Leeds City Bus Station

Went here about 2 weeks ago to the travel centre to renew my monthly bus ticket, when I arrived it was full inside with only 1 or 2 people working behind the counter. So I decided to leave it and return at a later date. I returned yesterday and this time it was not only packed inside the travel centre but the queue was almost stretching outside the bus station. When I got inside only 2 people working behind the counter, the other 3 counters were closed.
Seriously Metro this is not good. If you’re aware that you’re getting queues like this have the common sense even if it’s for 1 month to bring in some temp staff to keep the queues down. It should not be allowed to get as long as it does.
Yet another typical example of Metro showing that they are ran by a bunch of clowns.

It’s not easy to rate a bus station so I am measuring it against it’s peers and finding it above average. Leeds central bus station always seems clean and well managed, I have found the staff in the information centre helpful and, despite the inevitable city centre hassles, it feels safe.

Screw it, I’m getting a first on this one: P
Leeds City Bus Station… isn’t that bad actually! Just looks a bit unloved and plain these days for a bus station that is the main bus station in West Yorkshire and the entrance for many into a fine Yorkshire city. A bit of love, attention and improvements then it’ll be perfect.
It looks sort of like Wakefield bus station except it’s way busier than that one, you don’t have to pay for a wee, plus there’s a coach station at the back too for National Express, express buses to Hell (Hull), and other coaches, etc (why Megabus don’t use the bus station I don’t know). The Arden News is ok too and way better than that rip off WH Smith in the Train Station. From what I remember there’s a Greggs too for those people who love their greasy sausage rolls and dodgy sandwiches.
WARNING: The toilets in here are really GRIM no matter how hard the cleaners clean them up. You still get a fresh whiff of piss every time you enter the ‘mens’ toilets. Plus you do get quite a few chavs hanging around outside too.

I’ve only been here on weekend daytimes, but have always found it to be a safe, clean and pretty well run place. Toilets at the Kirkgate end are free and I found them to be really clean. It’s one of the best bus stations I’ve ever been in. Someone said that there is ultra violet light in the toilets to «stop people shooting up» I didn’t see any evidence of this, and why would it stop people shooting up anyway?

It’s an ok bus station. The toilets are rather disgusting though so i would probably go to the ones in Maccy Ds instead before i go in here.
Also there are always a lot of idiots and kids hanging around causing trouble, but hey what bus station doesn’t have the same problem?

I had a fifty minute wait here because the coach i was expecting to get on to take mer to london broke down further up the line. That’s Megabus for you. On the way up we’d had to change coach because there was some warning light the driver couldn’t fix, which again slowed us down considerably. It was absolutely chucking it down in Leeds, so I was confined to the glass roofed station, where teh only thing to do was buy a pasty and a paper. I think drink was available from the shop but I didn’t partake. On the plus side, the toilets were quite big and clean, so i didn’t have much trouble wrestling my case into a cubicle.

As bus staions go this is pretty average nothing grand and not total squaller. If you are waiting during school holidays be prepared to have to watch teenagers ruck amuck and hear their fould language (wasn’t impressed when my daughter copyed).
I think the security need to step up their game a little and ask rowdy people to leave the station.

I know bus stations aren’t meant to be deluxe or anything, but I think the fact that the toilets have that ultraviolet lighting in to stop people shooting up in them says a lot about Leeds City Bus Station and its patrons.
When I was without a car I used to get the National Express home, so used to come here once every couple of weeks, and got used to mooching about the Baker’s Oven and that, and I’m just glad I don’t have to anymore, because it always involved making sure I didn’t make eye contact with someone who might try and nick my wallet or stab me or be generally abusive and incoherent. Usually that person would be carrying a Frosty Jack bottle. Nice.

This is pretty well organised and there’s plenty of space to sit around if you need to wait for a bus. There are clean toilets (go to the ones on the bus rather than coach side or you’ll pay!) and staff around who are helpful.
One negative is the constant clan of chavs who like to sit on the railings outside the New York Street entrance and make catty remarks to various passers by. If you can avoid those do!

Leeds City Bus Station is a relatively well equipped building, with a Burger King, Coffee Shop, Arden News, Toilets, Photo Booth, Phone boxes, and a fairly large information centre which can give you advice on everything from bus time tables to bus passes.
Everything is all indoors in one area, which is great in the middle of winter. The bus stands are all marked out and there is a large sign which changes regularly to update you of when your bus is due. Coaches are run by National Express and cover lots of area’s. I went to Brighton last time and it was quite cheap.

an ok bus station as bustations go, not as big as bradford but big enough, with all the conveniences you would expect, toilets (quite clean actualy for bus station), vending machines & & shop & sandwhich shop/​café & a few pidgeons as in all good bustations.
all inside so nice & warm when waiting for your bus.
has a coach station attatched which is great for longer journies & a great little information booth/​shop. where you can find out all the info you need before your journey & it’s much easier than trying to navigate your way around the wymetro website.
situated close to leeds kirkgate market, ideal for a day out shopping.
there is also a free bus service running from here & stopping at variuos stops around leeds city center & to the lgi, & back if you need a lift back to the bus station with all your shopping!