Thirsk by bus


Thirsk by bus – October 2023
Plan your journey to Thirsk by bus
There are bus services from the North (No. 70 & 153 Northallerton), West (No. 70 Ripon) and South (No. 30 & 30X York).
From Monday to Friday it is not possible to travel to Thirsk directly by bus from the East – from Sutton Bank, Helmsley, Pickering.or Scarborough. For those you need to change buses in York or Easingwold.
On Sundays and Bank Holidays bus services are absent or much reduced so please check in advance of travel.
However, on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays until 28 Aug 2023 the Moorsbus connects Thirsk, Northallerton, Stokesley and Easingwold. See the Moorsbus timetable at moorsbus.org. or the timetable below for Sunday services to and from Thirsk.
For almost all bus services there is a £2 bus fare cap until 30 Oct 2023, and £2.50 after that date until 30 Nov 2024. No single fare is above £2 - lower fares exist and free concession passes are valid.
Local bus timetables (pdf printable)
147 Thirsk-Sinderby-Pickhill-Melberby-Ripon
150 Thirsk-Sessay–Rainton-Ripon
30 30X Thirsk-Easingwold-York
31X York-Easingwold-Helmsley-Kirkbymoorside
36 Ripon-Harrogate-Leeds
55 Northallerton-Richmond
59 60 60A Thirsk & villages circulars
Bus company and other timetables
- Traveline is a journey planner for all local and UK-wide bus, rail and other public transport.
- All North Yorkshire bus timetables
- Wensleydale & Swaledale minibuses
- Buses in the Dales
- North York Moorsbus