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Bus Services in the Yorkshire Dales

Most bus services in the Yorkshire Dales run year-round, as listed below.

A FEW SERVICES ARE STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
- PLEASE SEE NEWS PAGE


The main routes which are currently operating are shown on this map (PDF file), and are listed below, including key connecting buses from the surrounding area, grouped by area with links to further details. Note that many services operate in more than one area, but are only listed once. Most services have links to timetable details (some of these links are to external sites, and some are to PDF files). The three letter codes indicate the main operator of the service.

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Harrogate/Nidderdale Area
24  Harrogate - Pateley Bridge Mon - Sat HBC Details
36  Leeds - Harrogate - Ripon Daily HBC Details
A2  Bradford - Leeds Bradford Airport - Harrogate Daily FLY Details
X52  Ilkley - Otley - Harrogate Mon-Sat HCT Details
   Harrogate Area Services   Various Details
   Nidderdale Area Services   Various Details
  
Skipton/Airedale/Wharfedale Area
14  Skipton - Embsay Mon-Fri NY Details
66  Skipton - Keighley Daily KBC Details
72/72A  Skipton - Grassington - Buckden Daily KBC/NY Details
72B  Hebden - Grassington - Buckden Mon-Sat UWV Details
74A  Ilkley - Bolton Abbey - Grassington - Hebden Mon/Wed/Fri NY Details
210/211  Skipton - Malham Mon-Fri NY Details
280  Preston - Clitheroe - Skipton Daily STM Details
580  Skipton - Settle  (connects with service 581) Mon-Sat KLC Details
784  Otley - Ilkley - Skipton Mon-Sat KBC Details
873  Ilkley - Bolton Abbey - Embsay - Skipton Sun KBC Details
874  Wetherby - Leeds - Ilkley - Grassington - Buckden Sun YP Details
884  Ilkley - Skipton Sun KBC Details
Pendle Wizz  Burnley - Colne - Barnoldswick - Skipton Mon-Sat BBC Details
X84  Leeds - Otley - Ilkley Daily FLS Details
  
Ripon/Wensleydale/Swaledale Area
30  Catterick - Richmond - Reeth - Keld Mon-Sat LWB Details
73  Northallerton - Bedale Mon-Sat DAL Details
138 138A  Ripon - Masham Mon-Sat DAL Details
139  Ripon - Fountains Abbey Mon/Thu/Sat DAL Details
144  Bedale - Masham Tues/Wed/Fri DAL Details
155  Bedale - Leyburn Mon-Fri NY Details
156  Catterick - Leyburn - Hawes - Gayle Mon-Sat LWB Details
855  Garsdale Station - Hardraw - Hawes - Gayle Sun LWB Details
856  Northallerton - Bedale - Leyburn - Hawes - Gayle Sun DAL Details
LWB  Garsdale Station - Hardraw - Hawes - Gayle Mon-Sat LWB Details
159  Ripon - Leyburn - Richmond Mon-Sat DAL Details
RR  Richmond - Catterick - Northallerton/ Barnard Castle/ Ripon Wed/Thu LWB Details
   Masham - Northallerton (demand responsive) Wed BCM Details
LWB  Upper Wensleydale/Upper Swaledale Area Demand Responsive Bus Services Daily LWB Details
LWB  Buttertubs Pass (must be pre-booked) Mon-Sat LWB Details
LWB  Hawes - Snaizeholme (for red squirrels - must be pre-booked) Daily LWB Details
  
Western Dales Area
11  Tosside - Settle - Horton in Ribblesdale Mon-Sat NY Details
80  Ingleton - Bentham - Lancaster Mon-Sat STL Details
81  Ingleton - Kirkby Lonsdale - Lancaster Mon-Sat STL Details
106  Kendal - Orton - Penrith Tues/Fri CCC Details
563  Appleby - Penrith Mon-Fri STL Details
567  Kirkby Lonsdale - Kendal Mon-Sat STL Details
570  Ravenstonedale - Shap - Tebay - Kendal Thu CCC Details
571  Brough - Kirkby Stephen - Kendal Mon CCC Details
572  Ravenstonedale - Kirkby Stephen - Barnard Castle Wed CCC Details
581  Kirkby Lonsdale - Ingleton - Settle (connects with 580) Mon-Sat KLC Details
582  Lancaster - Kirkby Lonsdale (connects with 581) Mon-Sat KLC Details
81A 81B  Lancaster - Kirkby Lonsdale Sun KLC Details
DR06  North Craven Taxibus Mon-Fri NY Details
S1  Dent Station - Dent - Sedbergh - Kendal Sat WDB Details
S4  Dent - Sedbergh - Kirkby Stephen - Brough Tues/Thu/Fri WDB Details
S5  Kirkby Stephen - Kendal Thu WDB Details
S6  Kirkby Stephen - Appleby - Penrith Tues WDB Details
W1  Sedbergh - Kendal Mon-Fri WOF Details

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