Travel on contracted school bus services

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

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.

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. When applying for a season ticket you can request a journey but not a specific bus service. It might be cheaper for your child to travel on a public bus service with a discounted weekly ticket.

School buses take cash fares on board, with some providers offering contactless payment. Contact the service operator to check if they can take contactless payments. You can find details of all service operators in the school bus timetables.

Service routes are subject to change and services which no longer carry eligible pupils risk being withdrawn.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