{"id":18252,"date":"2026-09-27T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/bus-route-281-leeds"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:11:11","slug":"bus-route-281-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-281-leeds","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 281 in Leeds: Holden Ing Way \u2194 Dewsbury Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 281 in Leeds goes from \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d to \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only.<\/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-6ada74d05f009\" 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-6ada74d05f009\"  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-281-leeds\/#The_route_of_bus_281\" >The route of bus 281<\/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-281-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-281-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-281-leeds\/#Questions_about_bus_281\" >Questions about bus 281<\/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-281-leeds\/#Does_bus_281_go_to_%E2%80%9CBirstall_Market_Place%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 281 go to \u201cBirstall Market Place\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-281-leeds\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_281_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 281 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_281\"><\/span>The route of bus 281<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-281-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ileeds.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-leeds-bus-281-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 281 in Leeds on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d to \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d: 43 stops. On the way: \u201cRaikes Lane\u201d, \u201cRochester Road\u201d, \u201cFieldhead Academy\u201d, \u201cBranwell Avenue\u201d, \u201cLowood Lane\u201d, \u201cFoxglove Road\u201d, \u201cKings Drive\u201d, \u201cMiddlegate Church Street\u201d, \u201cBirstall Market Place\u201d, \u201cSovereign Close\u201d. Then \u201cBirstall Cricket Club\u201d, \u201cHill Crescent\u201d, \u201cClough Drive\u201d, \u201cWindsor Road\u201d, \u201cArundel Close\u201d, \u201cBatley Girls High School\u201d, \u201cWindmill School\u201d, \u201cHarefield Drive\u201d, \u201cWoodlands Road\u201d, \u201cIntake Lane\u201d. Then \u201cBradford Road\u201d, \u201cWilton Park Gates\u201d, \u201cWilton Park\u201d, \u201cRuby Street\u201d, \u201cCarlinghow Hill\u201d, \u201cVictoria Mills\u201d, \u201cStocks Lane\u201d, \u201cBatley Bus Station\u201d, \u201cBatley Commercial St\u201d, \u201cFox&#8217;s Biscuits\u201d. Then \u201cNorfolk Street\u201d, \u201cMount Pleasant\u201d, \u201cCarr Side Crescent\u201d, \u201cHyrstlands Park\u201d, \u201cHoward Street\u201d, \u201cConway Crescent\u201d, \u201cTown Street\u201d, \u201cJack Lane\u201d, \u201cMill Road\u201d, \u201cVictoria Road\u201d. Before \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d: \u201cNorthgate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d: 43 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cLongcauseway\u201d, \u201cBlakeridge Lane\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s School\u201d, \u201cCentenary Way\u201d, \u201cCentenary Place\u201d and \u201cMiddlegate\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cFieldhead Academy\u201d, \u201cBranwell Avenue\u201d, \u201cMiddlegate Church Street\u201d, \u201cVictoria Mills\u201d, \u201cStocks Lane\u201d and \u201cBatley Bus Station\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cFieldhead Academy\u201d \u2192 \u201cHaworth Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cBranwell Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cLowood Lane\u201d (150 m), \u201cMiddlegate Church Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cMiddlegate\u201d (50 m) and \u201cVictoria Mills\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s School\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cLongcauseway\u201d \u2192 \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d (300 m), \u201cBlakeridge Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cStocks Lane\u201d (250 m), \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s School\u201d \u2192 \u201cVictoria Mills\u201d (200 m) and \u201cCentenary Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cCarlinghow Hill\u201d (200 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 \u201cWilton Park Gates\u201d and \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with routes 283 and 283A; between \u201cBirstall Market Place\u201d and \u201cClough Drive\u201d it shares the road with route 200; between \u201cWindsor Road\u201d and \u201cWindmill School\u201d it shares the road with route 213.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d to \u201cRochester Road\u201d: bus 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiddlegate Church Street\u201d (only towards \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d): bus 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirstall Market Place\u201d: bus 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSovereign Close\u201d: bus 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRuby Street\u201d: bus 271<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarlinghow Hill\u201d: bus 271<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVictoria Mills\u201d (only towards \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d): bus 271<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStocks Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d): buses 112, 112A, 201, 212 and 271<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBatley Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d): buses 112, 112A, 201, 212 and 271<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBatley Commercial St\u201d: buses 112, 112A, 201, 212 and 271<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFox&#8217;s Biscuits\u201d: buses 112, 112A, 201 and 212<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorfolk Street\u201d: bus 201<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTown Street\u201d: bus 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJack Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d): bus 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMill Road\u201d: bus 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVictoria Road\u201d: buses 205, 212 and 268<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorthgate\u201d (only towards \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d): bus 268<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d: buses 202, 203, 205, 212, 250 and 268<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLongcauseway\u201d (only towards \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d): buses 202, 203, 205, 212, 250 and 268<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBlakeridge Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d): buses 112, 112A, 201, 212 and 271<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s School\u201d to \u201cCentenary Place\u201d (only towards \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d): bus 271<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiddlegate\u201d (only towards \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d): bus 229<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBankwood Way\u201d (only towards \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d): bus 229<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-112-leeds\">bus 112<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-112a-leeds\">bus 112A<\/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-213-leeds\">bus 213<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-229-leeds\">bus 229<\/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>.<\/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>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered 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_about_bus_281\"><\/span>Questions about bus 281<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_281_go_to_%E2%80%9CBirstall_Market_Place%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 281 go to \u201cBirstall Market Place\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_281_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 281 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d (202, 203, 205, 212, 250 and 268) and \u201cLongcauseway\u201d (only towards \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d; 202, 203, 205, 212, 250 and 268). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 281 in Leeds goes from \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d to \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only. All routes in Leeds \u2192 The route of bus 281 From \u201cHolden Ing Way\u201d to \u201cDewsbury Bus Station\u201d: 43 stops. On the way: \u201cRaikes Lane\u201d, \u201cRochester Road\u201d, \u201cFieldhead Academy\u201d, \u201cBranwell Avenue\u201d, \u201cLowood Lane\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":655,"featured_media":18253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8336],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-18252","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\/18252","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=18252"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18618,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18252\/revisions\/18618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18252"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=18252"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=18252"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=18252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}