Leeds Bradford Airport coach transfers: planning the meet
Leeds Bradford Airport names no coach pick-up point and no coach park. Start there, because it means the meeting point has to be agreed with the operator in advance, not read off a sign on the day.
What the airport does publish
For private hire, the airport points drivers to two places. The nearer is the Pick Up & Drop Off car park, one minute's walk; it charges, and the exit barrier accepts no cash. Slightly further, three to four minutes on foot, the One Hour Free Zone costs nothing for up to an hour.
Neither is described as a coach area. Whether a full-size coach can use them is not published, so ask the operator to confirm the meeting point in writing before the trip.
Make the meeting plan specific
Give the group one meeting point inside the terminal, the driver's name and the vehicle description. Send flight numbers so the operator can follow the landing. With no coach bay to fall back on, a clear plan saves a lot of phone calls in the arrivals hall.
For a small party, a minibus may be simpler here than a big coach.
Where the driver meets you
- The airport publishes no coach pick-up point; private hire drivers are directed to the Pick Up & Drop Off car park, about a minute's walk from the terminal, or the One Hour Free Zone.
Where coaches wait
- The airport does not publish a coach park or coach staging area.
Drive to the city centre
- about 9 miles by road to Leeds station, about 25 min in light traffic; longer at peak times
Leeds or Bradford
The airport, on Whitehouse Lane, is about 8.5 miles from Leeds city centre and 8 from Bradford. By road, Leeds station is about 9 miles off: 25 minutes or so in light traffic.
Leeds itself does not charge. Bradford does. Its Class C zone covers the area inside and including its outer ring road, plus the Aire valley corridor out to Shipley and Saltaire, and applies to buses, coaches and minibuses but not private cars. A coach heading for a Bradford hotel or Saltaire should meet the standard, or it pays.
Setting down in Leeds
Leeds has coach drop-off points on Great George Street, Kirkgate, Edward Street and Lower Briggate, and coach parking for about a dozen coaches at Wade Lane and Lovell Park Road. Tell the operator which one is nearest your hotel or venue.
Questions
Where does the coach meet us at Leeds Bradford?
No coach point is published, so the operator confirms where to meet in advance. Private hire cars are sent to the paid car park or the free one-hour zone.
Is there a coach park at the airport?
None is published.
Will the coach be charged in Leeds?
No charge in Leeds. Across the boundary in Bradford, the Class C zone applies to non-compliant coaches and minibuses.
Can one late traveller follow on by bus?
Yes, within bus hours: airport services link Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate, typically from about 06:00 until 22:00, daily.
Cities
Vehicles
- Full-size coach — 49-57 seats
- Midi coach — 29-35 seats
- Minibus — 9-16 seats
- Executive Sprinter-style minibus — 9-16 seats
- Executive car (saloon or MPV) — 1-3 seats
- Wheelchair-accessible minibus — Varies by layout; wheelchair positions replace seats seats
Plan a Leeds Bradford pick-up
Send flights, group size and destination, and we ask partner operators to confirm the meeting point with their quote.
Request a quote or call 447479275840