Bus route 255 in Leeds: Scholes Terminus ↔ Leeds City Bus Station

Bus route 255 in Leeds goes from “Scholes Terminus” to “Leeds City Bus Station”. The two directions are not quite the same: 39 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. The return journey ends at “Halifax Bus Station”.

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The route of bus 255

Towards “Leeds City Bus Station”: 61 stops. After “Scholes Terminus”, the bus calls at “New Road East”, “Scholes Branch Road”, “Whitechapel Grove”, “Cleckheaton New Cemetery”, “Whitechapel Road Bridge”, “Whitcliffe Mount School”, “Kenmore Road”, “Cleckheaton Library”, “Prospect Road”, “Cleckheaton Market Place”. Then “Cleckheaton Town Hall”, “Greenside”, “Cleckheaton Bus Station”, “Howard Park School”, “Spen Bank”, “Spen Victoria CC”, “Fusden Lane”, “Nibshaw Road”, “Shirley Road”, “Pollard Avenue”. Then “Gomersal Hill Top”, “Gomersal Public Hall”, “Pit Lane”, “West House”, “Holme House”, “BBG Academy”, “Halfway House”, “Whitehall Grove”, “Birkenshaw Bar”, “Hodgson Lane”. Then “Moortop”, “Moorland Road”, “Drighlington Xroads”, “Summerbank Close”, “Lumb Hall Way”, “Cockersdale”, “Valley Mills”, “Low Moor Side Lane”, “New Farnley Cem”, “Walsh Lane”. Then “Wolley Avenue”, “Lawns Lane”, “Coach Road”, “Whitehall Ind Est”, “Branch Road”, “Whitehall Drive”, “Wortley Ringways”, “Royds Lane”, “Dixon Lane”, “Dragon Bridge”. Before “Leeds City Bus Station”: “Copleyhill Trading Estate”, “Wortley Lane”, “The Roundhouse”, “Wellington Bridge”, “Wellington”, “City Square”, “Station”, “Trinity”, “Victoria”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Leeds City Bus Station” to “Halifax Bus Station” (99 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Holbeck Lane”, “Domestic Road”, “Bar”, “Gomersal School”, “Carlton Court”, “Westfield Place”, “Brookfields Road”, “Rooks Close”, “Greenacre Avenue”, “Sellerdale Avenue”, “Wyke Village Green”, “Wyke Village Green North”, “Albert Street”, “Wyke Town Gate”, “Wainman Street Towngate”, “Clare Road”, “Green Lane”, “Wyke Banks”, “Bluebell Drive”, “Cygnet Hospital”, “Bailiff Bridge Fields”, “Wyke Old Lane”, “Bailiff Bridge”, “Smith House Lane”, “Ripley Street”, “King George V Park”, “St Matthew’s Church”, “Lightcliffe School”, “The Stray Park”, “Westfield”, “Welburn Avenue”, “Hipperholme Junction”, “Hipperholme”, “Lane Ends Green”, “Fenny Royd”, “Woodland Lodge”, “Break Neck”, “Lower Brear”, “Park Terrace”, “Stump Cross”, “Shibden Park”, “Godley Bridge”, “New Bank” and “Northgate”. Only in the direction of “Leeds City Bus Station” does it call at, among others, “New Road East”, “Cleckheaton Town Hall”, “Birkenshaw Bar”, “Wortley Lane”, “The Roundhouse” and “Wellington Bridge”. For the way back, board nearby: “New Road East” → “Scholes Terminus” (100 m), “Cleckheaton Town Hall” → “Cleckheaton Market Place” (100 m), “Birkenshaw Bar” → “Bar” (50 m) and “Wortley Lane” → “Domestic Road” (200 m). Towards “Leeds City Bus Station”, board nearby: “Holbeck Lane” → “Wortley Lane” (300 m), “Domestic Road” → “Wortley Lane” (200 m), “Bar” → “Birkenshaw Bar” (50 m) and “Gomersal School” → “Gomersal Hill Top” (100 m).

