What is Student Plus MetroCard?
It's a travel card, providing unlimited bus and train travel throughout West Yorkshire at any time of day or night (except Nightrider and special event services).
- Available to anyone under 22 years of age
- Also available to mature students 22 years and over in full-time education (16 hours or more per week)
- Weekly or monthly cards.
How much does it cost?
Student Plus MetroCard costs £17 per week or £62.50 per month.
Where to buy
Student Plus MetroCards are on sale at Metro Travel Centres and Metro bus stations (excluding Pontefract and Castleford Travel Centres), staffed rail stations and any Post Office in West Yorkshire.
What to take with you
The first time you buy a Student Plus MetroCard you will need:
- to pick up and complete a Student Plus MetroCard application form.
- A passport-size photograph of yourself (face-on not side view!).
- A Student Plus PhotoCard (which you buy with your first card)
- Anyone up to age of 22 must provide proof of age, such as a birth certificate or passport.
- Mature students aged 22 or over must provide evidence they are a full-time student for each academic year - ie. registration document, grant form, student union card or letter from your college/university.
There is no residency qualification for Student Plus MetroCard.
