Bus 2 in Leeds links Bradford Interchange Bus Station and Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7. The route is 36.1 km long with 82 stops, and the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) puts the full trip at about 89 minutes. On a weekday it runs 81 trips in one direction, and 96 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 2 |
| City | Leeds |
| Operator | West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) |
| Start → end | Bradford Interchange Bus Station → Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7 |
| End → start | Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7 → Bradford Interchange Bus Station |
| Route length | 36.1 km / 35.1 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 82 / 81 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 89 minutes |
| Trips per day | 81 on weekdays, 96 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 4–21 · midday 1–17 · weekend 1–50 |
| First / last trip from «Bradford Interchange Bus Station» | 05:04 / 23:02 |
| First / last trip from «Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7» | 05:08 / 23:30 |
| Fare | 2.50 £ (fare in effect since 30 March 2025) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 2
Outbound: Bradford Interchange Bus Station → Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7
This direction has 82 stops and runs 36.1 km. The route passes Little Germany U, Greengates Retail Park, Bayton Lane Jct, Castley Lane. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Interchange Bus Station | 0.4 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Little Germany U | 0.9 km | |
| 3 | Cathedral N | 1.1 km | |
| 4 | Forster Square Shopping Park South | 1.6 km | |
| 5 | Forster Square Shopping Park North | 2.1 km | |
| 6 | King’s Road Junction | 2.7 km | |
| 7 | Harland Close | 3.0 km | |
| 8 | Queen’s Avenue | 3.3 km | |
| 9 | Lister Lane | 3.6 km | |
| 10 | St James’s Church | 3.8 km | |
| 11 | Grove House Road | 4.1 km | |
| 12 | Grasmere Road | 4.2 km | |
| 13 | Bolton Junction | 4.6 km | |
| 14 | Eccleshill Library | 4.8 km | |
| 15 | Moorside Road | 5.1 km | |
| 16 | Pullan Avenue End | 5.4 km | |
| 17 | Eccleshill Retail Park | 5.7 km | |
| 18 | Hazelcroft | 5.9 km | |
| 19 | Eccleshill Sports Club | 6.2 km | |
| 20 | Eccleshill Community Hospital | 6.5 km | |
| 21 | Ruswarp Crescent | 6.6 km | |
| 22 | Greengates Retail Park | 7.0 km | |
| 23 | Greengates Crossroads | 7.4 km | |
| 24 | Tenterfields | 7.7 km | |
| 25 | Waterside View | 7.8 km | |
| 26 | River Way | 8.0 km | |
| 27 | Woodhouse Grove School | 8.3 km | |
| 28 | Apperley Bridge Rail Station | 8.7 km | |
| 29 | Woodlands Drive | 9.2 km | |
| 30 | Acacia Park Drive | 9.6 km | |
| 31 | Cliffe Drive | 10.1 km | |
| 32 | Springwood Road | 10.5 km | |
| 33 | Micklefield Lane | 10.8 km | |
| 34 | Rawdon Cross Roads | 11.3 km | |
| 35 | Gladstone Road | 11.6 km | |
| 36 | Quakers Lane | 11.8 km | |
| 37 | Henshaw Mews | 12.2 km | |
| 38 | Henshaw Avenue | 12.4 km | |
| 39 | Brooklands Crescent | 12.8 km | |
| 40 | Yeadon Morrisons | 13.1 km | |
| 41 | Windmill Lane | 13.6 km | |
| 42 | Bayton Lane Jct | 13.9 km | |
| 43 | Victoria Avenue | 14.3 km | |
| 44 | Whitehouse Lane | 15.1 km | |
| 45 | Leeds Bradford Airport | 15.8 km | |
| 46 | Whitehouse Lane | 16.2 km | |
| 47 | Airport Industrial Est South | 16.5 km | |
| 48 | Airport Industrial Est North | 17.1 km | |
| 49 | Carlton Bridge | 18.0 km | |
| 50 | Old Branhope | 18.4 km | |
| 51 | Dyneley Arms | 19.4 km | |
| 52 | Pool Bank Farm | 19.8 km | |
| 53 | Pool Bank Court | 20.7 km | |
| 54 | Arthington Lane | 21.1 km | |
| 55 | Main Street | 21.2 km | |
| 56 | Leathley Lane End | 21.8 km | |
| 57 | Riffa Farm Lane End | 22.5 km | |
| 58 | Hunters Inn | 22.7 km | |
| 59 | Riffa Beck | 23.1 km | |
| 60 | Riffa Business Park | 23.7 km | |
| 61 | Brocklands Farm | 23.9 km | |
| 62 | Castley Lane | 24.5 km | |
| 63 | Baxter Logs | 25.2 km | |
| 64 | Weeton Station | 25.6 km | |
| 65 | Almscliffe Village Hall | 25.8 km | |
| 66 | Woodgate Lane | 26.2 km | |
| 67 | Rigton Lane End | 27.0 km | |
| 68 | Hall Green Lane | 27.8 km | |
| 69 | Kennels and Cattery | 28.6 km | |
| 70 | Dickson Timber | 29.2 km | |
| 71 | The Garage | 30.7 km | |
| 72 | Crimple Garden Centre | 31.3 km | |
| 73 | Fulwith Mill Lane | 32.5 km | |
| 74 | Firs Avenue | 32.7 km | |
| 75 | Oatlands Corner | 33.2 km | |
| 76 | Carlton Road | 33.4 km | |
| 77 | St Mark’s Church | 33.5 km | |
| 78 | Tewit Well Ave | 33.9 km | |
| 79 | Prince of Wales Rdbt | 34.4 km | |
| 80 | West Park Church | 34.8 km | |
| 81 | Asda | 35.8 km | |
