Bus 149 in Leeds links Wakefield Bus Station and Windermere Drive. The route is 0.0 km long with 73 stops, and the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) puts the full trip at about 68 minutes. On a weekday it runs 27 trips in one direction, and 9 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 149 |
| City | Leeds |
| Operator | West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) |
| Start → end | Wakefield Bus Station → Windermere Drive |
| End → start | Windermere Drive → Wakefield Bus Station |
| Route length | 0.0 km / 0.0 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 73 / 70 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 68 minutes |
| Trips per day | 27 on weekdays, 9 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 30–35 · midday 30 · weekend 60 |
| First / last trip from «Wakefield Bus Station» | 04:55 / 22:30 |
| First / last trip from «Windermere Drive» | 05:05 / 21:42 |
| Fare | 2.50 £ (fare in effect since 30 March 2025) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 149
Outbound: Wakefield Bus Station → Windermere Drive
This direction has 73 stops. The route passes Kirkgate E, Sharlston RLFC, Beechwood Avenue, Ferrybridge Square. The full list of stops in order is below.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield Bus Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Kirkgate E | 0.0 km | |
| 3 | Kirkgate A | 0.0 km | |
| 4 | The Hepworth C | 0.0 km | |
| 5 | Sugar Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 6 | Belle Vue Stadium | 0.0 km | |
| 7 | Agbrigg Road | 0.0 km | |
| 8 | St Catherine’s Villas | 0.0 km | |
| 9 | Kirkthorpe Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 10 | Heath Common | 0.0 km | |
| 11 | Heath Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 12 | Lynfold Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 13 | Pineapple Cottages | 0.0 km | |
| 14 | Warmfield Common | 0.0 km | |
| 15 | Long Row | 0.0 km | |
| 16 | Crossley Street | 0.0 km | |
| 17 | New Sharlston High Street | 0.0 km | |
| 18 | Eastville Road | 0.0 km | |
| 19 | Sharlston RLFC | 0.0 km | |
| 20 | Weeland Crescent | 0.0 km | |
| 21 | Sharlston Common | 0.0 km | |
| 22 | Lynwood Close | 0.0 km | |
| 23 | Snydale Villas | 0.0 km | |
| 24 | Victoria Garden Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 25 | Common Side Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 26 | Wentworth Road | 0.0 km | |
| 27 | Featherstone Station Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 28 | Ackworth Road Jct | 0.0 km | |
| 29 | Little Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 30 | Featherstone Academy | 0.0 km | |
| 31 | Houndhill Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 32 | Ravensknowle Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 33 | Pontefract Crematorium | 0.0 km | |
| 34 | Pontefract Barracks | 0.0 km | |
| 35 | Kings Mead | 0.0 km | |
| 36 | Beechwood Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 37 | Banks Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 38 | Valley Gardens A | 0.0 km | |
| 39 | Hospital A | 0.0 km | |
| 40 | Pontefract Bus Station | 0.0 km | |
| 41 | Pontefract Castle A | 0.0 km | |
| 42 | Pontefract Castle B Monkhill Stn | 0.0 km | |
| 43 | Mill Dam Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 44 | Box Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 45 | New Hall Road | 0.0 km | |
| 46 | Nevison’s Leap | 0.0 km | |
| 47 | Darkfield Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 48 | Limetrees | 0.0 km | |
| 49 | Windsor Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 50 | Castleford Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 51 | Richmond Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 52 | Castleford Lane Top | 0.0 km | |
| 53 | Ferrybridge Square | 0.0 km | |
| 54 | Fishergate | 0.0 km | |
| 55 | Pottery Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 56 | Hill Top | 0.0 km | |
| 57 | Knottingley Morrisons | 0.0 km | |
| 58 | Gaggs Bridge | 0.0 km | |
| 59 | Knottingley Town Hall | 0.0 km | |
| 60 | England Lane End | 0.0 km | |
| 61 | Rockware Club | 0.0 km | |
| 62 | Womersley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 63 | Middle Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 64 | De Lacy Academy | 0.0 km | |
| 65 | England Lane Level Crossing | 0.0 km | |
| 66 | Northfield Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 67 | Holyrood House | 0.0 km | |
| 68 | Headlands Lane Top | 0.0 km | |
| 69 | Kershaw Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 70 | Poplar Grove | 0.0 km | |
| 71 | Sycamore Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 72 | Bassenthwaite Walk | 0.0 km | |
