Bus service changes

Lancaster services

Service 88 Lancaster – Cockerham – Garstang – Pilling – Knott End LCC Leaflet 7

Service 89 Lancaster – Cockerham – Pilling – Knott End

From 19 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, with a minor route alteration in Garstang to avoid the hump bridge on Moss Lane, along with adjustment to some timings to improve overall service reliability.

Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Ltd will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service 8 Lancaster – Ryelands – St.Chads

Service 9 Lancaster – Primrose – Bowerham – Newlands

From 26 May 2024, Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Ltd will operate these services in partnership with Lancashire County Council. There are no changes to the timetable or route.

Fylde services

Service 76 St.Annes – Lytham – Kirkham – Poulton – Blackpool LCC Leaflet 11

Service 78 St.Annes – Lytham – Kirkham – Great Eccleston

From 20 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the route on all Service 76 journeys between Poulton and Blackpool, after 1100 on Monday to Fridays and all day on Saturdays, to operate as a loop through Blackpool Town Centre prior to serving Victoria Hospital on the return journeys. The timings of most journeys will be revised to improve overall service reliability.

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

West Lancashire services

Service 311 Ormskirk – Skelmersdale – Wrightington LCC Leaflet 15

Service 312 Ormskirk – Burscough – Skelmersdale – Rainford

From 20 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable, adjusting some Monday to Friday peak journey times to improve service reliability.

There will also be a minor route amendment on Service 311 between Skelmersdale and Tanhouse to additionally serve Gillibrands Road.

Preston Bus Ltd continue to operate these services on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Pendle services

Service 65 Burnley – Padiham – Fence – Nelson LCC Leaflet 3

From 20 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable, adjusting the 0720 Monday to Friday journey between Burnley and Nelson to depart at 0715 and operate 5 minutes earlier throughout.

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

Service 69 General Hospital – Brierfield – Nelson – Carr Hall LCC Leaflet 4

From 20 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable, adjusting most journey times to improve service reliability.

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

Lancaster services

Service 582 High Bentham – Low Bentham – Wennington – Melling – Hornby

From 8 April 2024, North Yorkshire Council will introduce a new Wednesday return only journey between High Bentham and Hornby to connect with through Service 82 for journeys to Lancaster.

The Wednesday only journey will depart at 0914 from High Bentham, arriving at Hornby at 0938 to connect with the 0948 Service 82 departure to Lancaster. The return journey will depart from Hornby at 1415 and through passengers will need to travel on the 1335 Service 82 departure from Lancaster to connect at Hornby.

Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire will operate this service on behalf of North Yorkshire Council.

Ribble Valley services

Service 11 Clitheroe – Dunsop Bridge – Slaidburn – Settle – Horton LCC Leaflet 22

From 8 April 2024 North Yorkshire Council, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will enhance their Horton-Settle-Tosside Service 11, extending the service through the Hodder Valley to Clitheroe.

New Service 11 will operate between Clitheroe and Settle and onto to Horton-in-Ribblesdale via Bashall Eaves, Whitewell, Dunsop Bridge, Newton, Slaidburn and Tosside.

The service will operate generally every two hours during Monday to Saturday daytime, with a school day journey extension through to Bowland Academy.

21 Transport Ltd will operate this service on behalf of North Yorkshire Council and Lancashire County Council.

Blackpool services

Service 3 Cleveleys – Blackpool - Mereside

From 14 April 2024 Blackpool Transport will revise the timetable, introducing a couple of later evening journeys, extending the period of operation through to 2030 from Mereside and 2040 from Cleveleys.

Chorley services

Service 632 Chorley – Coppull – Standish – Wigan

From 8 April 2024, Go North West will amend the route service number from 362 to 632. There are no changes to the route or 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:

• 29 March – Good Friday
• 1 April – Easter Monday
• 6 May – May Bank Holiday
• 27 May – Spring Bank Holiday
• 26 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.