Staff Travel Offers

 Announcement There will be changes to bus services and subsidised travel at Oxford Brookes for the 2025/26 academic year.

Read more on our dedicated travel webpage

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Oxford Brookes University staff can take advantage of a range of local and national transport offers.

Visit "mylifestyle" you can find all of the benefits and perks available to you as an employee of Oxford Brookes University including travel offers.

Visit the Travelling by bus, cycling or train webpages for local travel information.

Oxford Park & Rides - A deal which provides discounted parking and bus travel at Oxford’s park and rides has been extended to April 2024. A combined ticket, which covers both parking and return bus travel to the city centre, offers a reduced price of £4 for a car with one adult, or £5 for a car and two adults. Further information can be found on the Oxfordshire County Council website.

Contact us

Transport Team

transport@brookes.ac.uk

Bike offers

Bike maintenance: Bike Doctor

The Bike Doctor offers an on-campus, while-you-wait maintenance and repair service. Labour is free - you only need to pay for parts.

Further details are available in the Travelling by bicycle page.

Bike discounts: Brookes ID card

Show your valid University ID to the following cycle company for the associated discounts.

  • 10% in-store discount on new bikes from Walton Street Cycles
  • 10% of cycle hire charges with Bainton Bikes

Bike offer: See.Sense bike light

See.Sense is a national bike light and accessory company, using their intelligent bike lights in a smart cycling project to improve local cycling infrastructure.

Oxford Brookes University has partnered with See.Sense to provide you with a 20% discount on See.Sense lights (ICON3 & BEAM/BEAM+). This can be claimed by getting in touch directly with See.Sense or by simply placing an order using your university email address. 

Staff: Cycle-to-Work Scheme (tax-free bicycles and equipment)

Qualifying staff can purchase a bicycle (and accessories) tax-free. The amount is paid off monthly as a deduction from your gross salary. For full details of the scheme, please visit the MyLifestyle Hub benefits platform.

Staff: Cyclists expenses claim

Remember if you are member of staff travelling for business travel, you can make a expenses claim of 20p a mile. Just fill in an expenses claim form as normal.

Staff: Interest-free loans for travel tickets and bicycles

Staff on contracts of 12 months or longer are able to apply for an interest-free loan through the University in order to cover the cost of public transport season tickets. The maximum loan amount is £5000 for travel tickets, and £2000 for bicycles, with the cost repaid over 12 monthly salary deductions.

To apply for a loan, download and complete the Staff Loan Form. The form and costs of annual bus travel products can be found in the useful forms box at the top of the page. The form will need to be signed by yourself and your line manager. Completed forms can then be scanned and attached in an email to Transport Services.

Price list for annual travel tickets (365 days)


If the loan is covering a season bus ticket

Transport Services will contact the applicable bus company and University Payroll and notify you once the bus company has issued the pass.

You will be liable for any outstanding payments should you leave the University before finishing the repayments. If you wish to keep the ticket, the remaining payments will be deducted from your final salary payment. If you do not wish to keep the card, hand it in to the Transport Services team who will arrange a cancellation. A refund for the outstanding duration of the ticket may be issued, however, this would be at the discretion of the bus company who issued the ticket.

If the loan is covering a season train ticket or bicycle

Transport Services will contact University Payroll, who will place the total amount in your bank account. You will then need to purchase the ticket and once purchased, you will need to forward the receipt (or scanned copy) to Transport Services.

As you will be purchasing the rail ticket or bicycle directly from the applicable company, you will be liable for any outstanding payments should you leave the University before finishing the repayments.

National Union of Students: TOTUM account

Just like students, University staff able to apply for an NUS TOTUM account and enjoy a range of offers, including travel and transport offers from national travel providers.

Discounts include rail and coach providers as well as holidays, car rental and insurance.