Academic Passes 24/25

Alongside our range of regular passes, including day, week and month passes (on most services), Central Connect is pleased to offer great value term and academic year passes for the new 2024/2025 school year. These passes are available for all those Under-19. Unfortunately we aren't able to offer student discounts for those over 19. 

Note: all term and academic year passes are available via mobile only using the myTrip app by Passenger. Passes are on sale until Friday 20th September.

Autumn Term

Our Autumn Term passes are valid for unlimited travel on all applicable services from 1st September 2024 until Christmas Eve. This includes over the weekends and the October half term. 

Spring & Summer Term Passes

We'll be offering these in at Christmas and Easter respectively covering the latter school terms.

Academic Year

Our Academic Year passes are valid for unlimited travel on all applicable services from 1st September 2024 right through until 31st July 2025 including weekends and holidays, giving 11 months of travel across our services.

Details of these passes is shown below on a regional basis:

East Midlands

Novus Leicester

Valid on Novus Direct & Novus Fosse including Brockington College (Enderby).

Autumn Term: £155 / Academic Year: £380

93 Toot Hill

Valid on Service 93 only between Bottesford, Whatton & Bingham ideal for those travelling to Toot Hill School (Bingham).

Autumn Term: £165 / Academic Year: £450

EM Network

Valid on Services 90, 92, 93 & 97 covering Nottingham, Bingham, Farndon, Newark, Fernwood, Bottesford, Sedgebrook and Grantham. Ideal for those at Grantham or Newark Schools or travelling into Toot Hill (Bingham).

Autumn Term: £269 / Academic Year: £599

You can purchase tickets for our East Midlands network services via the myTrip app or by clicking here.

East of England

Peterborough City

Valid on Services 23, 24, 25 & R4 covering the Peterborough City area (only valid as far as Police HQ on Service R4), including the Nene Academy.

Autumn Term: £149 / Academic Year: £333

R4 Kings School

Valid on Service R4 only between Uppingham & Peterborough ideal for those travelling to the Kings School.

Autumn Term: £365 / Academic Year: £924

You can purchase tickets for our East of England network services via the myTrip app or by clicking here.

Essex & Hertfordshire

Harlow Town

Valid on all Central Connect Harlow Town services (including 31 as far as Roydon & 20/21 as far as Hastingwood services). Ideal for local students attending Harlow College. 

Autumn Term: £165 / Academic Year: £450

Epping Forest

Valid on Central Connect services 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 30 & 31 across Epping Forest covering Epping, Epping Green, Thornwood, North Weald, Upshire Village, Coopersale, Theydon Bois, Abridge, Debden and Loughton. Ideal for those at Debden College or Epping St Johns. 

Autumn Term: £165 / Academic Year: £450

North West Essex

Valid on all Central Connect services across North West Essex including Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire. Ideal for students at Epping St Johns or Harlow College traveling in from further afield including Ongar, Waltham Abbey & Waltham Cross. This pass also covers travel on Service 25 from Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Hoddesdon, Rye Park, St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts into Harlow. 

Autumn Term: £235 / Academic Year: £575

Service 306 Bishop's Stortford Schools

Valid on Service 306 only into the Bishop's Stortford Schools.

Autumn Term: £365 / Academic Year: £924

East Hertfordshire Network

Valid on Central Connect services 35, 36 (386), 37 (386), 38 (383/384) & 836 covering Bishop's Stortford, Buntingford, Baldock, Letchworth, Hitchin, Stevenage, Ware and Hertford. 

Autumn Term: £235 / Academic Year: £575

You can purchase tickets for our Essex network services via the myTrip app or by clicking here or you can purchase tickets for our Hertfordshire network services via the myTrip app or by clicking here.

Harlow College Silver & Gold Passes

Students at Harlow College with Silver & Gold passes will continue to be able to travel across our network as follows:

• Gold Passes: Free travel across the North West Essex Zone on college weekdays only.
• Silver Passes: North West Essex Zone tickets discounted to £2.20 daily & £7.00 weekly.