Half price Surrey bus journeys for under 20s soar to one million
19,000 young people aged 20 and under are now benefitting from 50% off bus journeys across Surrey.
The Surrey LINK card was developed by Surrey County Council in 2023 to give young people half price travel on all single and return bus journeys within the county.
Each month, 100,000 trips are now made using the card, with students travelling to higher education among the biggest users.
Matt Furniss, Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growth at Surrey County Council, said:
“I’m delighted that our scheme to offer half price bus travel to all our young people here in Surrey is proving so beneficial. We know that cost can be a barrier to people using public transport so we hope this significant discount will continue to make bus travel a more viable option, whilst also reducing car journeys across the county.
“This is part of our significant investment in bus travel and our efforts to encourage more people to use Surrey’s buses. We’re investing in making our buses greener including £32.3m for more ultra-low and zero emission buses and £6.3m for more ultra-low and zero emission community transport minibuses. A further £9m is being invested in bus priority measures to ensure buses turn up on time, and £1.4m in improving information for passengers at bus stops.”
Applications for the LINK card can be made at www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreylink.
