Bus 16 in Leeds links Pudsey Bus Station and Whinmoor. The route is 25.7 km long with 83 stops, and the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) puts the full trip at about 104 minutes. On a weekday it runs 45 trips in one direction, and 30 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 16 |
| City | Leeds |
| Operator | West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) |
| Start → end | Pudsey Bus Station → Whinmoor |
| End → start | Whinmoor → Pudsey Bus Station |
| Route length | 25.7 km / 25.7 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 83 / 84 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 104 minutes |
| Trips per day | 45 on weekdays, 30 on weekends one way (42 on weekdays → Pudsey Bus Station) |
| Frequency | peak 15–31 · midday 16–23 · weekend 51–62 |
| First / last trip from «Pudsey Bus Station» | 04:55 / 20:14 |
| First / last trip from «Whinmoor» | 06:04 / 22:19 |
| Fare | 2.50 £ (fare in effect since 30 March 2025) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 16
Outbound: Pudsey Bus Station → Whinmoor
This direction has 83 stops and runs 25.7 km. The route passes Lidget Hill, Calverley Lane, Holdforth Close, Foundry Place. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pudsey Bus Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Lidget Hill | 0.3 km | |
| 3 | Cemetery Road | 0.4 km | |
| 4 | Thorpe Road | 0.7 km | |
| 5 | Richardshaw Road | 0.9 km | |
| 6 | Stanningley Bottom | 1.3 km | |
| 7 | Stanhall Avenue | 1.6 km | |
| 8 | New Street | 1.7 km | |
| 9 | Bradford Road | 1.8 km | |
| 10 | Northcote Street | 2.0 km | |
| 11 | Richmond Road | 2.2 km | |
| 12 | Farsley Library | 2.3 km | |
| 13 | St John’s Church | 2.5 km | |
| 14 | Water Lane | 2.6 km | |
| 15 | Farsley Cenotaph | 2.9 km | |
| 16 | Springfield Mills | 3.3 km | |
| 17 | Broom Mills Road | 3.6 km | |
| 18 | Coal Hill Lane | 4.0 km | |
| 19 | Stanningley Park | 4.4 km | |
| 20 | Glenlea Gardens | 4.7 km | |
| 21 | Mill Lane | 5.0 km | |
| 22 | Calverley Lane | 5.3 km | |
| 23 | Leeds & Bradford Rd | 5.7 km | |
| 24 | Bramley Park | 6.1 km | |
| 25 | Westover Road | 6.3 km | |
| 26 | Waterloo Lane | 6.6 km | |
| 27 | Bramley Centre Bus Station | 6.8 km | |
| 28 | Aston Road | 7.2 km | |
| 29 | Bramley Town End | 7.6 km | |
| 30 | Poplar Rise | 7.8 km | |
| 31 | Armley Cemetery | 8.2 km | |
| 32 | St Mary’s Hospital | 8.5 km | |
| 33 | Hill End Road | 8.7 km | |
| 34 | Springfield Mount | 9.1 km | |
| 35 | Whingate Avenue | 9.3 km | |
| 36 | Armley Moor | 9.6 km | |
| 37 | Pinfold Lane | 9.9 km | |
| 38 | Armley Town Street | 10.1 km | |
| 39 | Wesley Road | 10.3 km | |
| 40 | Brooklyn Street | 10.6 km | |
| 41 | Holy Family School | 10.9 km | |
| 42 | Holdforth Close | 11.4 km | |
| 43 | Eighth Avenue | 11.6 km | |
| 44 | Clyde Gardens | 11.9 km | |
| 45 | Clyde Approach | 12.1 km | |
| 46 | The Roundhouse | 12.8 km | |
| 47 | Wellington G | 13.6 km | |
| 48 | Wellington I | 14.0 km | |
| 49 | City Square A | 14.4 km | |
| 50 | Trinity R | 14.8 km | |
| 51 | Corn Exchange G | 15.2 km | |
| 52 | Cultural B | 15.3 km | |
