M6 Skipton to Burnley via Barnoldswick, Colne
Operated by The Burnley Bus Company. First bus 05:35, last bus 20:55. 35 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different M6? 1 other bus route is numbered M6 elsewhere in the UK — see every M6 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:15 | 07:05 | 07:43 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:48 | 16:28 | 17:15 | 18:05 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:55 |
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| Bus Station Stand 3 | 06:15 | 07:05 | 07:43 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:48 | 16:28 | 17:15 | 18:05 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:55 |
| Craven College (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:55 | 16:35 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bull Inn (adj) | 06:22 | 07:12 | 07:51 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 14:58 | 15:59 | 16:39 | 17:23 | 18:13 | 18:52 | 19:52 | 21:02 |
| Station Road (by) | 06:36 | 07:28 | 08:07 | 09:12 | 10:12 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 15:12 | 16:15 | 16:55 | 17:39 | 18:27 | 19:06 | 20:06 | 21:16 |
| Barnoldswick Road (adj) | 06:42 | 07:34 | 08:13 | 09:18 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:18 | 16:21 | 17:01 | 17:45 | 18:33 | 19:11 | 20:11 | 21:21 |
| Bus Station (Stand 2) | 06:52 | 07:50 | 08:28 | 09:32 | 10:32 | 11:32 | 12:32 | 13:32 | 14:32 | 15:37 | 16:37 | 17:17 | 17:57 | 18:49 | 19:25 | 20:22 | 21:32 |
| Interchange (Stand 3) | 07:06 | 08:10 | 08:48 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:50 | 15:57 | 16:57 | 17:35 | 18:14 | 19:03 | 19:39 | 20:35 | 21:45 |
| The Prairie (opp) | 07:17 | 08:23 | 09:02 | 09:59 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 15:03 | 16:11 | 17:11 | 17:48 | 18:24 | 19:13 | 19:49 | 20:43 | 21:53 |
| Bus Station (Stand 0) | 07:28 | 08:36 | 09:15 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:15 | 16:23 | 17:23 | 17:59 | 18:34 | 19:23 | 19:59 | 20:52 | 22:02 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the M6
Adult single £1.00 to £3.00
Transdev's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 2 January 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with The Burnley Bus Company before you travel.
Tickets on the M6
The Burnley Bus Company publishes singles on this route for adults and young people.
Single · U19 Single · Job Seeker Single
Ticket types come from The Burnley Bus Company's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 7 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with The Burnley Bus Company.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with The Burnley Bus Company before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route M6
M6 towards Burnley
All 81 stops
- Bus Station Stand 3 Skipton
- Belle Vue Mills (W-bound) Skipton
- Outside Rail Station (W-bound) Skipton
- Post Office (W-bound) Skipton
- Gisburn Street (W-bound) Skipton
- Broughton Close (W-bound) Skipton
- Market Place (N-bound) Skipton
- Park Avenue (W-bound) Skipton
- Raikeswood (NW-bound) Skipton
- Woodlands Drive (opp) Skipton
- Craven College (adj) Skipton
- Farm Shop (opp) Stirton
- Bull Inn (adj) Broughton
- Old Lane (adj) Broughton
- Business Park (W-bound) Broughton
- Clitheroe Junction (S-bound) Elslack
- Tempest Arms (opp) Elslack
- Thornton Post Office (SW-bound) Thornton in Craven
- Thornton Hill (adj) Thornton in Craven
- Thornton Road (opp) Thornton in Craven
- Ghyll Golf Club (W-bound) Thornton in Craven
- Ghyll Lane (by) Coates
- Ben Lane (by) Coates
- Roundell Road (adj) Coates
- Wellhouse Road (by) Barnoldswick
- Lower North Avenue (adj) Barnoldswick
- Station Road (by) Barnoldswick
- Sussex Street (by) Barnoldswick
- West Craven Sports Centre (by) Barnoldswick
- West Craven HS (by) Barnoldswick
- Higher Park Farm (opp) Barnoldswick
- Earby Road Salterforth
- Barnoldswick Road (adj) Kelbrook
- Old Stone Trough (opp) Kelbrook
- New Hague (opp) Foulridge
- Accornlee Farm (by) Foulridge
- Ormerod Terrace (opp) Foulridge
- Causeway (opp) Foulridge
- St Michaels Church (opp) Foulridge
- St Michaels School (o/s) Foulridge
- Noyna Street (by) Colne
- Oak Street (by) Colne
- Gordon Street (by) Colne
- Bus Station (Stand 2) Colne
- Walton Street (by) Colne
- St Johns Church (o/s) Colne
- Municipal Hall (opp) Colne
- Crabtree Street (by) Colne
