Bus 256 in Leeds links Bradford Interchange Bus Station and Brighouse Bus Station F. The route is 0.0 km long with 70 stops, and the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) puts the full trip at about 55 minutes. On a weekday it runs 3 trips in one direction.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 256 |
| City | Leeds |
| Operator | West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro) |
| Start → end | Bradford Interchange Bus Station → Brighouse Bus Station F |
| End → start | Brighouse Bus Station F → Bradford Interchange Bus Station |
| Route length | 0.0 km / 0.0 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 70 / 72 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 55 minutes |
| Trips per day | 3 on weekdays one way |
| Frequency | — |
| First / last trip from «Bradford Interchange Bus Station» | 06:40 / 17:15 |
| First / last trip from «Brighouse Bus Station F» | 06:09 / 18:40 |
| Fare | 2.50 £ (fare in effect since 30 March 2025) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 256
Outbound: Bradford Interchange Bus Station → Brighouse Bus Station F
This direction has 70 stops. The route passes Hall Lane, Lower Lane, Carlton Court, Second Avenue. The full list of stops in order is below.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Interchange Bus Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Hall Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 3 | Usher Street | 0.0 km | |
| 4 | Paley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 5 | Bowling Church | 0.0 km | |
| 6 | Lister Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 7 | Knowles Park West | 0.0 km | |
| 8 | Highfield | 0.0 km | |
| 9 | Tennis Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 10 | Holme Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 11 | Tong Cemetery | 0.0 km | |
| 12 | Toftshaw Moorside | 0.0 km | |
| 13 | Raikes Wood Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 14 | East Bierley Golf Course | 0.0 km | |
| 15 | The Green | 0.0 km | |
| 16 | Hunsworth Lane Hurstville Ave | 0.0 km | |
| 17 | Hunsworth Lane Winfield Dr | 0.0 km | |
| 18 | Upper Park House Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 19 | Lower Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 20 | Hunsworth Lane Motorway Bridge | 0.0 km | |
| 21 | Plane Trees Close | 0.0 km | |
| 22 | Hunsworth Lane Mill Ln | 0.0 km | |
| 23 | Hunsworth Lane Greenroyd Ave | 0.0 km | |
| 24 | Links Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 25 | Riverside Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 26 | Moorend Park | 0.0 km | |
| 27 | Victoria Street | 0.0 km | |
| 28 | Balme Road | 0.0 km | |
| 29 | Scott Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 30 | Cleckheaton Town Hall | 0.0 km | |
| 31 | Greenside | 0.0 km | |
| 32 | Cleckheaton Bus Station | 0.0 km | |
| 33 | Cleckheaton Town Hall | 0.0 km | |
| 34 | Cleckheaton Market Place | 0.0 km | |
| 35 | Prospect Road | 0.0 km | |
| 36 | Carlton Court | 0.0 km | |
| 37 | Cleckheaton Library | 0.0 km | |
| 38 | Kenmore Road | 0.0 km | |
| 39 | Whitcliffe Mount School Turnsteads Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 40 | Whitechapel Road Bridge | 0.0 km | |
| 41 | Cleckheaton New Cemetery | 0.0 km | |
| 42 | Whitechapel Grove | 0.0 km | |
| 43 | Scholes Branch Road | 0.0 km | |
| 44 | Walkers Arms Lower Green Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 45 | Spinners Way | 0.0 km | |
| 46 | Hillcrest Mount | 0.0 km | |
| 47 | The Copse | 0.0 km | |
| 48 | Hartshead Manor | 0.0 km | |
| 49 | Hartshead Moor Side | 0.0 km | |
| 50 | Windy Bank Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 51 | Tanner Street | 0.0 km | |
| 52 | High Bank School | 0.0 km | |
| 53 | Second Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 54 | Church Field Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 55 | Peep Green Rd Windy Bank Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 56 | Peep Green Road | 0.0 km | |
| 57 | Hartshead Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 58 | Cross Hill Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 59 | Freakfield Vicarage | 0.0 km | |
| 60 | Blake Law Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 61 | Cross Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 62 | Deep Lane Westgate | 0.0 km | |
| 63 | Grange Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 64 | Clifton Cemetery | 0.0 km | |
| 65 | Towngate Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 66 | Thornhills Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 67 | Ash Grove | 0.0 km | |
| 68 | Alegar Street | 0.0 km | |
| 69 | Wood Street | 0.0 km | |
