Travel to and from Leeds

Road

The M621 takes traffic into central Leeds from the M62 and M1. There is an Inner Ring Road with part motorway status and an Outer Ring Road.

Part of the city is pedestrian-only, but traffic in Leeds is made up of mostly personal vehicles.

Public Transport

Leeds City bus station has long-distance bus services to nearby towns and cities and a small number of local area services.

The Yorkshire Coastliner service runs from Leeds to surrounding towns.

Rail

Leeds currently has the third busiest railway station, with 16 railway stations in the United Kingdom. Trains run to Leeds’ suburbs, the wider Leeds area, and has other national as well as international connections.

Leeds has a less extensive public transport coverage than other United Kingdom city regions of comparable size, and is the most populated area in Europe without any form of light rail or underground system.

Air

Leeds Bradford International Airport is located in Yeadon, and has direct flights from 8 United Kingdom destinations and 70 international destinations.

There is also a direct rail service from Leeds to Manchester Airport.

Map showing Leeds stations