Bus 3 in Leeds links Bradford Interchange Bus Station and Otley Bus Station. The route is 35.9 km long with 98 stops, and the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) puts the full trip at about 82 minutes. On a weekday it runs 50 trips in one direction, and 66 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 3 |
| City | Leeds |
| Operator | West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) |
| Start → end | Bradford Interchange Bus Station → Otley Bus Station |
| End → start | Otley Bus Station → Bradford Interchange Bus Station |
| Route length | 29.5 km / 29.2 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 98 / 75 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 82 minutes |
| Trips per day | 50 on weekdays, 66 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 6–29 · midday 3–28 · weekend 11–54 |
| First / last trip from «Bradford Interchange Bus Station» | 05:00 / 22:19 |
| First / last trip from «Otley Bus Station» | 05:59 / 22:50 |
| Fare | 2.50 £ (fare in effect since 30 March 2025) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 3
Outbound: Bradford Interchange Bus Station → Otley Bus Station
This direction has 98 stops and runs 35.9 km. The route passes Little Germany U, Acorn Park, Yeadon Tarn, Otley Bus Station. 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 | Cheapside L | 1.4 km | |
| 5 | Forster Square J | 1.5 km | |
| 6 | Manor Row A | 1.7 km | |
| 7 | Manningham Lane Retail Park | 1.9 km | |
| 8 | Hanover Square | 2.2 km | |
| 9 | Valley Parade | 2.6 km | |
| 10 | Blenheim Road | 3.0 km | |
| 11 | Lister Park | 3.3 km | |
| 12 | Cunliffe Road | 3.5 km | |
| 13 | Bradford Grammar School | 3.9 km | |
| 14 | Ferndale Grove | 4.0 km | |
| 15 | Buxton Lane | 4.3 km | |
| 16 | Rydal Avenue | 4.5 km | |
| 17 | Shipley Fields Road | 5.1 km | |
| 18 | Wharncliffe Road | 5.4 km | |
| 19 | Argyle Street | 5.6 km | |
| 20 | Market Square | 6.4 km | |
| 21 | Baildon Bridge | 7.0 km | |
| 22 | Baildon Bridge Retail Park | 7.3 km | |
| 23 | Baildon Holmes | 7.6 km | |
| 24 | Woodcot Avenue | 7.8 km | |
| 25 | Charlestown Cemetery | 8.1 km | |
| 26 | Acorn Park | 8.3 km | |
| 27 | Kirklands Lane | 8.6 km | |
| 28 | Hoyle Court Road | 9.1 km | |
| 29 | Roundwood Road | 9.3 km | |
| 30 | Ghyll Beck | 9.8 km | |
| 31 | Tong Park | 10.1 km | |
| 32 | Lamb Springs Lane | 10.5 km | |
| 33 | Hollins Hall | 10.9 km | |
| 34 | Hollins Hill Farm | 11.5 km | |
| 35 | Four Lane Ends | 11.9 km | |
| 36 | Park Gate Crescent | 12.5 km | |
| 37 | Morrisons | 13.1 km | |
| 38 | Guiseley Railway Station | 13.4 km | |
| 39 | Guiseley Church St | 13.8 km | |
| 40 | Aireborough Centre | 14.2 km | |
| 41 | Victor Drive | 14.4 km | |
| 42 | Nunroyd Avenue | 14.6 km | |
| 43 | Nunroyd Park | 15.0 km | |
| 44 | Redwood Way | 15.1 km | |
| 45 | Swaine Hill Terrace | 15.4 km | |
| 46 | Kirk Lane | 15.7 km | |
| 47 | Old Haworth Lane | 15.9 km | |
| 48 | Brooklands Crescent | 16.2 km | |
| 49 | Yeadon Morrisons | 16.4 km | |
