HALF PRICE BUS JOURNEYS SOAR
19,000 young people aged 20 and under are now benefitting from half price bus journeys across Surrey.
The Surrey ‘LINK’ card was developed by Surrey County Council in 2023 to give young people half price journeys on bus routes in Surrey, on all single and return journeys.
100,000 trips are now made every month, with the card proving particularly popular for students travelling to higher education.
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 can be made at www.surreycc.gov.uk/
