School bus season tickets

1. Overview

You can buy a season ticket for use on Lancashire County Council's contracted school services where spaces are available.

With a season ticket you can save up to 20% of the cost of the daily return fare. You can also spread the cost if you choose to pay by direct debit.

About contracted bus services

If your child is not entitled to free transport, they may still be able to travel on contracted school buses provided by the county council, if there is space available.

Lancashire County Council contracted school bus services are provided for children who qualify for free home to school transport.

We do not guarantee there will be space on these buses for other pupils and parents should not expect that a space will be available for the whole time their child is at their chosen school.

If space is available, you can pay a daily fare to the driver or if you want to save money you can buy a season ticket. It might be cheaper for your child to travel on a public bus service with a discounted weekly ticket.

Service routes are subject to change and services which no longer carry eligible pupils risk being withdrawn.

The county council will not provide extra services for non-statutory pupils and you will need to plan how your child will get to school if space is not available.

Consideration should be given to other options such as public transport, car sharing, cycling and walking.

To plan the route and find out about services please see the Traveline website or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 (open 7 days a week 8am to 8pm. Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge).