📍 Need Help with Buses or Trains?
If you want to use public transport in Leeds or West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Metro can help you.
They give information about:
🕒 Bus and train times
🗺️ Maps for bus and train routes
🚏 Where the bus stops and train stations are
💷 Ticket prices
Visit their website: West Yorkshire Metro
🕔 Buses and Trains in Leeds
Leeds has many buses and trains. They usually run from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM, but it depends on the route.
You can use them to go around the city centre or to other parts of the city.
You can use the Journey Planner to plan your full trip. It will tell you how to go from start to finish, including walking, buses, and trains.
It also tells you how long the journey will take.
🎟️ Tickets and Passes
If you travel a lot, you can buy a pass for buses or trains. This can make your travel cheaper.
👶 Children under 5 travel for free with an adult on most buses and all trains that show the Metro symbol.
🧒 Children aged 5 to 10 pay a cheaper (discounted) price on most buses and Metro trains. No PhotoCard is needed, unless the child looks much older.
🧑🎓 Young people aged 11 to 19 can buy cheap MCard tickets:
🟪 MySingle
🟩 MyDay
🟦 MyWeek
🟨 MyMonth
These work on any bus in West Yorkshire, anytime.
👉 You can download the MCard app to buy tickets easily on your phone: MCard tickets
👉 You can learn more on the Metro website: Tickets & Passes
🚌 Using the Bus
There are many buses you can use to get in and out of Leeds city centre. Many buses also travel between different areas of Leeds without going into the city centre. You catch a bus from a bus stop which is usually painted red. The bus stop will usually include timetable information.
🗺️ West Yorkshire Metro has lots of information for bus travel including timetables, route maps, locations of bus stops and ticket prices. It covers bus travel to:
Leeds
Bradford
Dewsbury
Huddersfield
Wakefield
🔍 Not sure which bus to take?
- Ask people at the bus stop or the driver before you buy your ticket.
- You can also ask the driver to tell you when to get off.
👉 Find out where to catch your bus in the city centre: Bus Maps and guides | Metro
👉 Find out where buses go outside the city centre: Leeds Area Bus Map
🅿️ Leeds Bus Station
Many buses stop at the main bus station in Leeds city centre, but not all. Check before your journey.
From the bus station, you can also go to:
Bradford
Huddersfield
Harrogate
East Yorkshire Coast
🚍 Next to the bus station is the coach station. You can take a coach (long-distance bus) to cities all over Great Britain. These coaches are usually run by National Express. They take longer than the train but are often cheaper.
🔗 More info: National Express from Leeds Coach Station
🧾 Buying Bus Tickets
You buy bus tickets from the driver when you get on the bus. Keep your ticket safe for the whole journey because sometimes there will be a conductor on the bus who will want to check you have a ticket.
💸 There are cheaper tickets for:
Children
Students
Older people
If you travel often, you can buy:
Day passes
Week passes
Month passes
You can buy them:
On the bus
Online (sometimes cheaper)
🔗 Useful links:
🚆 Using the Train
Leeds Train Station is the main train station in the city centre. There are several entrances:
2 entrances near City Square (by Queen’s Hotel)
1 entrance near the River Aire and Leeds to Liverpool Canal
🛍️ The station is close to the main shopping area and many buses stop outside or nearby.
🚌 If you are coming by bus, ask the driver if the bus stops near the station. Ask them to tell you when to get off.
📍 Station address: New Station St, Leeds LS1 4DY
🚉 Using Leeds Train Station
You can find more about Leeds Train Station on the Network Rail website:
Parking
Disabled access
Maps of the station and platforms
👉 Visit: Network Rail – Leeds
The website also includes a useful map of the Leeds Train Station and where to find the facilities and platforms
👉 Visit: Leeds Train Station Map
🚆 Other Train Stations Near Leeds
There are also small stations in places like:
Bramley
Burley Park
Cottingley
Crossgates
Garforth
New Garforth
Headingley
Horsforth
Morley
New Pudsey
🗺️ See the map: West Yorkshire Network Rail Map
🗓️ Train Tickets and Times
You can travel all over the country from Leeds Train Station including:
London
Scotland
Wales
Many other UK cities
Some trains are direct. Others need changes.
🎫 You must have a valid train ticket. There are ticket gates before you get on the platform. Staff may also check tickets on the train. If you don’t have a ticket, you might get a fine.
You can buy tickets:
At the station
Online on the National Rail and Trainline websites (often cheaper)
🔗 Useful links:
