Arriva discounted bus tickets

To get your discounts you must have an Arriva smartcard or for single journeys your KentOne card. You can collect your Arriva smartcard from The Deep End at GK Student Union reception.

Login with your Arriva smartcard and access your discount here!

Single ticket prices 2024/2025:

These single bus tickets can be purchased on the bus with a University ID (KentOne card) by students and staff members.  

Ticket Discounted Price  Public Price
Single: Chatham Station - Universities £1.70 £2.00
Single: Gillingham - Universities  £1.70 £2.00
Single: Pier Quays - Chatham Historic Dockyard £1.70 £2.00
Single: Anywhere in Kent and Medway. After 7pm
N/A £2.00

Student ticket prices 2024/2025:

South East Unimed tickets are valid throughout Medway and Kent, illustrated on the South East Zone Map. Buy online with your smartcard. 

Ticket  Student Price  Public Price
Weekly  £19.80 £36.50
Four Week £52.50 £119.00
Academic Year*  £256 £940.00

* The Academic tickets are valid from 1 September to 31 August, or can be valid from 1 January to 31 December.    

Student tickets 2024/2025:

Always know you can travel by purchasing Arriva student annual discounted ticket. The best value ticket for students that allows unlimited travel on any Arriva bus across Medway, Kent and East Sussex. The student annual ticket works out as only 70p per day!

Staff ticket prices 2024/2025:

The following discounted tickets are available if purchased up front. You can purchase these tickets by emailing talktous@arriva.co.uk from your staff university email address. Arriva will then send you details on how to make your payment for your annual ticket and arrange for a smartcard to be sent to you, top up your existing smart card, or you can have a mobile ticket sent to your phone.    

Ticket  Staff Price  Public Price
Weekly £29.40 £38.00
Four Week £68.80 £128.00
Annual £516.10 £1,280.00

*tickets are valid throughout Medway and Kent, illustrated on the South East Zone Map. Buy online with your smartcard

Travel Club 2024/2025:

Through the Travel Club, you can purchase an annual ticket via direct debit in 12 monthly instalments, which is not available outside the scheme (this would usually be a one-off payment). This is not a contract and therefore you can stop and start direct debit payments when you wish.

The below prices will be effective from 8th August 2024.

Ticket  4 Weekly Price  Monthly Direct Debit Price
Medway Zone £90.00 £75.00
Kent & Medway Zone £124.00 £103.33

Staff tickets 2024/2025:

The best value ticket for staff is the Arriva staff annual discounted ticket that allows unlimited travel on any Arriva bus across Medway, Kent and East Sussex. The staff annual ticket works out as only £1.41p per day!

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