Transport & Bursaries
Callywith College is working in partnership with Cornwall Council and Sustrans (the UK’s sustainable transport charity - www.sustrans.org.uk) to promote active, sustainable travel to college and to reduce congestion. Choosing to travel on foot or by bicycle reduces air pollution and traffic congestion, whilst saving you money and keeping you fit. Using public transport also helps reduce your carbon footprint, so check out your travel options below and play your part in making Bodmin a better place to study.
Buses, Timetables & Bus Pass Payments Bursary and Subsidised Bus Pass Trains & Public Routes
Driving to College Walking & Cycling to College
Buses are a great, environmentally friendly way to get to college especially with the launch of the first electric buses being introduced into Cornwall in summer 2025.
For the 2025/26 academic year, the college is pleased to announce a new partnership with Stagecoach South West and RideTandem. Students and parents will use the RideTandem app for all college transport ticketing and travel management. This will replace the College Online Store and Go Cornwall Bus app used in previous years.
The Callywith College bus pass provides travel on your nominated route into and out of college at the beginning and end of the day, and now to a number of major Cornish towns at midday.
Information about bus passes and timetables can be found below.
Callywith subsidises the cost of bus passes for all students and offers significant bursaries to further reduce the costs for students from lower income households. For more information and to apply, please see our bursary page.
2025-26 Terms of Registration
Please read the Terms of Registration for a Callywith College 2025-26 bus pass below:
Terms of Registration 2025-26
Bus Timetables 2025-26
Details of 2025-26 timetables, bus routes and stops from 5th January 2026 can be found here. (Updated December 2025)
Further information regarding bus routes and codes can be found here.
Bus Pass Payments 2025-26 Using RideTandem
For the 2025/26 academic year, students and parents will use the RideTandem app for all college transport ticketing and travel management. This will replace the College Online Store and Go Cornwall Bus app used in previous years. Passes will go on sale on Friday 6th June through the app. The RideTandem app can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play Store.
Full details of bus pass ticket options, payment options and costs for 2025-26 can be found here.
Through the RideTandem app, you can:
- Purchase your bus ticket.
- Access your digital pass to scan on and off buses.
- Manage travel details and receive service updates including adverse weather announcements.
- Track your bus with enhanced real time map data.
- Parent/guardian notifications of when their child boards the bus and when the bus arrives at college, for added peace of mind.
Parent & Guardian Guide - Step-by-step instructions, including how to make a payment.
Student Guide - For students activating a pass.
Student Purchase Guide - For students buying and activating their own pass.
RideTandem & bus pass FAQs
Note: If a student regularly needs to use two different college bus routes due to shared living arrangements, please purchase a pass for one route, and then contact us at transport@callywith.ac.uk
Payment Options
To mitigate the impact of rising costs and provide additional flexibility for payments we have drastically altered and improved our ticketing and payment options to help spread the cost of transport over the year and are offering several new products. In addition to annual or termly payments, we are now introducing monthly instalment options for passes as follows:
Annual Pass - Single payment or 4 instalments – June, July, August & September
Two Term Pass - Single payment or 6 instalments – June, July, August, September, October & November
Autumn Term Pass - Single payment or 4 instalments – June, July, August & September
Spring Term Pass - Single payment or 3 instalments – October, November & December
Summer Term Pass - Single payment or 3 instalments – February, March & April
Bodmin Only Pass - Single payment or 4 instalments – June, July, August & September
The June instalment must be paid by 14th June 2025. These passes can still be purchased after this date, but the payment will be split into 3 or 5 instalments depending on the product. The payment will then automatically be taken on 14th of the month. One-off / single payments for the annual, two-term or autumn pass must be paid no later than 14th September 2025. Full details can be found here.
Transport Enquiries
For general transport enquiries, please email transport@callywith.ac.uk or call 01208 224000.
RideTandem 24 hour help line - hello@ridetandem.com or WhatsApp / phone - 01933812235.
Stagecoach - 0345 241 8000 between 08.00 - 18.00.
Callywith subsidises the cost of our bespoke transport for all students and offers significant bursaries to further reduce the costs for students from lower income households.
We can provide bursaries to contribute towards bus pass costs based on total net annual household income. For more information and to apply for a bursary, visit our bursary page.
In certain circumstances, using public transport may be a better option for students. Details regarding Cornwall Council’s Post-16 Travel Assistance can be found here. Please check public route availability and ticket pricing from September – we are expecting reduced services and significant price increases compared with current arrangements.
For students who may choose to travel by train to Bodmin Parkway, we recommend applying for the 16-18 Railcard, which provides discounted fares across Cornwall. Full details can be found on the GWR website: www.gwr.com. Students can use the Bodmin Only pass to access Callywith buses from Bodmin Parkway or access public network connection services offered by Transport for Cornwall.
Alternatively, why not bring your bike on the train and use the cycle routes between the station and the College (approximately 25 minutes’ ride)? You’ll need to make a booking for your bike if it’s a high-speed train, otherwise the carriage of bikes is at the operator’s discretion.
More information on driving to college and parking permits, can be found here.
Walking or cycling is a simple, environmentally friendly and free way to fit exercise into your day. The town centre is only a 10-15 minute walk or cycle away, so why not beat the traffic and give it a try? There is covered cycle storage at the campus and showers/ changing facilities are available. Dedicated traffic-free routes serving the town’s colleges are marked on the Bodmin active travel map www.cornwall.gov.uk/activetravel. Other traffic-free connections to College include the Camel trail from Padstow, Wadebridge and St Breward. www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornishway
