There are 4 ways to get from Skipton to Idle by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, line 612 bus
best- Take the train from Skipton to Shipleytrain Skipton - Leeds / ...
- Take the bus from Market Square to Idle Medical Centrebus 612
44 minLine 66 bus, line 60 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 5 to Keighley Bus Station Entrancebus 66 / ...
- Take the bus from Keighley Bus Station to Fourlands Drivebus 60 / ...
1h 32m£3–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Skipton to Idletaxi 17.8 mi
26 min£80–100Drive 17.8 mi
- Drive from Skipton to Idlecar 17.8 mi
26 min£5–7
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Skipton to Idle is to line 66 bus and line 60 bus which costs £2 - £5 and takes 1h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Skipton to Idle is to taxi which takes 26 min and costs £80 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Skipton station to Idle. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stand 5 and arriving at Fourlands Drive via Keighley Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 32m.
The distance between Skipton and Idle is 18 miles. The road distance is 17.9 miles.
The best way to get from Skipton to Idle without a car is to train and line 612 bus which takes 44 min and costs .
It takes approximately 44 min to get from Skipton to Idle, including transfers.
Skipton to Idle bus services, operated by The Keighley Bus Company, depart from Bus Station Stand 5.
Skipton to Idle bus services, operated by The Keighley Bus Company, arrive at Keighley Bus Station Entrance.
Yes, the driving distance between Skipton to Idle is 18 miles. It takes approximately 26 min to drive from Skipton to Idle.
There are 2551+ hotels available in Idle.
What companies run services between Skipton, England and Idle, England?
You can take a bus from Bus Station Stand 5 to Fourlands Drive via Keighley Bus Station in around 1h 32m.
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Skipton to Shipley
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Skipton to Shipley
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- First Bradford
Bus from Market Square to Idle Medical Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- First Bradford
- Phone
- 01535 603 284
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Keighley Bus Company
Bus from Bus Station Stand 5 to Keighley Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- The Keighley Bus Company
Bus from Keighley Bus Station to Fourlands Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- The Keighley Bus Company
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Estimated price
- £80–100
Dalesman Central Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1756 794 444
- Website
- dalesmancentraltaxis.com
Skipton & Craven Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1756 701 122
- Website
- skiptontaxis.com
Station Taxis Skipton
- Phone
- +44 1756 20 20 20
- Website
- skiptontaxis.co.uk
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