YOzone

With a YOzone card young people under 18 years old can travel on most buses within the York area at a reduced cost, compared to adult fares and passes; simply show your YOzone card to the bus driver each time you buy or use a child or young person's ticket or pass.

Find out about:

YOzone 11-16 cards
YOzone 16-18 cards
Applying for a YOzone card
Update your YOzone 11-16 card to a 16-18 card
Replacing your YOzone card

YOzone 11-16

The YOzone 11-16 card is available for free to any young person aged 11 to 16 years, who lives or studies in the City of York Council area.

YOzone 11-16 cards are valid until 31 August after your 16th birthday.

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YOzone 16-18

The YOzone 16-18 card is available for free to any young person aged 16 to 18 years, who lives or studies in the City of York Council area.

Apply for your YOzone 16-18 card during August, when you've completed Year 11 of school, and as soon as you know which school or college you'll be attending in Year 12.

YOzone 16-18 cards are valid until the last day before your 19th birthday.

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Get a YOzone card

Apply online for for your first YOzone card or update your address via our travel passes portal.

Apply for a YOzone card

Alternatively, contact the Bus Passes Team to request a postal application form, or find out how to request services in an accessible format.

To complete an online application for a YOzone card, you'll need to:

create an account in our travel pass portal
provide a digital photograph (either from files stored on your device, or using the camera on your device) - get GOV.UK information about digital ID photographs
provide a digital copy of your passport or birth certificate, as proof of your age (either from files stored on your device, or using the camera on your device)
check you have access to, or have prepared documents before starting the online form

Please allow 10 working days for your application to be processed.

We'll send your YOzone card to your address, by post.

Please note: we are under a duty to protect the public funds we administer. By completing a YOzone application, you give permission for us to use the information you provide for the improvement of financial management and the prevention and detection of fraud. We may also share information with other bodies administering public funds solely for these purposes. When you complete a YOzone application we'll verify your details against the current student roll. Please read the Concessionary Bus Passes Privacy Notice.

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Update your YOzone card to a 16-18 card

If your YOzone 11-16 card is about to expire and you’d like to apply for a YOzone 16-18 card, we are currently unable to process these through the online portal.

Please email buspass@york.gov.uk with your name, address, an up-to-date photo, and confirmation of the sixth form or college you’ll be attending in Year 12 so we can send you a new card.

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