Special Fares for Travel into and around the Yorkshire Dales
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 to North Yorkshire residents from 0900 onwards on Mondays to Fridays (from 0930 for holders of passes issued elsewhere in England), 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 and the 0830 service 30 bus from Reeth to Richmond. For details contact North Yorkshire County Council or the bus operator.
During the winter months passes are valid for travel on all scheduled Sunday DalesBus services.
Concessionary free travel is generally available to North Yorkshire residents from 0900 onwards on Mondays to Fridays (from 0930 for holders of passes issued elsewhere in England), 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 and the 0830 service 30 bus from Reeth to Richmond. For details contact North Yorkshire County Council or the bus operator.
During the winter months passes are valid for travel on all scheduled Sunday DalesBus services.
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.
There are two types of Dales Rover for Winter 2018-19:
DALES FREEDOM ROVER £12.00
DALES PRIVILEGE ROVER £7.50
Available if you are:
– Student, with NUS Card or Metro Student Photocard
– Railcard holder
Dales Rover tickets offer unlimited travel on all these services on Sundays and Bank Holidays:
1*,7 *, 24, 36, 62, 66, 72, 662, 747, 855, 856, 873, 874, 884, X43, X84
(* = Harrogate Bus Company)
Up to two children (aged up to 16) or young people (if holding a Metro Scholar's PhotoCard or YOzone card) may travel free with each Dales Rover holder.
For some journeys on the Sunday DalesBus network Southern Dales Explorer tickets and Northern Dales Explorer tickets provide even better value!
There are two types of Dales Rover for Winter 2018-19:
DALES FREEDOM ROVER £12.00
DALES PRIVILEGE ROVER £7.50
Available if you are:
– Student, with NUS Card or Metro Student Photocard
– Railcard holder
Dales Rover tickets offer unlimited travel on all these services on Sundays and Bank Holidays:
1*,7 *, 24, 36, 62, 66, 72, 662, 747, 855, 856, 873, 874, 884, X43, X84
(* = Harrogate Bus Company)
Up to two children (aged up to 16) or young people (if holding a Metro Scholar's PhotoCard or YOzone card) may travel free with each Dales Rover holder.
For some journeys on the Sunday DalesBus network Southern Dales Explorer tickets and Northern Dales Explorer tickets provide even better value!
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 services 873, 874 and 884.
Southern Dales Explorer Tickets
Southern Dales Explorer tickets provide great value for money for people using DalesBus services in the Craven and Nidderdale areas on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays.
The ticket comes in two versions: an adult ticket priced at £9.00 and a family ticket (for 2 adults and up to 3 children) for just £15.00.
The ticket is available from the driver on Winter Sundays on:
The ticket comes in two versions: an adult ticket priced at £9.00 and a family ticket (for 2 adults and up to 3 children) for just £15.00.
The ticket is available from the driver on Winter Sundays on:
- All Keighley Bus Company buses, including the SHUTTLE service 662 from Bradford to Keighley, Dalesway service 66 from Keighley to Skipton, and service 62 from Keighley to Ilkley.
- DalesBus 24 between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge
- All Harrogate Bus Company buses within the Go Harrogate zone
- DalesBus 72 between Skipton and Grassington
- Cravenlink 873/884 between Ilkley and Skipton
- DalesBus 874 between Otley, Ilkley, Grassington and Buckden
Northern Dales Explorer Tickets
Northern Dales Explorer tickets are valid on Winter Sundays on buses 855 and 856 between Northallerton, Bedale, Leyburn , Hawes and Garsdale. Buy from the driver.
Adult: £9.00 Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children): £15.00
Adult: £9.00 Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children): £15.00
Western Dales Explorer Tickets
Western Dales Explorer tickets are only available during the summer months - details for Summer 2019 will be posted here when available.
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 (as March 2018) £10 for adults and £6.50 for children.
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, Burnley Bus Company, Rosso and Blackburn Bus Company. They are not valid on CityZap or Coastliner services.
Daytripper tickets are priced (from 21st January 2018) at:
Daytripper Plus Tickets are priced (from 1st July 2018) at:
Daytripper tickets are priced (from 21st January 2018) at:
- £10.00 Adult
- £6.60 Young Person
- £19.00 Group (up to 5 people travelling together)
Daytripper Plus Tickets are priced (from 1st July 2018) at:
- £17.00 Adult
- £11.30 Young Person (under 19)
- £32.00 Group (up to 5 people travelling together)
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, Dalesway service 66 to/from Skipton, service 72 between Skipton and Grassington, and Wharfedale Links services. K-Day tickets are also valid on Mainline service m4 between Keighley and Colne, and on Witchway service X43 between Barnoldswick and Skipton.
Tickets, available from the driver, are priced (November 2017) at £4.30 for adults (£4.90 before 0930 on Mondays to Fridays).
On Cravenlink service 873 K-Day tickets are not valid between Addingham and Skipton via Bolton Abbey. They are however valid direct on service 884.
Tickets, available from the driver, are priced (November 2017) at £4.30 for adults (£4.90 before 0930 on Mondays to Fridays).
On Cravenlink service 873 K-Day tickets are not valid between Addingham and Skipton via Bolton Abbey. They are however valid direct on service 884.
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.
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.
A Student Day Rover Ticket is available for £7.00 on Little White Bus Service 156 college day journeys and accepted on connecting Dales & District service 610R at Leyburn for onward travel to/from Darlington College.
A Student Day Rover Ticket is available for £7.00 on Little White Bus Service 156 college day journeys and accepted on connecting Dales & District service 610R at Leyburn for onward travel to/from Darlington College.
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:
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.
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
- 75 between Skipton and Malham (Saturdays only)
- 873/884 between Ilkley and Skipton (Sundays only)
- 874 between Ilkley, Grassington and Buckden (Sundays only)
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.
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 2019) at £31.90 for adults and £15.95 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.
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.
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.
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.
Dales Railcards
Dales Railcards can be purchased by residents in the postcode areas adjacent to the Skipton-Settle-Carlisle and Skipton-Lancaster railway lines. They cost just £10 and 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 Railcards can be purchased at Appleby, Carlisle, Carnforth, Settle and Skipton stations, or online at here.
Dales Railcard holders usually benefit from an extra discount offer during the winter months, and are also entitled to purchase Dales Privilege Rover tickets for travel on the Sunday DalesBus network.
Click here for details of Northern's Special Offer for Dales Railcard holders for Winter 2018-19.
Further details of the Dales Railcard scheme are available on the Settle-Carlisle line website.
Members of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line or the Friends of DalesBus are also able to purchase a Dales Railcard for £14 a year regardless of where they live.
Dales Railcard holders usually benefit from an extra discount offer during the winter months, and are also entitled to purchase Dales Privilege Rover tickets for travel on the Sunday DalesBus network.
Click here for details of Northern's Special Offer for Dales Railcard holders for Winter 2018-19.
Further details of the Dales Railcard scheme are available on the Settle-Carlisle line website.
Members of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line or the Friends of DalesBus are also able to purchase a Dales Railcard for £14 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.
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.