Hebden Bridge Transportation

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Hebden Bridge is blessed with an excellent public transport infrastructure with regular buses around the town's district including the Pennine villages up in the hills such as Heptonstall and the Old Town. Even for the 'off beaten tracks', where one considers no one can get to without a car, there are seasonal bus services such as the 906 bus up to Widdop Reservoir and Hardcastle Craggs.

For further information please check out the
Metro website for further information and schedules.

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I caught the 500 bus from Keighley Bus Station to the outskirts of Hebden Bridge where the road to Hardcastle Craggs is. I had a twenty minutes connection at Keighley bus station from arriving by another bus from Leeds. The bus runs every hour (usually five minutes past the hour) and please check their website for further information on their bus schedules and fares.

The bus is always busy and packed by local residents and tourists alike. From a tourist perspective, the scenic route over the Pennine Moorlands from Haworth to Hebden Bridge is the highlight. Advice is it's best to go in line early at the stand so you can to ensure yourself a seat.

Although we visited Hebden Bridge by coach, as part of our VT meet Day Out, some returned here later by train.

Hebden Bridge is situated at the junction of the A64 (Halifax-Burnley road) and A6033 from Keighley.

By road..... Car drivers from the Leeds and Ml direction are advised to use the M62 to junction 24, then the A629 towards Halifax until picking up A646 signs.

From Manchester and M6 from the south drivers should exit the M62 at junction 21, and follow signs to Hollingworth Lake and Littleborough, then the A6033/A646 to Hebden Bridge.

From North Western England, drivers should use the M6, M65 and A646.

By Bus and Coach - National Express coaches serve Halifax.
Local services* run from Halifax, Burnley and Rochdale with occasional services from Keighley and Bradford.

Metro Line 0113 245 7676 www.wymetro.com

By Rail- Frequent services from York, Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and Blackpool.
National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk

Northern Rail* runs a regular service from York to Blackpool North via Halifax and Hebden Bridge, and Halifax to Huddersfield and Wakefield via Brighouse. Also Manchester Victoria to Leeds via Bradford and Dewsbury

*Day Rover tickets cost £6.20 for unlimited travel in Calderdale by train or bus after 09.30 hours.
West Yorkshire Dayrover train only £5.30

A choice of train stations - Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Todmorden, Walsden and Brighouse

By Air - Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds/Bradford International Airports are nearby, with good public transport and road links to Hebden Bridge.

London Heathrow and Gatwick are 4-5 hours away by car, and also served direct by National Express coach services to Bradford.