Discounted Arriva bus tickets
If you study or work at the university you can benefit from reduced cost bus travel throughout Kent. For students this can save you over 70%.
To get the discount you need an Arriva Smartcard. Cards are available from reception at the Medway Campus Student Hub and are valid for 3 years with university ID cards. For more information and to purchase tickets visit the Arriva universities webpage.
Student and staff ticket prices for 2025/26
Ticket Type | UoG student price | Normal student price | UoG staff price | Public price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single: Chatham station - Universities | £1.80 | £1.80 | £3 | Buy on bus with Uni ID. | |
| Single: Gillingham - Universities | £1.80 | £1.80 | £3 | Buy on bus with Uni ID. | |
| Single: Pier Quays - Chatham Historic Dockyard | £1.80 | £1.80 | £3 | Buy on bus with Uni ID. | |
| 1-Week (Kent & Medway Zone) | £21.40 | £36.50 | £31.80 | £38 | Buy online with smartcard. |
| 4-Weeks (Kent & Medway Zone) | £56.50 | £119 | £74.30 | £128 | Buy online with smartcard. |
| Academic Year (Kent & Medway Zone) (1-September to 31-August; and 1-January to 31-December) | £276 | £940 | N/A | N/A | Buy online with smartcard. |
| Annual (Kent & Medway Zone) | N/A | N/A | £557.40 | £1,280 | Buy online with smartcard. |
Student and staff tickets are valid throughout Kent illustrated on the Kent and Medway zone map. For greater detail on routes in Medway see the Medway Towns zone map. Bus timetables are linked off our Getting to Medway page.