Guide to Christmas and New Year travel to and from York
It’s that time of year again. Time to visit family and relations and struggle with the shut down of public transport. Our handy guide to Yorkshire’s top train and bus companies gives you the low down on where and when you can travel this Christmas
East Coast Trains
Normal Service up until: Monday, December 23rd
No Service on: Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Christmas Eve
Going to and leaving from London King’s Cross:
Northbound
18.00 to Edinburgh
19.30 to Newcastle
20.05 to Leeds
Southbound
15.48 from Edinburgh
17.25 from Newcastle
18.45 from Leeds
New Year’s Eve, going to and leaving from London King’s Cross:
Northbound
18.00 to Edinburgh
20.00 to Newcastle
20.35 to Leeds
Southbound
17.31 from Edinburgh
19.06 from Newcastle
19.15 from Leeds
Boxing Day
Due to the closure of Peterborough station on 27 December, journey opportunities along the south of the route between Grantham and London King’s Cross will be limited, with longer journey times and replacement coach transport.
See timetable for more details
First York
Christmas Park & Ride services 2, 3, 7, 8 & 9
Normal service up until: Monday, December 23rd
No Service on: Christmas Day, New Year’s Day
Christmas Eve
Service 3 will start from 6 am
Services 2, 7, 8 & 9 will start from 7 am
Last journeys on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve:
Service 2 City Centre – Rawcliffe Bar
18:06
Service 2 Rawcliffe Bar – City Centre
17:45
Service 3 City Centre – Askham Bar
18:05
Service 3 Askham Bar – City Centre
17:45
Service 7 City Centre – Designer Outlet
18:06
Service 7 Designer Outlet – City Centre
17:45
Service 8 City Centre – Grimston Bar
18:05
Service 8 Grimston Bar – City Centre
17:45
Service 9 City Centre – Monks Cross
17:00 to Aviva
18:00 to Park & Ride site
Service 9 Monks Cross – City Centre
17:29
Boxing Day
Services 3, 7, 9 from 7:00 – 18:56
Friday 27 – Monday 30 Normal Service Resumes
Christmas City Network services 1, 4, 5/5A, 6, 10/10A, 11, 12, 13/13A
Normal Service up until: Monday, December 23rd
No Service: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day
Friday, 27 December: Saturday Service
Saturday, 28 December: Normal Saturday Service
Sunday, 29 December: Normal Sunday Service
Monday, 30 December: Saturday Service
New Year’s Eve: Saturday Service but with earlier finish times
Last journeys on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
Service 1
18:55 Wigginton – Chapelfields
19:30 City Centre, Rail Station – Chapelfields
Service 1
18:36 Chapelfields – Wigginton
18:46 Chapelfields – City Centre, Theatre Royal
18:49 York Rail Station – Wigginton
19:12 Chapelfields – City Centre, Theatre Royal
Service 4
18:55 Acomb – University of York
19:21 Acomb – City Centre, Rougier Street
19:24 City Centre, Rougier Street – University of York
Service 4
18:45 University of York – Acomb
19:00 University of York – City Centre, Rail Station
19:08 York Rail Station – Acomb
Services 5/5A Acomb
5 17:51 Acomb – Strensall
5A 18:03 Acomb – Strensall
5 18:25 Acomb – City Centre, Station Avenue
5A 18:40 Acomb – Strensall
5A 18:55 City Centre, Station Avenue – Strensall
5A 19:15 Acomb – City Centre, Station Avenue
Services 5/5A Strensall
5A 18:00 Strensall – Acomb
5 18:20 Strensall – Acomb
5 18:40 Strensall – City Centre, Station Road
5A 18:54 City Centre, Station Road – Acomb
5A 19:00 Strensall – City Centre, Station Road
Service 6
19:00 Clifton Moor – University of York
19:25 City Centre, Rougier Street – University of York
Service 6
18:40 University of York – Clifton Moor
19:04 City Centre, Rougier Street – Clifton Moor
Service 10 Stamford Bridge
18:18 Stamford Bridge – Nether Poppleton
18:47 Stamford Bridge – City Centre, Rougier Street
18:53 City Centre, Piccadilly – Nether Poppleton
19:07 Stamford Bridge – City Centre, Merchantgate
Service 10
18:30 Nether Poppleton – Stamford Bridge
18:50 City Centre, Rail Station – Stamford Bridge
19:00 Nether Poppleton – City Centre, Merchantgate
Service 11
18:08 Bishopthorpe – Ashley Park
18:35 City Centre, Rail Station – Ashley Park
19:05 Bishopthorpe – City Centre, The Stonebow
Service 11
18:28 Ashley Park – Bishopthorpe
18:41 City Centre, The Stonebow – Bishopthorpe
Service 12
16:31 Foxwood Lane – Monks Cross
16:56 City Centre, Rail Station – Monks Cross
17:01 Foxwood Lane – Elmfield Avenue
17:26 City Centre, Rail Station – Elmfield Avenue
17:31 Foxwood Lane – City Centre, Rail Station
