Bus route 49 in Leeds: Bramley Centre Bus Station ↔ Monkswood Gate

Bus route 49 in Leeds links “Bramley Centre Bus Station” and “Monkswood Gate”.

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Where bus 49 goes

Towards “Monkswood Gate”: 53 stops. After “Bramley Centre Bus Station”, the bus calls at “Waterloo Lane”, “Westover Road”, “Bramley Park”, “Newlay Lane”, “Wood Lane”, “Wellington Grove”, “Lincroft Crescent”, “Broadlea Place”, “Broadlea Crescent”, “Broadlea Terrace”. Then “Broadlea Close”, “Broadlea Mount”, “Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park”, “Kirkstall Leisure Centre”, “Kirkstall Lane”, “Eden Road”, “Burley Hill Drive”, “Talbot View”, “St Michael’s Lane”, “Burley Medical Centre”. Then “Cardigan Road”, “Woodsley Road”, “Rosebank School”, “St Andrews Street”, “Leeds City College”, “Civic”, “Headrow”, “Cultural”, “Burmantofts Street”, “Nippet Lane”. Then “Lincoln Green Road”, “Bexley Wing”, “St James’s Hospital”, “Ashley Road”, “Conway View”, “Harehills Place”, “Harehills Nice View”, “Fforde Grene Jct”, “Easterly Grove”, “Arlington Road”. Then “Hetton Road”, “Oakwood McDonalds”, “Hollin Park Mount”, “Dib Lane”, “Boggart Hill Drive”, “Boggart Hill Road”, “Boggart Hill Cres”, “Ramshead Hill”, “Barncroft Rise”, “Barncroft Drive”. Before “Monkswood Gate”: “Monkswood Hill”.

On the way back, from “Monkswood Gate” to “Bramley Centre Bus Station”: 51 stops. Only in this direction does it call at “Victoria” and “Kirkstall Morrisons”. Only in the direction of “Monkswood Gate” does it call at “Newlay Lane”, “Kirkstall Leisure Centre”, “Burmantofts Street” and “Fforde Grene Jct”. For the way back, board nearby: “Newlay Lane” → “Bramley Park” (100 m), “Kirkstall Leisure Centre” → “Kirkstall Morrisons” (150 m), “Burmantofts Street” → “Nippet Lane” (150 m) and “Fforde Grene Jct” → “Easterly Grove” (250 m). Towards “Monkswood Gate”, board nearby: “Victoria” → “Cultural” (300 m) and “Kirkstall Morrisons” → “Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park” (150 m).

Where to change

On part of the route, between “Eden Road” and “Ramshead Hill” it shares the road with route 50; between “Eden Road” and “Boggart Hill Drive” it shares the road with route 50A; between “Cultural” and “St James’s Hospital” it shares the road with routes 16 and 16A.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• Stops from “Bramley Centre Bus Station” to “Westover Road”: buses 14, 86 and 91
• “Bramley Park”: buses 86 and 91
• “Newlay Lane” (only towards “Monkswood Gate”): buses 60A, 86 and 91
• “Wood Lane”: buses 14 and 91
• “Wellington Grove”: buses 14 and 91
• Stops from “Lincroft Crescent” to “Broadlea Crescent”: bus 91
• Stops from “Broadlea Terrace” to “Broadlea Mount”: buses 60A and 91
• “Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park”: buses 1, 33, 34, 60A and 91
• “Kirkstall Leisure Centre” (only towards “Monkswood Gate”): buses 1, 33, 34, 60A and 91
• “Kirkstall Lane”: buses 1, 33, 34, 60A and 91
• “Eden Road”: bus 91
• “Burley Hill Drive”: bus 91
• “St Michael’s Lane”: buses 1, 33, 34 and 60A
• “Burley Medical Centre”: buses 1, 33, 34 and 60A
• Stops from “Cardigan Road” to “St Andrews Street”: buses 1, 14, 33, 34, 60A and 81
• “Leeds City College”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 14, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 65, 72, 81, 229, 253, 254, 255 and X11
• “Civic”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 42, 56, 60A, 65, 72, 81, 163, 229, 253, 254, 255, X6, X11 and X84
• “Headrow”: buses 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 56, 60A, 64, 65, 72, 81, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 253, 254, 255, X6, X11 and X84
• “Cultural”: buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 56, 60A, 64, 72, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, 444, 446, X6 and X84
• “Burmantofts Street” (only towards “Monkswood Gate”): buses 4, 4F, 11, 40, 42, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165
• “Nippet Lane”: buses 4, 4F, 11, 40, 42, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165
• “Lincoln Green Road”: buses 4, 4F and 42
• “Bexley Wing”: buses 4, 4F, 42 and 61
• “St James’s Hospital”: buses 4, 4F, 42 and 61
• “Ashley Road”: buses 42 and 61
• “Conway View”: buses 12, 13, 13A and 91
• “Harehills Place”: buses 3A, 12, 13, 13A and 91
• “Harehills Nice View”: buses 3A, 12, 13, 13A and 91
• “Fforde Grene Jct” (only towards “Monkswood Gate”): buses 3A, 12, 13, 13A and 91
• “Easterly Grove”: buses 3A, 12, 13, 13A and 91
• Stops from “Oakwood McDonalds” to “Dib Lane”: bus 42
• “Victoria” (only towards “Bramley Centre Bus Station”): buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 56, 60A, 64, 72, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, 444, 446, X6 and X84
• “Kirkstall Morrisons” (only towards “Bramley Centre Bus Station”): buses 1, 33, 34, 60A and 91

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 23, bus 24, bus 25, bus 27, bus 28, bus 33, bus 34, bus 38, bus 39, bus 40, bus 42, bus 47, bus 50, bus 50A, bus 51, bus 52, bus 56, bus 60A, bus 61, bus 64, bus 65, bus 72, bus 81, bus 86, bus 91, bus 110, bus 163, bus 164, bus 165, bus 168, bus 200, bus 201, bus 229, bus 253, bus 255, bus 444, bus 446.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

Does bus 49 go to “Bramley Park”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 49 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Headrow” (3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 56, 60A, 64, 65, 72, 81, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 253, 254, 255, X6, X11 and X84) and “Victoria” (only towards “Bramley Centre Bus Station”; 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 56, 60A, 64, 72, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, 444, 446, X6 and X84). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 28 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).