Kinchbus sprints to support Zambia students Six Loughborough University students volunteering to boost sports coaching and development in Zambia this summer are being backed by us. The £600 sponsorship - £100 for each stud... read more share
UK first as Kinchbus leads with contactless We are rolling out the UK's first truly tap-on tap-off contactless payment for a region's bus travel. We are investing in tap-on, tap-off terminals after trialling the system from pioneering... read more share
Sue’s the new driving force at Kinchbus Sue Blount is our new general manager, managing the 35-strong fleet of buses and around 100 drivers, engineers and support teams. Sue joined our sister company, trentbarton, in 2008 to train... read more share
Kinchbus invests in a cleaner link to the sky We have recently introduced three new buses to make our skylink fleet the cleanest it has ever been, with all 11 vehicles achieving the latest Euro VI standard for emissions. The £525,... read more share
Kinchbus charity partner is Alzheimer's Society The Kinchbus team have chosen Alzheimer’s Society as their charity partner for 2018 and 2019. As well as raising cash, we are showing we care by working towards being dementia-friendly... read more share
going the extra mile charity & community projects across the Kinchbus Universe At Kinchbus, we value our social impact equally to our commercial success. We are a local company. We employ local people. And w... read more share
top tips for bus travel this January 1. download hugo: your trusty travel sidekick feel waitless – live times for Kinchbus, trentbarton and NCT plus all the scheduled times from across the East Midlands so you’ll n... read more share
Unsung hero Chris strikes Gold at UK Bus Awards The man who keeps Kinchbus stops informative and welcoming places to catch a service has won the national prize for Unsung Hero at the UK Bus Awards 2017. Chris Plummer, roadside officer at... read more share
Buses to proudly display the Poppy Kinchbus will show its support for the men and women who have served their country with more than a dozen of its buses proudly wearing a poppy in the run up to Remembrance Day. To mark Kinch... read more share
Kinchbus invests in new skylink buses Kinchbus and trentbarton are to spend £5m in 2017 on 28 new buses and on upgrades – their biggest ever investment in a single year. Services to enjoy the new vehicles include the... read more share
New model look for Kinchbus drivers There’s a smart new look to the drivers on Kinchbus services who are proudly wearing a new uniform. More than 100 Kinchbus, sprint and skylink Leicester-Derby drivers are sporting the... read more share
Kinchbus is first with contactless cloud fares * Our Kontactless trial comes to an end on 31 December 2017 and customers will no longer be able to use contactless as a payment method on Kinchbus * 50 Kinchbus and skylink customers will t... read more share
Kinchbus backs Loughborough Dynamos Kinchbus is powering up its support of Loughborough Dynamos by again being the shirt sponsors of the football club’s Under 11 Blacks team. The Kinchbus logo is on the new strips of the... read more share
take-off on a new look skylink Our popular skylink route linking Derby, Loughborough and Leicester with East Midlands Airport is set to climb to new heights of comfort and frequency thanks to a £1.5 million investm... read more share