Minor timetable changes were made to service 147 (Thirsk - Ripon) and service 155 (Bedale - Leyburn) from 13th January 2020.

Service 147 now operates via ​ Holme on Swale junction.

Minor changes will be made to the timetable of Stagecoach bus 280 between Preston, Clitheroe, Barnoldswick and Skipton from 6th January 2020 to improve reliability - click here for timetable details.

A revised timetable will be introduced on Cumbria Classic Coaches Wednesday service 572 between Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Brough and Barnard Castle from 8th January 2020.

The outward journey will call at Kirkby Stephen Station at 0938, connecting with the 0748 train from Leeds. 

A revised timetable will be introduced on Wharfedale Packhorse services from January 2020 - click here for details of new times and fares.

Revised timetables will be introduced on the following Western Dales Bus services from 16th December 2019 - click on the links for details:

• Western Dales Bus S1 from Dent Station to Dent, Sedbergh and Kendal (Saturdays)
• Western Dales Bus S3 from Dent and Sedbergh to Garsdale and Hawes (Tuesdays)
• Western Dales Bus S4 from Dent and Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen and Brough (Fridays)

​There are no changes to Western Dales Bus S5 from Kirkby Stephen to Kendal (Thursdays).

A new national rail timetable will be introduced on Sunday 15th December 2019 - click here to download the new timetable for the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and Leeds-Lancaster-Morecambe lines (PDF file).

There are generally only minor changes to services in the Yorkshire Dales area, but trains will now run through between Leeds and Morecambe seven days a week, including Sundays.

On the East Coast mainline on Sundays a new Transpennine Express train will leave Newcastle at 0847, Durham at 0859 and Darlington at 0917, arriving Northallerton at 0927 - connecting with Wensleydale Flyer Bus 856 to Leyburn, Aysgarth and Hawes from opposite the station at 0933.

From the start of the Winter season on 27th October, Sunday DalesBus 874 to Ilkley, Bolton Abbey, Burnsall, Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden will depart from Stand 11 at Leeds City Bus Station.

Winter Sunday timetables will be introduced on the following routes from 27th October 2019:

• Cravenlink 873: Ilkley - Bolton Abbey - Skipton
• DalesBus 874: Wakefield - Leeds - Otley - Ilkley - Bolton Abbey - Grassington - Kettlewell - Buckden
• Cravenlink 884: Ilkley - Skipton

These other Sunday DalesBus services continue unchanged for the winter season:

• DalesBus 24: Harrogate - Pateley Bridge
• DalesBus 72: Skipton - Grassington
• Garsdale Station Shuttle 855: Garsdale Station - Hardraw - Hawes - Gayle
• Wensleydale Flyer 856: Northallerton - Bedale - Leyburn - Aysgarth - Hawes - Gayle

The following Sunday DalesBus services all finished for the 2019 summer season on 20th October:

• Craven Connection 580 581 582: Skipton - Settle - Ingleton - Kirkby Lonsdale - Lancaster (Buses run Mon-Sat all year)
• World of James Herriot DalesBus 830: Middlesbrough - Darlington - Richmond - Reeth - Hawes
• Northern DalesBus 830: Preston - Lancaster - Ingleton - Ribblehead - Hawes - Reeth - Richmond 
• Ribblehead DalesBus 831: Hawes - Ribblehead - Settle
• World of James Herriot DalesBus 857: Hawes - Bainbridge - Askrigg - Castle Bolton - Leyburn - Richmond
• DalesBus 859: Richmond - Leyburn - Middleham - Jervaulx Abbey - Masham
• DalesBus 875: Wakefield - Leeds - Ilkley - Grassington - Kettlewell - Aysgarth - Hawes
• Coast & Cove DalesBus 881: Morecambe - Lancaster - Slaidburn - Settle - Malham Tarn - Malham

Saturday service 74 between Wakefield, Ilkley and Grassington has also now finished for the 2019 summer season.

Minor changes will be made to Craven Connection services 582 and 81 from 26th October 2019.

• the 0715 journey from Kirkby Lonsdale to Lancaster will leave 10 minutes earlier at 0705 and call additionally at Melling (0726), Wennington (0731) and Wray (0735).  Arrival at Lancaster Bus Station will still be at 0810.
• the 1545 journey from Lancaster (1530 from Ripley St Thomas School) will call additionally at Wray (1615), Wennington (1619) and Melling (1623). Arrival at Kirkby Lonsdale will be five minutes later at 1645. 
• the 1915 journey from Kirkby Lonsdale to Lancaster (1745 from Skipton) will divert between Melling and Hornby to also call at Wennington (1931) and Wray (1935). 

The Summer Sunday Craven Connection service finished on 20th October for the 2019 season.

From Sunday 1st September 2019 the eastbound carriageway of the Headrow in Leeds will be closed for construction works as part of the Connecting Leeds project.

As a result service X84 between Leeds, Otley, Ilkley and Skipton will start and terminate at Merrion Street stop E from Saturday 28th September for approximately 12 months. and will not run to or from Leeds City Bus Station.  Towards Otley/Skipton buses will start at Merrion Street stop E and call at The Headrow stop H10 and Woodhouse Lane stop L1 opposite the Merrion Centre.

There will also be amendments to many other bus routes in Leeds city centre.

For further information click here to visit the Metro website.

Dales Freedom Rover and Dales Privilege Rover tickets will still be valid on service X84 on Sundays.