Harrogate Bus Company route 24 runs between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays.
On the eastern side of Nidderdale AONB Masham is served by Dales & District bus 159 running between Ripon, Masham, Middleham, Leyburn and Richmond on Mondays to Saturdays. Fountains Abbey and many of the villages towards the east of Nidderdale AONB are served by Dales & District buses 138 and 139.
On Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays additional buses usually run into and around Nidderdale as part of the DalesBus network on the following routes: