Bus Services in York

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Park & Ride

Scarborough

Scarborough & District run two Park & Ride services:

Buses run every 20 minutes, non-stop from the large free car parks straight to the town centre, from 7am (9am on Sundays) to 6.30pm, 7 days a week. Please check the timetables for the last times from each stop.

A return ticket is £3, or £5.50 for two adults – and each adult can take up to 3 under 18s FREE

From 1 April 2012, holders of national concessionary passes will no longer travel free, but can buy a return ticket at a reduced rate of £1.

For regular travellers, weekly (£12) tickets are available

Whitby

Arriva run one Park & Ride service, during the summer only (start of Easter holidays to last Sunday in October):

Buses run every 15 minutes, from the free car park to the town centre, from 8.15am to 5.15pm (8.00am to 6.30pm in high season). Please check the timetables for the last times from each stop.

Tickets are £1.50 single to £2.30 return, and children (under 18) and senior/disabled passengers travel at half-price. A family day return ticket (2 adults and 2 children) is £4.80

For regular travellers, weekly (£10) and monthly (£35) tickets are available.

Parking is not allowed overnight at the Park & Ride site, and the car park is locked after the last bus. Caravans and large motor homes are not permitted at any time.

York

York has an excellent network of Park & Ride services, run by First York:

Map of Park and Ride services in York

All routes run at least every 15 minutes, 7 days a week. On most routes, services finish at about 8pm, but there is a full evening service to Rawcliffe Bar and Designer Outlet

With the exception of the 7, Park & Ride routes run an express service, calling at only one or two stops between the car park and the city centre. The 7 calls at all stops along the route.

A day return ticket costs £3.80. Up to 2 children (under 16) can travel free with every fare-paying adult. National Bus Passes are accepted on Park & Ride subject to usual time restrictions, but when boarding at the Park & Ride site there is a single fare of £1.30 (this does not apply when boarding at any other stop).

Parking is not allowed overnight at any of the Park & Ride sites, and many of the car parks are locked after the last bus.