| 82 | Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7 | 36.1 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7 → Bradford Interchange Bus Station
This direction has 81 stops and runs 35.1 km. The route passes Library Gardens, Riffa Business Park, Yeadon Town Hall, Greengates Retail Park. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7 | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Library Gardens | 0.4 km | |
| 3 | Prince of Wales | 1.0 km | |
| 4 | Tewit Well Ave | 1.3 km | |
| 5 | St Mark’s Church | 1.6 km | |
| 6 | Carlton Road | 1.9 km | |
| 7 | Oatlands Corner | 2.2 km | |
| 8 | Firs Avenue | 2.6 km | |
| 9 | Fulwith Mill Lane | 2.8 km | |
| 10 | Crimple Garden Centre | 4.0 km | |
| 11 | The Garage | 4.5 km | |
| 12 | Pannal Car Boot | 6.1 km | |
| 13 | Kennels and Cattery | 6.7 km | |
| 14 | Hall Green Lane | 7.5 km | |
| 15 | Church Hill | 8.3 km | |
| 16 | Woodgate Lane | 9.2 km | |
| 17 | Almscliffe Village Hall | 9.5 km | |
| 18 | Weeton Station | 9.8 km | |
| 19 | Baxter Logs | 10.1 km | |
| 20 | Castley Lane | 10.8 km | |
| 21 | Riffa Business Park | 11.6 km | |
| 22 | Hunters Inn Ph | 12.6 km | |
| 23 | Leathley Lane End | 13.5 km | |
| 24 | Main Street | 14.0 km | |
| 25 | Arthington Lane | 14.3 km | |
| 26 | Pool Bank Court | 14.7 km | |
| 27 | Pool Bank Farm | 15.6 km | |
| 28 | Dyneley Arms | 15.8 km | |
| 29 | Old Bramhope | 16.9 km | |
| 30 | Cartton Bridge | 17.4 km | |
| 31 | Airport Industrial Est North | 18.3 km | |
| 32 | Airport Industrial Est South | 18.7 km | |
| 33 | Whitehouse Lane | 19.0 km | |
| 34 | Leeds Bradford Airport | 19.7 km | |
| 35 | Whitehouse Lane | 20.1 km | |
| 36 | Victoria Avenue | 20.9 km | |
| 37 | Bayton Lane Jct | 21.4 km | |
| 38 | Windmill Lane | 21.7 km | |
| 39 | Yeadon Morrisons | 22.0 km | |
| 40 | Yeadon Town Hall | 22.2 km | |
| 41 | Ivegate | 22.4 km | |
| 42 | Henshaw Avenue | 22.8 km | |
| 43 | Henshaw Mews | 23.0 km | |
| 44 | Henshaw Lane | 23.2 km | |
| 45 | Quakers Lane | 23.4 km | |
| 46 | Gladstone Road | 23.6 km | |
| 47 | Rawdon Cross Roads | 24.1 km | |
| 48 | Micklefield Lane | 24.7 km | |
| 49 | Springwood Road | 25.0 km | |
| 50 | Cliffe Drive | 25.4 km | |
| 51 | Acacia Park Drive | 25.8 km | |
| 52 | Woodlands Drive | 26.3 km | |
| 53 | Apperley Bridge Rail Station | 26.8 km | |
| 54 | Woodhouse Grove School | 27.1 km | |
| 55 | River Way | 27.5 km | |
| 56 | Tenterfields | 27.8 km | |
| 57 | Carr Bottom Road | 28.0 km | |
| 58 | Greengates Crossroads | 28.3 km | |
| 59 | Greengates Retail Park | 28.5 km | |
| 60 | Ruswarp Crescent | 28.8 km | |
| 61 | Eccleshill Community Hospital | 29.1 km | |
| 62 | Eccleshill Sports Club | 29.4 km | |
| 63 | Hazelcroft | 29.6 km | |
| 64 | Eccleshill Retail Park | 29.8 km | |
| 65 | Pullan Avenue End | 30.1 km | |
| 66 | Moorside Road | 30.4 km | |
| 67 | Eccleshill Library | 30.7 km | |
| 68 | Bolton Junction | 31.0 km | |
| 69 | Grasmere Road | 31.3 km | |
| 70 | Grove House Road | 31.5 km | |
| 71 | St James’s Church | 31.6 km | |
| 72 | Lister Lane | 31.8 km | |
| 73 | Queen’s Avenue | 32.2 km | |
| 74 | Kings Road Junction | 32.6 km | |
| 75 | Peel Centre | 33.1 km | |
| 76 | Valley Rd Singleton Street | 33.5 km | |
| 77 | Forster Square Shopping Park South | 33.9 km | |
| 78 | Cathedral P | 34.4 km | |
| 79 | Cathedral S | 34.4 km | |
| 80 | Little Germany V | 34.7 km | |
| 81 | Bradford Interchange Bus Station | 35.1 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro), the route runs 81 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 96 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Bradford Interchange Bus Station» | 05:04 — 23:02 | 05:30 — 23:30 |
| From «Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7» | 05:08 — 23:30 | 06:17 — 23:05 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 4–21 minutes, most often every 12; midday every 1–17 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 8–33; on weekends every 1–50 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 2 cost?
2.50 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since 30 March 2025.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Bradford Interchange Bus Station the first is at 05:04 and the last at 23:02. From Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7 they are 05:08 and 23:30.
How long does the trip from Bradford Interchange Bus Station to Hgte Bus Stn Stand 7 take?
About 89 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
82 outbound and 81 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 2 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 96 trips in one direction, running from Bradford Interchange Bus Station between 05:30 and 23:30.
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)).