M6 Skipton Bus Station ↔ Burnley Bus Station

Operated by The Burnley Bus Company. First bus 05:35, last bus 20:55. 55 journeys on weekdays.

The M6 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

M6 towards Burnley Bus Station — Monday to Friday (27 journeys)
Bus Station Stand 3 06:1507:0507:4308:5009:5010:3810:5011:3811:5012:3812:5013:3813:5014:3814:5015:3815:4816:2816:3817:1517:3818:0518:3518:4519:3519:4520:55
Craven College (adj) ················15:5516:35·········
Bull Inn (adj) 06:2207:1207:5108:5809:5810:4510:5811:4511:5812:4512:5813:4513:5814:4514:5815:4515:5916:3916:4517:2317:4518:1318:4218:5219:4219:5221:02
Station Road (by) 06:3607:2808:0709:1210:1210:5911:1211:5912:1212:5913:1213:5914:1214:5915:1215:5916:1516:5516:5917:3917:5918:2718:5619:0619:5620:0621:16
Barnoldswick Road (adj) 06:4207:3408:1309:1810:1811:0411:1812:0412:1813:0413:1814:0414:1815:0415:1816:0416:2117:0117:0417:4518:0418:3319:0119:1120:0120:1121:21
Bus Station (Stand 2) 06:5207:5008:2809:3210:3211:1711:3212:1712:3213:1713:3214:1714:3215:1715:3716:1716:3717:1717:1717:5718:1718:4919:1219:2520:1220:2221:32
Interchange (Stand 3) 07:0608:1008:4809:4710:4711:3211:4712:3212:4713:3213:4714:3214:5015:3215:5716:3216:5717:3517:3218:1418:3019:0319:2519:3920:2520:3521:45
The Prairie (opp) 07:1708:2309:0209:5910:5911:4211:5912:4212:5913:4213:5914:4215:0315:4216:1116:4217:1117:4817:4218:2418:4019:1319:3519:4920:3320:4321:53
Bus Station (Stand 0) 07:2808:3609:1510:1011:1011:5212:1012:5213:1013:5214:1014:5215:1515:5216:2316:5217:2317:5917:5218:3418:4919:2319:4419:5920:4220:5222:02

Route map

All stops on route M6

M6 towards Burnley Bus Station

  1. Bus Station Stand 3 Skipton
  2. Belle Vue Mills (W-bound) Skipton
  3. Gisburn Street (W-bound) Skipton
  4. Post Office (W-bound) Skipton
  5. Outside Rail Station (W-bound) Skipton
  6. Broughton Close (W-bound) Skipton
  7. Market Place (N-bound) Skipton
  8. Park Avenue (W-bound) Skipton
  9. Raikeswood (NW-bound) Skipton
  10. Woodlands Drive (opp) Skipton
  11. Craven College (adj) Skipton
  12. Farm Shop (opp) Stirton
  13. Bull Inn (adj) Broughton
  14. Business Park (W-bound) Broughton
  15. Old Lane (adj) Broughton
  16. Clitheroe Junction (S-bound) Elslack
  17. Tempest Arms (opp) Elslack
  18. Thornton Post Office (SW-bound) Thornton in Craven
  19. Thornton Hill (adj) Thornton in Craven
  20. Thornton Road (opp) Thornton in Craven
  21. Ghyll Golf Club (W-bound) Thornton in Craven
  22. Ghyll Lane (by) Coates
  23. Ben Lane (by) Coates
  24. Wellhouse Road (by) Barnoldswick
  25. Roundell Road (adj) Coates
  26. Lower North Avenue (adj) Barnoldswick
  27. Station Road (by) Barnoldswick
  28. Sussex Street (by) Barnoldswick
  29. West Craven Sports Centre (by) Barnoldswick
  30. West Craven HS (by) Barnoldswick
  31. Higher Park Farm (opp) Barnoldswick
  32. Earby Road Salterforth
  33. Barnoldswick Road (adj) Kelbrook
  34. Old Stone Trough (opp) Kelbrook
  35. New Hague (opp) Foulridge
  36. Accornlee Farm (by) Foulridge
  37. Ormerod Terrace (opp) Foulridge
  38. Causeway (opp) Foulridge
  39. St Michaels Church (opp) Foulridge
  40. St Michaels School (o/s) Foulridge
  41. Noyna Street (by) Colne
  42. Oak Street (by) Colne
  43. Gordon Street (by) Colne
  44. Bus Station (Stand 2) Colne
  45. Walton Street (by) Colne
  46. St Johns Church (o/s) Colne
  47. Municipal Hall (opp) Colne
  48. Crabtree Street (by) Colne
  49. Masons Mill (opp) Primet
  50. Phillips Lane (o/s) Primet
  51. Whitewalls Drive (opp) Colne
  52. The Spinning Mill (opp) Colne
  53. Thorne Street (by) Nelson
  54. Colbran Street (opp) Nelson
  55. Walton Lane (by) Nelson
  56. The Zone (by) Nelson
  57. Seldon Street (by) Nelson
  58. Wavelengths (by) Nelson
  59. Interchange (Stand 3) Nelson
  60. Lomeshaye Road (by) Nelson
  61. Farrer Street (opp) Lomeshaye
  62. Churchill Way (opp) Lomeshaye
  63. Park View Close (opp) Brierfield
  64. Every Street (by) Brierfield
  65. Town Hall (o/s) Brierfield
  66. Regent Street (opp) Reedley
  67. Reedley Road (by) Reedley
  68. Redman Road (by) Reedley
  69. Reedley Grove (by) Reedley
  70. Casterton Avenue (by) Queensgate
  71. Queensgate Depot (opp) Queensgate
  72. The Prairie (opp) Queensgate
  73. Murray Street (opp) Queensgate
  74. Newman Street (opp) Duke Bar
  75. Duke of York (opp) Duke Bar
  76. Hebrew Road (opp) Burnley
  77. Hallwell Street (by) Burnley
  78. Prestige Park (opp) Burnley
  79. Ormerod Road (o/s) Burnley
  80. St Peters Centre (opp) Burnley
  81. Bus Station (Stand 0) Burnley

