around Cardiff
Cardiff University
Most of Cardiff University’s buildings are based in the city centre and are easy to reach by bus. We run services all over Cardiff and the majority run to or through the city centre.
Use our Journey Planner to find your best route
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
With its close proximity to the city centre, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is on many bus routes. Services 21, 23, 24, 25, 27 all stop outside the college, but most other routes are just a short walk away.
Use our Journey Planner to find your best route
USW Cardiff campus
We run services all over Cardiff and the majority run to or through the city centre. The nearest bus stops to the Cardiff campus are on Churchill Way, Bute Terrace and Customhouse Street.
Use our Journey Planner to find your best route
Our app
The Cardiff Bus app is jam-packed full of features from journey planning, bus tracking, live times and tickets to name a few! Download the app for bus information at your fingertips.
Find out more about our app here
Fares
Whether you travel every day or once in a while, we’ve got just the ticket for you.
We have 2 fare zones, Cardiff (including Penarth & Llandough) and Barry. Your bus ticket will be valid in these areas only unless you purchase a ‘plus’ ticket which allows travel across our entire network.
Purchasing tickets
Cardiff Bus app
Some tickets are cheaper when purchased on our app. You can buy day, week or 4 week passes and activate them when you're ready to travel. We also offer bundles of single and day tickets at a discounted fare. If you qualify for young person fares, you can buy 12 single tickets to use within Cardiff for £12 with a Freedom Ticket. 10 adult single journey tickets can be purchased for £18, or the easy-three which offers a discount on 3 day tickets when they are bought in a bundle at £12.
Find out more about our app here.
On bus
Single, day and week tickets can be bought on the bus. You can pay by cash, however, you'll need exact change as we don't carry change. Single and day tickets can be bought by contactless. You'll need an iff card to purchase a week to go and unfortunately this cannot be bought via contactless on the bus.
At our Head Office on Sloper Road
Tickets for longer durations, such as our 4 week to go ticket or annual passes can be purchase at our head office on Sloper Road.
Explore our beautiful city!
We run buses all around Cardiff and also to Penarth, Barry and Newport, so there are plenty of places to explore by bus. Whether you’re looking for a relaxing stroll around Roath Park Lake, or heading into the city centre for a day of shopping, we can get you there.
Use our Journey Planner to plan the best route at the time you want to travel
Social Students
Keep up to date with the latest diversions, delays, events and promotions by following us on Twitter or liking our Facebook page @cardiffbus
Conditions of carriage
View our conditions of carriage to find out more about carriage of bikes and more