Leeds City Guide - Getting Around

Leeds is served by a comprehensive local bus and train network that's coordinated by West Yorkshire Metro (tel: (0113) 245 7676; website: www.wymetro.com). One of the most useful services for the centre of Leeds is the City Centre Loop with stops at 18 convenient locations that form a ring around the city. 

As well as standard single and return fares, visitors can also take advantage of a number of travel discount fares, the most useful of which for the weekend visitor are the West Yorkshire DayRovers. These tickets allow unlimited travel in West Yorkshire from 0930 on weekdays and all day at weekends and on bank holidays and can be purchased for either bus or train travel or both combined. There's also a FreeCityBus that operates regular shuttle services from 0630 to 1930 Mondays to Saturdays between various points of interest in and around the city centre.

There are numerous taxi ranks around the city, including one immediately outside the train station. During peak periods it's best to book a car in advance and there are numerous companies to choose from. Try Airline Taxis (tel: (0113) 246 5522), City Cabs (tel: (0113) 246 9999) or Telecabs Taxis Ltd (tel: (0113) 263 0404).

There are a number of car hire companies operating in Leeds. Avis (tel: (0113) 250 3880; website: www.avis.co.uk), Europcar (tel: (0113) 250 9066; website: www.europcar.co.uk) and Hertz (tel: (0113) 250 4811; website: www.hertz.co.uk) all have offices either at the airport, in the city or both.

Visitors wanting to explore the city and beyond on two wheels can hire bicycles from Cyclesense Cycle Hire (tel: (01937) 844 068; website: www.cyclesense.co.uk). The hire location in Thorp Arch Trading Estate is a short taxi ride out from the city, but from there visitors have easy access to a cycle path that runs to the historic market town of Wetherby and on to the Harland Way cycle path. A cycling map of the city is available from Leeds City Council (tel: (0113) 234 8080; website: www.leeds.gov.uk).