If you are using the bus or train you should, where possible, wear a face covering, follow social distancing and wash your hands before and after travel. Most services are still running for essential journeys, but all buses and trains are operating with a reduced capacity in order to facilitate social distancing.
The wearing of a face covering over mouth and nose is now compulsory on all public transport in England, other than for young children, disabled people and those with breathing difficulties. Click here for details. Full timetables are running on most bus routes for essential journeys (for details see all-year services page), except as noted below: The following bus services are suspended until further notice:
Temporary bus timetables are running on some bus services operated by Harrogate Bus Company, Connexions, Keighley Bus Company and Burnley Bus Company:
On North Yorkshire County Council service 72A the 0900 schoolday journey from Buckden to Grassington and Skipton is suspended until further notice. The Little White Bus Richmondshire Rover is running between Catterick and Richmond only on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the national lockdown. Many Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire services in the Lancaster District will operate a reduced timetable from 25th January 2021 but this will not affect services 80 and 81 to Ingleton which will continue to run a "school holiday" timetable. Dales & District service 73 between Bedale and Northallerton is running a reduced timetable, running mainly hourly. The following journeys on service 139 between Ripon and Fountains Abbey will not run until further notice, as Fountains Abbey has limited opening: From Ripon at 1115 and 1625; From Fountains Abbey at 1130 and 1640. Many train services are also reduced:
Temporary bus timetables are running on some bus services operated by Harrogate Bus Company, Connexions, Keighley Bus Company and Burnley Bus Company during the national lockdown:
On North Yorkshire County Council service 72A the 0900 schoolday journey from Buckden to Grassington and Skipton is suspended until further notice. The following bus services are suspended during the national lockdown:
Most Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire services in the Lancaster District, including services 80 and 81 to Ingleton, are running a "school holiday" timetable. Northern Trains will introduce a reduced lockdown timetable from 18th January 2021.
On the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line there will be four trains per day in each direction, plus a train each way between Leeds and Ribblehead; and on the Bentham Line there will be four services in each direction between Skipton and Lancaster only. The new Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and Bentham Line timetable for Monday to Saturday can be downloaded here (PDF file). Note: the 1458 train from Skipton to Morecambe runs Monday to Saturday, not just on Saturdays as shown. Sunday services will continue unchanged. All Northern Trains timetables are available here. Several changes are being made to bus services in the Kirkby Stephen area:
Minor changes will be made to the Sunday Cravenlink service 873 and 884 timetables from 13th December to connect with the train from Carlisle to Nottingham due to arrive in Skipton at 1720:
New train timetables will be introduced nationwide from Sunday 13th December 2020.
The new timetables will include an increased service on the Leeds - Skipton - Settle - Carlisle and Leeds - Skipton - Lancaster - Morecambe lines. The new timetables are available on the National Rail Enquiries website and via these links: We are sorry to advise that Sunday DalesBus 875 (Wetherby - Leeds - Otley - Ilkley - Grassington - Kettlewell - Buckden)
is suspended until further notice due to Tier 3 Covid restrictions being in place in West Yorkshire. The Little White Bus Garsdale Station Shuttle has resumed running a scheduled service between Gayle, Hawes, Hardraw and Garsdale Station seven days a week - click here for timetable details.
At other times the bus is available to provide a pre-booked demand responsive service throughout the Upper Wensleydale and Upper Swaledale areas. Bus services between Leeds, Otley, Ilkley and Skipton will be revised from 4th October 2020:
An increased service will be introduced on Stagecoach bus route 280 between Preston, Clitheroe, Gisburn, Barnoldswick, Earby and Skipton from Sunday 28th June as part of a package of improvements funded by Lancashire County Council.
On Mondays to Saturdays buses will run hourly on the full route between Preston, Clitheroe and Skipton, with four return journeys on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Download the new timetable here (PDF file) |