| 53 | Cultural D | 15.7 km | |
| 54 | Burmantofts Street | 16.1 km | |
| 55 | Nippet Lane | 16.3 km | |
| 56 | Lincoln Green Road | 16.6 km | |
| 57 | Bexley Wing | 16.9 km | |
| 58 | St James’s Hospital | 17.1 km | |
| 59 | Stanley Road | 17.4 km | |
| 60 | Compton Place | 17.8 km | |
| 61 | Compton Centre | 17.9 km | |
| 62 | Foundry Place | 18.3 km | |
| 63 | Harehills Park | 18.6 km | |
| 64 | Coldcotes Circus | 19.1 km | |
| 65 | Coldcotes Drive | 19.4 km | |
| 66 | Neath Gardens | 19.7 km | |
| 67 | Parkfield Way | 20.4 km | |
| 68 | Moresdale Lane | 20.7 km | |
| 69 | Ironwood View | 21.2 km | |
| 70 | Brooklands Lane | 21.6 km | |
| 71 | Kentmere Avenue | 22.0 km | |
| 72 | Pigeon Cote Road | 22.2 km | |
| 73 | Bailey’s Lane | 22.4 km | |
| 74 | Eastdean Gate | 22.8 km | |
| 75 | Seacroft Bus Station | 23.1 km | |
| 76 | Seacroft Ring Road | 23.6 km | |
| 77 | Baildon Drive | 24.1 km | |
| 78 | Baildon Path | 24.2 km | |
| 79 | Naburn Close | 24.5 km | |
| 80 | Naburn Place | 24.9 km | |
| 81 | White Laithe Walk | 25.1 km | |
| 82 | White Laithe Green | 25.5 km | |
| 83 | Whinmoor | 25.7 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Whinmoor → Pudsey Bus Station
This direction has 84 stops and runs 25.7 km. The route passes White Laithe Green, Coldcotes Drive, Holdforth Close, Bramley Park. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whinmoor | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | White Laithe Green | 0.3 km | |
| 3 | White Laithe Walk | 0.6 km | |
| 4 | Naburn Place | 0.9 km | |
| 5 | Naburn Close | 1.2 km | |
| 6 | Baildon Path | 1.5 km | |
| 7 | Hebden Approach | 1.6 km | |
| 8 | Sledmere Place | 1.9 km | |
| 9 | Farndale Garth | 2.0 km | |
| 10 | Sherburn Approach | 2.3 km | |
| 11 | Seacroft Ring Road | 2.5 km | |
| 12 | Seacroft Bus Station | 3.0 km | |
| 13 | Eastdean Gate | 3.3 km | |
| 14 | Bailey’s Lane | 3.7 km | |
| 15 | Pigeon Cote Road | 4.0 km | |
| 16 | North Parkway | 4.2 km | |
| 17 | Brooklands Lane | 4.4 km | |
| 18 | Ironwood View | 4.9 km | |
| 19 | Moresdale Lane | 5.3 km | |
| 20 | Parkfield Way | 5.6 km | |
| 21 | Neath Gardens | 6.2 km | |
| 22 | Coldcotes Drive | 6.6 km | |
| 23 | Coldcotes Circus | 6.9 km | |
| 24 | Harehills Park | 7.4 km | |
| 25 | Foundry Place | 7.7 km | |
| 26 | Compton Centre | 8.0 km | |
| 27 | Compton Place | 8.2 km | |
| 28 | Stanley Road | 8.6 km | |
| 29 | St James’s Hospital | 9.0 km | |
| 30 | Bexley Wing | 9.2 km | |
| 31 | Lincoln Green Road | 9.4 km | |
| 32 | Nippet Lane | 9.7 km | |
| 33 | Cultural E | 10.3 km | |
| 34 | Trinity M | 11.3 km | |
| 35 | City Square D | 11.8 km | |
| 36 | Wellington C | 12.3 km | |
| 37 | Wellington Bridge | 12.8 km | |
| 38 | Clyde Approach | 13.6 km | |
| 39 | Clyde Gardens | 13.9 km | |
| 40 | Copley Hill | 14.0 km | |
| 41 | Eighth Avenue | 14.2 km | |
| 42 | Holdforth Close | 14.4 km | |
| 43 | Holy Family School | 14.9 km | |
| 44 | Brooklyn Street | 15.2 km | |
| 45 | Wesley Road | 15.5 km | |
| 46 | Armley Town Street | 15.8 km | |
| 47 | Pinfold Lane | 15.9 km | |
| 48 | Armley Moor | 16.1 km | |
