Leeds Transport

Getting there & away

Contents

Land

Bus

National Express (0870 580 8080; www.nationalex press.com) serves most major cities, including hourly services from London (£19.20, 4¼ hours) and half-hourly services from Manchester (£7.80, one hour).

Yorkshire Coastliner (01653 692556; www.york shirecoastliner.co.uk; Coastliner Freedom Ticket adult per day £11) has useful services linking Leeds, York, Castle Howard, Goathland and Whitby (840, 842 and X40), York and Scarborough (843, 845 and X45).

Train

Leeds City Station has hourly services from London King’s Cross (£84, 2½ hours), Sheffield (£7.15, 45 minutes), Manchester (£12.70, one hour) and York (£8.80, 30 minutes).

Leeds is also the starting point for services on the famous Settle–Carlisle Line.

Air

Eight miles north of the city via the A65, Leeds-Bradford airport (250 9696) offers domestic and charter flights, plus international flights to a few major European cities. The Airlink 757 (£1.80, 45 minutes) operates every 30 minutes between the airport and the bus station and train station. A taxi costs about £17.