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Transport to College

Getting to college has never been easier! For all full-time 16-18 year old students, we offer seven FREE dedicated bus services to students our Warrington campus and a FREE D&G bus pass for all students studying at our Winsford campus who live more than one mile away.

WARRINGTON CAMPUS - FREE BUS TO COLLEGE

We offer six FREE* dedicated bus services to all our full-time 16-18 year old students studying at our Warrington campus:

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R 1

Irlam - Glazebrook - Culcheth - Birchwood - Fearnhead - Padgate

WVR 2

Winsford - Weaverham - Hartford

WVR 3

Leigh - Lowton - Golborne - Ashton-in Makerfield - Haydock - Newton-le-Willows

WVR 4

Widnes - Penketh - Lingley Green - Great Sankey - Westbrook - Chapelford - St Gregory's High School - Warrington Hospital - Bewsey

WVR 5

Northwich Bus Station - Barnton

WVR 6 (NEW for 2023!)

Runcorn - Halton Brook - Murdishaw - Sandymoor - Latchford - Kingsway

Each service arrives at our Warrington campus before classes start at 8.45am and leave at 4.00pm after classes finish.

WINSFORD CAMPUS - FREE D&G BUS PASS

We offer a FREE D&G bus pass for full-time 16-18 year old students studying at our Winsford campus who live more than one mile away.

If you need an alternative service to D&G, please speak to our Bursary team by contacting 01925 494501.

Please note, the D&G bus pass is a 24/7 pass, term time only.

WVR 1

This college bus service is FREE! Bus times are accurate for 2022-2023.

Pick up times:

Irlam White Lion 7.25am

Coach & Horses 7.31am

Glazebrook Post Office 7.39am

Culcheth Library 7.49am

Noggin Inn 7.58am

Glover Road, Turf & Feather 8.02am

Birchwood Railway Station 8.08am

Fearnhead Lane 8.17am

Insall Road, Valiant Close 8.20am

WVR 2

The college bus service is FREE! Bus times are accurate for 2022-2023.

Pick up times:

Winsford Verdin Exchange 7.15am

Morrisons Distribution Centre, Bostock Road 7:17am

Weaverham (To be confirmed for 23/24)

Hartford CE High School 7.30am

WVR 3

This college bus service is FREE! Bus times are accurate for 2022-2023.

Pick up times:

Leigh, Manchester Road 7.05am

Tesco, Spinning Jenny Way 7.12am

Newton Road, Shepherd Inn 7.20am

Golborne High School 7.29am

Wigan Road, Cansfield Grove 7.41am

St Edmund Arrowsmith RC High School 7.48am

Newton-le-Willows, The Parchments 8.02am

Newton-le-Willows, Railway Station 8.05am

St Oswald's Church, Winwick 8.09am

WVR 4

Bus times are accurate for 2023-2024.

Pick up times:

From September 2024, WVR 4 will also pick up in St Helens. Bus stops and times to be confirmed Summer 2024.

St Helens, stops tbc

Widnes Market 7.21am

Warrington Road, Bank Gardens 7.28am

Penketh, Meeting Lane, Jubilee Avenue 7.32am

Lingley Green, Park Road 7.39am

Kingsdale Road, Kingsdale Mere 7.43am

Whittle Avenue 7.50am

Westbrook Centre, Asda 7.53am

Hood Manor, Payne Close 8.10am

Warrington General Hospital 8.18am

WVR 6 - NEW for 2023!

The college bus service is FREE! Exact bus times and stops to be confirmed.

Runcorn

Halton Brook

Murdishaw

Sandymoor

Latchford

Kingsway

Not applied for your course yet?

Please make sure you have submitted your application to study before registering for a place on one of our free bus services. Click below to apply for your chosen course.

Apply now!

WVR 5

Bus times are accurate for 2023-2024.

Pick up times:

Northwich, Watling Street 7.40am

Winnington, Appleton Street 7.44am

Barnton, Runcorn Road, Manor Drive 7.48am

Tarporley Road, Little Chef 7.57am

WVR 4

The college bus service is FREE! Bus times are accurate for 2022-2023. Times and stops for 2023-2024 will be confirmed shortly.

Pick ups:

Page Lane, Widnes (This is a NEW stop for 2023-2024 and is not part of 2022-2023 service).

Warrington Road, Bank Gardens 7.46am

Penketh, Meeting Lane, Jubilee Avenue 7.50am

Lingley Green, Park Road 7.54am

Kingsdale Road, Kingsdale Mere 8.00am

UCI Cinema, Westbrook (This is a NEW stop for 2023-2024 and is not part of 2022-2023 service).

Denver Drive, Great Sankey (This is a NEW stop for 2023-2024 and is not part of 2022-2023 service).

Payne Close, Great Sankey (This is a NEW stop for 2023-2024 and is not part of 2022-2023 service).

Warrington General Hospital 8.17am

WVR 6

Bus times are accurate for 2023-2024.

Pick up times:

Brookvale, Chester Rd Roundabout 7.15am

Heath, Runcorn Golf Club 7:27am

Greenway Road, Cenotaph 7:30am

Grangeway, Thorn Road 7:40am

Sandymoor, Dorchester Park 7:52am

Gainsborough Road, Burgess Avenue 8:06am

Latchford, Kingsway South 8:15am


WVR 7 (NEW for September 2024!)

This service is NEW for September 2024.

Lymm - Thelwall - Grappenhall - Latchford

As this is a new service, the bus stops and times will be confirmed in summer 2024 and updated here.

Once you have applied for your chosen course, make sure to register for the bus! These services are subject to demand and places are offered on a first come first served basis.

Contact our friendly Bursary & Student Support Team!

If you'd like to find out more about transport to and from college, scroll down the page for more information, or contact us on 01925 494 501.

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Not applied for your course yet?

Please make sure you have submitted your application to study before registering for a place on one of our free bus services. Click below to apply for your chosen course. Applications for September 2023 are still open!

Once you have applied for your chosen course, make sure to register for the bus by completing the form below. Places are offered on a first come first served basis.

View all 16-18 courses and apply now!

Register now for September 2024. Places are limited.

HOW TO FIND US

Warrington campus

By bus

Our Warrington campus is easily accessible by bus from the town centre and nearby Cheshire districts. Bus numbers* 19, 20, 21 all depart from Warrington Bus Station every 10 minutes – the service is referred to as the POPS bus. Look out for the easily identifiable red bus!

By train

Our Warrington campus is located approximately a 15 minute walk away from Warrington Central station on the Liverpool to Manchester lines.

By car or bike

We have plenty of free parking spaces and bike racks on campus for students.

Winsford campus

By bus

Our Winsford campus is easily accessible by bus from the town centre and nearby Cheshire districts, including Northwich and Crewe.

By train

Winsford campus is a 20 minute walk away from Winsford Station on the West Coast Main line.

By car or bike

We have plenty of free parking spaces and bike racks on campus for students.