DalesBus Services from Bradford to the Yorkshire Dales
Enjoy a scenic trip into the Yorkshire Dales from the Bradford Area
DalesBus 864runs from Bradford and Shipley to Ilkley, Skipton and Malham every Sunday all year, with connecting buses from Ilkley to Bolton Abbey, Burnsall, Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Nidderdale DalesBus 820 runs from Bradford and Shipley via Otley to Pateley Bridge, Fountains Abbey and Ripon on Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays (until 18th October 2026).
Nidderdale DalesBus 821 runs from Keighley, Bingley and Shipley via Otley to the Washburn Valley, Pateley Bridge and Upper Nidderdale in Nidderdale National Landscape on Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays (until 18th October 2026).
You can also travel from Bradford:
on Flyer bus A2 to Harrogate to connect withbus 24to Pateley Bridge (daily), bus 36 to Ripley and Ripon (daily) or DalesBus 825 to Brimham Rocks, Fountains Abbey, Masham, Middleham, Leyburn and Richmond (Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays).
on Airedale Line train to Skipton, for onward buses to Grassington, Malham, Settle, Clapham, Ingleton and Kirkby Lonsdale, and trains on the Settle Carlisle Railway.
on Wharfedale Line train to Ilkley, for onward buses to Bolton Abbey, Grassington and Upper Wharfedale (no service on Tuesdays or Thursdays).
From Keighley you can catch Dalesway bus 66 (daily) to Skipton for onward buses into the Yorkshire Dales, with a through service from Keighley to Malham on DalesBus 866 on Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays (until 18th October 2026).