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Transport in Leeds

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Leeds, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Leeds
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 546,800 (2024)

LeedsCity

Transport

How well connected Leeds is

51 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of Leeds. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

5.0/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Leeds Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles
02
Burley Park Rail Station
Rail station
1.3 miles
03
Burley Park Station
Rail station
1.3 miles
04
Headingley Rail Station
Rail station
2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Servia Gardens, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.9% of working residents in Leeds mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 38.4% drive to work.

LeedsEngland

Work from home31.9%31.5%

Drive38.4%44.5%

Car passenger4.4%3.9%

Bus or coach9.6%4.3%

Train1.1%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot9.5%7.6%

Bicycle1.7%2.1%

Other3.3%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

35.6% of households in Leeds have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

LeedsEngland

No car or van35.6%23.5%

141%41.3%

218.6%26.1%

3 or more4.8%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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