Sustainable travel is more than trains versus planes. It can incorporate getting around day to day as well as what we do for holidays.

Day-to-day travel

There are many less polluting options for travelling to campus – walking, cycling, car sharing and electric or low emission buses. They’re often lower in price too.

  • Did you know there are cycling facilities at all USW campuses?
  • The Sustrans website offers tips and advice about cycling and local networks
  • Greener travel can be a great way to keep active and improve your health

Whether you want to try out new routes, strive to be faster, face a challenge, have better endurance or improve fitness, walkers, runners and cyclists can use a number of applications:

Holidays and leisure

You could consider a 'staycation' and holiday at home – taking advantage of activities closer to home. The following websites provide a host of suggestions of things to do in the local area, many of which are easy on your wallet.

Pontypridd

Cardiff

Newport