Student Travel

Travelling in London

A Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London, save 30% on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus & Tram Pass season tickets. See here for more information.


Buses/Trains

A young persons railcard will save you 1/3 on fares across Britain, it costs £26 and lasts a year. You can also save 10% of this cost if you have an NUS Extra card. For more details see here.

Long distance bus and train fares can cost as little as a £1, if you know where to buy them and if you book early in advance. The following websites are recommended.





*Megabus/Megatrain - save 10% with an NUS Extra card.

Petrol
Save money on fuel at Petrolprices.com below is a realtime live feed of petrol prices in the Kingston area. Are you paying too much for your fuel?


Flights
If your an international student looking to head back home then budget airlines such as flybe and BMI offer one way ticket prices from £25.99. For late booking flights cheapflights and lastminute are recommended.

Couchsurfing
'The Couchsurfing Project is the largest hospitality exchange network, with approximately 1.5 million members in 231 countries and territories. '- wikipedia. In a nutshell it allows members to use or provide accommodation for other members at no cost. This is perhaps most suited for people who are looking to see the world and don't mind sacraficing luxury hospitality. Check it out.