Bus route 229 in Leeds: Huddersfield Bus Station ↔ Leeds City Bus Station

Bus route 229 in Leeds links “Huddersfield Bus Station” and “Leeds City Bus Station”. In one direction or the other it serves 5 stops that it skips on the way back.

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Where bus 229 goes

From “Huddersfield Bus Station” to “Leeds City Bus Station”: 78 stops. On the way: “St. George’s Square”, “Gt Northern Retail Park”, “Hillhouse Lane”, “St Andrew’s Road”, “Leeds Road Retail Park”, “Red Doles Lane”, “Springbank Road”, “Leeds Road McDonalds”, “Old Fieldhouse Lane”, “Syngenta”. Then “Leeds Road Sports Complex”, “Whitacre Street”, “Neptune Way”, “Deighton Road”, “Bradley Junction”, “Brooklands”, “Bradley Tesco”, “Cooper Bridge”, “Three Nuns Junction”, “Far Common Road”. Then “Mirfield Moor”, “Moor Park 25”, “Summers Drive”, “Sunny Bank Road”, “Balmfield Crescent”, “Lumb Lane”, “Lineham Court”, “Liversedge Hall Lane”, “Union Road”, “Granville Street”. Then “Wormald Street”, “Heckmondwike Bus Station 2”, “Claremont”, “Jeremy Lane”, “Nunroyd”, “Greenfields”, “Alma Lane”, “Scott Avenue”, “Priestley Avenue”, “Fairfield School”. Then “Smithies Moor Lane”, “Smithies Moor Rise”, “Birstall Smithies”, “Smithies Lane”, “Birstall Market Place”, “Nelson Street”, “The Green”, “Dark Lane”, “Bankwood Way”, “Holden Ing Way”. Then “Birstall Retail Park”, “East View”, “Briarfield Gardens”, “Finkle Lane”, “Gildersome Church Street”, “Gildersome Green”, “Harthill”, “Branch End”, “Woodlands Hotel”, “Rooms Lane”. Then “Cottingley Springs”, “Gelderd Road Cemetery”, “Hill Top”, “City Park Ind Est”, “Wheatsheaf Junction”, “Gelderd Business Pk”, “Lowfields Road”, “Bracken Court”, “Wortley Lane”, “The Roundhouse”. Before “Leeds City Bus Station”: “Wellington Bridge”, “Wellington”, “City Square”, “Station”, “Trinity”, “Victoria”.

The return journey is different. Towards “Huddersfield Bus Station”: 77 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, “Holbeck Lane”, “Domestic Road”, “Gildersome Ch St”, “Pheasant Drive”, “Heckmondwike Bus Station 3” and “Regent Street”. Only in the direction of “Leeds City Bus Station” does it call at, among others, “St. George’s Square”, “St Andrew’s Road”, “Red Doles Lane”, “Lumb Lane”, “Heckmondwike Bus Station 2” and “Greenfields”. For the way back, board nearby: “St. George’s Square” → “John William Street” (100 m), “St Andrew’s Road” → “Bradley Mills Road” (100 m), “Red Doles Lane” → “Springbank Road” (150 m) and “Lumb Lane” → “Lineham Court” (200 m). Towards “Leeds City Bus Station”, board nearby: “Holbeck Lane” → “Wortley Lane” (300 m), “Domestic Road” → “Wortley Lane” (200 m), “Gildersome Ch St” → “Gildersome Church Street” (50 m) and “Pheasant Drive” → “Bankwood Way” (150 m).

Other routes along the way

Shared sections with other routes: between “Huddersfield Bus Station” and “Cooper Bridge” it shares the road with routes 202 and 203; between “Wortley Lane” and “Leeds City Bus Station” it shares the road with routes 254 and 255; between “East View” and “Branch End” it shares the road with route 425.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Union Road”: bus 200
• “Granville Street”: buses 200 and 268
• “Wormald Street”: buses 200 and 268
• “Claremont”: buses 200, 201, 250, 268, 271 and 272
• “Jeremy Lane”: buses 271 and 272
• “Nunroyd”: buses 271 and 272
• “Greenfields” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 271 and 272
• Stops from “Alma Lane” to “Smithies Moor Lane”: bus 271
• “Smithies Moor Rise”: bus 283
• “Birstall Smithies” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): bus 283
• Stops from “Smithies Lane” to “Nelson Street”: buses 200, 281, 283 and 283A
• Stops from “The Green” to “Bankwood Way”: bus 281
• “Holden Ing Way” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): bus 281
• “Birstall Retail Park”: bus 281
• “Finkle Lane”: buses 65 and 205
• “Gildersome Church Street” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 65 and 205
• Stops from “Gildersome Green” to “Woodlands Hotel”: buses 65 and 205
• “Hill Top”: bus 47
• “Bracken Court”: buses 65 and 86
• “Wortley Lane” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 4, 4F, 16, 16A, 42, 65 and 86
• “The Roundhouse” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 4, 4F, 15, 16, 16A, 42, 65, 72 and X11
• “Wellington Bridge” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 1, 4, 4F, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 65, 72, 81 and X11
• “Wellington”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 60A, 65, 72, 81, 163 and X11
• “City Square”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 60A, 64, 65, 72, 81, 163, 200, 201, X6 and X11
• “Station” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 60A, 64, 65, 81, 163, 200, 201 and X11
• “Trinity”: buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 60A, 64, 65, 72, 81, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, X6 and X11
• “Victoria”: buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 56, 60A, 64, 72, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, 444, 446, X6 and X84
• “Leeds City Bus Station”: buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 56, 60A, 64, 72, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, 444, 446, X6 and X84
• “Holbeck Lane” (only towards “Huddersfield Bus Station”): buses 65 and 86
• “Domestic Road” (only towards “Huddersfield Bus Station”): buses 65 and 86
• “Gildersome Ch St” (only towards “Huddersfield Bus Station”): buses 65 and 205
• “Pheasant Drive” (only towards “Huddersfield Bus Station”): bus 281
• “Regent Street” (only towards “Huddersfield Bus Station”): buses 200, 201, 250, 268, 271 and 272

Pages for these routes: bus X11, bus X6, bus X84, bus 1, bus 3A, bus 4, bus 4F, bus 7A, bus 7S, bus 11, bus 12, bus 13, bus 13A, bus 14, bus 15, bus 16, bus 16A, bus 19, bus 19A, bus 23, bus 24, bus 25, bus 27, bus 28, bus 33, bus 34, bus 38, bus 39, bus 40, bus 42, bus 47, bus 49, bus 50, bus 50A, bus 51, bus 52, bus 56, bus 60A, bus 64, bus 65, bus 72, bus 81, bus 86, bus 110, bus 163, bus 164, bus 165, bus 168, bus 200, bus 201, bus 205, bus 255, bus 271, bus 281, bus 283, bus 283A, bus 425, bus 444, bus 446.

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Questions about bus 229

Does bus 229 stop at “Heckmondwike Bus Station 2”?

Only in the direction of “Leeds City Bus Station”: in the other direction it does not stop there.

Does bus 229 go to “Gt Northern Retail Park”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 229 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Victoria” and “Leeds City Bus Station” (1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 56, 60A, 64, 72, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, 444, 446, X6 and X84). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).