Buses, car parking and transport
Ways to travel between your accommodation and campus via the Bristol Unibus U1 service, cycling and car parking permits.
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Bristol U1 bus pass
A free Unibus U1 bus pass is available for most students living in University residences. This includes undergraduate and mixed undergraduate-postgraduate accommodation.
The bus pass provides free, unlimited travel between most residences, the Clifton Campus and the city centre:
- U1 service (full route, term time only)
- Service 3 (between Bristol City Centre and Coombe Lane)
- Service 4 (between Bristol City Centre and The Avenue)
- Service 72 (between Bristol Temple Meads and Zetland Road).
The pass is valid for the full academic year, starting on 9 September 2024.
Get your bus pass
The bus pass is a mobile ticket that you download to your phone.
To download a U1 or upgraded bus pass, you need a unique voucher code. Get your bus pass voucher code and instructions for downloading the pass in the Accommodation Portal.
If your voucher code is not appearing, call +44 (0)117 428 3300 or email residences-facilities@bristol.ac.uk
You can activate your voucher code at any time before the end of the academic year.
Upgrade to travel further
To travel on more routes, you can get an upgraded bus pass. This gives you free, unlimited travel on all First Bus services in the West of England.
It costs £189 (discounted from £515). Special event and Airport Flyer buses are not included. The discount ends on 31 January 2025.
Find out how to upgrade your pass.
Langford Campus bus
You can travel to the Langford Campus from Bristol City Centre or the Clifton Campus on the Unibus U2 Service.
If you are a Bristol Veterinary School student, whose teaching is mainly based at the Langford Campus, you will get a free bus pass for the U2 service. The pass is given to students at the start of the academic year by the Bristol Veterinary School.
Cycling
- discounted prices on locks and lights,
- regular free cycle maintenance clinics,
- free cycle security marking.
Visit the University cycling webpages.
Student car parking
You should only bring a car to Bristol if it is essential. If you need to bring a car, you must apply for a student car parking permit.
Find out how to request a permit.
Contact us
If you have a question about residence parking permits, email residences-carparking@bristol.ac.uk.
Visitor parking
Anyone wishing to park at a University residence, even for a short while, needs to pay for visitor parking.