Where's the Bus?
Live positions for the buses on Leeds's main corridors — how far out each one is, which side of the city it's on, and which way it's heading, with the timetable for every route.
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Live positions for the buses on Leeds's main corridors — how far out each one is, which side of the city it's on, and which way it's heading, with the timetable for every route.
Leeds is the largest city in Britain with no tram or train network running across it — the bus is how most people get around, and the buses are the city's longest-running complaint. This shows where the buses on the main corridors are right now, in plain words: how far out each one is, which side of the city it's on, and which way it's heading. No app, no sign-in.
Live positions as of 6:37. The page updates about once a minute — refresh for the latest.
The A660 Headingley corridor: city centre – Woodhouse – Hyde Park – Headingley – West Park – Lawnswood – Holt Park. The 24 carries on through the centre to Beeston in south Leeds; the 23 runs between the city and Holt Park.
To Leeds City Bus Station — in the city centre now
From Holt Park. Position reported 6:37.
To Beeston — about 2 miles away on the Morley side, heading away
From Holt Park. Position reported 6:37.
To Holt Park — about 4 miles away on the Holt Park side
From Beeston. Position reported 6:37.
Scheduled service: between the two, several buses an hour along the A660 in the daytime — the 24 runs about every 15 minutes Monday to Friday, with fewer journeys in the evening and on Sundays. The timetable link is for the 24; the 23 shares the Headingley stretch. Full timetable
Middleton (Thorpe Lane) – Beeston – city centre – Sheepscar – Harehills – Chapeltown – Chapel Allerton – Moortown – Roundhay. The main Harehills and Chapeltown trunk.
To Thorpe Lane — about 2 miles away on the Roundhay side
Leeds has no tram or metro, but it does have a busy local rail network out of Leeds station — frequent trains to Bradford, Wakefield, Harrogate, Ilkley, Skipton and the Dewsbury–Huddersfield line. For several of the journeys above (Leeds–Bradford, Leeds–Otley's Wharfedale neighbours, Leeds–Huddersfield) the train is often quicker than the bus.
The long-promised mass-transit tram is a separate story — see the Transport Changes tool on this site for where that stands.
Leeds train times (National Rail) · WY Metro journey planner
Positions checked 6:37. Live bus positions from the Bus Open Data Service (dataset). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, from the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service. Scheduled frequencies are from published timetables, not live data. Operator updates: WY Metro.
To Roundhay Park — about 3 miles away on the Beeston side, heading this way
From Thorpe Lane. Position reported 6:37.
Scheduled service: frequent through the day, roughly every 15–20 minutes, with more buses on the Harehills section where it runs with the 3 and 3A. Less frequent in the evening and on Sundays. Full timetable
South Leeds (White Rose, Middleton and Belle Isle) – Hunslet – city centre – Sheepscar – Harehills or Oakwood – Roundhay and Chapel Allerton Hospital. Three numbers sharing one north–south spine.
To Brackenwood — under a mile away on the Middleton side, heading this way
From Thorpe Lane. Position reported 6:37.
To Thorpe Lane — about a mile away on the Middleton side
From Corn Exchange. Position reported 6:37.
To Gledhow Lidgett Lane — about 3 miles away on the Middleton side
From Thorpe Lane. Position reported 6:36.
Scheduled service: between them, a frequent service through the day — roughly every 10–15 minutes on the shared stretch. Each individual number is less frequent, so check the one you need. Full timetable
Pudsey – Stanningley – Bramley – Armley – city centre – Harehills – Gipton – Seacroft – Whinmoor. A long cross-city route linking west and east Leeds without changing in the middle.
To Pudsey Bus Station — in the city centre now
From Whinmoor Shopping Centre. Position reported 6:36.
To Whinmoor Shopping Centre — about 3 miles away on the Pudsey side, heading this way
From Pudsey Bus Station. Position reported 6:37.
To Pudsey Bus Station — about 3 miles away on the Seacroft side, heading this way
From Whinmoor Shopping Centre. Position reported 6:37.
To Pudsey Bus Station — about 4 miles away on the Pudsey side, heading away
From Whinmoor Shopping Centre. Position reported 6:37.
Scheduled service: between the 16 and 16A, roughly every 20–30 minutes across the day on the shared parts of the route. Full timetable
Horsforth (The Green) – Kirkstall – St James's Hospital – city centre – Harehills – Gipton – Seacroft. A turn-up-and-go cross-city link past St James's.
To Seacroft Bus Station — about 5 miles away on the the airport side
From Horsforth The Green. Position reported 6:37.
Scheduled service: about every 15 minutes on weekdays in the daytime between them, around every 20 minutes on Sundays. Full timetable
Leeds city centre – Pudsey – Thornbury – Bramley – Bradford Interchange. The frequent road link between the two cities.
To Bradford Interchange — under a mile away on the Holt Park side
From Leeds Bus Station. Position reported 6:37.
To Leeds Bus Station — about a mile away on the Pudsey side, heading this way
From Bradford Interchange. Position reported 6:37.
To Bradford Interchange — about 7 miles away on the Bradford side, heading away
From Leeds Bus Station. Position reported 6:37.
To Leeds Bus Station — about 8 miles away on the Bradford side, heading this way
From Bradford Interchange. Position reported 6:37.
Scheduled service: very frequent on weekdays — several buses an hour through the day — and the main alternative to the train between Leeds and Bradford. Full timetable
Leeds (City Square) – Cross Gates – Garforth – Kippax and Allerton Bywater – Castleford. The main bus to the eastern towns.
No bus currently reporting on this route — that’s normal between journeys. The timetable has the scheduled times.
Scheduled service: the 163 runs about every 30 minutes on weekdays; with the 168 the Leeds–Garforth–Castleford corridor is roughly every 15–20 minutes in the daytime. Full timetable
Leeds city centre – Wortley – Gildersome – Birstall – Heckmondwike – on towards Dewsbury and Huddersfield. The south-western corridor out through Gildersome.
No bus currently reporting on this route — that’s normal between journeys. The timetable has the scheduled times.
Scheduled service: about every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday in the daytime, every 30 minutes on Sundays. Full timetable
Leeds city centre – Kirkstall – Horsforth – Rawdon – Leeds Bradford Airport. The direct airport bus.
To Leeds Bus Station Entrance — about 4 miles away on the the airport side, heading this way
From Leeds Bradford Airport. Position reported 6:37.
Scheduled service: about every 30 minutes through the day, early until late, seven days a week. Its sister route, the A2, links the airport to Bradford and Harrogate. Full timetable
Leeds city centre – Headingley – Bramhope – Otley – Burley-in-Wharfedale – Ilkley. The Wharfedale link.
To Ilkley Bus Station — about a mile away on the Whinmoor side, heading away
From Leeds Bus Station. Position reported 6:37.
Scheduled service: about every 40 minutes Monday to Saturday, roughly hourly in the evenings and on Sundays — less frequent than the city routes. When this route was cut back in 2025 a petition to save the Otley–Leeds link gathered well over 1,600 signatures. Full timetable