{"id":17388,"date":"2026-09-23T09:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/bus-route-40-leeds"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:30:30","slug":"bus-route-40-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-40-leeds","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 40 in Leeds: Corn Exchange \u2194 Seacroft Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 40 in Leeds runs between \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d and \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-leeds#routes\">All routes in Leeds \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ada74d1ddd9a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ada74d1ddd9a\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-40-leeds\/#Which_way_bus_40_runs\" >Which way bus 40 runs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-40-leeds\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-40-leeds\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-40-leeds\/#Questions_about_bus_40\" >Questions about bus 40<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-40-leeds\/#Does_bus_40_go_to_%E2%80%9CPortage_Avenue%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 40 go to \u201cPortage Avenue\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-40-leeds\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_40_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 40 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_40_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 40 runs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ileeds.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-leeds-bus-40-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ileeds.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-leeds-bus-40-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 40 in Leeds on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d to \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d: 34 stops. On the way: \u201cCultural\u201d, \u201cWoodpecker Junction\u201d, \u201cPontefract Lane\u201d, \u201cBerking Avenue\u201d, \u201cRaincliffe Road\u201d, \u201cTorre Road\u201d, \u201cDawlish Terrace\u201d, \u201cShaftesbury Junction\u201d, \u201cGipton Approach\u201d, \u201cHalton Dial\u201d. Then \u201cDunhill Rise\u201d, \u201cCarden Avenue\u201d, \u201cPortage Avenue\u201d, \u201cHalton Lidl\u201d, \u201cHalton Library\u201d, \u201cSycamore Avenue\u201d, \u201cTemple Walk\u201d, \u201cClapham Dene Road\u201d, \u201cGreenway\u201d, \u201cCross Gates Centre\u201d. Then \u201cManston Park\u201d, \u201cPendas Drive\u201d, \u201cPendas Grove\u201d, \u201cKelmscott Green\u201d, \u201cBarwick Road\u201d, \u201cStanks Cross\u201d, \u201cStanks Rise\u201d, \u201cSwarcliffe\u201d, \u201cGrimes Dyke School\u201d, \u201cFarndale Garth\u201d. Before \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d: \u201cSherburn Approach\u201d, \u201cSeacroft Ring Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d: 35 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cHebden Approach\u201d, \u201cSledmere Place\u201d, \u201cFarndale Place\u201d and \u201cCross Gates Station\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d does it call at \u201cGreenway\u201d, \u201cFarndale Garth\u201d and \u201cSherburn Approach\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cGreenway\u201d \u2192 \u201cCross Gates Station\u201d (50 m), \u201cFarndale Garth\u201d \u2192 \u201cFarndale Place\u201d (100 m) and \u201cSherburn Approach\u201d \u2192 \u201cSeacroft Ring Road\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cHebden Approach\u201d \u2192 \u201cSherburn Approach\u201d (250 m), \u201cSledmere Place\u201d \u2192 \u201cFarndale Garth\u201d (150 m), \u201cFarndale Place\u201d \u2192 \u201cFarndale Garth\u201d (100 m) and \u201cCross Gates Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cGreenway\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d and \u201cHalton Lidl\u201d it shares the road with route 19A; between \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d and \u201cPortage Avenue\u201d it shares the road with route 19; between \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d and \u201cHalton Dial\u201d it shares the road with routes 164 and 165.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCorn Exchange\u201d: buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 38, 39, 42, 47, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 72, 163, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, X6 and X84<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCultural\u201d: buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 42, 47, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 60A, 72, 110, 140, 141, 163, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, 444, 446, X6 and X84<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoodpecker Junction\u201d: buses 4, 4F, 11, 16, 16A, 49, 50, 50A and 163<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPontefract Lane\u201d: buses 4, 4F, 11, 16, 16A, 49, 50, 50A, 61 and 163<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBerking Avenue\u201d to \u201cDawlish Terrace\u201d: buses 11, 61 and 163<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShaftesbury Junction\u201d: buses 11, 91 and 163<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGipton Approach\u201d: buses 11, 91 and 163<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHalton Dial\u201d: buses 11 and 163<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cDunhill Rise\u201d to \u201cClapham Dene Road\u201d: bus 163<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreenway\u201d (only towards \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d): buses 9A, 11 and 163<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCross Gates Centre\u201d: buses 9A, 11, 22 and 163<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManston Park\u201d: buses 11 and 22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPendas Drive\u201d: buses 11 and 22<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPendas Grove\u201d to \u201cStanks Cross\u201d: bus 11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrimes Dyke School\u201d: buses 