York train station to York college

Spendless

Daughter has got an offer to study at York college from September. We are out of area and she will need to commute. Getting to York train station isn't a problem., I'm then unsure where she will need to catch a bus to get to York college.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

daveyjp

Have you looked at the College website?

I imagine getting there is an issue for most students so it should be covered.

agrinnall

https://www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/contact-us/travel-transport.html

newbutold

I think you can get a bus from Piccadilly to the college. Askham Bar park and ride is opposite the college, so should be plenty of buses. Do check the college bus map though as it does cover a fairly wide area, we live 17 miles away and my eldest was able to get the college bus from our village.

yorkie2

Spendless wrote: »

Daughter has got an offer to study at York college from September. We are out of area and she will need to commute. Getting to York train station isn't a problem., I'm then unsure where she will need to catch a bus to get to York college.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

Park & Ride number 3 is direct from York Rail station to Askham Bar P&R (which is almost opposite York College; use the foot/cycle path and cross the road at the pelican crossing)

https://www.itravelyork.info/images/content-images/Buses/Park_and_Ride/Park_and_Ride_Map.png

There are also longer distance buses that stop on the main road (e.g. Zap to Leeds, 11 to Bishopthorpe etc)

Spendless

newbutold wrote: »

I think you can get a bus from Piccadilly to the college. Askham Bar park and ride is opposite the college, so should be plenty of buses. Do check the college bus map though as it does cover a fairly wide area, we live 17 miles away and my eldest was able to get the college bus from our village.

Thanks, definately no college bus. We're 40 miles away in a different county but the course she wants to do is considered the best in the region.

Spendless

yorkie2 wrote: »

Park & Ride number 3 is direct from York Rail station to Askham Bar P&R (which is almost opposite York College; use the foot/cycle path and cross the road at the pelican crossing)

https://www.itravelyork.info/images/content-images/Buses/Park_and_Ride/Park_and_Ride_Map.png

There are also longer distance buses that stop on the main road (e.g. Zap to Leeds, 11 to Bishopthorpe etc)

Cheers, we'll use this on college open day.

yorkie2

No problem. If travelling by train, the PlusBus add-on is £3.50 for one day (season discounts are available) which covers any bus in the York area

Spendless

yorkie2 wrote: »

Park & Ride number 3 is direct from York Rail station to Askham Bar P&R (which is almost opposite York College; use the foot/cycle path and cross the road at the pelican crossing)

https://www.itravelyork.info/images/content-images/Buses/Park_and_Ride/Park_and_Ride_Map.png

There are also longer distance buses that stop on the main road (e.g. Zap to Leeds, 11 to Bishopthorpe etc)

To update, we caught the number 3 outside York train station and asked the driver. He told us to get off at the Askham P & R and then to walk under the bypass. That wasn't the best idea tbh, we'd have got lost if it hadn't been for a bloke telling us to go over the mound of earth.

A better idea is to get off the stop before at Tesco, walk along the front of the store, then walk up the paved ramp and across the road to the college's entrance.

We also went and asked at college, explaining the situation and if it would be best to go by a bus that goes along the road by the college or stick to No3 park and ride. They suggested sticking to p&r due to the frequency of those buses.

Just thought I'd update in case anyone else ever needs the info.
Thanks for the advice given.