| 50 | Yeadon Tarn | 16.9 km | |
| 51 | Yeadon Cemetery | 17.4 km | |
| 52 | Warren House Lane | 18.6 km | |
| 53 | Whitehouse Lane | 18.9 km | |
| 54 | Leeds Bradford Airport | 19.5 km | |
| 55 | Whitehouse Lane | 19.9 km | |
| 56 | Airport Industrial Est South | 20.2 km | |
| 57 | Airport Industrial Est North | 20.8 km | |
| 58 | Carlton Bridge | 21.8 km | |
| 59 | Old Branhope | 22.2 km | |
| 60 | Dyneley Arms | 23.2 km | |
| 61 | Pool Bank Farm | 23.5 km | |
| 62 | Pool Bank Court | 24.4 km | |
| 63 | Arthington Lane | 24.8 km | |
| 64 | Main Street | 25.0 km | |
| 65 | Pool Bridge Corner | 25.3 km | |
| 66 | Pool Business Park | 25.7 km | |
| 67 | Caley Lodge | 26.5 km | |
| 68 | Old Pool Road | 27.6 km | |
| 69 | Moor Drive | 27.9 km | |
| 70 | Otley Garden Centre | 28.2 km | |
| 71 | Gallows Hill | 28.6 km | |
| 72 | Otley Cemetery | 28.9 km | |
| 73 | Otley Asda | 29.2 km | |
| 74 | Otley Bus Station | 29.5 km | |
| 75 | Bridge Street | 29.9 km | |
| 76 | Billams Hill | 30.2 km | |
| 77 | Newall Close | 30.4 km | |
| 78 | Green Lane | 30.7 km | |
| 79 | Bennett Court | 30.9 km | |
| 80 | Ridding Gate | 31.1 km | |
| 81 | Bickerton Way | 31.4 km | |
| 82 | Weston Park View | 31.6 km | |
| 83 | Meagill Rise Flats | 31.9 km | |
| 84 | Northwell Gate | 32.1 km | |
| 85 | Weston Lane Sports Club | 32.4 km | |
| 86 | Ridding Gate | 32.6 km | |
| 87 | Bennett Court | 32.8 km | |
| 88 | Green Lane | 33.0 km | |
| 89 | Newall Close | 33.2 km | |
| 90 | Oatlands Drive | 33.4 km | |
| 91 | Wharfedale Drive | 33.8 km | |
| 92 | The Crescent | 34.0 km | |
| 93 | Prince Henry Road | 34.2 km | |
| 94 | Chippendale Rise | 34.3 km | |
| 95 | Harecroft Road | 34.6 km | |
| 96 | Prince Henry Grammar School | 34.8 km | |
| 97 | Billams Hill | 30.1 km | |
| 98 | Otley Bus Station | 29.5 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Otley Bus Station → Bradford Interchange Bus Station
This direction has 75 stops and runs 29.2 km. The route passes Otley Asda, Leeds Bradford Airport, Aireborough Centre, Market Square. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otley Bus Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Otley Asda | 0.4 km | |
| 3 | Otley Cemetery | 0.7 km | |
| 4 | Gallows Hill | 1.1 km | |
| 5 | Otley Garden Centre | 1.4 km | |
| 6 | Moor Drive | 1.6 km | |
| 7 | Old Pool Road | 1.9 km | |
| 8 | Caley Lodge | 3.0 km | |
| 9 | Pool Business Park | 3.8 km | |
| 10 | Main Street | 4.5 km | |
| 11 | Arthington Lane | 4.8 km | |
| 12 | Pool Bank Court | 5.1 km | |
| 13 | Pool Bank Farm | 6.0 km | |
| 14 | Dyneley Arms | 6.3 km | |
| 15 | Old Bramhope | 7.4 km | |
| 16 | Cartton Bridge | 7.9 km | |
| 17 | Airport Industrial Est North | 8.8 km | |
| 18 | Airport Industrial Est South | 9.2 km | |
| 19 | Whitehouse Lane | 9.5 km | |
| 20 | Leeds Bradford Airport | 10.2 km | |
| 21 | Whitehouse Lane | 10.6 km | |
| 22 | Warren House Lane | 10.9 km | |
| 23 | Yeadon Cemetery | 12.1 km | |
| 24 | Hawthorn Drive | 12.3 km | |