| 73 | Windermere Drive | 0.0 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Windermere Drive → Wakefield Bus Station
This direction has 70 stops. The route passes Buttermere Walk, Ferrybridge Square, Pontefract Barracks, Sharlston RLFC. The full list of stops in order is below.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windermere Drive | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Buttermere Walk | 0.0 km | |
| 3 | Sycamore Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 4 | Poplar Grove | 0.0 km | |
| 5 | Kershaw Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 6 | Headlands Lane Top | 0.0 km | |
| 7 | Holyrood House | 0.0 km | |
| 8 | Northfield Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 9 | England Lane Level Crossing | 0.0 km | |
| 10 | Middle Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 11 | Rockware Club | 0.0 km | |
| 12 | England Lane End | 0.0 km | |
| 13 | Knottingley Town Hall | 0.0 km | |
| 14 | Knottingley Morrisons | 0.0 km | |
| 15 | Hill Top | 0.0 km | |
| 16 | Pottery Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 17 | Fishergate | 0.0 km | |
| 18 | Argyle Road | 0.0 km | |
| 19 | Ferrybridge Square | 0.0 km | |
| 20 | Richmond Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 21 | Castleford Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 22 | Windsor Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 23 | Limetrees | 0.0 km | |
| 24 | Darkfield Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 25 | Nevison’s Leap | 0.0 km | |
| 26 | New Hall Road | 0.0 km | |
| 27 | Box Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 28 | Mill Dam Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 29 | Pontefract Castle C Monkhill Stn | 0.0 km | |
| 30 | Pontefract Castle D | 0.0 km | |
| 31 | Pontefract Bus Station | 0.0 km | |
| 32 | Hospital B | 0.0 km | |
| 33 | Valley Gardens B | 0.0 km | |
| 34 | Beechwood Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 35 | Kings Mead | 0.0 km | |
| 36 | Pontefract Barracks | 0.0 km | |
| 37 | Pontefract Crematorium | 0.0 km | |
| 38 | Ravensknowle Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 39 | Houndhill Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 40 | Featherstone Academy | 0.0 km | |
| 41 | Little Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 42 | Ackworth Road Jct | 0.0 km | |
| 43 | Featherstone Station Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 44 | St Thomas School | 0.0 km | |
| 45 | Featherstone Aldi | 0.0 km | |
| 46 | Wentworth Road | 0.0 km | |
| 47 | Common Side Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 48 | Victoria Garden Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 49 | Snydale Villas | 0.0 km | |
| 50 | Lynwood Close | 0.0 km | |
| 51 | Sharlston Common | 0.0 km | |
| 52 | Weeland Crescent | 0.0 km | |
| 53 | Sharlston RLFC | 0.0 km | |
| 54 | Eastville Road | 0.0 km | |
| 55 | Crossley Street | 0.0 km | |
| 56 | Long Row | 0.0 km | |
| 57 | Warmfield Common | 0.0 km | |
| 58 | Pineapple Cottages | 0.0 km | |
| 59 | Lynfold Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 60 | Heath Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 61 | Heath Common | 0.0 km | |
| 62 | Doncaster Road Junction | 0.0 km | |
| 63 | Agbrigg Road | 0.0 km | |
| 64 | Belle Vue Stadium | 0.0 km | |
| 65 | Sugar Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 66 | Fall Ings | 0.0 km | |
| 67 | Kirkgate H | 0.0 km | |
| 68 | Kirkgate G | 0.0 km | |
| 69 | Union Street J | 0.0 km | |
| 70 | Wakefield Bus Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro), the route runs 27 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 9 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Wakefield Bus Station» | 04:55 — 22:30 | 09:15 — 17:15 |
| From «Windermere Drive» | 05:05 — 21:42 | 08:50 — 17:50 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 30–35 minutes, most often every 30; midday every 30 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 30–60; on weekends every 60 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 149 cost?
2.50 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since 30 March 2025.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Wakefield Bus Station the first is at 04:55 and the last at 22:30. From Windermere Drive they are 05:05 and 21:42.
How long does the trip from Wakefield Bus Station to Windermere Drive take?
About 68 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
73 outbound and 70 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 149 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 9 trips in one direction, running from Wakefield Bus Station between 09:15 and 17:15.
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)).