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Craven to see changes to bus services during winter

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 11:10

York Pullman Coach

From Saturday, 25th October, the DalesBus 74 service between York, Ilkley, Bolton Abbey and Grassington will run on a revised timetable.

Buses will depart from Ilkley Bus Station at 10:20am, 12:30pm and 3:50pm, returning from Grassington at 11:30am, 2:50pm and 5:00pm.

Lonsdale Buses’ Saturday service 75, which operates between Skipton, Malham and Settle, will switch to its shorter winter route from Saturday, 1st November.

The service will run between Skipton and Malham only, with buses departing Skipton Bus Station at 9:45am, 1:45pm and 3:45pm, and returning from Malham at 10:30am, 2:30pm and 4:30pm.

The Saturday DalesBus 80 service between Lancaster, Ingleton, Ribblehead and Hawes has now ended for the winter.

Meanwhile, the Winter Sunday Cravenlink service 864 between Bradford, Ilkley, Skipton and Malham will continue running throughout the colder months, following its successful reintroduction in recent years.

Buses will leave Skipton for Malham at 10:50am, 12:50pm and 3:50pm, returning from Malham at 11:40am, 2:40pm and 4:40pm, and from Gargrave at 12:01pm, 3:01pm and 5:01pm, with the final bus continuing to Ilkley and Bradford.

However, Sunday services 72 (Skipton–Grassington), 864 (Bradford–Ilkley–Skipton), 873 (Ilkley–Bolton Abbey–Skipton) and 874 (Wetherby–Leeds–Ilkley–Grassington–Kettlewell–Buckden) will continue to operate through the winter months.

Full details can be found at www.dalesbus.org/sundays and in the new “Winter Sunday DalesBus Times” leaflet, available soon from local outlets including Skipton Library and Skipton Railway Station.

As part of the national scheme to make bus travel more affordable, the maximum single fare on all services remains capped at £3, with under-19s able to travel for £1.

Elderly and disabled pass holders can continue to travel for free on all routes.

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