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFarndale Garth\u201d (only towards \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d): buses 11, 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSherburn Approach\u201d (only towards \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d): buses 11, 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSeacroft Ring Road\u201d: buses 11, 16, 16A, 50 and 50A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d: buses 4, 4F, 9A, 11, 16, 16A, 22, 50 and 50A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHebden Approach\u201d (only towards \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d): buses 11, 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSledmere Place\u201d (only towards \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d): buses 11, 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFarndale Place\u201d (only towards \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d): buses 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCross Gates Station\u201d (only towards \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d): buses 9A, 11 and 163<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-x6-leeds\">bus X6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-x84-leeds\">bus X84<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-1-leeds\">bus 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-3a-leeds\">bus 3A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-4-leeds\">bus 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-4f-leeds\">bus 4F<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-7a-leeds\">bus 7A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-7s-leeds\">bus 7S<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-9a-leeds\">bus 9A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-11-leeds\">bus 11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-12-leeds\">bus 12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-13-leeds\">bus 13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-13a-leeds\">bus 13A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-16-leeds\">bus 16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-16a-leeds\">bus 16A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-19-leeds\">bus 19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-19a-leeds\">bus 19A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-22-leeds\">bus 22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-23-leeds\">bus 23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-25-leeds\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-27-leeds\">bus 27<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-28-leeds\">bus 28<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-33-leeds\">bus 33<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-34-leeds\">bus 34<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-38-leeds\">bus 38<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-39-leeds\">bus 39<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-42-leeds\">bus 42<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-47-leeds\">bus 47<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-49-leeds\">bus 49<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-50-leeds\">bus 50<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-50a-leeds\">bus 50A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-51-leeds\">bus 51<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-52-leeds\">bus 52<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-60a-leeds\">bus 60A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-61-leeds\">bus 61<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-72-leeds\">bus 72<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-91-leeds\">bus 91<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-110-leeds\">bus 110<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-163-leeds\">bus 163<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-164-leeds\">bus 164<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-165-leeds\">bus 165<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-168-leeds\">bus 168<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-200-leeds\">bus 200<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-201-leeds\">bus 201<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-229-leeds\">bus 229<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-255-leeds\">bus 255<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-444-leeds\">bus 444<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-446-leeds\">bus 446<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-leeds\">How to pay for public transport in Leeds<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_40\"><\/span>Questions about bus 40<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_40_go_to_%E2%80%9CPortage_Avenue%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 40 go to \u201cPortage Avenue\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_40_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 40 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d (1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 38, 39, 42, 47, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 72, 163, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, X6 and X84) and \u201cCultural\u201d (1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 42, 47, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 60A, 72, 110, 140, 141, 163, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, 444, 446, X6 and X84). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 23 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 40 in Leeds runs between \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d and \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d. All routes in Leeds \u2192 Which way bus 40 runs From \u201cCorn Exchange\u201d to \u201cSeacroft Bus Station\u201d: 34 stops. On the way: \u201cCultural\u201d, \u201cWoodpecker Junction\u201d, \u201cPontefract Lane\u201d, \u201cBerking Avenue\u201d, \u201cRaincliffe Road\u201d, \u201cTorre Road\u201d, \u201cDawlish Terrace\u201d, \u201cShaftesbury Junction\u201d, \u201cGipton Approach\u201d, \u201cHalton Dial\u201d. 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