| 49 | Wortley Road | 16.2 km | |
| 50 | Springfield Mount | 16.6 km | |
| 51 | Whingate | 16.8 km | |
| 52 | Hill End Road | 17.1 km | |
| 53 | St Mary’s Hospital | 17.4 km | |
| 54 | Armley Cemetery | 17.5 km | |
| 55 | Poplar Rise | 17.9 km | |
| 56 | Bramley Town End | 18.2 km | |
| 57 | Eightlands Lane | 18.5 km | |
| 58 | Aston Road | 18.7 km | |
| 59 | Bramley Centre | 18.9 km | |
| 60 | Waterloo Lane | 19.2 km | |
| 61 | Westover Road | 19.5 km | |
| 62 | Bramley Park | 19.7 km | |
| 63 | Whitecote Hill | 19.9 km | |
| 64 | Rodley Lane | 20.2 km | |
| 65 | Calverley Lane | 20.6 km | |
| 66 | Mill Lane | 20.8 km | |
| 67 | Glenlea Gardens | 21.1 km | |
| 68 | Stanningley Park | 21.5 km | |
| 69 | Coal Hill Lane | 21.8 km | |
| 70 | Broom Mills Road | 22.2 km | |
| 71 | Springfield Mills | 22.5 km | |
| 72 | Farsley Cenotaph | 22.9 km | |
| 73 | Water Lane | 23.1 km | |
| 74 | St John’s Church | 23.3 km | |
| 75 | Farsley Library | 23.5 km | |
| 76 | Northcote Street | 23.7 km | |
| 77 | Bradford Road | 24.0 km | |
| 78 | New Street | 24.1 km | |
| 79 | Stanhall Avenue | 24.2 km | |
| 80 | Stanningley Bottom | 24.5 km | |
| 81 | Richardshaw Road | 24.8 km | |
| 82 | Thorpe Road | 25.1 km | |
| 83 | Cemetery Road | 25.4 km | |
| 84 | Pudsey Bus Station | 25.7 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro), the route runs 45 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 30 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Pudsey Bus Station» | 04:55 — 20:14 | 07:27 — 20:26 |
| From «Whinmoor» | 06:04 — 22:19 | 05:59 — 20:40 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 15–31 minutes, most often every 19; midday every 16–23 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 17–20; on weekends every 51–62 minutes.
Fare and payment
A single ride costs 2.50 £ — fare in effect since 30 March 2025. The same fare applies to buses in West Yorkshire.
No single bus journey in West Yorkshire costs more than £2.50 — this is the Mayor’s Fare cap, so the actual price charged by an operator can be lower. A DaySaver is £6.00, and the multi-operator MCard covers buses across the county.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a ride on bus 16 cost?
2.50 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since 30 March 2025.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Pudsey Bus Station the first is at 04:55 and the last at 20:14. From Whinmoor they are 06:04 and 22:19.
How long does the trip from Pudsey Bus Station to Whinmoor take?
About 104 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
83 outbound and 84 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 16 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 30 trips in one direction, running from Pudsey Bus Station between 07:27 and 20:26.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Leeds buses overview.
Data current as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and termini — West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro). Fares — West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (Bus Open Data Service (BODS)).