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UHL Hospital Hopper
 
Centrebus provides the popular Hospital Hopper bus service around Leicester, linking key hospital sites to meet the needs of hospital staff and patients alike.
 
This service runs Monday to Friday every 30mins between Hamilton Centre, and all Leicester's major hospitals, including Charles Frears Campus, Leicester Railway Station, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and the Beaumont Leys Shopping Centre.  It also connects with the Park & Ride Hub at St Nicholas Circle.
 
There is no service on a Saturday, Sunday, or Public Holidays.
 
Please note that this service operates to limited stops only, these are clearly marked ' UHL' on the bus stop flag.
 
For the timetable and further information including a route diagram please CLICK HERE.
 
Fare Information
The service is free to all 'UHL' staff upon the presentation to the driver of their photo identification badge, and to some eligible students and staff attending University of Leicester and DeMontfort University - for details please check on campus.
 
For all other customers, the following fares apply from 14th May 2012.
 
Standard Single Fare   £2
Day Ticket                  £3
Day Ticket (off peak)  £2.50
 
For the best value get a Hospital Hopper Smartcard. You can buy this online (use the link below) or call at the car park office in the hospital grounds. This costs £16 to buy your card (and includes 10 single trips), and you can then top it up on bus. Each top up costs £14 for ten trips. If you buy now, your card will be sent to you by post within 2 working days.
 
TO BUY YOUR HOPPER CARD CLICK HERE
 
Centrebus season tickets, Carbonara, Flexi and PlusBus are not accepted on this service.