The clocks go back in late October and the nights start getting darker. To make it easy to get back home to Lenton and Beeston, a free evening hopper bus service is being trialled which will stop at libraries and other key locations on both University Park and Jubilee campuses.

The new 906 bus route will operate daily throughout term time from Saturday 28 October 2023 – Thursday 28 March 2024.

The hopper will run from George Green Library every hour from 7.30pm - 10.30pm and will serve bus stops across University Park, Jubilee Campus, Lenton and Beeston, including:

• University Park (George Green Library, Hallward Library, Conference Centre, West Entrance stops)
• Jubilee campus (The Exchange)
• Ilkeston Road, Lenton (Faraday Road, Albert Grove stops)
• Derby Road, Lenton (Canning Circus, Savoy Cinema stops)
• Humber Road, Beeston (Humber Road stop)
• Middle Street, Beeston (Jessamine Court stop)

View the full timetable

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. This will allow the team to review usage during the trial period. If you’re on campus in the evenings, please do try using the new service and share your feedback.

“With the approach of winter comes shorter days and often tighter finances, with our student population feeling no relief from the ongoing cost of living crisis. The university’s new 906 hopper bus service, which visits two of our most popular student areas, ensures that feeling safer during the longer evenings comes at no cost to our students.” - Poppy Read-Pitt, SU Community Officer

For students based at Sutton Bonington, the 901 hopper bus runs from University Park to Clifton, Sutton Bonington Campus and Kegworth throughout the evening with the last bus leaving just after midnight.

If you are travelling home after the bus services have concluded, you can find guidance on personal safety and the Safer Taxi Scheme on the Living in the Community webpages.

Details of the library opening hours for 2023/24 including periods of extended hours can be found on the Libraries website.