Sustainable School Travel

Walking and cycling are much healthier ways of getting to school than riding in a car. Children who get exercise and fresh air on their way to school are more alert and attentive in class (ask any teacher). That means they get a flying start in school.

The links below provide resources to allow you to give your children the best possible start to the school day.

Walking

Find your best route by looking at This is an internal link icon. maps of your area.

For information about a flexible scheme to reduce car journeys to school and to get children active, see the This is a PDF document icon. Walk on Wednesday (1 Mb) leaflet.

Cycling

Cycling routes are shown on the interactive This is an internal link icon. On-line Cycling Map page.

By Bus

Not everyone lives close enough to cycle or walk to school, that’s where buses come in! If you want to find out where buses go to from near you, take a look at the This is an internal link icon. bus map movie.

To plan a journey once you have found out what bus is probably best for you, you might want to use the journey planner, provided by Travel South Yorkshire. To find out how, use this link:

This is a PDF document icon. How to use the Journey Planner (605 Kb)

This is an external link icon Timetables and journey planner for bus, Supertram and train services (Traveline)