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      • Craven Connection 580 581 582
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Special Fares for Travel into and around the Yorkshire Dales

Elderly and Disabled Concessionary Bus Fares

Dales Rover Tickets

One Way £1 Fares for Young People

MCards

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DalesBus Donation Tickets

Craven Connection Tickets

Daytripper Tickets

K-Day Tickets

Dales & District Freedom Tickets

Wensleydale Rover Tickets

Dales Rambler Day Ranger Tickets

Settle-Carlisle Line Ranger Tickets

Northern Rail Rover and Ranger Tickets

Dales Railcards


​A2BNoW Cards for Young People in South Lakeland

DalesBus Discounts

 
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Elderly and Disabled Concessionary Bus Fares

Senior citizens and disabled people from throughout England are entitled to free local off-peak bus travel. In order to benefit from this entitlement an English National Concessionary Pass is needed - details of how to apply for a pass are available from your local council.

Concessionary free travel is generally available from 0930 onwards on Mondays to Fridays (from 0900 for North Yorkshire residents), and at anytime on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.​

Passes are however not valid for free travel on some demand responsive services.

Passes may also be used for free travel on certain journeys on Mondays to Fridays before 0900 - including the 0720 service 24 bus from Pateley Bridge to Harrogate, the 0830 service 30 bus from Reeth to Richmond and Little White Bus services. For details contact North Yorkshire County Council or the bus operator.



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Dales Rover Tickets

Dales Rover tickets offer unlimited travel on all DalesBus services, and some key connecting bus services, on Sundays only. They can be bought from the driver.
  • Adult £10
  • Group £18 (for any group of up to 2 adults and 3 children)

Dales Rover tickets offer unlimited travel for a day on these services on Sundays:
  • All DalesBus services (72, 855, 856, 873, 875 and 884)
  • All Harrogate Bus Company services (1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3, 6, 7, 36)
  • All Keighley Bus Company services (B2, B3, K1, K3, K5, K6, K7, K9, K14, 60, 62, 66, 67, 662, 873, 884, 965)
  • First Leeds services 33, 34 and X84 between Leeds and Otley/Ilkley
  • Flyer services A2 and A3 between Bradford, Leeds Bradford Airport and Harrogate
  • Burnley Bus Company Witchway service X43 between Manchester and Burnley and Pendle Wizz service between Burnley and Skipton
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MCards

​If you have any valid Metro MCard loaded with a weekly or longer period ticket you can travel for free throughout Sunday and Bank Holiday DalesBus services to and from West Yorkshire - these are currently services 873, 875 and 884.  
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DalesBus Donation Tickets

Help support the DalesBus network by buying DalesBus Donation tickets (available in units of £1 and £5 from the driver on DalesBus services 873, 875 and 884).

All donations go to Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company, a volunteer-run not-for-profit company which manages much of the Sunday DalesBus network.
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Craven Connection Tickets

​Craven Connection Day Tickets are valid on Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Craven Connection buses 580 (Skipton - Settle), 581 (Settle - Ingleton - Kirkby Lonsdale) and 582 (Kirkby Lonsdale - Lancaster), plus on Saturdays bus 75 (Skipton - Malham).  Tickets are (at January 2020)  £11 adult and £7 child.

​Note - service 75 is currently suspended.

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Daytripper Tickets

Daytripper Tickets offer the freedom to travel for a day on all buses run by Harrogate Bus Company, Keighley Bus Company, Transdev York, Flyer, Burnley Bus Company, Rosso and Blackburn Bus Company.  They are not valid on CityZap or Coastliner services.

Daytripper tickets are priced (at March 2020) at:
  • £10.00 Adult
  • £6.60 Young Person
  • £19.00 Group (up to 5 people travelling together)

Daytripper Plus tickets also include travel on Coastliner and CityZap, and on the open-top York City Sightseeing bus.
Daytripper Plus Tickets are priced (at March 2020) at:
  • £17.50 Adult
  • £11.60 Young Person (under 19)
  • £30.00 Group (up to 5 people travelling together)​
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K-Day Tickets

K-Day tickets allow unlimited travel for a day on most buses operated by The Keighley Bus Company, including service 62 to/from Otley and Leeds Bradford Airport, Dalesway service 66 to/from Skipton, service 72 between Skipton and Grassington, service 784 between Otley and Skipton and Wharfedale Links services. K-Day tickets are also valid on Mainline service m4 between Keighley and Colne, and on Pendle Wizz between Barnoldswick and Skipton.

