Open Day and Offer Holder Event discounts

Travel discounts

To help make attending our events as accessible as possible, we offer support with travel costs and have partnered with transport and local restaurants to provide discounts for Open Day and Offer Holder Events attendees.

Claim up to £50 towards your travel costs

Find out how to claim back some of your travel costs via our reimbursement scheme.

How to claim

Great Western Railway (GWR)

Open day attendees travelling on select Great Western Railway (GWR) services are eligible for 20% off when purchasing Advance tickets.

Use the code UWEOPENDAY26 to redeem the discount on your booking.

This discount is available on fares on the day of your open day and seven days before and after. These set times and dates of travel are non-exchangeable and non-refundable, and please note that Advance tickets are not always available for short distance journeys. The origin of your journey must be within the GWR network and your destination must be Bristol Temple Meads or Bristol Parkway. Tickets must be purchased by 18:00 the day before travel.

Anyone purchasing the tickets will need proof of event attendance to show a ticket inspector when requested. This discount can be combined with the 16-25 railcard.

National Express

You’ll get a discount of 20% if you travel with National Express. You can travel from any location to either Bristol Bus and Coach Station in the city centre or UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus. To book your ticket go to the National Express website and use code UWE20.

Book your coach ticket

Terms and conditions

• Discount only valid for visitors travelling to Open Days or Offer Holder Days at University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
• Discount only valid for visitors travelling to Open Days or Offer Holder Days on 21 March, 25 April, 6 June, 10 October and 21 November 2026.
• Redeemable from any location to University of the West of England Frenchay Interchange, Stand A or Bristol Bus and Coach Station.
• Only valid for travel to Open Days or Offer Holder Days on the following dates: 20-22 March, 24-26 April, 5-7 June, 9-11 October and 20-22 November 2026.
• Must book at least 72 hours in advance.
• Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer including Coachcards.
• Offer cannot be used on third-party services.
• Read the full National Express terms and conditions.
• All tickets are issued and all passengers are carried subject to National Express' General Conditions of Carriage.

First Bus

We offer a limited number of free bus tickets for travelling to and from your Open Day. Just email us to request a code. We're giving codes away on a first come, first served basis, so be quick. This offer applies to travel in the city of Bristol only. You won't need a free bus ticket for travel from Bristol Parkway or Bristol Temple Meads. There will be free shuttle buses from these rail stations to the Open Day.