1:831 Foxwood Lane – City Centre, Rail Station (continues as service 13 via City Centre to Haxby)
Service 12
17:30 Monks Cross – Foxwood Lane
19:14 City Centre, Rail Station – Foxwood Lane
Service 13
17:17 Haxby – Copmanthorpe
17:54 City Centre, Rail Station – Copmanthorpe
18:17 Haxby – City Centre, Rail Station
Service 13
17:20 Copmanthorpe – Haxby
19:00 City Centre, Rail Station – Haxby
All journeys on service 13A will run to the normal Saturday timetable
Grand Central
Normal Service will operate: Saturday 7, 14, 21, 28 December, Sunday 22, 29 and Monday 23, 30, Thursday 2 January
No Service: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, 27 December
Christmas Eve Services
The following services will not run:
14.22 Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross
19.52 London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange
New Year’s Eve
The following services will not run:
14.22 Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross
19.52 London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange
Transdev York and East Coastliner
Normal Service: Mon 23, Sat 28 and Sun 29 December
No Service: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day
Christmas Eve
Saturday service (with early finishes) except 20, 35, X35, 36 and X36, which will be running the usual Mon – Fri timetable
New Year’s Eve: Saturday service with early finishes except X36
Tues, 2 January: Normal Service Resumes
Last Buses on Christmas and New Year’s Eve
Evening journeys on route 10 will not run.
35
18:25 York- Holme-on-Spalding- Moor
19:25 Holme-on-Spalding- Moor – York
44 unibus
20:18 York – York Sport Village
20:20 York Sport Village – York
843 Eastbound
16:45 Leeds- Tadcaster- York- Malton- Scarborough (last bus to Scarborough)
18:45 Leeds- Tadcaster- York- Malton only (finishes Malton at 20:30)
19:20 Leeds- Tadcaster- York only (finishes at Heworth at 20:28)
843 Westbound
17:13 Scarborough- Malton- York- Tadcaster- Leeds
18:13 Scarborough- Malton- York only (finishes at the Railway Station at 20:03)
18:55 Scarborough- Malton only (finishes at Malton 19:55)
Routes not shown above will run to the normal Saturday timetable.
The 17:59 route 840 from Thorton-le-Dale and 16:55 route 845 from Bridlington will be the last journeys with a through connection to Leeds (at Malton)
The 17:05 route 840 journey from Whitby will still connect at Malon with route 843, but, this connecting journey will only run as far as York
Last bus from The Stonebow to Leeds will be 18:56.
Unibus 44 will run its vacation timetable and the ub.1, cb.2 AND sb.2 will not run between 7th December 2013 and 5th January 2014.
First TransPennine Express
Christmas Eve: Services to/ from Manchester Airport
The 00:38 Manchester Airport to York will depart from Manchester Piccadilly at 00:53.
The 01:38 York to Manchester Airport service will terminate at Manchester Piccadilly.
Christmas Eve closedown of services
First TransPennine Express will operate the normal timetable on Christmas Eve until early evening when services will begin to closedown.
It is strongly recommend that customers check all journey plans if travelling after 19:00 to ensure you can complete your journey.
The following services will not run:
21:50 Middlesbrough to York
20:22 & 22:30 Liverpool Lime St to York
22:05 Scarborough to York
22:22 & 23:18 Manchester Airport to York
The following services will terminate at York:
18:22 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
18:35 Manchester Airport to Middlesbrough
20:04 Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
20:20 Manchester Airporrt to Scarborough
20:50 Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
18:52 Newcastle to Manchester Airport will terminate at Manchester Piccadilly.
19:22 Liverpool Lime St to Hull will be diverted to terminate at York. An additional service will operate from Leeds to Hull departing at 2119 and calling at South Milford, Selby, Howden and Brough.
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Other than the alterations listed below, First TransPennine Express will operate it’s normal timetable on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
New Year’s Eve alterations
The 23:40 Manchester Piccadilly to York service will be re-timed to depart earlier at 23:36 and will not call at Dewsbury. This service will be re-timed to depart Leeds later at 01:02 and arrive at York at 01:27.