M6 towards Skipton Bus Station

  1. Bus Station (Stand 2) Burnley
  2. St Peters Centre (by) Burnley
  3. Ormerod Road (opp) Burnley
  4. Hebrew Road (by) Burnley
  5. Prestige Park (by) Burnley
  6. Hallwell Street (opp) Burnley
  7. Duke of York (by) Duke Bar
  8. Newman Street (by) Duke Bar
  9. Murray Street (by) Queensgate
  10. Queensgate Depot (by) Queensgate
  11. The Prairie (by) Queensgate
  12. Casterton Avenue (opp) Reedley
  13. Reedley Grove (opp) Reedley
  14. Redman Road (opp) Reedley
  15. Reedley Road (opp) Reedley
  16. Regent Street (by) Reedley
  17. Town Hall (opp) Brierfield
  18. Every Street (opp) Brierfield
  19. Park View Close (by) Brierfield
  20. Churchill Way (by) Lomeshaye
  21. Farrer Street (by) Lomeshaye
  22. Lomeshaye Road (opp) Nelson
  23. Mosley Street (by) Nelson
  24. Interchange (Stand 7) Nelson
  25. Wavelengths (opp) Nelson
  26. Seldon Street (opp) Nelson
  27. The Zone (opp) Nelson
  28. Walton Lane (opp) Nelson
  29. Colbran Street (by) Nelson
  30. Thorne Street (opp) Nelson
  31. The Spinning Mill (o/s) Colne
  32. Whitewalls Drive (by) Colne
  33. Phillips Lane (by) Primet
  34. Rail Station (by) Primet
  35. Masons Mill (by) Primet
  36. Crown Hotel (o/s) Colne
  37. Municipal Hall (by) Colne
  38. Colne Lane (opp) Colne
  39. Farm Foods (Stand FF) Colne
  40. Gordon Street (opp) Colne
  41. Oak Street (opp) Colne
  42. Castle Road (opp) Colne
  43. St Michaels School (opp) Foulridge
  44. Causeway (o/s) Foulridge
  45. St Michaels Church (o/s) Foulridge
  46. Ormerod Terrace (by) Foulridge
  47. Accornlee Farm (opp) Foulridge
  48. New Hague Cottages (by) Foulridge
  49. Old Stone Trough (by) Kelbrook
  50. Barnoldswick Road (by) Kelbrook
  51. Earby Road Salterforth
  52. Higher Park Farm (by) Barnoldswick
  53. Marina Way (opp) Barnoldswick
  54. West Craven HS (opp) Barnoldswick
  55. West Craven Sports Centre (opp) Barnoldswick
  56. Rainhall Road (by) Barnoldswick
  57. Lower North Ave (opp) Barnoldswick
  58. Wellhouse Road (opp) Barnoldswick
  59. Fernlea Avenue (by) Barnoldswick
  60. Coates Avenue (by) Coates
  61. Roundell Road (opp) Coates
  62. Ghyll Lane (opp) Coates
  63. Ghyll Golf Club (opp) Coates
  64. Thornton Road (adj) Thornton in Craven
  65. Thornton Post Office (NE-bound) Thornton in Craven
  66. Sycamore Court (opp) Thornton in Craven
  67. Clitheroe Junction (N-bound) Elslack
  68. Tempest Arms (NE-bound) Elslack
  69. Sulphur Well Houses (adj) Broughton
  70. Old Lane (opp) Broughton
  71. Bull Inn (opp) Broughton
  72. Broughton Close (E-bound) Skipton
  73. Gisburn Street (E-bound) Skipton
  74. Clifford Court (E-bound) Skipton
  75. Belle Vue Mills (E-bound) Skipton
  76. Fire Station (E-bound) Skipton
  77. Farm Shop (opp) Stirton
  78. Craven College (opp) Skipton
  79. Woodlands Drive (E-bound) Skipton
  80. Raikeswood (SE-bound) Skipton
  81. Park Avenue (E-bound) Skipton
  82. Market Place (S-bound) Skipton
  83. Bus Station Arrive (adj) Skipton

Service history & registered changes

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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 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 operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.