Cravenlink provides easy access to the Yorkshire Dales from Ilkley, running to Skipton and Malham. Connections are available on services X84 and 870 from Leeds, and on service 818 from Dewsbury and Bradford.
Cravenlink runs between Ilkley and Skipton on Sundays and Bank Holidays all year, extending to Gargrave and Malham on Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays and on selected Winter Sundays.
| 883 | 881 | 870 | 883 | 884 | 884 | ||||
| Wakefield Bus Station | - | - | 08:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leeds City Bus Station | - | - | 09:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York, Piccadilly | - | - | - | 08:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Knaresborough Bus Station | - | - | - | 09:10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harrogate Bus Station | - | - | - | 09:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otley Bus Station arr. | - | - | 09:50 | 09:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otley Bus Station dep. | - | - | - | 09:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilkley Bus Station | 09:15 | - | - | 10:15 | 11:45 | 14:45 | - | - | - |
| Addingham, opp. The Fleece | 09:22 | - | - | 10:22 | 11:52 | 14:52 | - | - | - |
| Bolton Abbey, Village Green | - | - | - | - | 12:00 | 15:00 | - | - | - |
| Skipton Bus Station | - | - | - | 10:45 | 12:25 | 15:25 | - | - | - |
| Skipton Rail Station | 09:40 | 09:50 | - | 10:50 | 12:30 | 15:30 | - | - | - |
| Gargrave, The Square | - | 10:02 | - | 11:02 | 12:42 | 15:42 | - | - | - |
| Airton | - | 10:15 | - | 11:15 | 12:55 | 15:55 | - | - | - |
| Kirkby Malham | - | 10:20 | - | 11:20 | 13:00 | 16:00 | - | - | - |
| Malham, opp Buck Inn | - | 10:31 | - | 11:25 | 13:05 | 16:05 | - | - | - |
| 884 | 884 | 883 | 870 | 881 | 883 | ||||
| Malham, opp. Buck Inn | - | - | - | 11:45 | 14:45 | 16:35 | - | 18:07 | - |
| Kirkby Malham | - | - | - | 11:50 | 14:50 | 16:40 | - | 18:10 | - |
| Airton | - | - | - | 11:54 | 14:54 | 16:44 | - | 18:14 | - |
| Gargrave, The Square | - | - | - | 12:07 | 15:07 | 16:57 | - | 18:27 | - |
| Skipton Rail Station | - | - | - | 12:20 | 15:20 | 17:10 | - | 18:40 | 18:50 |
| Skipton Bus Station | - | - | - | 12:25 | 15:25 | 17:15 | - | - | - |
| Bolton Abbey, opp Village Green | - | - | - | 12:50 | 15:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Addingham, The Fleece | - | - | - | 12:57 | 15:57 | 17:27 | - | - | 18:57 |
| Ilkley Bus Station | - | - | - | 13:07 | 16:07 | 17:40 | - | - | 19:07 |
| Otley Bus Station arr. | - | - | - | - | - | 17:55 | - | - | - |
| Otley Bus Station dep. | - | - | - | - | - | 18:00 | 18:00 | - | - |
| Harrogate Bus Station | - | - | - | - | - | 18:20 | - | - | - |
| Knaresborough Bus Station | - | - | - | - | - | 18:35 | - | - | - |
| York, Piccadilly | - | - | - | - | - | 19:15 | - | - | - |
| Leeds, New York Street | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18:35 | - | - |
| Wakefield, Bus Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19:00 | - | - |
R = calls on request
Click here for full details of the service 883 journeys from/to York and Harrogate.
Additional journeys run on Cravenlink services 883 and 884 between Ilkley and Skipton every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday - click here for details.
Connections are available at Skipton to/from Keighley on service 66A.
Dales Rover tickets are valid on this service.
Details of other bus services to Malham are available here.
This webpage is part of the Dalesbus Website,
provided by the Yorkshire Dales Public Transport Users Group
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