New Year’s Day
The 00:53 Manchester Piccadilly to York and 01:38 York to Manchester Piccadilly services will not run.
The 02:52 York to Manchester Piccadilly service will be re-timed to depart Huddersfield later at 04:11 and arrive at Manchester Piccadilly earlier at 04:43.
Monday, 30 December to Friday, January 3
Monday to Thursday
The 23:40 Manchester Piccadilly to York service will be re-timed to depart earlier at 23:36 and will not call at Dewsbury. This service will be re-timed to depart Leeds later at 01:02 and arrive at York at 01:27.
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
The 01:38 York to Manchester Piccadilly service will be re-timed to depart Huddersfield later at 02:58 and arrive at Manchester Piccadilly earlier at 03:29.
Tuesday to Friday
The 02:52 York to Manchester Piccadilly service will be re-timed to depart Huddersfield later at 04:11 and arrive at Manchester Piccadilly earlier at 04:43.
Wednesday only
The 00:53 Manchester Piccadilly to York and 0138 York to Manchester Piccadilly services will not run.
York Pullman Buses
Cravenlink Service 883/870/874: York – Knaresborough – Harrogate – Otley – Ilkley – Skipton – Malham
Sundays 17th November, 15th December 2013, 19th January, 16th February, 16th March 2014
York, Piccadilly: 8:30
Otley Bus Station First Bus: 9:55
Otley Bus Station Last Bus: 17:55 [arr. York, Piccadilly 19:10]
Please change at Otley Bus Station for service 870/874 to/from Buckden.
National Express
No Service: Christmas Day
General Service Information
Coaches between Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Chester
11:00, 11:45 York, Station Road Stop J
16:20 [Operates on Dec 26 and Jan 1]
Coaches between Chester, Manchester and Leeds to Newcastle
10: 15 York, Station Road Stop C[Dec 26 and Jan 1]
17:15, 17:30
Coaches between Middlesbrough, Newcastle and London
8:55 York, Station Road Stop J
16:25 [Not running Dec 24 and 31]
00:50 [Not running Dec 24 and 31 but runs 26 Dec and Jan 1]
Coaches London to Middlesbrough and Newcastle upon Tyne
14:45, 21:55 York, Station Road Stop C
04:20 [Not running Dec 24 and 31 but runs 26 Dec and Jan 1]
Coaches from York, Hull and Doncaster to London
00:50, 8:55, 9:45 York, Station Road, Stop J
16:25 [Not running 24 and 31 Dec]
Coaches London to Doncaster, Hull and York
14:45, 21:55 York, Station Road, Stop C
17:55 [Runs 15 mins later on Fridays]
04:20 [Not running 24 and 31 Dec but running 26 Dec and 1 Jan]
Coaches from North Wales to Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle upon Tyne
14:30, 16:30 York, Station Road, Stop C
Coaches from Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds and Manchester to North Wales
11:45 York, Station Road, Stop J
Megabus
Christmas Day
No service on most routes.
A special service will be in operation which connects London with: Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff, Cwmbran, Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds.
No services from York
Christmas Eve
Normal daytime services will be in effect on most routes, with reduced services in the evening.
No overnight services, with the exception of European destinations.
York to London, via East Midlands Parkway
York, Leeman Road: 6:55 [arr London 11:18]
York, Askham Bar Park and Ride: 7:10 [arr London 11:18]
York, Leeman Road: 11:50 [arr London 16:13]
York to Doncaster
York, Leeman Road: 11:50 [arr Doncaster 13:00]
York to Hull
York, Leeman Road: 18:30 [arr Hull 19:40]
Boxing Day
Normal service on most routes with reduced services during the morning hours
No services from York to London, [also applicable Dec 27 and 28, resumes 29]
York to East Midlands Parkway, Dec 29 only, resumes normal service Dec 30
York, Leeman Road: 8:00 [arr EMP 10:25]
York, Askham Bar Park and Ride: 8:15 [arr EMP 10:25]
York, Leeman Road: 12:20 [arr EMP 14:45]
York, Askham Bar Park and Ride: 12:35 [arr EMP 14:45]
New Year’s Eve
Normal service on most routes with reduced service in the evening. Overnight services reduced
York to London, via Doncaster
York, Leeman Road: 6:55, 11:50
York to East Midlands Parkway
York, Leeman Road: 6:55, 11:50
New Year’s Day
Normal services in England, Wales and routes between England and Scotland. All routes will be operating on reduced services during morning hours.
No Services from York, services resume Jan 2
Stephensons
Normal Service up until Christmas Day
No service: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Normal services all other days.