| 70 | Brighouse Bus Station F | 0.0 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Brighouse Bus Station F → Bradford Interchange Bus Station
This direction has 72 stops. The route passes Clifton Road, High Bank School, Balme Road, Copley House Farm. The full list of stops in order is below.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighouse Bus Station F | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Clifton Road | 0.0 km | |
| 3 | Alegar Street | 0.0 km | |
| 4 | Ash Grove | 0.0 km | |
| 5 | Thornhills Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 6 | Towngate Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 7 | Towngate Clifton Cemetery | 0.0 km | |
| 8 | Grange Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 9 | Westgate | 0.0 km | |
| 10 | Cross Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 11 | Blake Law Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 12 | Freakfield Vicarage | 0.0 km | |
| 13 | Cross Hill Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 14 | Hartshead Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 15 | Peep Green Road | 0.0 km | |
| 16 | Peep Green Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 17 | Church Field Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 18 | Second Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 19 | High Bank School | 0.0 km | |
| 20 | Tanner Street | 0.0 km | |
| 21 | Windy Bank Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 22 | Hartshead Moor Side | 0.0 km | |
| 23 | Stafford Arms | 0.0 km | |
| 24 | The Copse | 0.0 km | |
| 25 | Hillcrest Mount | 0.0 km | |
| 26 | Scholes Lane Foldings Rd | 0.0 km | |
| 27 | New Road East | 0.0 km | |
| 28 | Scholes Branch Road | 0.0 km | |
| 29 | Whitechapel Grove | 0.0 km | |
| 30 | Cleckheaton New Cemetery | 0.0 km | |
| 31 | Whitechapel Rd Turnsteads Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 32 | Whitechapel Rd Church | 0.0 km | |
| 33 | Whitechapel Rd Turnsteads Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 34 | Moorend Park | 0.0 km | |
| 35 | Victoria Street | 0.0 km | |
| 36 | Balme Road | 0.0 km | |
| 37 | Scott Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 38 | Cleckheaton Town Hall | 0.0 km | |
| 39 | Greenside | 0.0 km | |
| 40 | Cleckheaton Bus Station | 0.0 km | |
| 41 | Cleckheaton Town Hall | 0.0 km | |
| 42 | Scott Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 43 | Balme Road | 0.0 km | |
| 44 | Victoria Street | 0.0 km | |
| 45 | Hunsworth Lane Willow St | 0.0 km | |
| 46 | Riverside Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 47 | Links Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 48 | Westroyd Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 49 | Hunsworth Lane Mill Ln | 0.0 km | |
| 50 | Hunsworth Lane Plane Trees Close | 0.0 km | |
| 51 | M62 Motorway Bridge | 0.0 km | |
| 52 | Lower Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 53 | Copley House Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 54 | Upper Park House Farm | 0.0 km | |
| 55 | Hunsworth Lane Winfield Dr | 0.0 km | |
| 56 | Hunsworth Lane Hurstville Ave | 0.0 km | |
| 57 | The Green | 0.0 km | |
| 58 | East Bierley Golf Club | 0.0 km | |
| 59 | Raikes Wood Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 60 | Toftshaw Moorside | 0.0 km | |
| 61 | Avenue Retail Park | 0.0 km | |
| 62 | Holme Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 63 | Tennis Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 64 | Shetcliffe Lane Top | 0.0 km | |
| 65 | Highfield | 0.0 km | |
| 66 | Knowles Park West | 0.0 km | |
| 67 | Lister Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 68 | Bowling Church | 0.0 km | |
| 69 | Paley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 70 | Usher Street | 0.0 km | |
| 71 | Heaton Street | 0.0 km | |
| 72 | Bradford Interchange Bus Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro), the route runs 3 trips in one direction on a weekday.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Bradford Interchange Bus Station» | 06:40 — 17:15 | — — — |
| From «Brighouse Bus Station F» | 06:09 — 18:40 | — — — |
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 256 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 06:40 and the last at 17:15. From Brighouse Bus Station F they are 06:09 and 18:40.
How long does the trip from Bradford Interchange Bus Station to Brighouse Bus Station F take?
About 55 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
70 outbound and 72 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 256 run on weekends?
Yes, the route runs every day, with a separate weekend schedule.
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)).