Hopper buses
The University of Nottingham provides free hopper bus services that run between the main University Park Campus and Jubilee, Sutton Bonington and King's Meadow campuses, and the Royal Derby Hospital.
The hopper buses use a ‘tap-on’ system, so if you have your university card with you, please tap the card reader machine next to the driver. If you don’t have a card, the driver will manually record your journey.
From 28 October 2023 we are trialling a free evening hopper bus service to Lenton and Beeston from University Park and Jubilee Campus - find out more below.
Staff and students travelling to Nottingham City Hospital are also able to travel free of charge on the Medilink service - simply show your University card.
Changes to the 901 hopper services to / from Kegworth due to roadworks
From 7 May 2024 to 12 May 2024 inclusive there are evening road closures on Station Road, Kegworth between 20:00 – 06:00 daily.
When the evening road closure is in place, 901 hopper services from Sutton Bonington Campus to Kegworth will operate on a diversion route via Sutton Bonington Village, Zouch Road, the A6 to Kegworth Market Place. From Kegworth Market Place, 901 services will travel back to Sutton Bonington Campus via Derby Road, Side Leys, Nottingham Road, the A6, Zouch Road and Sutton Bonington Village.
While the bus is operating on this diversion route, the Anchor bus stops on Station Road in Kegworth will not be served by Hopper buses, and the hopper bus will not be able to serve the request only stops on Station Road (Mill Road and Station Road stops).
Timetables will not be affected.
Day time (pre-20:00) 901 hopper sevices will operate on their usual route.
901 hopper services between University Park and Sutton Bonington should not be impacted by these roadworks.
902 Request only bus stop to connect with Gregory Street tram stop
On route from KMC to University Park, the 902 hopper bus can drop off passengers at the bus stop next to Gregory Street tram stop. This is a request only stop so on boarding please make the bus driver aware that you would like to get off the bus at the Gregory Street tram stop.
Evening bus service trial extended to the summer term
Since October 2023 we have been trialling a free evening hopper bus service to Lenton and Beeston from University Park and Jubilee Campus. The new 906 hopper service operates Monday-Sunday throughout term time. Due to the service's popularity, the trial has now been extended to run throughout the summer term.
The 906 leaves George Green Library every hour from 7.30pm – 10.30pm and serves bus stops across University Park, Jubilee Campus, Lenton and Beeston, including:
- George Green Library and the Union Shop (for the Hallward Library) on University Park
- The Exchange at Jubilee Campus
- Ilkeston Road (Faraday Road and Albert Grove stops) and Derby Road (Canning Circus and Savoy Cinema stops) in Lenton
- Humber Road and Middle Street (Jessamine Court stop) in Beeston
The full timetable and route map are available below.
The 906 restarts for the summer term on Monday 29 April. There will be no service on the two May Bank Holiday dates of Monday 6 May and Monday 27 May.
901 Service update – NET Parking Enforcement at Clifton Park & Ride car park
We have been made aware that NET (the Nottingham tram operators) are taking enforcement action (vehicle clamping with a £140 release fee) against people that are parking at Clifton Park & Ride (P&R) and catching the 901 hopper bus.
Reminder to all UoN students and staff that parking at the Clifton Park & Ride car park is NOT free for Hopper bus users.
Clifton P&R is a tram-based P&R which means that free parking is for tram users not bus users.
NET have advised UoN that any Hopper bus users who want to use the Clifton P&R as a car park will need to buy a day pass for the tram. Users will need to provide evidence that they have a valid tram pass for the day they are parking if challenged by NET’s car park attendants at Clifton P&R. The latest advice from NET states that if you purchase your tram pass via the NET GO app, then you can register your vehicle registration plate on the app - see the NET Support website for more information.
The Hopper bus primarily stops at Clifton P&R to provide Sutton Bonington Campus with a public transport connection to the Tram which can be used to connect to Nottingham City Centre.
If not being able to park for free at Clifton Park & Ride impacts your ability to get to work / study then you can look for alternative ways to travel via a free Personalised Travel Plan, and eligible students and staff can apply for a UoN car park permit .
Read more about the purpose of the University's hopper bus service [PDF]