Travel and Transport
NTU is fortunate to be located in a city that has an excellent public transport network. In addition to the city's own facilities, we've significantly invested in facilities for cyclists and those who choose to walk or run to the University. Find out more about sustainable travel options at NTU.
Travelling by bus
Our two main operators for colleagues and students are Nottingham City Transport (NCT), for all trips in and around the city and to Brackenhurst Campus, and trentbarton for trips into the city from outer lying areas.
Clifton Campus:
NCT runs the award-winning Uni 4 Bus Service which runs up to every ten minutes and is available for students, staff and members of the general public throughout term time, Monday to Friday. This service takes you to and from NTU's City Campus into the heart of the Clifton Campus in about 30 minutes. A night bus runs until 4:00am to provide safe student travel.
Brackenhurst Campus:
The Number 26 runs every 30 minutes from King Street in the City Centre, travelling to our Brackenhurst Campus Monday to Saturday day times. The service runs hourly evening and Sunday daytimes. The N26 Night bus will run Monday to Saturday at 1 am.
You can buy tickets in advance, plan your journey and get live updates with the bus tracker on the NCTX app.
Student travel discount
Students can purchase an Academic Bus Pass for all NCT buses at the beginning of the Academic Year for just £299. If you travel to campus 3 or more days a week, you will nearly halve cost of travel through purchasing this pass upfront.
Purchase the academic pass and find out more information here.
Colleague travel discount
Colleagues also have the option of discounted travel passes through their staff benefits package. Find out more about NCT benefits for NTU staff.
trentbarton buses connect cities and towns in the East Midlands with Nottingham. These include Derby, Mansfield, Bingham, Bakewell, Ilkeston, Burton and Sutton.
Student travel discount
Students can get discounts with the Student Mango discount, with 20% off single adult cash fares. Discount can be provided through the app. Find out more information here.
Students travelling to Mansfield campus can purchase the trentbarton West Notts College Travel Pass for just £299 valid between 1 September 2025– 31 July 2026. This offers unlimited bus travel across the majority of Nottingham and parts of Derbyshire, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
New NTU students can download the ‘my mango’ app and create an account (with personal email address). During enrolment, new students can select purchase the NTU travel pass on the app. Returning students who may have used a physical card last year will have to go through the same process and register to use the mobile app, but the conditions remain unchanged.
Find out more about how to purchase the pass and check details of the network and bus routes here
Colleague travel discount
Colleagues can purchase a trentbarton annual saver card through staff benefits and discount with the Mango app, offering 10% off adult cash singles.
Travelling by tram
Over 32km of track make up Nottingham’s’ tram network, connecting key destinations across the city, including tram stops near our City and Clifton campus. Over 5,000 free car parking spaces are available over seven park-and-ride sites on the network to help avoid congestion in Nottingham City Centre.
Students can get annual passes for £350 to reduce the cost of travelling by tram. A further £50 reduction is applied when you download and buy the Academic Pass via the NetGo! App. between 25th August and 19th October 2025. If a pass is purchased and collected at NTU fresher events between 15th and 22nd September from NET a further £25 reduction is applied.
Single reduced-priced tickets are also available to students at either tram stations or via the app.
Colleagues can get a 19% discount by purchasing an annual pass.
You can now even receive discounts at many local shops and eateries when showing your NET tram pass! Find out more at Destination Discount (thetram.net)
Cycling to NTU
Cycling is important to us at NTU as it enhances wellbeing and helps to reduce our impact on the environment. We have various services to make cycling more accessible to and around the University:
- 200+ bikes available for hire to staff and students.
- 300+ spaces in secure compounds for cycle storage.
- Changing rooms and locker facilities.
- The CycleHub Workshop with expert mechanics and advice available.
- Cycle to work scheme to help staff buy new bikes.
Bikes are available to hire for NTU students and staff at £49 for the academic year, less than £1 a week from the NTU Cycle Hub. You can order a hire bike on this form, and collect the bike from the Cycle Hub workshop. £60 deposit is required for all hirers, which will be refunded when the bike is returned on time and in a satisfactory condition. See full terms and conditions here.
You can order a hire bike on this form, and collect the bike from the Cycle Hub workshop. Please note you must pay via the order form before collecting your bike from the workshop. To register interest or ask any questions, please contact cycle@ntu.ac.uk
Together with Nottingham City Council, Cycling UK and Sustrans, we're aiming to ensure that NTU and Nottingham as a whole become more cycle friendly, as part of our sustainable transport policy.
Further information on cycling or contact our Cycling Coordinator.
Walking and running to NTU
Walking to work or on your lunch break is a great way to get active. Find out more on walking routes around Nottingham, and how to connect to nature via walking.
Colleagues Car Sharing
NTU is reducing its carbon footprint – and helping staff to save money –by providing car share opportunities.
The NTU Car Share Scheme is hosted on the Microsoft Viva Engage Car Share Community. It gives colleagues an opportunity to provide a lift to City Campus as a driver in their own vehicle or catch a lift from another colleague as a passenger.
Car sharing also allows you to pre book a priority car parking space at our Gill Street car park on City campus.
Mansfield Car Sharing
Students can book a priority car park space if they car share with another student to Mansfield campus.
Car sharing with fellow students is a cost-effective way to share fuel costs or paying public transport fares. It also results in fewer single-occupancy cars on the road and less congestion in the car park.
Students can find people to car share with by posting on the NTU Student Car Share Viva Engage Community. and book priority car park spaces on a Microsoft Booking form.
Further information on the student car sharing scheme can be found here.
Car parking
While NTU do not actively encourage our staff, students or visitors to come to university by car, we are aware that it's unavoidable for some. If you have to drive, take a look at these green driving tips to help reduce your emissions and save some cash.
Help us take care of the air — if you are stopping your car on campus for more than a minute, please turn off your engine.
Travel objectives and targets
NTU's Transport Plan is linked to our Environmental Management System where a range of objectives and targets have been set to encourage the use of sustainable transport by staff, students and visitors.
How to get here
Visiting NTU or want to travel between our campuses? Find out more about Nottingham Travel routes and networks