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Bus service changes in Craven ahead of winter season

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 08:39

By Esmee Howie

DalesBus service are making changes to their services this winter.

Bus services in the Craven area will be changing for the winter period.

Lonsdale Saturday service 75 between Skipton, Malham and Settle will shorten its route for the winter, starting on the 2nd November, and will run between Skipton and Malham only.

Buses will run from Skipton bus station at: 9:45am, 13:45 and 15:45.

They will return from Malham at: 10:30am, 14:30 and 16:30.

For the Craven Connection service 580, the buses at 11:45 from Skipton to Settle and 12:30 from Settle to Skipton will run on Saturdays as well as Monday to Friday.

The times of popular Saturday bus service 59 between Skipton, Bolton Bridge and Harrogate will be amended slightly from this Saturday to improve timekeeping.

Buses will now run from Skipton at:

10:45
12:50
15:45
17:45,

And from Harrogate at:

09:35
11:50
14:45
16:45

Following last years successful winter bus service between Skipton and Malham, the CravenLink service 864 between Bradford, Ilkley, Skipton, and Malham will run every Sunday throughout winter.

Buses to Malham will leave:

Bradford at 09:25
Ilkley at 10:20
Skipton at 10:50, 12:30 and 15:30

And return to Skipton from Malham at:

11:40
14:40
16:40 with the last bus continuing to Ilkley and Bradford.

Full details about the bus changes are available here on the DalesBus service website.

The company are also looking for organisations who might be interested in sponsoring a DalesBus service.

Anyone interested should get get in touch via email to info@dalesandbowland.com.

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