- Masons Mill (opp) Primet
- Phillips Lane (o/s) Primet
- Whitewalls Drive (opp) Colne
- The Spinning Mill (opp) Colne
- Thorne Street (by) Nelson
- Walton Lane (by) Nelson
- Colbran Street (opp) Nelson
- The Zone (by) Nelson
- Seldon Street (by) Nelson
- Wavelengths (by) Nelson
- Interchange (Stand 3) Nelson
- Lomeshaye Road (by) Nelson
- Farrer Street (opp) Lomeshaye
- Churchill Way (opp) Lomeshaye
- Park View Close (opp) Brierfield
- Every Street (by) Brierfield
- Town Hall (o/s) Brierfield
- Regent Street (opp) Reedley
- Reedley Road (by) Reedley
- Redman Road (by) Reedley
- Reedley Grove (by) Reedley
- Casterton Avenue (by) Queensgate
- The Prairie (opp) Queensgate
- Queensgate Depot (opp) Queensgate
- Murray Street (opp) Queensgate
- Newman Street (opp) Duke Bar
- Duke of York (opp) Duke Bar
- Hallwell Street (by) Burnley
- Hebrew Road (opp) Burnley
- Prestige Park (opp) Burnley
- Ormerod Road (o/s) Burnley
- St Peters Centre (opp) Burnley
- Bus Station (Stand 0) Burnley
M6 towards Skipton
All 83 stops
- Bus Station (Stand 2) Burnley
- St Peters Centre (by) Burnley
- Ormerod Road (opp) Burnley
- Prestige Park (by) Burnley
- Hebrew Road (by) Burnley
- Hallwell Street (opp) Burnley
- Duke of York (by) Duke Bar
- Newman Street (by) Duke Bar
- Murray Street (by) Queensgate
- Queensgate Depot (by) Queensgate
- The Prairie (by) Queensgate
- Casterton Avenue (opp) Reedley
- Reedley Grove (opp) Reedley
- Redman Road (opp) Reedley
- Reedley Road (opp) Reedley
- Regent Street (by) Reedley
- Town Hall (opp) Brierfield
- Every Street (opp) Brierfield
- Park View Close (by) Brierfield
- Churchill Way (by) Lomeshaye
- Farrer Street (by) Lomeshaye
- Lomeshaye Road (opp) Nelson
- Mosley Street (by) Nelson
- Interchange (Stand 7) Nelson
- Wavelengths (opp) Nelson
- Seldon Street (opp) Nelson
- The Zone (opp) Nelson
- Colbran Street (by) Nelson
- Walton Lane (opp) Nelson
- Thorne Street (opp) Nelson
- The Spinning Mill (o/s) Colne
- Whitewalls Drive (by) Colne
- Phillips Lane (by) Primet
- Masons Mill (by) Primet
- Rail Station (by) Primet
- Crown Hotel (o/s) Colne
- Municipal Hall (by) Colne
- Colne Lane (opp) Colne
- Farm Foods (Stand FF) Colne
- Gordon Street (opp) Colne
- Oak Street (opp) Colne
- Castle Road (opp) Colne
- St Michaels School (opp) Foulridge
- St Michaels Church (o/s) Foulridge
- Causeway (o/s) Foulridge
- Ormerod Terrace (by) Foulridge
- Accornlee Farm (opp) Foulridge
- New Hague Cottages (by) Foulridge
- Old Stone Trough (by) Kelbrook
- Barnoldswick Road (by) Kelbrook
- Earby Road Salterforth
- Higher Park Farm (by) Barnoldswick
- Marina Way (opp) Barnoldswick
- West Craven HS (opp) Barnoldswick
- West Craven Sports Centre (opp) Barnoldswick
- Rainhall Road (by) Barnoldswick
- Fernlea Avenue (by) Barnoldswick
- Lower North Ave (opp) Barnoldswick
- Wellhouse Road (opp) Barnoldswick
- Roundell Road (opp) Coates
- Coates Avenue (by) Coates
- Ghyll Lane (opp) Coates
- Ghyll Golf Club (opp) Coates
- Thornton Road (adj) Thornton in Craven
- Sycamore Court (opp) Thornton in Craven
- Thornton Post Office (NE-bound) Thornton in Craven
- Tempest Arms (NE-bound) Elslack
- Clitheroe Junction (N-bound) Elslack
- Sulphur Well Houses (adj) Broughton
- Old Lane (opp) Broughton
- Bull Inn (opp) Broughton
- Broughton Close (E-bound) Skipton
- Gisburn Street (E-bound) Skipton
- Clifford Court (E-bound) Skipton
- Fire Station (E-bound) Skipton
- Belle Vue Mills (E-bound) Skipton
- Farm Shop (opp) Stirton
- Craven College (opp) Skipton
- Woodlands Drive (E-bound) Skipton
- Raikeswood (SE-bound) Skipton
- Park Avenue (E-bound) Skipton
- Market Place (S-bound) Skipton
- Bus Station Arrive (adj) Skipton
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first M6 bus?
The first M6 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last M6 bus?
The last M6 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:55. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the M6 bus cost?
The Burnley Bus Company's published fares on the M6: adult single £1.00 to £3.00. The M6 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. The Burnley Bus Company day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the M6 bus?
The M6 is operated by The Burnley Bus Company.
Timetable data from The Burnley Bus Company via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Yorkshire & the Humber feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.