Information for Learners

Travel to College

City of Bath College is located in the city centre a short walk from both the train station and bus station.

Train travel

A young person's rail card is available at £26, this offers 1/3 off all rail travel after 10am. There is a 10% discount available throughout 2009, please see http://www.16-25railcard.co.uk/online

If your lessons start before 10am, it would be worth looking into weekly or monthly season tickets see http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=41

For details of train times and fares, please follow this link http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/

Bus travel

The First Bus Company offer reduced student bus passes. Weekly bus passes are £16.20 and a monthly pass costs £61.50. These can be purchased either from bus stations or from our Student Advice Centre in Westgate Buildings (next to Pizza Hut) https://www.firstgroup.com/students/

For details of times and fares please follow this link http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/

If you live outside BANES 

If you are under 19 and outside of BANES contact your Local Education Authority to see if they can offer you any help
Wiltshire: Student Transport Advice Network
Somerset: Further Education Transport
South Gloucestershire: Post-16 travel assistance

Funding for travel

To find out if you can get help with travel costs, please see Learning Support Fund travel section

 

News and events

New students get a taste of college life

Hundreds of new students visited City of Bath College this week to get their first experience of further education through a series of induction days.

SU President has big plans

City of Bath College's new Student Union President David Lewis, 17, has big plans for the coming year, including strengthening the student community through social events and clubs.