Coastliner to increase service linking York and Leeds to three buses per hour – plus extra Saturday evening buses to and from Scarborough

Exciting news for commuters, shoppers and sightseers travelling between two of Yorkshire’s most popular city destinations – bus operator Coastliner is to boost its weekday timetable on this key route to three buses an hour.

Starting from Sunday 27 October 2024, an all-new Coastliner timetable will see its service between the two Yorkshire cities increased to run every 20 minutes on Mondays to Saturdays, up from the current two buses per hour frequency.

New journeys between Leeds and York only will finish at Clifford Street in York city centre instead of Stonebow, which will continue to be served by all other Coastliner buses.

Coastliner is also adding a later journey on Monday to Saturday nights from Leeds at 11.20pm to Tadcaster and York Rail Station, while its current 10.02pm departure from York Rail Station at 10.12pm will now run through to Leeds – perfect for customers enjoying an evening out in either city.

There’s also good news for customers travelling to and from the Yorkshire Coast. On Saturday evenings, two later evening Coastliner journeys will extend to and from Scarborough. A newly extended journey will leave Leeds at 5.30pm and York Railway Station at 6.41pm, giving more time to enjoy shopping and attractions in both cities.

An extra later evening bus will also depart from Scarborough Peasholm Park at 9.30pm and the Railway Station bus stop at 9.40pm, running through Malton and York as far as Garnet Lane in Tadcaster - ideal for festive events or taking in a show at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Coastliner General Manager Adam Emmott said: “We’re delighted to be able to introduce this significant boost to our routes across Yorkshire, with financial support from North Yorkshire Council through the Government-backed Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).

“Our increase to three buses per hour between York and Leeds comes as many will be planning pre-Christmas trips to the shops and markets in Leeds, and to the award-winning York Christmas Festival, which runs daily from 14 November to 22 December.

“We’ve also listened carefully to our customers’ valued feedback, and will be making additional improvements across our timetable to help with reliability.”

New timetables for the full Coastliner network are online now at transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner, while printed copies will be available on board buses and at the usual outlets along the route in time for the changes.