University bus service

Our intercampus bus service helps students and staff to travel between each campus. All regular vehicles are fitted with Wi Fi and USB chargers. Discover how the bus service operates.

Bus routes

The service covers three routes shown below.  You can view our travel conditions here.

Avery Hill - Greenwich

This is a free service linking Avery Hill Campus (incorporating the Student Village) with Greenwich Campus. Our buses are fully accessible and includes two fully electric double deck buses. The last bus  leaves Greenwich at 10.45pm during term time and 6pm out of term time.

You need to tap your Greenwich Gateway Card on the reader when boarding the bus (exceptions are allowed for new students). The service stops throughout the day at Eltham Station (towards Avery Hill) and Falconwood Station (towards Greenwich). Buses also stop in Eltham High Street (from Greenwich).

Avery Hill - Greenwich timetable

Medway routes

A coach service operates between the Greenwich and Medway Campus. This utilises a range of modern vehicles with seating capacities between 48 and 63 seats and includes an electric coach and hybrids. A 22-seat minibus operates between Avery Hill and Medway. The last bus leaves Greenwich at 9.15pm during teaching weeks and 5.15pm out of term time.

Greenwich - Medway timetable

Avery Hill - Medway timetable

Tickets

For the Medway routes you must purchase a ticket online and book your journey.

Register @ bustickets.gre.ac.uk and download our user guide here.

Each single trip to or from Medway requires one ticket to be booked. Tickets are valid for 365 days. The service is heavily subsidised by the university to keep fares low. You can read more about our fare policy here.

Ticket  TypePrices 2026/27
1-ticket£3.90
2-tickets£6.70
10-tickets£27.90
20-tickets£47.50
50-tickets£110.50
100-tickets£166

Staff travelling on the Medway routes for business journeys (not commuting) can recharge tickets to their department. This is available via the Recharge Tickets tab on the bus tickets site.

Bathway

As of 2026/27 the service to and from Bathway will no longer operate.

Commuter bursary


Our commuter bursaries support students from low-income households who face challenging travel costs to attend university.

Feedback

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