Travelling to Bridgend College
We have three campuses across Bridgend County Borough, in Bridgend, Pencoed and Queens Road, all of which are accessible by public transport.
If you live in Rhondda Cynon Taff and are studying at Bridgend College please complete this form to enable you to access Transport. If you have any queries please contact our Student Services Team.
Travelling to College by bus
If you require a bus pass provided by Bridgend College at a termly contribution of £75.00 please complete the link below to receive your My Travel Pass. We cannot issue your bus pass if you do not complete this step.
Our useful bus journey planner will help you plan your route to Bridgend College on one of our College contract buses.
Travelling to College by train
Our Bridgend and Pencoed campuses are easily reached by train. Here are some useful links to purchase a railcard:
Sustainable travel
We want to promote the most sustainable ways of travelling to College for students, staff and visitors. By using a sustainable travel option, we can all play our part in reducing the impact on the environment. There are lots of ways you can help, by:
Cycling – We have places on our campuses to store your bike securely if you want to cycle to College. Cycling to College will keep you fit while helping out the planet. You can plan a route using Traveline Cymru or explore routes and safety tips from Sustrans.
Walking – If you live close enough to your campus, walking can be great for your physical and mental wellbeing, as well as the environment
Car Sharing – If you live close to a student or colleague, this could help reduce your travel costs, as well as your carbon footprint. If you plan on driving to College, you will require a parking pass, currently issued free of charge. You can register your vehicle registration details and obtain a pass when you enrol.
Public Transport – Using public transport reduces the number of vehicles on the road whilst giving you extra time to study or relax on the way to college.
We have a Green Travel Plan which actively promotes sustainable forms of transport as well as the use of digital technology to eliminate or reduce the need for travel. As well as having environmental benefits, this can positively affect health and wellbeing.
See where our campuses are located
Transport FAQs
Anyone who is aged 21 or younger and wants to travel via a college-managed bus service needs to apply for a âMy Travel Passâ. You do not need to apply if you choose to travel via train or if you plan to make your own way to college.
The free pass provides a travel subsidy (price reduction) to bus companies, which is paid directly by the Welsh Government. This means that the overall cost of a bus pass is reduced by up to one third. Without the free pass, the total cost of travel would increase.
If you choose to access a college-managed bus route, you must apply for the free pass. Students who do not have the pass will not be issued with a bus pass.
Following a public consultation in 2024, Cabinet Members of Bridgend County Borough Council voted on a recommendation to remove free home to college transport at post-16. The local authority previously funded bus passes for 16-18 year olds living more than 3 miles from their campus of study. This was a decision made by the local authority, not by the College.
If you donât want to travel via one of the College managed services (bus or train pass), you donât need to pay the travel contribution. If you choose to take up the College managed transport offer, you will need to pay £75 for each term that you require a pass (£225 for the academic year).
You can either pay £75 before the start of each term (August / December / April) or £225 when you first enrol. Travel passes are issued termly and will only be provided to those who have paid their travel contribution.
Yes, all students are required to pay the administration fee.
Yes, all students who require a travel pass issued by the College are required to pay the travel contribution
Yes. We would always recommend that students apply for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) if they are 16-18 years of age. The household earning threshold for this allowance has recently been reviewed, meaning that more students are eligible for the fund. Students who are aged 19 or over may be eligible to apply for the Welsh Government Learning Grant (WGLG).
If you are not eligible for either of these, you may be able to access support from the Collegeâs Financial Contingency Fund (FCF).
You can find out more about all of these funds on our Student Finance page
Yes, all learners accessing travel managed by the college will be required to complete an application. You may also be eligible for support with free meals, course equipment or childcare costs.
You are unable to claim back the cost of your travel contribution
A refund will be issued only if the travel pass has not been activated. Once a pass has been activated, no refund will be issued.
All passes are issued termly, so you will only be required to pay the £75 travel contribution for each term that you require a pass.
Yes. Our shuttle bus service is currently free for our College students, subject to appropriate behaviour, as outlined in our College Citizenship Code. Buses depart from Bridgend Bus Station from 8.30am until 8.50am and return from Pencoed Campus at the end of the day, departing at 4.30pm.
Lost train passes must be reported to Student Services and a payment of £10 is required for a replacement. You are responsible for funding your travel whilst your train pass is reordered. Please note we are unable to issue one replacement ticket.
Our travel options and any student travel contribution is reviewed annually, along with our student travel policy. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee travel options or the same student travel contribution each year, as both elements are highly dependent on private/public transport companies, their operating costs and inflationary increases. We will always seek to publish any changes to our travel offer and associated student travel contribution as early as possible before the start of the next academic year.
Yes. In the 2025-26 academic year, the College will support travel for any student studying a full time further education programme. You will still need to pay the student travel contribution (currently £75 per term / £225 for the academic year), in order to receive a bus or train pass.
If you have paid the travel contribution, you are able to claim travel expenses in the event of a delay to you receiving your travel pass. We do not offer the option to claim travel expenses at any other time.
Students who reside in RCT are required to apply to RCT Council for support with transport. Students who are advised by the council that they are not eligible for free transport and would like to receive a College issued travel pass are required to pay the travel contribution. All students who reside in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough should complete this form
