Barnsley MiCard Travel Pass
The Barnsley MiCard Travel Pass is available to children and young people aged 5 to 18 years old living in Barnsley. You can apply using the guide below.
Children and young people can benefit from free bus travel anywhere within South Yorkshire, from 7am to 9pm, seven days a week, as long as the journey starts or finishes in Barnsley local authority area.
Anyone aged 5 or over will need a Barnsley MiCard to travel for free. Everyone in Barnsley who has a Zoom Under 16 or 16–18 Travel Pass issued prior to Sunday 22nd June 2025 will automatically receive a Barnsley MiCard through the post. If you don’t have an existing Zoom card, you'll need to apply online or via post.
You'll be able to use your Barnsley MiCard for free bus travel from Friday 1 August 2025.
Apply online
Set up a MyTSY account (if applying for your child, you’ll need to use a different email address to the one you use on your own MyTSY account)
Log-in > Select Passes from the top menu> Concessions > Barnsley MiCard Travel Pass
Complete all personal details and upload proof documents - visit our 'What you need to apply' guidelines page
Upload your photo - see the ‘Acceptable Photograph’ guidelines page as an unsuitable photo could delay your application
Check your order and go to checkout.
If all the details are correct your pass will be dispatched within 11 days of receiving your completed online application.
- Live in Barnsley
- Aged between 5 and 18
Download an application form (PDF, 522Kb)
Complete all personal details and post to the address below together with a photograph and photocopies of proof documents - see 'What you need to apply' guidelines page
Contact Centre
Traveline
11 Broad Street West
Sheffield
S1 2BQ
If all the details are correct your pass will be dispatched within 25 days of receiving your completed application form.
Please note proof documents must be photocopies and not original documents as all documents are destroyed once the pass is ordered.
A completed application form can also be submitted by dropping it off at the Customer Service Desk at your local Travel South Yorkshire Interchange.
We can now block lost or stolen passes to prevent further use.
To replace a lost or damaged pass, there is a £7 replacement fee. Stolen passes can be replaced free of charge if you have a Crime Reference Number from the Police.
- Passes applied for through MyTSY can be replaced by logging into your MyTSY account
- Passes applied for by post can be replaced by calling Traveline on 0800 952 0002 .
Your replacement pass will be posted to your home address and should be sent to you within 11 days.