Public Transport

Frequent bus and train service allow a choice of linear walks along the moor edge or valley sides between Burley and neighbouring towns and villages. The Wharfedale Line rail services from Leeds, Bradford and Ilkley gives fast links every 15/30 minutes (hourly Sundays) to Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, Menston, Guiseley, Baildon and Shipley.

The X84 bus runs every 20/40 minutes along the A660 / A65 between Leeds, Otley, Burley, Ilkley and Skipton and links up many footpath routes. The more local 962 service shuttles between Ilkley and Otley via Burley’s back roads and Menston, and there’s the hourly X52 to Otley and Harrogate.

If you want to go higher into the Dales, the DalesBus 74 runs between Ilkley and Grassington on Saturdays and on Sunday leaves Station Road bus stop along the Dales Way to Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden. In summer the 800 runs to Hawes.

New from Summer 2018
A new Sunday and Bank Holiday DalesBus service direct from Keighley, Bingley, Saltaire, Shipley and Otley (with connections from Bradford) will provide a direct link for people living in Airedale and Lower Wharfedale to the fabulous walking country of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Colin Speakman, well-known local author and Vice Chairman of Friends of DalesBus commented: 
“For keen walkers this is the perfect bus service. The new Nidderdale Rambler 821 will serve no less than three popular Yorkshire walking trails – the Nidderdale Way, the Six Dales Trail and the Dales Way Harrogate Link.   It will give people from West Yorkshire without their own transport a wonderful opportunity to discover this magnificent countryside of lakes, forest and heather moorland on their own doorstep, travelling to Pateley Bridge, Lofthouse and Scar House Reservoir in Upper Nidderdale.  
“But this is also a brilliant service for car users who can now park their vehicle, catch the bus and spend all day if they choose walking back to their car along a popular walking trail, the perfect way to do a linear walk.  For example, you can catch the bus from Otley to Lofthouse or Blubberhouses and walk back through beautiful Upper Nidderdale or Washburndale to a parked vehicle, or maybe leave the bus at Fewston and walk back over spectacular countryside to either Ilkley or Harrogate”
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Fares are being kept at affordable levels with special deal tickets whilst Senior Passes can be used on the 821 and all connecting buses from West Yorkshire and Harrogate.  Full details in Metro Dalesbus timetable booklet and local publicity leaflets, or visit www.dalesbus.org. 

All timetables are available from Burley Library or visit www.wymetro.com www.dalesbus.org or ring Metroline on 0113 3457676.