Who is the school bus card for?
The school bus transport card (formerly the OPTILE card) is a ticket valid only for a daily round trip between home and school, to be made during the school period.
(This card does not allow you to travel during school holidays).
It is intended for middle and high school students following a primary or secondary education or an apprenticeship preparation class.
Kindergarten and primary school students are not eligible for this transport card.
In addition, this card is issued by the bus network operator following a subscription.
Other tickets are available on the Île-de-France Mobilités website.
Eligibility requirements:
In order to be eligible for the school bus card, the following conditions must be met:
- Reside in Île-de-France: only one home address can be retained
- Be under 18 years of age on September 2 of the school year of subscription
- Be enrolled in day or half-boarder status in middle school or high school
- Be domiciled 3km or more from the school (except for dangerous route exemptions)
- The subscription must take place before 31 October 2025*
* Beyond that, only requests relating to a particular situation (moving, change of establishment, etc.) can be examined.
How do I take out or renew the school bus card?
*Only complete applications will be processed. Any incomplete, illegible or non-compliant file will be automatically sent back to the family.
*Only applications received by mail will be processed. No applications will be accepted on site.
Subscription steps for the Vélizy Vallées (61XX) lines:
- Download below the file to print and complete
> All fields in parts A/B/C are mandatory, field D is optional
> The stamp and signature of the school are also mandatory for any new subscription - In an envelope, attach your payment by cheque to the order of KEOLIS VELIZY VALLEE DE LA BIEVRE
(To find out the amount of the cheque, please send us your request to [email protected])
> No photo, prepaid envelope or any other element is to be sent. We cannot guarantee that these items will be returned - Send your application by simple mail to the following address:
Keolis Vélizy Bièvre Valley - School Maps Service
19 rue Général Valérie André
78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay - Receive the school map as soon as possible at the address you have given us on the file
School card price:
The pricing of the Optile school card works by number of sections, i.e. a distance calculated by Optile and Île-de-France mobilité, between the departure address and the school;
To find out the number of sections corresponding to your child's journey, please send us an email at scolaires-velizyval@keolis
To find out the price for your child's journey, contact us.
Municipal and departmental subsidies:
Municipalities can sometimes offer you a subsidy. We invite you to contact your town hall or the transport department of your local authority for information.