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. |
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 |