Transport at Buxton & Leek College
Buxton and Leek College provide several term time college bus routes to enable students who are travelling out of county to access college. Reasons to use our college bus:
- Safe and secure environment to travel for anyone feeling nervous about joining college
- Opportunities to socialise and make friends with other students
- Drivers are DBS checked
- The college can help address queries directly with the bus companies
- Payment plan option available
BLC Bus pass routes
Buses run term time only, Mon – Thurs (to Buxton & Leek Campuses) and Friday (to Leek Campus only).
Timetables for 2023/24 are available here:
- Bus Route 1 (Glossopdale to Buxton)
- Bus Route 3 (Blythe Bridge to Leek & Buxton)
- Bus Route 4 (Bolsover to Buxton)
- Bus Route 8 (Littleover to Buxton)
- Bus Route 10 (Youlgreave to Buxton)
- Bus Route 12 (Hathersage to Buxton)
- Bus Route 58 (Macclesfield to Buxton)
- Bus Route 108 & 9 (Ashbourne to Leek)
- Bus Route 199 (Stockport to Buxton) Please see travel disruption below.
- Transpeak TP2/TP3 (Derby to Buxton)
Travel Disruption:
Road closed: Buxton Road (A6), Disley
Date: Tuesday 30th April to Friday 3rd May 2024 – between 9am and 4pm each day.
Skyline 199 from Buxton – will operate through Furness Vale to Newtown and New Mills, but instead of operating via Albion Road back to Newtown, will divert via B6101 Hague Bar Road through Hague Bar, onto Strines Road and through Strines (B6101) towards Marple, where it will continue on B6101 Stockport Road, left at E & J Sutton Pet Shop onto Hibbert Lane, continue on Upper Hibbert Lane (Hawk Green) on to Windlehurst Road (Marpleridge), continue on Windlehurst Road through Windlehurst, where it will re-join its normal line of route at The Horse Shoe Inn on High Lane.
Skyline 199 from Manchester Airport will operate the reverse of the above.
Please note, the following stops will not be served:
- Swan Hotel, Peveril Gardens, Overdale Road, Greenshall Lane in Newtown.
- Buxton Rd, White Lion PH, The Albert Hotel in Danebank.
- Ram’s Head Hotel, Railway Station, offices, Lyme Park, Park Road in Disley.
- Alders Road, Carr Brow, Brookside Lane, Dog & Partridge in High Lane.
Customers should expect longer than normal journey times (anywhere up to 25 minutes), whilst the diversion is in place.
BLC CONNECTING BUS ROUTES
Free term time services for students:
Please note that these timetables may be subject to change.
TRANSPORT INCIDENT PROCESS FOR STUDENTS
If your college bus does not arrive on time, please follow the Transport Incident Process for Students here.
Bus Tracker Apps
High Peak have added some of the college bus routes to their Bus Tracker App.
The routes covered are the U1, U3, U4, U5 (morning & evening), 199 and 58.
The D&G bus tracker app covers the 108 service.
For further information about the Bus Tracker Apps, please click here.
BLC COLLEGE BUS TERMS OF USE AND CODE OF CONDUCT
PLEASE FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH THE BLC COLLEGE BUS TERMS OF USE AND CODE OF CONDUCT. ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLY WITH THE TRANSPORT CODE OF CONDUCT AND ANY BREACHES MAY BE DEALT WITH THROUGH THE COLLEGE DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE.
Frequently asked Questions
- I have another question, who can I contact?
If you have any questions about bus passes or bus pass payments, please contact the FE Curriculum Support Team:
- Email: fecurricsupport@derby.ac.uk
- Phone: 0800 074 0099 (option 1)
- Visit the Student Centre at Buxton Campus or Leek Campus Main Reception.