In practice: you can get to “Cygnet Hospital” on this bus only in the direction of “Halifax Bus Station”, to “King George V Park” only in the direction of “Halifax Bus Station” and to “The Stray Park” only in the direction of “Halifax Bus Station”.

Where to change

On part of the route, between “Greenside” and “Leeds City Bus Station” it shares the road with route 254; between “Birkenshaw Bar” and “City Square” it shares the road with route 253; between “Cleckheaton Bus Station” and “Gomersal Hill Top” it shares the road with routes 200 and 272.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Scholes Terminus”: buses 259 and 687
• “New Road East” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 259 and 687
• “Scholes Branch Road”: buses 259 and 687
• Stops from “Whitechapel Grove” to “Cleckheaton Library”: bus 259
• “Prospect Road”: buses 259 and 268
• “Cleckheaton Market Place”: buses 259 and 268
• “Cleckheaton Town Hall” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 259 and 268
• Stops from “Greenside” to “Howard Park School”: buses 259 and 268
• “Halfway House”: bus 259
• “Whitehall Grove”: buses 259, 283 and 283A
• “Birkenshaw Bar” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 283 and 283A
• Stops from “Moorland Road” to “Summerbank Close”: bus 425
• Stops from “Valley Mills” to “New Farnley Cem”: bus 205
• Stops from “Branch Road” to “Wortley Ringways”: bus 42
• “Copleyhill Trading Estate”: buses 65 and 86
• “Wortley Lane” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 4, 4F, 16, 16A, 42, 65 and 86
• “The Roundhouse” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 4, 4F, 15, 16, 16A, 42, 65, 72 and X11
• “Wellington Bridge” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 1, 4, 4F, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60A, 65, 72, 81 and X11
• “Wellington”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 60A, 65, 72, 81, 163 and X11
• “City Square”: buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 60A, 64, 65, 72, 81, 163, 202, 203, X6 and X11
• “Station” (only towards “Leeds City Bus Station”): buses 1, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 60A, 64, 65, 81, 163, 202, 203 and X11
• “Trinity”: buses 1, 3A, 4, 4F, 7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 24, 33, 34, 40, 42, 47, 51, 52, 60A, 64, 65, 72, 81, 163, 164, 165, 168, 202, 203, X6 and X11
• “Victoria”: 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, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 202, 203, 444, 446, X6 and X84
• “Leeds City Bus Station”: 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, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 202, 203, 444, 446, X6 and X84
• “Holbeck Lane” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): buses 65 and 86
• “Domestic Road” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): buses 65 and 86
• “Bar” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): buses 283 and 283A
• “Carlton Court” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): bus 259
• “Westfield Place” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): buses 259 and 687
• Stops from “Brookfields Road” to “Greenacre Avenue” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): bus 687
• Stops from “Sellerdale Avenue” to “Clare Road” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): buses 686 and 687
• Stops from “Green Lane” to “Smith House Lane” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): bus 686
• Stops from “Lower Brear” to “Northgate” (only towards “Halifax Bus Station”): bus 682
• “Halifax Bus Station”: bus 682

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 19, bus 19A, 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 49, bus 50, bus 50A, bus 51, bus 52, bus 56, bus 60A, bus 64, bus 65, bus 72, bus 81, bus 86, bus 110, bus 163, bus 164, bus 165, bus 168, bus 200, bus 205, bus 253, bus 283, bus 283A, bus 425, bus 444, bus 446.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

Does bus 255 stop at “Cygnet Hospital”?

Only in the direction of “Halifax Bus Station”: in the other direction it does not stop there.

Does bus 255 go to “Cleckheaton New Cemetery”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 255 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Victoria” and “Leeds City Bus Station” (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, 110, 140, 141, 163, 164, 165, 168, 202, 203, 444, 446, X6 and X84). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 5 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).