University of Kent

The Unirider entitles you to travel throughout East Kent, including use of the Unibus and Saturday Grocery bus services. It is offered on an annual or termly basis and can be purchased in a variety of ways:

• Online
• By visiting the Unibus parked outside the Gulbenkian during the first two weeks of the academic year

Purchase your Unirider ticket in the first 2 weeks of term for ONLY £155

Please note that your Unirider ticket will be confiscated by Stagecoach if found to be used fraudulently and they retain the right to pursue action with the police if they find the ticket is being used in this way.

Further information

For staff who need to travel throughout the year, a twelve month Megarider (Canterbury City only) or Megarider Gold (unlimited travel throughout the East Kent area) season ticket can be purchased at preferential rates only from the Estates Department.

For the transport year of 2010/11 a Megarider is available for the price of £365 (normal cost to the public £420) while a Megarider Gold costs £575 (normal cost to the public £780). Staff may also take advantage of the opportunity to pay for their ticket by ten monthly salary deductions (interest free). Please contact estates@kent.ac.uk for further information.

Weekly Megarider and Gold Megarider tickets (not subject to staff discount) are also available.

Further information

PLUSBUS is a discounted ticket for unlimited local bus travel (like a bus pass) that you buy with your train ticket. For more information visit the PLUSBUS web site.

PLUSBUS is a discounted ticket for unlimited local bus travel (like a bus pass) that you buy with your train ticket. For more information visit the PLUSBUS web site.

The University of Kent has registered with the TfL Oyster card scheme, which enables eligible students to travel by train at a reduced rate. Please visit the Student Records Office Oyster Card web page for further information and to register.

As the name suggests, you can apply if you are aged between 16 and 25! You can also apply if you are over 26 and in full time study. For just £24 you can save a third on fares throughout the UK for 12 months. For further information visit the 16-25 railcard web site.

A Network Railcard gives you a third off most rail fares for journeys in the Network Railcard area and can also save you money on trips to and around London. See the website for further information.

If you have a disability that makes travelling by train difficult you might qualify for the Disabled Persons Railcard. The Railcard allows you to get a third off most rail fares throughout the UK. If you're travelling with an adult companion they can also get the same discount - so you can save money for your friends too! For further information visit the Disabled Persons Railcard website.

Costing just £26, the Family & Friends Railcard gives you a discount of a third on adult and 60% on kids' fares across the UK for a year. You must travel with a child between 5 and 15 years old to be eligible. For further information visit the Family and Friends Railcard website.

The HM Forces Railcard costs £15 and it will save you a third on most rail fares throughout the UK for a whole year. You're eligible if you're a member of the Regular Forces or a spouse of a member. See the website for more details.

The Senior Railcard costs £26 for a year and gives you a discount of a third on Standard and First Class fares across the UK. The discount also extends to Advance fares, providing that they are booked before you travel. For further information visit the Senior Railcard website.

Look out for the distinctive Stagecoach Unibus, which makes trips between the campus, train stations and the city centre approximately every 7 minutes during term-time. You can purchase pay-as-you-go "ride all day" tickets for £2.50 or weekly tickets for £7.50 from the driver.

View the Unibus timetable.

The Saturday Grocery Bus service (26a) was introduced in the 2008/2009 academic year to provide easy access to Asda and Sainsbury's for students wishing to do their grocery shopping there. Other large shops in the vicinity of Asda are Lidl, Argos, Carphone Warehouse and Comet. Shops in the Vauxhall Road area include PC World, Matalan, Halfords, Currys and TK Maxx. The service will run during term-time only, every Saturday from 10:00am until 3:00pm.

Depending on which direction the bus is travelling in, it should carry the following wording:

• To the shops - 26a St Stephen's Hill, Sturry Road shops
• From the shops - 26a St Stephen's Hill, University

For 2010/11 Stagecoach has introduced the 26 service which serves the University, Hales Place, Sainsbury's and the City Centre.

• View the 26a timetable
• View the 26 timetable

Routes 4/4A/4X (Canterbury - University - Whitstable - Herne Bay - Sturry - Canterbury) (see timetable for further information)

Routes 6/6A/6X (Canterbury - Sturry - Herne Bay - Whitstable - University - Canterbury) (see timetable for further information)

This service is provided by the University for people studying in the Library during the exam period.

Please read this poster for further information.

Chatham - Chatham Maritime - Universities at Medway Campus - Mid-Kent College - Gillingham - Medway Maritime Hospital - Rainham - Parkwood - Hempstead Valley

Use this service to travel from Rainham, Gillingham and Chatham. Buses run every 20 minutes. (See below for other services from Chatham.) This service is being reviewed to assist the Universities at Medway.

Monday - Saturday: Operates every 10 minutes from about 0830 to 1900 between Strood estates and Chatham Maritime. Earlier buses operate between Strood estates and Chatham only. The evening service operates every 20 minutes between Chatham Station and Chatham Maritime until 00:12. Note that there are still peak journeys on service 100 between Chatham Station and Chatham Maritime.

Sunday: Operates every 10 minutes from about 1000 to 1700 between Chatham Station and Chatham Maritime. The evening service operates every 20 minutes until 00:12. There is an hourly service on the Strood - Chatham section.

Buses run approximately every 30 minutes during the day from Monday to Saturday from St Mary's Island to Chatham Railway Station.

Chatham Maritime - Chatham town centre - Rochester - Strood - Medway Valley Park - Cuxton - Halling - West Malling

The 151 service runs in the evening from Chatham Maritime to Chatham town centre, continuing to Rochester, Strood, Medway Valley Park, Cuxton, Halling and on to West Malling.

Buses run from Chatham to Hoo via Chatham Maritime four times per day.

Arriva's popular service between Maidstone and Medway, the 101, runs frequently, every 15 minutes for the main part of the day from Monday to Saturday, direct via Blue Bell Hill. The nearest bus stop is either in Brompton High Street or outside the Historic Dockyard Main Gate on Dock Road. Both are about an eight minute walk from the campus.

Service 101 timetable