Sustainable travel
Making more sustainable travel choices is a simple way to reduce your carbon footprint. At Birmingham City University (BCU), we're committed to reducing our travel emissions. That's why we carried out our latest travel survey in 2024, to see how we're doing and where we can improve. Following this survey, we've created our travel plan, which sets ambitious targets for changing the way we travel at BCU by 2030.
The figures below are highlights from the Travel Plan and survey.
44% of BCU students travel to uni by bus
5% decrease in staff travelling in single-occupancy car since 2022
11% decrease in students travelling by car since 2018
Cost is the main reason affecting choice of transport for staff and students
Sustainable travel plan
BCU’s 2025-30 Travel Plan aims to reduce transport-related carbon emissions, improve the health and wellbeing of students and staff, and encourage sustainable travel across our City Centre, City South, and satellite campuses. Developed with input from surveys, stakeholder interviews, and policy reviews, the plan contributes to our net-zero ambitions.
Sustainable travel guides
Download one of our sustainable travel guides to find out the best ways to travel.
City Centre campus travel guide
City Centre sustainable travelTravelling to City South campus
City South campus travel guideTravelling between campuses
Intercampus travel guideGo Green Travel Guide
Sustainable travel can make a huge difference to the environment, boost your health, and save you money.
Check out our Go Green Travel Guide which helps you navigate around our sports facilities in a sustainable way.