Bus 34 in Leeds links Leeds City Bus Station and Otley Bus Station. The route is 26.0 km long with 73 stops, and the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) puts the full trip at about 79 minutes. On a weekday it runs 28 trips in one direction, and 38 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 34 |
| City | Leeds |
| Operator | West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) |
| Start → end | Leeds City Bus Station → Otley Bus Station |
| End → start | Otley Bus Station → Leeds City Bus Station |
| Route length | 26.0 km / 26.0 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 73 / 78 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 79 minutes |
| Trips per day | 28 on weekdays, 38 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 32–35 · midday 32–37 · weekend 58–65 |
| First / last trip from «Leeds City Bus Station» | 05:38 / 23:37 |
| First / last trip from «Otley Bus Station» | 04:35 / 22:54 |
| Fare | 2.50 £ (fare in effect since 30 March 2025) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 34
Outbound: Leeds City Bus Station → Otley Bus Station
This direction has 73 stops and runs 26.0 km. The route passes Headrow B, Vesper Gate Drive, Rawdon Cross Roads, Aireborough Centre. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds City Bus Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Headrow B | 0.7 km | |
| 3 | City Square F | 1.1 km | |
| 4 | Wellington Q | 1.6 km | |
| 5 | Wellington D | 2.1 km | |
| 6 | Kirkstall Fire Station | 2.7 km | |
| 7 | Washington Street | 3.0 km | |
| 8 | ITV Yorkshire | 3.4 km | |
| 9 | Willow Road | 3.7 km | |
| 10 | Cardigan Fields | 4.0 km | |
| 11 | Kirkstall Road ASDA | 4.4 km | |
| 12 | Woodside View | 4.8 km | |
| 13 | Burley Wood Mount | 5.1 km | |
| 14 | Gilbert Mount | 5.3 km | |
| 15 | Commercial Road | 5.5 km | |
| 16 | Kirkstall Lights | 5.9 km | |
| 17 | Abbey Road | 6.2 km | |
| 18 | Kirkstall Abbey | 6.6 km | |
| 19 | Vesper Gate Drive | 7.0 km | |
| 20 | Abbeydale Way | 7.4 km | |
| 21 | Vesper Road | 7.6 km | |
| 22 | Hawksworth Road | 8.3 km | |
| 23 | Oliver Hill | 8.6 km | |
| 24 | Regent Avenue | 8.9 km | |
| 25 | Sunnybank Avenue | 9.1 km | |
| 26 | Rose Terrace | 9.4 km | |
| 27 | New Road Side | 9.7 km | |
| 28 | Horsforth Rdbt | 10.1 km | |
| 29 | Hall Lane | 10.3 km | |
| 30 | Rawdon Crematorium | 10.9 km | |
| 31 | Layton Lane | 11.3 km | |
| 32 | Carr Lane | 11.8 km | |
| 33 | Henley Avenue | 12.0 km | |
| 34 | Well Lane | 12.4 km | |
| 35 | Over Lane | 12.7 km | |
| 36 | Rawdon Cross Roads | 13.1 km | |
| 37 | Benton Park School | 13.4 km | |
| 38 | Canada Road | 13.7 km | |
| 39 | Green Lane | 14.1 km | |
| 40 | Bayton Lane Jct | 14.6 km | |
| 41 | Windmill Lane | 14.8 km | |
| 42 | Yeadon Morrisons | 15.2 km | |
| 43 | Yeadon Town Hall | 15.4 km | |
| 44 | Ivegate | 15.6 km | |
| 45 | Kirk Lane | 16.0 km | |
| 46 | Walkers Row | 16.1 km | |
| 47 | Coppice Wood Avenue | 16.5 km | |
| 48 | Shaw Royd | 16.9 km | |
| 49 | Spenser Rise | 17.2 km | |
| 50 | Ruskin Crescent | 17.5 km | |
| 51 | Guiseley Towngate | 17.8 km | |
| 52 | Guiseley Church St | 17.9 km | |
| 53 | Aireborough Centre | 18.3 km | |
| 54 | Morrisons | 18.7 km | |
| 55 | Morton Terrace | 19.2 km | |
| 56 | Guiseley AFC | 19.5 km | |
| 57 | White Cross | 19.7 km | |
| 58 | Moorland Crescent | 20.3 km | |
| 59 | St Mary’s School | 20.7 km | |
| 60 | Menston Rec Grnd | 21.0 km | |
| 61 | Menston Main Street | 21.3 km | |
| 62 | Cleasby Road Top | 21.5 km | |
| 63 | Cleasby Road | 21.8 km | |
| 64 | Menston Station Rd | 22.1 km | |
| 65 | Ellar Gardens | 22.6 km | |
| 66 | Gill Brow | 23.2 km | |
| 67 | West Busk Lane | 23.6 km | |
| 68 | Sunnydale Crescent | 23.9 km | |
| 69 | Duncan Avenue | 24.2 km | |
| 70 | Westbourne Grove | 24.4 km | |
| 71 | West Chevin Road | 24.8 km | |
| 72 | Otley Waitrose | 25.4 km | |
| 73 | Otley Bus Station | 26.0 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Otley Bus Station → Leeds City Bus Station
