Transport

Smooth and safe travel arrangements are a top priority, whether your child is travelling across the globe or just a few miles down the road. With decades of experience, we’re committed to providing tailored support to ensure every journey between home and school is as seamless as possible.

Local Transport Services

Lancing pupils arrive at the College from a wide range of home locations. Where feasible, the College would like to encourage parents to use the bus service. This helps alleviate potential traffic congestion on the College site at peak times, has the obvious environmental benefit of general traffic reduction, and is more cost effective for parents rather than using their own vehicles.

All routes operate to and from the College Monday to Friday. The buses aim to arrive at the College by 08.10 each morning and depart at 18.05 in the evening. Please note that on the Friday evening of an Exeat weekend, the vehicles leave the College at 16.00.

On Saturdays, the service ONLY operates in the morning, arriving at College for 08.35.

Lancing College is now partnering with Vectare, a specialist school transport management company, to improve our transport offering. All bookings for the school bus routes are made via our online booking system, which can be viewed at lancingcollege.vectare.co.uk .

The website online booking platform also incorporates an interactive journey planner which allows you to enter your postcode and find your closest stop. Transport on the school bus service must be arranged in advance and is paid for through the Lancing College Vectare online booking system.

Bookings will open for new parents in July 2026.

Convenient Routes

Covering key locations, with specific adjustments for exeat weekends, half terms, and end-of-term travel.

Flexible Options

Families can book one-way or round-trip journeys for the term, with sibling discounts and occasional bookings available where space permits.

Safe and Reliable

All drivers are DBS-checked, and vehicles are maintained to meet stringent safety standards.

For those further afield Families

Transfers to the College are undertaken by our preferred taxi company, which need to be pre-booked by the parent or guardian via our online booking platform, Vectare: Taxi booking form

One of the key benefits of Vectare is the ability to request a taxi directly. Your request is then directed to our preferred provider, Brighton and Hove Radio Cabs, with all the information they need to be able to confirm your child’s taxi. This real-time contact ensures that you can plan your child’s transportation more efficiently.

Once your request has been completed, you will receive contact from Brighton and Hove Radio Cabs with a quote. Once you have accepted their quote, you will receive driver confirmation, together with a contact number and registration plate of your booked taxi at least 24 hours prior to your trip.

Brighton and Hove Radio Cabs can be contacted on 01273 414141.

All their drivers have an enhanced DBS check.

Taxi booking guide

For international students, we offer robust support to make travel as seamless as possible for both parents and children:

Airport Transfers

A coach is available for larger groups between Lancing and Gatwick (40 minutes) or Heathrow (75 minutes) airports at the end of each term.

For individual needs, we can help with cost-effective shared taxi services, (when booked via our online booking platform), with other pupils travelling on similar flights.

We also offer an accompanied school coach pick-up service from Heathrow airport at the start of each new term – subject to the number of requests.

These are bookable via our online departures and arrivals form which is sent to parents/guardians 2-3 weeks before each school holiday/exeat weekend.

Visa Assistance

As a UKVI-licensed sponsor, we ensure that pupils have the correct visas and provide detailed travel letters to families before each holiday.

Unaccompanied Minor Support

We liaise closely with parents, guardians, and Housemasters/Housemistresses to provide tailored support, ensuring every child feels secure throughout their journey.

Airports: The closest airport is London Gatwick followed by London Heathrow
Train Station: Our nearest train station is Shoreham by Sea which has direct trains to both London and Brighton

For any travel-related queries, please contact our Transport Manager: Kirsty Brown

T 01273 465953 E kbrown@lancing.org.uk

Bicycles

Pupils are responsible for maintaining the safe condition of their own bicycles. Parents are kindly requested to ensure that their child’s bicycle is properly insured. Students should lock their bikes up at the designated bike racks around the school site. In addition, all pupils riding bicycles must wear a helmet.

Skateboards

For the safety and wellbeing of everyone, skateboards, hoverboards, and similar devices are not permitted on or within the school grounds.

Cars, motorcycles etc

No motor vehicle may be brought to school without the express consent of the Senior Deputy Head. Such consent is granted only with parental agreement and exclusively for Sixth Form pupils. Furthermore, no pupil may drive a car with another pupil as a passenger without written permission from the parents of all involved. This permission must be communicated to the relevant Housemaster(s)/Housemistress(es) and confirmed by the Senior Deputy Head.

Pupils may drive or be driven in a car only in the following circumstances:

When accompanied by a parent or another pupil’s parent (with the prior consent of their own parents).
For official driving lessons, with permission from the HMM.
With special permission from the Senior Deputy Head following a written application from the parents.

These guidelines apply to all motor vehicles.