Tickets, available from the driver, are priced (from 1 September 2019) at £4.50 for adults (£5.00 before 0930 on Mondays to Fridays) and £2.20 for children.

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Dales & District Freedom Tickets

A Freedom ticket, priced (at April 2016) at £9.00 for adults, £5.50 for children and £18.00 for a family ticket, is available on buses operated by Dales & District on Mondays to Saturdays.  On Sundays and Bank Holidays Dales Rover tickets are available. ​
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Wensleydale Rover Tickets

​Rover tickets, priced (at June 2016) at £9.00 for adults, £18.00 for a family ticket and £4.50 for children are available for a day on all services operated by Little White Bus, and on service 155 between Bedale and Leyburn operated by North Yorkshire County Council. 
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Dales Rambler Day Ranger Tickets

​Dales Rambler Day Ranger tickets are available for a day trip to the Dales from Leeds and Bradford and all stations on the Airedale and Wharfedale railway lines.

Tickets include travel on Northern Rail services between Bradford Forster Square / Leeds and Ilkley / Skipton, and unlimited travel on any of these DalesBus services:
  • 72 between Skipton and Grassington
  • 74 between Ilkley, Bolton Abbey and Grassington (Saturdays only - service currently suspended)
  • 75 between Skipton and Malham (Saturdays only - service currently suspended)
  • 873/884 between Ilkley and Skipton (Sundays only)
  • 874 between Ilkley, Grassington and Buckden (Sundays only - service restarts 13th September 2020)
Prices: Adult: £12.00; Child: £6.00; Railcard: £7.90; Family: £25.00

There are no time restrictions on the use of these tickets on either buses or trains.

Dales Rambler tickets can only be purchased at staffed railway stations or from the conductor on the train (when boarding at unstaffed stations or where the ticket office is closed). Tickets cannot be purchased on the bus.


Note that Dales Rambler tickets are not valid on services 72A/74A (NYCC) or 72B (UWB).  Therefore there are no valid bus connections to/from Ilkley Station on Dales Rambler tickets on Mondays to Fridays (except on bank holidays) or on Winter Saturdays.
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Settle Carlisle Line Day Rangers

​Day Rangers allow travel from any station between Leeds or Bradford Forster Square and Carlisle (via Settle).  The ticket is valid for one day, and now has no time restrictions.  It allows passengers to get on and off the train as they wish, travelling in any direction. Tickets are priced (as at January 2020) at £32.80 for adults and £16.40 for children – and railcard holders (including the local Dales Railcard) are eligible for a 1/3 discount.
The Day Ranger ticket can be purchased at any staffed station ticket office or (if you board at a station without ticket purchasing facilities) from the guard on the train.
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Northern Rail Rovers and Rangers

Day Ranger tickets give you the freedom to explore all over the North by train. Just hop on and off the train as many times as you wish.

Rover tickets allow you to travel on four out of eight consecutive days within your chosen area or on seven consecutive days covering the North East or North West.

For details see the Northern website.
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Dales Railcards

Dales Railcards entitle holders to a one third discount on fares on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line, Leeds-Morecambe line, between Whalley and Hellifield (Sundays only) and to/from Brampton and Wetheral on the Tyne Valley line. They even offer travel on those lines from stations between Leeds, Bradford and Skipton, and permit up to four accompanying children to travel at discounted child fares. 

Dales Railcard holders also usually benefit from an extra discount offer during the winter months.

Dales Railcards can be purchased for £10 for a year by residents in the postcode areas adjacent to the Skipton-Settle-Carlisle and Skipton-Lancaster railway lines. They can be purchased at.Appleby, Carlisle, Carnforth, Settle and Skipton stations, or online here. ​Further details of the Dales Railcard scheme are available on the Settle-Carlisle line website.
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Members of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line or the Friends of DalesBus are also able to purchase a Dales Railcard for £12.50 for a year regardless of where they live.
  • Further details of the FoSCL Dales Railcard scheme and how to join online are available on their website.

  • Friends of DalesBus members can download an application form here (PDF file) and details of how to join online are available on their website.
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A2BNoW Cards for Young People in South Lakeland

​A2BNoW is a reduced fare bus travel card for 5-18 year olds living in South Lakeland. If you are aged 5 - 18 and live in South Lakeland your A2BNoW card can let you travel on local buses for a maximum of £1.80 for a single journey or £3.00 return.See Cumbria County Council website for further details.

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Please check all information before travelling - no responsibility can be accepted for errors or omissions. Changes may happen without notice​.