Riverside College, Kingsway Campus, Widnes, WA8 7QQ

Important Information for the end of term (June 2025):

The college buses will stop running on – Friday 27th June. The buses will restart in September for the beginning of the 2025/2026 academic year.

Important Information for the start of term:

1. MAP YOUR ROUTE: Please ensure you have used the tools below under Timetables to map your journey to College. Please re check your timetables as some have changed.
2. END OF DAY: The end of day pick up locations and times will be on posters in reception – please check them at the end of the day. Please note College now finishes at 1.30pm on a Friday and the buses pick up between 1.40pm and 1.50pm.
3. TRACKING YOUR BUSES LOCATION: Track your bus using the Warrington’s Own Buses APP by downloading it at the App Store or Google Play it is called Touch and Go Warrington.
4. ADDITIONAL COACHES: Please note we have coaches following some of the buses as we expect that these buses may get full – please see below where the coaches start against the buses identified and if the bus is full wait for the Ashcrofts coach.

ADDITIONAL COACHES:

Student Transport

At Riverside College we aim to ensure that your journey is a smooth one by providing you with:

A FREE Warrington’s Own Buses bus pass for the academic year 24/25 if you live more than 1.5 miles away from college. Warrington’s Own Buses run the college services listed below.

21 dedicated, direct bus services at the beginning and end of the college day services by Warrington’s Own Buses from the following areas:

• Widnes
• Runcorn
• St Helens
• Rainhill
• Warrington
• Stockton Heath
• Knowsley
• Halewood
• Huyton
• Liverpool
• Helsby
• Frodsham

Timetables

Students using one of the Warrington’s Own Buses routes can use the company’s mapping tool to map their journey: https://www.warringtonsownbuses.co.uk/riverside-college

For the Ashcroft’s 26/26A timetable, and to look at any other provider timetables such as Arriva please click here: https://www3.halton.gov.uk/Pages/publictransport/bus-timetables.aspx or visit the pages below.

For more information on all Arriva bus services serving the Colleges and details of Arriva tickets, visit: arrivabus.co.uk or call 0344 800 44 11.

The College buses run during term time and will finish for the summer on Friday 14th July 2023.

How and when will I get my bus pass?

If you are a returning student and you had a Warrington’s Own Bus pass last year you will automatically be issued one this year. This QR code is unique to you and therefore your ID card acts as your bus pass. If you did not have a pass last year but wish to have one this year (and you live more than 1.5 miles away from your campus and are studying a substantial course), please see the Bursary team in Programme Management to apply. You will be able to travel on the buses without your pass until you have been given your new ID card during your first week.

If it is your first year, you will be issued your FREE Warrington’s Own Buses bus pass at enrolment. The bus pass will be printed as a QR code on your College ID card. Your College ID card is also your bus pass, so you must keep it safe and you will need it with you to access Warrington’s Own Buses services by scanning it on the bus. If for any reason at enrolment you do not get a pass on your ID card and you wanted one and are eligible, please see the Bursary/Bus Pass team in Programme Management.

Bus Services NOT subsidised by the College:

• If you would like an Arriva pass you can apply for one directly with them, please see the button in the menu below for more details.
• If you are travelling within the Liverpool City Region (Halton, Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens and Sefton) and wish to pay daily for your travel and travel using different bus providers, the best option is a daily My Ticket at £2.20 per day. Just ask for a My Ticket on the bus.