523 bus: Halifax Town Centre – Illingworth (circular)

First Halifax bus 523 is a circular service around Halifax via Ovenden and Illingworth. Runs every day. On Friday 30 October the first bus from Halifax leaves at 06:10 and the last at 17:45, about every 30 minutes during the day.

Operated by First Halifax. Timetable for Friday, 30 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 523 bus around Halifax?
On Friday 30 October the first bus leaves Halifax at 06:10 and the last at 17:45, 23 journeys in all.
Does the 523 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 523 bus run?
On Friday 30 October it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 23 journeys from Halifax.
Where does the 523 bus stop?
Main stops: Halifax Bus Station (Halifax), Nursery Lane (Ovenden), Tewit Lane Top (Illingworth), Shay Lane (Ovenden). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 523 bus?
First Halifax.

Towards Halifax Town Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23
Halifax Bus Station06:1007:1507:4008:1508:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:45
Nursery Lane, Ovenden06:2007:2507:5008:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:2517:55
Tewit Lane Top, Illingworth06:3507:4008:0508:4009:1009:4010:1010:4011:1011:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:4018:10
Shay Lane, Ovenden06:4007:4508:1008:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:15
Halifax Bus Station06:5508:0008:2509:0009:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:30

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 29 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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