Bus route 168 in Leeds links “Corn Exchange” and “Castleford Bus Station”. The two directions are not quite the same: 3 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.
The route of bus 168
Towards “Castleford Bus Station”: 49 stops. After “Corn Exchange”, the bus calls at “Cultural”, “Leeds Dock”, “LCC Printworks”, “Brookfield Street”, “Stafford Street”, “Church Street”, “Thwaite Gate”, “Pontefract Road Jct”, “Ida Street”, “Haigh Park Road”. Then “Intermezzo Drive”, “Royal Mail”, “Arla Foods”, “John O’Gaunts”, “Cross Avenue”, “Sixth Avenue”, “Gipsy Lane”, “North Lane”, “Holmsley Field Lane”, “Calverley Road”. Then “Fleet Lane”, “Woodlesford Co-op”, “Woodlesford Station”, “Bullerthorpe Lane”, “Jinny Moor Lane”, “Swillington Lane”, “Hill Crest”, “Swillington Club”, “Swillington Church”, “Astley Avenue”. Then “Park Grove”, “Bowers Row”, “Hollins Grove”, “King Edward Avenue”, “Ninevah Lane”, “Westfield Grove”, “Blands Avenue”, “Manor Park Avenue”, “Vicars Terrace”, “Kiln Park”. Before “Castleford Bus Station”: “Park Avenue”, “Newton Lane”, “Allerton Ings”, “William Street”, “Lock Lane”, “Aire Street”, “Bank Street”.
On the way back, from “Castleford Bus Station” to “Corn Exchange”: 48 stops. Only in this direction does it call at “Park Lane”, “Severn Road”, “Balmoral Chase”, “Donisthorpe Street” and “East Street”. Only in the direction of “Castleford Bus Station” does it call at “Cultural”, “Leeds Dock”, “LCC Printworks”, “Brookfield Street”, “Calverley Road” and “William Street”. For the way back, board nearby: “Cultural” → “Corn Exchange” (350 m), “Brookfield Street” → “Donisthorpe Street” (300 m), “Calverley Road” → “Fleet Lane” (150 m) and “William Street” → “Lock Lane” (250 m). Towards “Castleford Bus Station”, board nearby: “Park Lane” → “Sixth Avenue” (300 m), “Severn Road” → “Thwaite Gate” (50 m), “Balmoral Chase” → “Church Street” (150 m) and “Donisthorpe Street” → “Brookfield Street” (300 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 6 towards “Castleford Bus Station” and 5 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Connections
On part of the route, between “Leeds Dock” and “Cross Avenue” it shares the road with routes 140 and 141; between “Calverley Road” and “Swillington Church” it shares the road with route 9A; between “Woodlesford Co-op” and “Swillington Church” it shares the road with route 22.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Corn Exchange”: 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, 164, 165, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, 444, 446, X6 and X84
- “Cultural” (only towards “Castleford Bus Station”): buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 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, 164, 165, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, 444, 446, X6 and X84
- “Leeds Dock” (only towards “Castleford Bus Station”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 444 and 446
- “LCC Printworks” (only towards “Castleford Bus Station”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 444 and 446
- “Brookfield Street” (only towards “Castleford Bus Station”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 61, 444 and 446
- “Stafford Street”: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 61, 444 and 446
- “Church Street”: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 61, 444 and 446
- Stops from “Thwaite Gate” to “Ida Street”: buses 444 and 446
- Stops from “John O’Gaunts” to “Holmsley Field Lane”: bus 446
- “Calverley Road” (only towards “Castleford Bus Station”): buses 174, 175 and 446
- Stops from “Fleet Lane” to “Woodlesford Station”: buses 174, 175 and 446
- Stops from “Bullerthorpe Lane” to “Astley Avenue”: buses 174 and 175
- “Lock Lane”: buses 144, 156 and 157
- “Aire Street”: buses 144, 146, 156, 157 and 177
- “Bank Street”: buses 144, 146, 156, 157, 177 and 189
- “Castleford Bus Station”: buses 144, 146, 156, 157, 177 and 189
- “Park Lane” (only towards “Corn Exchange”): bus 446
- “Severn Road” (only towards “Corn Exchange”): buses 444 and 446
- “Balmoral Chase” (only towards “Corn Exchange”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 61, 444 and 446
- “Donisthorpe Street” (only towards “Corn Exchange”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 61, 444 and 446
- “East Street” (only towards “Corn Exchange”): buses 444 and 446
Pages for these routes: bus X6, bus X84, bus 1, bus 3A, bus 4, bus 4F, bus 7A, bus 7S, bus 9A, bus 11, bus 12, bus 13, bus 13A, bus 16, bus 16A, bus 19, bus 19A, bus 22, bus 23, 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 61, bus 64, bus 72, bus 164, bus 165, bus 174, bus 175, bus 200, bus 201, bus 229, bus 255, bus 444, bus 446.
Passes and concessions
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Questions about bus 168
Does bus 168 go to “Haigh Park Road”?
Yes, in both directions.
Where can I change from bus 168 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Corn Exchange” (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, 164, 165, 200, 201, 202, 203, 229, 254, 255, 444, 446, X6 and X84) and “Cultural” (only towards “Castleford Bus Station”; 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 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, 164, 165, 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).