There are 7 ways to get from Otley to Thirsk by bus, train, rideshare, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Otley Bus Station to Morton Terracebus 34
- Take the train from Guiseley to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Thirsktrain
2h 14m£30–46Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Otley to Thirsk31.4 mi
58 min£3Bus
- Take the bus from Otley Bus Station to Exhibition Squarebus 74
- Take the bus from Exhibition Square to Market Placebus 30X / ...
3h 12m£6Bus, line 36 bus
- Take the bus from Otley Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X52
- Take the bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Bus Station Stand 1bus 36
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 4 to Market Placebus 150
3h 33mLine 34 bus, train, bus
- Take the bus from Otley Bus Station to Civic Lbus 34
- Take the train from Leeds to Yorktrain
- Take the bus from Station Avenue to Market Placebus 30X / ...
3h 49m£12–22Drive 31.4 mi
- Drive from Otley to Thirskcar 31.4 mi
41 min£8–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from Otley to Thirsktaxi 31.4 mi
41 min£140–170
Otley to Thirsk by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Otley to Thirsk is to rideshare which costs £3 and takes 58 min.
The fastest way to get from Otley to Thirsk is to drive which takes 41 min and costs £7 - £12.
No, there is no direct bus from Otley station to Thirsk. However, there are services departing from Otley Bus Station and arriving at Market Place via Exhibition Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 12m.
The distance between Otley and Thirsk is 63 miles. The road distance is 31.6 miles.
The best way to get from Otley to Thirsk without a car is to bus and train which takes 2h 14m and costs £29 - £50.
It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Otley to Thirsk, including transfers.
Otley to Thirsk bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, depart from Otley Bus Station.
Otley to Thirsk bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, arrive at Exhibition Square station.
Yes, the driving distance between Otley to Thirsk is 32 miles. It takes approximately 41 min to drive from Otley to Thirsk.
There are 671+ hotels available in Thirsk.
What companies run services between Otley, Leeds, England and Thirsk, England?
You can take a bus from Otley Bus Station to Market Place via Exhibition Square in around 3h 12m.
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Guiseley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Thirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to York
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- First Leeds
Bus from Otley Bus Station to Morton Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- First Leeds
Bus from Otley Bus Station to Civic L
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- First Leeds
- Phone
- 01274 727811
- [email protected]
- Website
- TLC Travel
Bus from Otley Bus Station to Morton Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- TLC Travel
- Phone
- 01653 692556
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Otley Bus Station to Exhibition Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
Bus from Exhibition Square to Market Place
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
Bus from Station Avenue to Market Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
- Phone
- 01423 339600
- [email protected]
- Website
- Connexions Buses
Bus from Otley Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Connexions Buses
- Phone
- 01423 56 60 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev Harrogate
Bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Bus Station Stand 1
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Transdev Harrogate
- Phone
- 01833 630730
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hodgson's
Bus from Bus Station Stand 4 to Market Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Hodgson's
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Otley to Thirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- £140–170
670 670 Valley Cars
- Phone
- +44 1943 670 670
Ilkley Taxis 24/7
- Phone
- +44 1943 603 330
- Website
- ilkleytaxis247.co.uk
Bingley Five Rise
- Phone
- +44 1274 567 567
Station Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1274 565 656
Bradford City Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1274 725998
Douglas Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1274 735871
- Website
- douglastaxis.co.uk
Zip Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1274 689999
- Website
- wearezip.co.uk
Andrews Taxi Harrogate
- Phone
- +44 7710 751 937
- Website
- andrewstaxi.co.uk
Blueline Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1423 530 830
- Website
- bluelinetaxis.co.uk
Mainline Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1423 555 555
- Website
- mainlinetaxis.co.uk
Crown Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1535 602 020
Keighley 608608
- Phone
- +44 1535 608 608
- Website
- 608-608.co.uk
Metro-Go
- Phone
- +44 1535 602 020
Amber Cars
- Phone
- +44 113 202 2112
- Website
- amber-cars.co.uk
Central Cars
- Phone
- +44 1132 523 523
- Website
- taxileeds.com
Streamline-Telecabs
- Phone
- +44 113 244 3322
- Website
- streamlinetelecabs.co.uk
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Otley and Thirsk. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.



















