Transport To and From Europa

We encourage families to use the school buses, walk or cycle to Europa wherever possible

Parent-Run school buses

There are two bus organisations: Bus-Link Oxford-Culham (BLOC) and Culham Bus Club (CBC). Both organisations are run independently by parents and operate different bus routes:

  • BLOC operates Routes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 11 which are mostly north-bound towards Oxford.
  • CBC operates Routes 5, 6, 7 and 8 which are mostly south-bound.

Although BLOC and CBC remain separate organisations, bookings and information for all routes are now managed through the same website:

esuk.vectare.co.uk

Please use this website to view routes and timetables, enquire about prices and availability, and book your child’s place.

The school assists children up to Year 3 in getting onto the correct bus in the afternoon. We therefore require parents to inform us once they have received confirmation of a place on the bus for their child. Please note that the bus organisers do not inform the school; it is the parents’ responsibility to update us.

Please email bus@europaschool.uk with the bus and days your child will be using. You do not need to inform the school about your morning routine.

Steps for transport

  1. Enrol and book via esuk.vectare.co.uk
  2. Confirm that your child’s place has been booked
  3. Let the school know which days and which bus your child will be taking

For route descriptions and other transport information, please refer to esuk.vectare.co.uk.

Considerations

Please make sure your child is mature enough to be on the bus.
The bus driver is the only monitor.
The children have to stay in their seat with a seat-belt on and follow the driver’s instructions.
For young children, days are very long and they become very tired.

For Reception children, check with the teachers if your child is mature enough to take the bus.
Let them settle in school for a term before taking the afternoon bus.
The children stay 45 minutes longer at school, and they are very tired at the end of the school day.

For all Reception to year 3, notify bus@europaschool.uk of your child’s routine. Do not deviate from it apart from emergencies.
There is more flexibility from year 4 onward, when children are more mature.

In total we have now over 300 children taking the bus, so it is a very busy end of day.

Changes

For Reception to year 3, you must inform the school of any changes in the routine the day before the day of the change at the latest.
The bus list is downloaded after lunch everyday and needs to be finalised by 2pm. Ideally fill in the google form for any straightforward changes (changes in bus usage 2026-27), either routine or one-off, or email bus@europaschool.uk.
In case of an emergency after 12.30pm please call Reception directly. Do not email or fill in the form as it may not be seen in time.

If there is any doubt, the child will kept at school.

Free School Transport provided by the county council.

To check whether your child is eligible, please click here.

Drop off and Pick up information for Parents

Travel and accommodation information

Trains

There is a small train station about 15 minutes walk from the school. Please check the timetables carefully as there are not many trains stopping.

Click here for timetables and more information
You may also want to consider booking via Trainline

Local Bus

Bus 45.  This is a public bus which anyone can use.