The average bus between Scarborough and Ilkley takes 5h 3m and the fastest bus takes 4h 3m. There is a bus service every few hours from Scarborough to Ilkley. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Scarborough and Ilkley. The earliest departure is at 6:50 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Scarborough is at 8:25 PM which arrives into Ilkley at 7:30 AM. All services require a transfer at Leeds Bus Station Entrance and take an average of 5h 3m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Scarborough to Ilkley. However, there are services departing from Scarborough station and arriving at Ilkley station via Leeds Bus Station Entrance station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 3m.
Scarborough to Ilkley bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, depart from Rail Station.
Scarborough to Ilkley bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, arrive at Railway Road station.
The distance between Scarborough and Ilkley is 100.6 km. The road distance is 146 km.
You can take a bus from Rail Station to Railway Road via Leeds Bus Station Entrance and Leeds City Bus Station in around 4h 30m.