Bus service changes and consultations

Lancaster Services

Services 40 Lancaster – Garstang – Preston

From 2 November 2025, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting the 2200 Sunday journey between Preston to Morecambe.

Service 83 Morecambe – Caton – Brookhouse

From 27 October 2025, Lonsdale Buses will introduce this new service, operating every hour Monday to Saturday daytime.

Service 85 Morecambe – Bolton-le-Sands – Carnforth

From 27 October 2025, Lonsdale Buses will introduce this new service, operating every hour Monday to Saturday daytime.

Service 550 Levens – Milnthorpe – Silverdale – Carnforth – Morecambe

From 27 October 2025, Lonsdale Buses will withdraw this service.

Service 555 Lancaster – Carnforth – Keswick

From 3 November 2025, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting journeys for the winter period.

Service 755 Morecambe – Carnforth – Windermere

From 3 November 2025, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting journeys for the winter period.

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Services

Service 2 Cala Gran Holiday Park – Blackpool Zoo

From 3 November 2025, Blackpool Transport will withdraw this summer seasonal service.

Services 9/9H Blackpool – Bispham – Thornton

From 3 November 2025, Transpora will introduce this new service, creating new public transport links. Operating up to every 30 minutes Monday to Friday daytime, the new service will operate between Blackpool and Thornton via Bispham and Blackpool & Fylde College.

Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Services

Service 43 Preston – Cottam – Fulwood Royal Preston Hospital

From 3 November 2025, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, fully restoring the normal route through Cottam Hoyles Lane and extending all daily evening service journeys to operate the full route from Wychnor to/from Royal Preston Hospital.

This direct service links Preston City Centre with Fulwood Royal Preston Hospital via University, Tom Benson Way, Cottam and Fulwood.

The service will continue to operate up to every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime, and hourly during the evenings and Sundays. In conjunction with restored and enhanced Service 44, the frequency between the City Centre and Cottam will remain up to every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime and increased to every 30 minutes during evenings and Sundays.

Preston Bus will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service 44 Preston – Ingol – Cottam

From 3 November 2025, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, fully restoring the normal route through Cottam Hoyles Lane and, utilising developer funding secured through the planning process to introduce extended Monday to Saturday evening service journeys to operate the full route.

The service will continue to operate up to every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime, and hourly during the evenings and Sundays. In conjunction with fully restored Service 43, the frequency between the City Centre and Cottam will remain up to every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime and increased to every 30 minutes during evenings and Sundays.

Preston Bus will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service 48 Preston – Fulwood – Royal Preston Hospital – Cottam – Lea

From 3 November 2025, Lancashire County Council will revise timetable, utilising developer funding secured through the planning process, to introduce new hourly Monday to Saturday evening journeys between Preston and Royal Preston Hospital via Holme Slack, Longsands and Fulwood. There will also be some retiming of AM & PM peak journeys to improve overall service reliability.

Preston Bus will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Burnley Services

Service 1 Burnley – Stoops Estate

From 2 November 2025, The Burnley Bus Company will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the route in the Stoops area to serve new housing by extending further along Rossendale Road to the top Cog Lane. The service will operate as normal to Harold Avenue then via Rossendale Road to Cog Lane and Coal Clough Lane and normal route back into Burnley. Dalton Street and Woodcourt Avenue will no longer be served with access at the bus stops on Cog Lane.

Services 3 and 4 Burnley – Pike Hill – Worsthorne

From 2 November 2025, The Burnley Bus Company will revise the timetable in partnership with Lancashire County Council, utilising HM Government funding through the Bus Service Improvement Plan to introduce enhanced evening and Sunday services.

There will be a new later evening service operating 7 days a week, with Service 3 operating every two hours and Service 4 through to Worsthorne operating every two hours, combining to provide an hourly evening service between Burnley and Pike Hill.

Additionally, new hourly Sunday daytime Service 4 journeys to Worsthorne will be introduced, combining with Service 3 to provide two buses an hour between Burnley and Pike Hill.

Service 5

From 2 November 2025, The Burnley Bus Company will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.

Service X43

From 2 November 2025, The Burnley Bus Company will introduce an enhanced temporary timetable on route, in the run up to Christmas, between 2 November and 20 December. Additional journeys will operate on Saturdays and Sundays to provide additional capacity for the duration of the Manchester Christmas Markets.

Lancaster Services

Service 1/1A Heysham – Morecambe – Lancaster – University

From 29 September 2025 Stagecoach will revise the route and timetable, to operate the University Term timetable and route ready for the University Welcome week.

Service 18 Lancaster East Circular

From 26 October 2025 Lonsdale Buses will take over the operation of the Monday to Saturday journeys from Stagecoach on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Stagecoach will continue to operate the Sunday & Bank Holiday journeys.

There will be no changes to the route or timetable, just a change of service provider.

Service 88 Lancaster – Cockerham – Garstang – Pilling – Knott End

Service 89 Lancaster – Cockerham – Pilling – Knott End

From 26 October 2025 Stagecoach will take over the operation of these services from Lonsdale Buses on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

There will be a minor route adjustment in Garstang Town Centre on Service 88 running an anti-clockwise loop around Windsor Road, Moss Lane and Park Hill Road towards both Knott End and Lancaster to maintain common stops for customers.

There will be no changes to the timetable, just a change of service provider.

Service 100 Morecambe – Lancaster – University

From 29 September 2025 Stagecoach will revise the route and timetable, to operate the University Term timetable and route ready for the University Welcome week.

Service 552 Carnforth – Warton – Silverdale – Arnside – Milnthorpe – Kendal

From 6 October 2025 Lonsdale Coaches, in partnership with Lancashire County Council and Westmorland & Furness Council, will revise the timetable, adjusting the 0905 journey from Carnforth to Kendal to depart at 0855 and operate up to 10 minutes earlier throughout.

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Services

Service 21 Cleveleys – Blackpool – St.Annes

From 1 September 2025 Transpora will revise the timetable, adjusting general journey times to improve service reliability.

Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Services

Service P1 Preston – Walton-le-Dale Park and Ride

From 29 September 2025 Lancashire County Council will revise the route and stopping places within Preston City Centre to reinstate the Jacson Street Bus Stop, following the reopening of the Harris Museum, and Bus Stop J on Church Street will no longer be served. There are no changes to the timetable.

On bank holidays, most bus service providers generally operate a 'Sunday' service on their routes.

Lancashire County Council's supported bus services will operate a Sunday service on the following Bank Holiday dates:

• 18 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 5 May – May Bank Holiday
• 26 May – Spring Bank Holiday
• 25 August - Summer Bank Holiday

For full details, please contact the bus operator concerned.

Before travelling, please check your bus operator's website for full details.  Bus operator details.