Skipton bus station serves the town of Skipton

Skipton

Skipton is a market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the course of both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, on the south side of the Yorkshire Dales, northwest of Bradford and west of York...

, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England

England

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The bus station is situated in Skipton Town Centre just off Keighley Road. There are eight stands at the bus station and the main operators are Keighley & District

Keighley & District

Keighley & District is a bus company based in Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Blazefield Group which is itself owned by the international transport company Transdev....

, Pride of the Dales, First Leeds

First Leeds

First Leeds is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...

, Lancashire United

Lancashire United

Transdev Lancashire United is an English bus operator, running mainly in and around the boroughs of Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. The company was founded in April 2001 following the buyout of Stagecoach Ribble by Blazefield Holdings and has since overcome other operators...

 and Pennine Motor Services. National Express Coaches and Megabus

Megabus (United Kingdom)

Megabus is a UK coach service operated by Stagecoach Group. It started in 2003 and as of February 2010 operated 19 UK coach routes serving 41 destinations in England, Scotland and Wales. Some services link with Megatrain services which are also operated by Stagecoach...

 also serve the bus station.

A new bus station was built in Skipton and it re-opened in January 2009. North Yorkshire County Council and Craven District Council invested £1.2 million for the facility.

Bus services

Buses run from the bus station as far as Keighley

Keighley

Keighley is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of Bradford and is at the confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth...

, Leeds

Leeds

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, Grassington

Grassington

Grassington is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.The town is situated in Wharfedale around from Bolton Abbey and is surrounded by limestone scenery...

, Settle

Settle

Settle is a small market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is served by the Settle railway station, which is located near the town centre, and Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away. It is from Leeds Bradford Airport...

, Preston and Burnley

Burnley

Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....

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The bus services that use Skipton bus station and their stand numbers are shown below (Places in bold are where services terminate):

No.	Operator	Destination	Stand
28	Keighley & District	Burnley via Broughton, Thornton-in-Craven, Barnoldswick, Salterforth, Earby, Kelbrook, Foulridge, Colne, Nelson and Brierfield	3
66 66A	Keighley & District	Keighley via Cross Hills, Sutton-in-Craven, Airedale Hospital and Steeton	4
70	Keighley & District	Skipton bus station via Aireville School, Skipton Girls' High School Skipton Girls' High School Skipton Girls' High School, founded in 1886 by the Petyt Trust, is an all girls selective grammar school situated in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. The school recently became a foundation school. Around 800 girls aged 11 to 18 are educated at the school, of which 190 are in the sixth form. The...  and Ermysted's Grammar School Ermysted's Grammar School Ermysteds Grammar School is a LEA-funded selective boys' Grammar School in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, teaching over 800 pupils.It is the seventh oldest state school in Britain and was founded by Peter Toller in the 15th century. The first official record of the school was seen in Peter...	41
		Keighley via Low Bradley, Farnhill, Silsden and Steeton
72 72R	Pride of the Dales	Bucken via Rylstone, Hetton, Linton, Threshfield, Grassington, Hebden, Threshfield, Kilnsey, Kettlewell and Starbotton	?2
		Skipton railway station
78A	Keighley & District	Keighley via Low Bradley, Connonley, Glusburn, Cross Hills, Sutton-in-Craven, Airedale Hospital and Steeton	42
79	Keighley & District	Cowling via Low Bradley, Kildwick and Cross Hills	31
210	Penine Motor Services	Malham via Gargrave, Newfield, Airton and Kirkby Malham	33
212	Penine Motor Services	Carleton	64
214	Penine Motor Services	Embsay	14
215	Penine Motor Services	Burnley via Thornton-in-Craven, Barnoldswick, Kelbrook, Earby, Foulridge, Colne and Nelson	2
216	Penine Motor Services	Skipton bus station, town circular	14
280	Lancashire United	Preston via Broughton, Thornton-in-Craven, Barnoldswick, Gisburn, Chatburn, Clitheroe, Whalley, Langho and Mellor Brook	4
580	Penine Motor Services	Giggleswick via Gargrave, Hellifield, Long Preston and Settle	34
X80	Lancashire United	Preston via Broughton, West Marton, Gisburn, Chatburn, Clitheroe, Whalley, Langho and Mellor Brook	4
X84	First Leeds	Leeds via Draughton, Addingham, Ilkley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Otley and Bramhope	3

Notes:

1	Does not run on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays
2	Does not run on Sundays or Bank Holidays
3	Does not run on Saturdays or Sundays
4	Does not run on Sundays