Main Bus Services in the Dales area

There are many bus and coach services in the Yorkshire Dales which operate year-round. The main ones are listed below grouped by area. Note that many services operate in more than one area, but are only listed once. 

The three letter codes indicate the main operator of the service.

Most services have links to timetable details (some of these links are to external sites, and some are to PDF files), if no timetable link is shown, use the Traveline Journey Planner to find out times for the day you wish to travel.

There are also a number of buses which operate on a seasonal basis, with summer and winter timetables - follow the links for details.

Harrogate/Nidderdale Area

24  Harrogate - Pateley Bridge Daily HDT

Details

825  Harrogate - Pateley Bridge - Upper Nidderdale Sun ASC Details
36  Leeds - Harrogate - Ripon Daily HDT

Details

X52/X53  Ilkley/Guiseley - Otley - Harrogate

Mon-Sat

HCT Details
X59  Harrogate - Bolton Bridge - Skipton Mon-Sat HDT Details
737  Bradford - Leeds Bradford International Airport - Harrogate Daily CEN Details
 Harrogate Area Services   HDT

Details

 Nidderdale Area Services Various

Details

  
Skipton/Airedale/Wharfedale Area
66/66A  Skipton - Keighley Daily KDT

Details

72/72R  Skipton - Grassington - Hebden/Buckden Mon-Sat POD

Details

872  Burnley - Skipton - Grassington Sun TBP

Details

74  Ilkley - Grassington - Buckden Mon-Sat POD

Details

874  Ilkley - Grassington - Buckden Sun ARY

Details

210/211  Skipton - Malham Mon-Fri PEN/LRB

Details

210  Skipton - Malham Sat HUT Details
214  Skipton - Embsay Mon-Sat PEN

Details

28/29/30  Burnley - Colne - Barnoldswick - Skipton

Daily

TBP

Details

215  Burnley - Colne - Barnoldswick - Skipton Daily PEN

Details

280/X80  Preston - Clitheroe - Skipton Daily LUL

Details

580  Skipton - Settle - Giggleswick (connects with 581) Mon-Sat PEN

Details

883/884  Ilkley - Bolton Abbey/Draughton - Skipton Sun JCK/YPL Details
X84  Leeds - Ilkley - Skipton Mon-Sat FLS

Details

   Craven Area Demand Responsive Bus Services Mon-Sat LRB Details
  
Ripon/Wensleydale/Swaledale Area
30  Richmond - Reeth - Keld Mon-Sat DAL

Details

70  Ripon - Thirsk - Northallerton Mon-Sat DAL Details
73  Northallerton - Bedale - Richmond (connects with 156/157) Daily DAL

Details

138  Ripon - Masham Mon - Sat DAL Details
144  Bedale - Masham Mon-Sat DAL

Details

156/157  Bedale - Leyburn - Hawes - Gayle Mon-Sat DAL

Details

856  Northallerton - Bedale - Leyburn - Hawes - Gayle Sun DAL Details
LWB  Garsdale Station - Hardraw - Hawes - Gayle Mon-Sat LWB

Details

159  Ripon - Leyburn - Richmond (connects with 156/157) Mon-Sat DAL

Details

   Ripon Roweller (Ripon to/from Masham, Melmerby and Fountains Abbey) Mon-Sat DAL Details
 Upper Wensleydale/Upper Swaledale Area Demand Responsive Bus Services Daily LWB Details
  
Western Dales Area
 North Craven Taxibus Mon-Sat LRB Details
10/10A/11  Clitheroe - Slaidburn - Settle - Horton in Ribblesdale Mon-Sat LRB Details
80  Ingleton - Lancaster Mon-Sat STL

Details

564  Brough - Sedbergh - Kendal Mon-Sat KLC/WOF

Details

564A  Dent - Sedbergh - Kendal Sat APO

Details

564B  Cowgill - Dent - Sedbergh - Kendal Wed WOF

Details

581  Kirkby Lonsdale - Ingleton - Settle  (connects with 580) Mon-Sat KIR

Details

Other Services
  National Express logo - link to homepage.   NEX

Details

    MEG Details

Three Letter Codes indicate the operator, click here for details

Skipton 653 Bradford - Otley - Harrogate Skipton/Airedale/Wharfedale Area 66 Skipton - Keighley 66A Skipton - Keighley - Grassington 72 Skipton - Grassington - Hebden 74 Ilkley - Grassington - Buckden 80 Skipton - Lothersdale 210 Skipton - Malham 210 Skipton - Malham 214 Skipton - Embsay 215 Skipton - Barnoldswick - Colne - Burnley 280 Preston - Skipton 580 Skipton - Settle - Giggleswick 8806West Yorkshire - Grassington - Hawes X84 Leeds - Ilkley - Skipton    Ripon/Wensleydale/Swaledale Area 30 Richmond - Reeth - Keld 36 Leyburn - Reeth 73 Northallerton - Bedale - Richmond (connects with 156/157) 113 Hawes - Garsdale 144 Bedale - Masham 156/157 Northallerton - Bedale - Leyburn - Hawes 158 Leyburn/Middleham - Woodale 159 Ripon - Leyburn - Richmond (connects with 156/157) 160 Leyburn - Jervaulx Abbey - Bedale Ripon Roweller (Ripon to/from Masham, Melmerby, Fountains Abbey and Newby Hall)   Richmond area services   Ripon/Northallerton area services North Craven Taxibus B10 Clitheroe - Slaidburn - Settle 80/80A/81 Ingleton - Lancaster 564 Brough - Sedbergh - Kendal 564A Dent - Sedbergh - Kendal 564B Cowgill - Dent - Sedbergh - Kendal 567 Ingleton - Kirkby Lonsdale - Kendal 581 Ingleton - Settle - Horton in Ribblesdale   625 Appleby - Dufton - Penrith 784 884 Cravenlink Ilkley - Addingham - Bolton Abbey / Draughton - Embsay - Skipton

Return to Dalesbus Home Page


This webpage is part of the Dalesbus Website,

provided by the Yorkshire Dales Public Transport Users Group

All information is provided in good faith, but we cannot be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies. Please check details before travelling. This site also contains a number of external links the inclusion of which does not signify any endorsement. The YDPTUG is not responsible for the contents of such sites, or any links contained within them.