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, staffed bus and rail stations, post offices and many campus-based outlets.
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/universtiy.
There is no residency qualification for Student Plus MetroCard.
