{"id":18180,"date":"2026-09-30T19:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/bus-route-253-leeds"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:14:14","slug":"bus-route-253-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-253-leeds","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 253 in Leeds: City Square \u2194 Greenside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 253 in Leeds runs between \u201cCity Square\u201d and \u201cGreenside\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-6ada74d3b89e3\" 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-6ada74d3b89e3\"  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-253-leeds\/#Where_bus_253_goes\" >Where bus 253 goes<\/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-253-leeds\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/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-253-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-253-leeds\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/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-253-leeds\/#Does_bus_253_go_to_%E2%80%9CBradford_Road_Park_View%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 253 go to \u201cBradford Road Park View\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-253-leeds\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_253_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 253 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_253_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 253 goes<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-253-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ileeds.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-leeds-bus-253-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 253 in Leeds on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cGreenside\u201d: 50 stops. After \u201cCity Square\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cWellington\u201d, \u201cWellington Bridge\u201d, \u201cHolbeck Lane\u201d, \u201cDomestic Road\u201d, \u201cCopleyhill Trading Estate\u201d, \u201cDragon Bridge\u201d, \u201cDixon Lane\u201d, \u201cRoyds Lane\u201d, \u201cWortley Ringways\u201d, \u201cWhitehall Drive\u201d. Then \u201cBranch Road\u201d, \u201cWhitehall Ind Est\u201d, \u201cCoach Road\u201d, \u201cLawns Lane\u201d, \u201cWolley Avenue\u201d, \u201cWalsh Lane\u201d, \u201cNew Farnley Cem\u201d, \u201cLow Moor Side Lane\u201d, \u201cValley Mills\u201d, \u201cCockersdale\u201d. Then \u201cLumb Hall Way\u201d, \u201cSummerbank Close\u201d, \u201cDrighlington Xroads\u201d, \u201cMoorland Road\u201d, \u201cMoortop\u201d, \u201cHodgson Lane\u201d, \u201cBar\u201d, \u201cBirkenshaw Bar\u201d, \u201cSt Pauls Road\u201d, \u201cRussell Grove\u201d. Then \u201cBirkenshaw Town St\u201d, \u201cBradford Road Park View\u201d, \u201cHalfway House\u201d, \u201cBBG Academy\u201d, \u201cHolme House\u201d, \u201cWest House\u201d, \u201cPit Lane\u201d, \u201cGomersal Public Hall\u201d, \u201cGomersal School\u201d, \u201cGomersal Hill Top\u201d. Before \u201cGreenside\u201d: \u201cGomersal Cricket Club\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Whinmoor Gardens\u201d, \u201cUnion Mills\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Castle Hill Road\u201d, \u201cGomersal Road Prospect Road\u201d, \u201cElm Grove\u201d, \u201cWestfield Road\u201d, \u201cBridge Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cGreenside\u201d to \u201cCity Square\u201d: 49 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cGomersal Road\u201d, \u201cQuarry Mills\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Lower Lane\u201d, \u201cKirkstone Drive\u201d, \u201cWortley Lane\u201d and \u201cThe Roundhouse\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cGreenside\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cHolbeck Lane\u201d, \u201cDomestic Road\u201d, \u201cBar\u201d, \u201cGomersal School\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Whinmoor Gardens\u201d and \u201cUnion Mills\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHolbeck Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cWortley Lane\u201d (300 m), \u201cDomestic Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWortley Lane\u201d (200 m), \u201cBar\u201d \u2192 \u201cBirkenshaw Bar\u201d (100 m) and \u201cGomersal School\u201d \u2192 \u201cGomersal Hill Top\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cGreenside\u201d, board nearby: \u201cGomersal Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGomersal Road Prospect Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cQuarry Mills\u201d \u2192 \u201cUnion Mills\u201d (50 m), \u201cOxford Road Lower Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cOxford Road Whinmoor Gardens\u201d (50 m) and \u201cKirkstone Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cGomersal Hill Top\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cHolbeck Lane\u201d and \u201cBar\u201d it shares the road with routes 254 and 255; between \u201cCity Square\u201d and \u201cHolbeck Lane\u201d it shares the road with route 65; between \u201cBirkenshaw Bar\u201d and \u201cBirkenshaw Town St\u201d it shares the road with routes 283 and 283A.