School Trips and School Transportation
Information about school trips to and from school for pupils in primary and secondary school. Your municipality is responsible for school tansport and you need to apply for it from your municipality.
When you are in primary or secondary school, your municipality may, upon application, decide that you have the right to travel to and from school on public transport.
With a school ticket, you can travel two one-way journeys per day with public transport in Umeå. The ticket is valid on all school days. During holiday periods, you cannot travel on the school ticket.
The school ticket must be used as long as you attend the school.
The school ticket is personal and you must be prepared to be able to identify yourself. When travelling with school card, the pupil does not have the right to bring a fellow traveller.
You should keep your school card from primary school when you start secondary school.
General questions and answers about school trips
The card is plastic. It cannot withstand bending. You may not pierce the card. Around the inside of the entire card there is a wire loop. If the card breaks or cracks, the card becomes unusable.
It is your municipality that processes and decides on this.
For you in elementary school - questions and answers
Contact your municipality in order to get a new school card.
If you leave school or move you must contact your municipality regarding school transport.
For you in high school - questions and answers
Apply for school transport at your municipality but keep your school card. If you're granted school transport, you will continue using the same card.
The school card is personal and only valid together with photo identification. If you cannot show identification, the inspector will write down your name, personal identity number and school card number. The second time this happens, you will receive a letter from Länstrafiken asking you to provide an explanation as to why you did not have any identification. If you are unable to identify yourself a third time, Länstrafiken will block your card and you will have to buy a new one at the school's office for SEK 300.
The inspector confiscates the school card and the person who borrowed the card must pay a control fee of currently SEK 1500 as well as a bus ticket for the bus trip in question. You must then buy a new school card for 300 SEK.
Contact your municipality in order to get a new school card.
If you leave school, move or receive a boarding supplement, you must contact your municipality regarding school transport.