hop on the bus to school!
A fun and reliable way… to get to school every day!
BUS STOP Travelling to school by bus is convenient, hassle-free....
and environmentally friendly!
It’s a chance to be sociable and make new friends...
and get to school on time!
SCHOOL Alway Getting to School s know what’s hAPPe with Arriva ning We appreciate that catching the bus to school for the first time can We also have a really often raise quite a few questions. handy journey planner app called the Arriva We’d really like to help overcome this challenge and support students Bus app, that can be by providing all the information on Arriva services and bus passes, as used to plan a journey. well as guide how to use the bus. Overleaf is a map that shows all of All you need to do our bus routes in your local community to help you understand which is enter your home route you need. postcode and the schools postcode and the app will do the Ticket options rest – easy! We have a range of child tickets available to suit everyone from Travelling further afield? Day tickets for occasional travel to Annual tickets for those travelling everyday. These tickets are available for those under 16 or up to the end of year 11. We have two zones available, Maidstone for those travelling KENT AND Day Ticket Weekly Ticket locally and Kent & Medway for those travelling further afield. MEDWAY £5.50 £23 ZONE CHILD 4-Weekly Ticket Annual Ticket MAIDSTONE CHILD TICKETS TICKETS £85 £750 Day Ticket Weekly Ticket Autumn term Summer term £4.10 £15.80 02/09/19 – 23/12/19 20/04/20 – 24/07/20 £300 £250 4-Weekly Ticket Annual Ticket £51.00 £470 Spring term Academic year 06/01/20 – 03/04/20 02/09/19 - 24/07/20 Autumn term Summer term £250 £730 02/09/19 – 23/12/19 20/04/20 – 24/07/20 £180 £145 KCC Travel Saver – Kent County Council offer Travel Spring term Academic year Saver passes to children in Kent. The pass is £350 06/01/20 – 03/04/20 02/09/19 - 24/07/20 for the year, with the option to spread the payment £140 £450 with monthly instalments.
Maidstone child annual tickets can be paid monthly Arriva offer travel during evenings, weekends and via direct debit for £39.17 per month, see even school holidays with the Travel Saver card at arrivabus.co.uk/ss-kentsurrey for more details no extra cost. Our services in Maidstone
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Catching the bus can be a fun way of travelling to and Check out our helpful video, created with the help of from school, but it is important to be aware of how to ride pupils from Trinity School in Sevenoaks a bus in a way that makes everyone’s journey a safe and Search Arriva How to Catch A Bus on YouTube enjoyable one.
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When waiting at the bus stop Hold out your hand when you stand well away from the road are at a bus stop to indicate and show respect for others you wish the bus to stop
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Here are some useful tips for Top tips catching the bus that can Let people off the bus Have your fare/pass or m-ticket make your journey easier before you try to board ready to pay/show the driver
Practice taking your 1 journey to school, 2 Plan ahead and maybe during the check bus times summer so that you with the Arriva 5 6 STOP know which bus stops Bus app to get on and off at
Take a seat if there is one free, Push the STOP button just Keep your ticket/pass If the bus is full, if not stand and hold on tight before your stop – but 3 safe – keep it in the 4 give up your seat to a handrail only push it once! same place each time to a vulnerable you put it away passenger.
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