East Sussex school buses

Welcome to our schools information page for East Sussex

What time does the bus arrive? Where is my bus? What tickets are available for school kids? How can I buy a ticket? These are the questions we all have when we make the move to secondary school. Stagecoach South East has created this information page for you to help put your travel anxieties to rest.

Get your bus ticket!

Stagecoach offer discount single and return tickets for children under the age of 16. These can be purchased from the driver on the bus.

Working with East Sussex County Council, we also offer day tickets for students and young people aged 18 and under - called 'DayRider U19'. You can buy an East Sussex DayRider U19 for travel anywhere within the county of East Sussex on any Stagecoach, Compass, Brighton & Hove and Metrobus service for just £3.75.

The DayRider allows unlimited travel for one day, but if you are travelling regularly you may benefit from buying an East Sussex County Council 7 day 'Freedom ticket' for just £15 on the bus. This is available for young people in East Sussex up to the age of 19 and can only be purchased if you are in school uniform or you have a free '3iD' card which you'll need to show the bus driver to be able to purchase it. You can find out more about how to apply for the East Sussex 3iD card here.

If you travel to and from school within the Eastbourne and Hailsham travel zone, East Sussex County Council offer a 7 day 'Eastbourne child weekly ticket'. The price has remained frozen at £12.50 for over five years (since January 2019), but from 1 September 2024 it will increase to £13.50.

This is a paper ticket sold on the bus. To buy this ticket you will need to be in school uniform or carry a valid 3iD card (see above).

Alternatively, Stagecoach offer a StudentRider ticket for the whole academic year which can be purchased on our website.

Stay APPdated!
Plan journeys, track buses and purchase tickets when you download the Stagecoach Bus app so you can stay in the know when travelling to and from school.

Download it from the App Store or Google Play today!

Find out more here.

Please use our journey planner to check bus times

Please also check our Twitter feed @StagecoachSE for the latest service updates as they happen.

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