If you are in full time education, you live in South Yorkshire, and you travel over three miles from home to your school – two miles if you are under eight years old – you MAY qualify for a Zero Fare Pass. This is just as it sounds – a pass that gives free travel on public transport to and from school.
If your school is outside South Yorkshire, the pass is only valid as far as the county boundary.
Who to contact
To find out more, contact your Local Education Authority:
Barnsley - 01226 773584 or 773590
Doncaster - 01302 736080
Rotherham - 01709 822649
Sheffield - 0114 273 5831 (under 16s only)
Sheffield - 0114 273 5479 (16 and over)
If you don’t meet your local authority’s rules for receiving a free Zero Fare Pass, you can buy one yourself and pay by monthly instalments. For more information about the pass and what it costs, call Concessions & Ticketing on 0114 2211419 or email zerofares@sypte.co.uk with details of your child's name, address, age, the school they are attending and the number of buses/trams they catch to school.
If you lose your pass you can get a replacement by following our Lost Pass Procedure.
The code of conduct is a condition of use for a Zero Fare Pass. Non-compliance with this code may result in the withdrawal of the pass and payment of the full adult fare. View the Zero Fare code of conduct for further information (PDF, 401Kb)