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCity Square\u201d: buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 60A, 64, 72, 81, 163, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, X6 and X11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWellington\u201d: buses 1, 4, 4F, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 81, 229 and X11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWellington Bridge\u201d: buses 1, 4, 4F, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 72, 81, 229 and X11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolbeck Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cGreenside\u201d): buses 86 and 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDomestic Road\u201d (only towards \u201cGreenside\u201d): buses 86 and 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCopleyhill Trading Estate\u201d: buses 86 and 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDragon Bridge\u201d: bus 229<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWortley Ringways\u201d to \u201cBranch Road\u201d: bus 42<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cNew Farnley Cem\u201d to \u201cValley Mills\u201d: bus 205<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSummerbank Close\u201d to \u201cMoorland Road\u201d: bus 425<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSt Pauls Road\u201d to \u201cBBG Academy\u201d: bus 259<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGomersal School\u201d (only towards \u201cGreenside\u201d): buses 200 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGomersal Hill Top\u201d: buses 200 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGomersal Cricket Club\u201d: buses 200 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOxford Road Whinmoor Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cGreenside\u201d): bus 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUnion Mills\u201d (only towards \u201cGreenside\u201d): bus 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOxford Road Castle Hill Road\u201d: bus 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGomersal Road Prospect Road\u201d (only towards \u201cGreenside\u201d): buses 271 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElm Grove\u201d: buses 229, 271 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestfield Road\u201d: buses 229, 271 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBridge Street\u201d: buses 200, 201, 229, 250, 268, 271 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreenside\u201d: buses 200, 201, 229, 250, 268, 271 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGomersal Road\u201d (only towards \u201cCity Square\u201d): buses 271 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQuarry Mills\u201d (only towards \u201cCity Square\u201d): bus 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOxford Road Lower Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cCity Square\u201d): bus 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKirkstone Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cCity Square\u201d): buses 200 and 272<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWortley Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cCity Square\u201d): buses 4, 4F, 16, 16A, 42, 86 and 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Roundhouse\u201d (only towards \u201cCity Square\u201d): buses 4, 4F, 15, 16, 16A, 42, 72, 229 and X11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-x11-leeds\">bus X11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-x6-leeds\">bus X6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-1-leeds\">bus 1<\/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-14-leeds\">bus 14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-15-leeds\">bus 15<\/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-24-leeds\">bus 24<\/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-42-leeds\">bus 42<\/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-60a-leeds\">bus 60A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-64-leeds\">bus 64<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-65-leeds\">bus 65<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-72-leeds\">bus 72<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-81-leeds\">bus 81<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-86-leeds\">bus 86<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-163-leeds\">bus 163<\/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-205-leeds\">bus 205<\/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-271-leeds\">bus 271<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-283-leeds\">bus 283<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-283a-leeds\">bus 283A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-425-leeds\">bus 425<\/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>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-leeds\">how to pay for public transport in Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_253_go_to_%E2%80%9CBradford_Road_Park_View%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 253 go to \u201cBradford Road Park View\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_253_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 253 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cCity Square\u201d (1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 60A, 64, 72, 81, 163, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, X6 and X11) and \u201cWellington Bridge\u201d (1, 4, 4F, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 72, 81, 229 and X11). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 253 in Leeds runs between \u201cCity Square\u201d and \u201cGreenside\u201d. All routes in Leeds \u2192 Where bus 253 goes Towards \u201cGreenside\u201d: 50 stops. After \u201cCity Square\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cWellington\u201d, \u201cWellington Bridge\u201d, \u201cHolbeck Lane\u201d, \u201cDomestic Road\u201d, \u201cCopleyhill Trading Estate\u201d, \u201cDragon Bridge\u201d, \u201cDixon Lane\u201d, \u201cRoyds Lane\u201d, \u201cWortley Ringways\u201d, \u201cWhitehall Drive\u201d. Then \u201cBranch Road\u201d, \u201cWhitehall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":655,"featured_media":18181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8336],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-18180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18180"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18609,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18180\/revisions\/18609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18180"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=18180"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=18180"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=18180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}