First Bus & Rail Connection tickets

Holmfirth and Meltham combined bus and rail travel

On Holmfirth Connection or Meltham Connection bus services, passengers can buy First Bus & Rail tickets on the journey from Holmfirth or Meltham areas, for combined bus and rail travel to Dewsbury, Leeds and Manchester.

Adult and children's tickets are available for day-peak, day off-peak (off-peak for this ticket is after 0900 Monday to Friday, and all day Saturdays and Sundays) and weekly travel.

Adult First Bus & Rail ticket

From Holmfirth or Meltham to: Peak day return Off-peak day return Weekly
Dewsbury £8.00 £6.30 £27.00
Leeds £11.00 £7.00 £30.00
Manchester Piccadilly £17.60 £15.25 £67.00

Child First Bus & Rail ticket

From Holmfirth or Maltham to: Peak day return Off-peak day return weekly
Dewsbury £4.50 £4.00 £14.00
Leeds £5.75 £3.75 £15.00
Manchester Piccadilly £10.00 £8.00 £30.50

How to buy a First Bus & Rail ticket

  • Ask the bus driver for First Bus&Rail ticket, for either Dewsbury, Leeds or Manchester.
  • Ticket available on bus services 308, 310, 314, 316, 321, 323/4, and X11 only - not available at rail stations or on train.
  • Children 11 years old or over will need to show an Under 16s or 16-18 PhotoCard when purchasing tickets.
  • Tickets are issued, and only valid, in a plastic wallet
  • The ticket is valid for a return journey on both the bus between the Holme Valley and Huddersfield, or Meltham and Huddersfield, and then the train to either Dewsbury, Leeds or Manchester.
  • The ticket is only valid on TransPennine Express services and not Northern local services.
  • On the train the ticket must be shown to the conductor on request. On the return journey to Holmfirth or Meltham the ticket must be shown to the bus driver.

Full terms and conditions on the First Bus&Rail ticket are available from First Bus website.

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