Discounts & Offers for Commuter Students
Make your travel time easier, reduce the cost of your commute and take advantage of the many student discounts available to support your life as a commuter student.
Take advantage of the many student offers and discounts available to you. Most are free to access and every pound saved, can go towards travel and living costs.
The main students discount providers are free to join and require verification with your University email address.
Covers discounts from fashion, tech, travel, food and health and wellbeing brands – new codes and offers are added all of the time.
Offers include tech deals, free food delivery, health & fitness and travel deals including 20% off Flixbus, 15% off Train Pal and up to 10% of train fares with Train Pal.
TOTUM offer a paid service and also a free tier to their subscription options. The free tier gives you access to many online offers without paying anything. Start there. Only upgrade to the paid TOTUM+ card if the maths in the paid-card section works for you.
There are a number of sustainable ways to travel to campus.
Travel responsibly and cheaply with railcards and discounts available whether you cycle, travel by train, bus or car.
Eating on campus
Commuting to uni? Make Clever Cuisine part of your day
Make time for good food, catch up with friends and get more out of your time on campus with Clever Cuisine meal plans.
Whether you're travelling in for lectures, spending the day in the library or staying on campus for a society event, having your meals sorted can make university life that little bit easier.
With Clever Cuisine, you can enjoy freshly prepared meals, a choice of dishes and convenient dining across campus venues. Simply use your Campus Card to swipe for a discounted meal, without having to worry about paying for each one individually.
A meal plan will help you save time not having to prepare and pack lunch every day. It will encourage you to have a nutritionally balanced hot meal on the go, help you manage your budget while allowing time to make connections and turn meal times into a chance to catch up with friends, connect with new people and take a proper break from studying.
There's a plan to suit your routine. Choose from three, seven, 14 or unlimited meal swipes per week, depending on your needs and budget. If you don’t want to commit to a plan you can pay as you go in all of the food outlets on campus – check out the daily menu’s and charges.
The Student Financial Support Team have a limited number of free Meal Plans they can offer to students during the semester if you are in unexpected financial hardship.
Eating off campus
Many places to eat offer discounts for students – this could include food to travel with on your commute or if you are grabbing breakfast or a meal before heading home. Here is a round-up of some of the best food discounts:
Save the Student, UNiDAYS and Student Beans present a huge choice of places offering food, drink, and take away discounts for students.
Supermarkets Including Co-op, Morrisons, Iceland and M&S offer discounts to your weekly shop or food on the go.
When you eat or shop anywhere, remember to ask if they offer students a discount. Some places may not advertise their offers, but allow you to claim one upon presentation of your students card or status verification in the student app.
Check out the Student Local Guide, written by students with recommendations of places in to eat and socialise in Reading.
Too Good To Go
Too Good To Go is an app that lets you buy surplus food from nearby cafés, restaurants, bakeries, and shops at a discount, helping keep it from being thrown away. You browse available “Surprise Bags,” pay in the app, then pick one up during the listed time window. The exact food is usually a surprise, since it depends on what the business has left over from the day.