Trains to Leeds

Leeds Station is located in the city centre on New Station Street, just south of City Square, next to the famous Queen’s Hotel. It’s the fourth busiest station in the UK outside of London, being behind only Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, and Glasgow Central.

Leeds Station is an important railway hub on the UK’s train network, connecting England, Scotland, and Wales. The station is the terminus of the Leeds branch of the East Coast Mainline and is a crucial stop on the CrossCountry route between Scotland, the Midlands, and South Western England, which links cities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Plymouth, Bristol, and Birmingham.

Renovated heavily between 1999 and 2002, and again in 2008, Leeds Station continues to be a convenient and modern station that provides crucial transport links throughout West Yorkshire and the rest of the country.

Leeds Station provides many amenities to its passengers, including:

• A ticket office at the main concourse (opening times: Monday to Saturday: 4.45am – 11.59pm; Sunday: 6.45am – 10.30pm). You can book train tickets as well as monthly and annual season ticketsat the ticket office.
• Self-service ticket machines and accessible ticket machines. Plus, you can collect tickets you have bought online from the self-service machines.
• First class lounge (opening times: Monday to Friday: 6am – 7.30pm; Saturday: 6.30am – 6pm; Sunday 10am – 5.30pm).
• Step-free access to all platforms.
• Boards to check the real-time train timetable.
• ATMs, shops, and hospitality.
• Public telephones, public Wi-Fi, and post boxes.
• 92 bicycle storage stands and lockers.

Being in the city centre, and close to all of Leeds’ main attractions and amenities, makes it an easy to station to get to and brilliantly connected by public transport.

Taxis can drop you off right outside the station’s entrance, and there is a taxi rank situated at the Aire Street Entrance, close to the station’s Wetherspoons pub. Meanwhile, many bus routes stop on New Station Street directly outside the station’s main entrance.

Leeds Station is connected to Leeds Bradford Airport by the frequent shuttle bus, Flying Tiger, which runs every day of the week and stops outside the station.

Parking is also available on Aire Street, which has a multi-storey car park.

Leeds train station serves various routes throughout the UK’s rail network. It acts as the terminus for the Leeds branch of the East Coast Mainline, which serves routes from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross, as well as routes heading from East to West, such as services from Newcastle to Manchester or Liverpool to York.

London to Leeds

The train to Leeds from London departs from London King’s Cross. With LNER, it takes around two hours and fifteen minutes. There are around thirty-nine trains running each day between the two stations.

Shipley to Leeds

When travelling directly with Northern, it takes on average only twenty minutes to get from Shipley to Leeds.

Huddersfield to Leeds

Two operators serve the route from Huddersfield to Leeds. With TransPennine Express, your journey will take around nineteenth minutes. With Northern, it will take approximately forty minutes.

Hull to Leeds

Getting from Hull to Leeds with TransPennine Express takes around fifty-five minutes, whereas with Northern, this journey takes roughly one hour and ten minutes. On average, there are fifty-five trains per day between the two cities.

Leeds Station, a bustling hub in the UK, is served by key train operators such as LNER, CrossCountry, Northern, and TransPennine Express. LNER provides swift connections to London and the East Coast, while CrossCountry links Leeds with Birmingham and Edinburgh. Northern boosts regional travel, and TransPennine Express connects Leeds to northern cities like Manchester and Newcastle, ensuring seamless connectivity.

There’s a lot to do around Leeds Station. In only a few minutes' walk, you could be in Trinity Leeds, one of the best shopping centres in West Yorkshire, or Leeds City Museum, a ten-minute walk from New Station Street, which showcases a diverse range of exhibitions, including history, archaeology, art, and natural history. In only seven minutes from the station, you’ll find Leeds Art Gallery, which houses collections of art from around the world.

Meanwhile, Leeds is bursting with exciting places to eat and drink. Right by the station, you’ll find the local haunt The Brewery Tap, The Scarborough Hotel, and The Bankers Cat. Head further into Leeds city centre and you’ll encounter local legend Whitelock’s Ale House and The Turk’s Head.

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Are there car parks near Leeds Station?

There is a multi-storey car park on Aire Street that serves Leeds train station. It has 307 car parking spaces and is operational seven days per week.

What’s the postcode for Leeds Station?

The address for Leeds Train Station is New Station Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4DY.

What time does Leeds Station open?

Leeds station is open 24 hours a day, Monday through Saturday. However, it may be closed occasionally overnight when no services are running. It is open between 7 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. on Sundays.

Hospitality, cafes, restaurants, ticket offices, and other amenities operate according to their own schedules.

*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.