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Craven Connection buses 75, 580 and 581

26/4/2026

 
The summer timetable will be introduced on Saturday service 75 from 2nd May, with buses running between Skipton, Malham, Malham Tarn and Settle as usual for the summer season. 

This service will now be operated by the Keighley Bus Company, with financial support from North Yorkshire Council.

As a result the following journeys will no longer operate on Saturdays:
  • 0845 from Settle to Skipton (service 580)
  • 1745 from Skipton to Settle (service 580)
  • 1830 from Settle to Kirkby Lonsdale (service 581)

Craven Connection Service 580

12/4/2026

 
​Due to operational reasons Lonsdale Buses regret to inform passengers that the following service 580 journeys on Monday to Friday will no longer run:
  • Skipton to Settle at 0945, 1145 and 1345
  • Settle to Skipton at 1030, 1230 and 1430

The 1545 journey from Skipton to Settle, and all other service 580 journeys, will continue to operate as scheduled.

Summer Weekend DalesBus Services

5/4/2026

 
Most bus services in the Yorkshire Dales area run all-year round, but many Sunday DalesBus services only operate during the Summer months.

The full summer DalesBus network will be running again this year, with some minor changes to provide more opportunities to explore the Yorkshire Dales:
  • Northern DalesBus 832 now runs from Hawes (with connections from DalesBus services 831 and 875) to Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale.
  • Nidderdale DalesBus 820 from Bradford will continue past Pateley Bridge to Fountains Abbey and Ripon, and will be run with a larger bus.
  • ENCTS concessionary bus passes for the elderly and disabled will be valid for free travel on all DalesBus services

The following Saturday DalesBus service started for the Summer season on 4th April 2026:
  • DalesBus 80: Lancaster - Ingleton - Ribblehead - Hawes

The following Sunday DalesBus services started for the Summer season on 5th April 2026:
  • ​DalesBus 822: Pocklington - York - Ripon - Fountains Abbey - Pateley Bridge - Grassington
  • Eastern DalesBus 825: York - Harrogate - Brimham Rocks - Fountains Abbey - Masham - Leyburn - Richmond 
  • Northern DalesBus 830: Ribblehead - Hawes - Reeth - Richmond  
  • Northern DalesBus 831: Middlesbrough - Darlington - Richmond - Reeth - Hawes 
  • Northern DalesBus 832: Hawes - Kirkby Lonsdale
  • Wensleydale Explorer Bus 857: Garsdale Station - Hawes - Castle Bolton​  
  • Northern DalesBus 858: Darlington - Richmond - Catterick - Hawes - Ribblehead  
  • Eastern DalesBus 859: Richmond - Leyburn  
  • Cravenlink 866:  Keighley - Skipton - Malham
  • Wharfedale DalesBus 875:  York - Leeds - Horsforth - Ilkley - Cracoe - Grassington - Kettlewell - Buckden - Aysgarth - Hawes
  • Wharfedale DalesBus 876:  Leeds - Horsforth - Ilkley - Cracoe - Grassington - Kettlewell - Buckden - Aysgarth - Hawes

The following Sunday DalesBus services will start for the Summer season on 3rd May 2026:
  • Nidderdale DalesBus 820: Bradford - Shipley - Otley - Sun Inn - Pateley Bridge - Fountains Abbey - Ripon
  • Nidderdale DalesBus 821: Keighley - Shipley - Otley - Fewston - Sun Inn - Pateley Bridge - Ramsgill - Lofthouse - Scar House​

The summer network map can be downloaded here (PDF file).

Stagecoach Service 280

26/3/2026

 
A revised timetable will be introduced on Stagecoach service 280 between Preston, Clitheroe and Skipton from 30th March 2026, with minor changes to times on Monday to Friday.

The timetable can be downloaded here (PDF file).

Stagecoach Service 567 to Ingleton

19/2/2026

 
Stagecoach bus 567 runs between Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale and Ingleton on Saturdays - from 23rd March 2026 this service will run to/from Ingleton on Monday to Saturday.

Click here to download new timetable (PDF file)

Volunteers Needed

3/2/2026

 
Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit social enterprise, which aims to improve people's lives by promoting public transport and providing much of the weekend DalesBus network, helping to provide sustainable access into and around the Yorkshire Dales area.  We are a subsidiary of Friends of the Dales, a registered charity, which is the leading voice campaigning for a sustainable future for the Yorkshire Dales​.

​We are currently seeking additional volunteers to join our marketing team - please follow the links below for details (PDF files).
  • DalesBus Route Ambassadors
  • DalesBus Digital Marketing Officer
  • DalesBus Events Manager

For more information or to apply please email us here.

Transdev Yorkshire Tickets

17/1/2026

 
New Transdev Yorkshire tickets​ (available from 18th January 2026) offer the freedom to travel for a day on all buses in the Yorkshire area run by Harrogate Bus Company, Keighley Bus Company, Coastliner/York&Country, Team Pennine, Flyer and Burnley Bus Company. 

This includes DalesBus services 24, 59, 72, 74, 864 and 873, as well as many connecting services including the 36, 64 and M6 (from Barnoldswick).

They are not valid on Coastliner services 840 or 843 east of FERA.

From 5th April 2026 they will not be valid on:
  • DalesBus 821 between Pateley Bridge and Scar House Reservoir (starts 3rd May)
  • DalesBus 825 between Fountains Abbey and Richmond​
  • DalesBus 875 between Grassington and Hawes

One-day Transdev Yorkshire tickets are priced at:
  • £7.50 Adult  
  • £5 Young Person (under 19)
  • £12 Duo  ​
  • £16 Group - up to 5 people travelling together  

They are also available at £27 for 7 days (£20 U19s) and £95 for 28 days (£70 for U19s), with annual tickets at £990 (£800 for U19s).

For full details see Transdev website.


National Rail Timetable

8/12/2025

 
A new national rail timetable will be introduced from Sunday 14th December 2025.

There will be major changes on some routes, including the East Coast Mainline, with changes to trains stopping at Northallerton.

There will be minor changes to some train times on the Bentham Line and Leeds-Settle-Carlisle Line, and:
  • on Monday to Saturdays the 2010 train from Carlisle to Leeds will call additionally at Ribblehead
  • on Sundays the 1017 train from Sheffield to Carlisle will call additionally at Gargrave
  • on Monday to Saturday the 2131 train from Lancaster to Skipton will arrive at Skipton 2 minutes earlier, thereby allowing connections onto the 2249 train from Skipton to Leeds
​The new timetable can be downloaded here (PDF file).

Cumbria Classic Coaches

25/11/2025

 
Sadly, 30th September 2025 was the last day of operation of Cumbria Classic Coaches scheduled services.
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Service 106 has been retendered by the 106 Partnership, and a replacement service between Kendal and Penrith is provided by Lonsdale Buses on Tuesdays and Fridays. From 4th December 2025 this service will also run on Thursdays.

Service 571 will resume on Mondays from 1st December 2025 running between Kendal, Kirkby Stephen and Brough, operated by Lonsdale Buses - click here for details.

Service 572 will resume on Wednesdays from 3rd December 2025 running between Kendal, Kirkby Stephen, Brough and Barnard Castle, operated by Lonsdale Buses - click here for details.

Shap Bus Service 106

25/11/2025

 
Service 106 between Kendal, Shap and Penrith on Tuesdays and Fridays is now run by Lonsdale Buses. This service will also run on Thursdays from 4th December 2025.

The Monday to Saturday journeys between Penrith and Shap continues to be run by Stagecoach.  A revised timetable was introduced from Monday 17th November 2025, including an extra early morning and late afternoon service between Penrith and Shap.
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