This direction has 78 stops and runs 26.0 km. The route passes Otley Waitrose, Morton Terrace, Rawdon Cross Roads, Abbey Road. 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 Waitrose | 0.7 km | |
| 3 | West Chevin Road | 1.2 km | |
| 4 | Grove Hill Roundabout | 1.4 km | |
| 5 | Westbourne Grove | 1.6 km | |
| 6 | Duncan Avenue | 1.9 km | |
| 7 | Sunnydale Crescent | 2.1 km | |
| 8 | West Busk Lane | 2.5 km | |
| 9 | Gill Brow | 2.9 km | |
| 10 | Ellar Gardens | 3.3 km | |
| 11 | Chevin Avenue | 3.6 km | |
| 12 | Menston Station Rd | 3.9 km | |
| 13 | Cleasby Road | 4.2 km | |
| 14 | Cleasby Road Top | 4.6 km | |
| 15 | Menston Main Street | 4.7 km | |
| 16 | Menston Rec Grnd | 5.0 km | |
| 17 | High Royds Drive | 5.4 km | |
| 18 | St Mary’s School | 5.5 km | |
| 19 | White Cross | 6.3 km | |
| 20 | Guiseley AFC | 6.6 km | |
| 21 | Morton Terrace | 6.8 km | |
| 22 | Oxford Road | 7.1 km | |
| 23 | Guiseley Morrisons | 7.3 km | |
| 24 | Aireborough Centre | 7.7 km | |
| 25 | Guiseley Towngate | 8.2 km | |
| 26 | Ruskin Crescent | 8.5 km | |
| 27 | Spenser Rise | 8.7 km | |
| 28 | Shaw Royd | 9.1 km | |
| 29 | Queensway Coppice Wood Avenue | 9.4 km | |
| 30 | Walkers Row | 9.8 km | |
| 31 | Kirk Lane | 10.0 km | |
| 32 | Old Haworth Lane | 10.1 km | |
| 33 | Brooklands Crescent | 10.4 km | |
| 34 | Yeadon Morrisons | 10.7 km | |
| 35 | Windmill Lane | 11.2 km | |
| 36 | Bayton Lane Jct | 11.6 km | |
| 37 | Green Lane | 12.0 km | |
| 38 | Canada Road | 12.4 km | |
| 39 | Benton Park School | 12.7 km | |
| 40 | Rawdon Cross Roads | 13.1 km | |
| 41 | Over Lane | 13.4 km | |
| 42 | Well Lane | 13.8 km | |
| 43 | Henley Avenue | 14.0 km | |
| 44 | Carr Lane | 14.2 km | |
| 45 | Layton Lane | 14.7 km | |
| 46 | Rawdon Crematorium | 15.2 km | |
| 47 | Hall Lane | 15.7 km | |
| 48 | Horsforth Roundabout | 16.0 km | |
| 49 | New Road Side | 16.4 km | |
| 50 | Rose Terrace | 16.6 km | |
| 51 | Sunnybank Avenue | 16.8 km | |
| 52 | Regent Avenue | 17.2 km | |
| 53 | Oliver Hill | 17.5 km | |
| 54 | Hawksworth Road | 17.8 km | |
| 55 | Abbeydale Way | 18.6 km | |
| 56 | Vesper Walk | 18.8 km | |
| 57 | Vesper Gate Drive | 19.0 km | |
| 58 | Kirkstall Abbey | 19.5 km | |
| 59 | Abbey Road | 19.8 km | |
| 60 | Kirkstall Lights | 20.3 km | |
| 61 | Commercial Road | 20.5 km | |
| 62 | Gilbert Mount | 20.7 km | |
| 63 | Burley Wood Mount | 21.0 km | |
| 64 | Woodside View | 21.3 km | |
| 65 | Kirkstall Road ASDA | 21.6 km | |
| 66 | Haddon Road | 21.8 km | |
| 67 | Cardigan Fields | 22.1 km | |
| 68 | Willow Road | 22.5 km | |
| 69 | ITV Yorkshire | 22.8 km | |
| 70 | Washington Street | 23.0 km | |
| 71 | Kirkstall Fire Station | 23.4 km | |
| 72 | Wellington F | 23.9 km | |
| 73 | Wellington H | 24.1 km | |
| 74 | Wellington J | 24.4 km | |
| 75 | Civic L | 24.8 km | |
| 76 | Headrow I | 25.1 km | |
| 77 | Victoria A | 25.4 km | |
| 78 | Leeds City Bus Station | 26.0 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro), the route runs 28 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 38 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Leeds City Bus Station» | 05:38 — 23:37 | 06:01 — 23:54 |
| From «Otley Bus Station» | 04:35 — 22:54 | 07:09 — 22:48 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 32–35 minutes, most often every 33; midday every 32–37 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 36–37; on weekends every 58–65 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 34 cost?
2.50 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since 30 March 2025.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Leeds City Bus Station the first is at 05:38 and the last at 23:37. From Otley Bus Station they are 04:35 and 22:54.
How long does the trip from Leeds City Bus Station to Otley Bus Station take?
About 79 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
73 outbound and 78 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 34 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 38 trips in one direction, running from Leeds City Bus Station between 06:01 and 23:54.
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)).