Getting To Runshaw

16-19 courses are mostly based on our Leyland campus and Adult courses on our Chorley campus.

Leyland Campus (16-19 Students)

Sixth Form students travelling to our Langdale Road in Leyland campus can apply to use our dedicated bus service, which covers a wide surrounding area, including Chorley, Bolton, Southport, Preston, Wigan, Accrington, Blackburn, Lostock, and Skelmersdale and many others.

Local service buses also run regularly between Chorley, Preston and Leyland and stop close to the college. Services are timed to fit in with the college day. There is also a free shuttle bus between the Leyland and Chorley campuses.

Please email transport@runshaw.ac.uk for more information or if you have any queries about getting to college.

Applying for a bus pass

Current students can apply for a bus pass via the student portal. High school students who have applied for a place at Runshaw can apply for a bus pass via the application portal.

Please note: Students cannot pay daily on the college bus. Those without a college travel ID will have to make their own travel arrangements.

16-19 Bursary Fund

The 16–19 Bursary Fund is for young people from low income households who are experiencing genuine financial hardship while they are at college. The Bursary can contribute towards the cost of the bus pass and essential course equipment.

Travel Updates

The Transport Team are now on Twitter. Follow @Travel2Runshaw for updates and changes to routes. Alerts will also be sent by text, so please ensure that you keep your contact details up to date via the Student Portal.

Student Parking

Please note that car parking is not available to students at the Leyland Campus unless there are exceptional, typically medical, circumstances which necessitate parking on the campus. This does not mean that you are unable to commute by car to the College but that you will need to make arrangements for legal and considerate off campus parking. If you consider that you have exceptional medical circumstances which require you to park on the Leyland campus, you will need to submit a car parking application request for consideration by the College. You will need to organise this in advance of the course starting to avoid parking fines. To request a car parking application form, please email Student Services or call 01772 642058. After 5:00 pm, until the closure of the Leyland campus, there are no restrictions on parking for students and visitors attending evening classes.

Chorley Campus (19+ Students)

Our adult and university courses are based at our Chorley Campus, on Euxton Lane. Our campus is easily accessible by car and public transport, with free parking for students, staff and guests.

By car: we are 5 minutes from J8 M61, or 10 minutes from J28 M6.

By train: The closest station is Buckshaw Parkway (Blackpool to Manchester line). You can reach Preston in 12 minutes, Bolton in 24 minutes and Manchester in 42 minutes.