| 25 | Yeadon Tarn | 12.6 km | |
| 26 | Yeadon Morrisons | 12.9 km | |
| 27 | Yeadon Town Hall | 13.1 km | |
| 28 | Ivegate | 13.3 km | |
| 29 | Kirk Lane | 13.7 km | |
| 30 | Swaine Hill Terrace | 14.0 km | |
| 31 | Redwood Way | 14.2 km | |
| 32 | Nunroyd Park | 14.5 km | |
| 33 | Victor Drive | 15.0 km | |
| 34 | Guiseley Retail Pk | 15.2 km | |
| 35 | Morrisons | 15.5 km | |
| 36 | Guiseley Railway Station | 15.8 km | |
| 37 | Guiseley Church St | 16.2 km | |
| 38 | Aireborough Centre | 16.6 km | |
| 39 | Guiseley Retail Pk | 15.2 km | |
| 40 | Park Gate Crescent | 17.1 km | |
| 41 | Four Lane Ends | 17.8 km | |
| 42 | Hollins Hill Farm | 18.1 km | |
| 43 | Hollins Hall | 18.8 km | |
| 44 | Lamb Spring Lane | 19.1 km | |
| 45 | Tong Park | 19.6 km | |
| 46 | Ghyll Beck | 19.9 km | |
| 47 | Roundwood Road | 20.4 km | |
| 48 | Hoyle Court Road | 20.7 km | |
| 49 | Kirklands Lane | 21.0 km | |
| 50 | Acorn Park | 21.3 km | |
| 51 | Charlestown Cemetery | 21.6 km | |
| 52 | Woodcot Avenue | 21.8 km | |
| 53 | Baildon Holmes | 22.1 km | |
| 54 | Baildon Bridge Retail Park | 22.4 km | |
| 55 | Baildon Bridge | 22.7 km | |
| 56 | Market Square | 23.3 km | |
| 57 | Argyle Street | 24.0 km | |
| 58 | Wharncliffe Road | 24.3 km | |
| 59 | Shipley Fields Road | 24.5 km | |
| 60 | Rydal Avenue | 25.1 km | |
| 61 | Buxton Lane | 25.4 km | |
| 62 | Ferndale Grove | 25.6 km | |
| 63 | Bradford Grammar School | 25.8 km | |
| 64 | Cunliffe Road | 26.1 km | |
| 65 | Lister Park | 26.4 km | |
| 66 | Queen’s Road | 26.8 km | |
| 67 | Valley Parade | 27.0 km | |
| 68 | Hanover Square | 27.4 km | |
| 69 | Manningham Lane Retail Park | 27.6 km | |
| 70 | Manor Row B | 27.9 km | |
| 71 | Forster Square K | 28.1 km | |
| 72 | Cheapside M | 28.4 km | |
| 73 | Cathedral S | 28.5 km | |
| 74 | Little Germany V | 28.8 km | |
| 75 | Bradford Interchange Bus Station | 29.2 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro), the route runs 50 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 66 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Bradford Interchange Bus Station» | 05:00 — 22:19 | 06:00 — 22:21 |
| From «Otley Bus Station» | 05:59 — 22:50 | 06:48 — 23:20 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 6–29 minutes, most often every 17; midday every 3–28 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 8–34; on weekends every 11–54 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 3 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 05:00 and the last at 22:19. From Otley Bus Station they are 05:59 and 22:50.
How long does the trip from Bradford Interchange Bus Station to Otley Bus Station take?
About 82 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
98 outbound and 75 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 3 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 66 trips in one direction, running from Bradford Interchange Bus Station between 06:00 and 22:21.
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)).