Park and ride
Travelling using park and ride is an important element of our plans for Connecting Leeds – it helps to reduce congestion and improve the city’s air quality through decreasing the number of cars entering the city centre.
More than 5.6 million journeys have been made using Leeds’ park and ride services at the Elland Road, Stourton and Temple Green sites since the first site opened a decade ago. During this time, Leeds’ park and ride has saved 2.5 million cars travelling into Leeds city centre – helping to reduce the amount of traffic and emissions.
The park and ride service provides free parking across all sites, where people can park their car and catch the bus into the city centre.
Temple Green
Temple Green park and ride has capacity for 1,391 vehicles with journey times of 10 to 15 minutes into the city centre and parking is free. It is in the Aire Valley adjacent to the A63 Pontefract Lane, catering for trips from the north and east of the city, with access via junction 45 of the M1.
More information and bus timetables for Temple Green on the WY Metro website.
Stourton
Stourton park and ride has capacity for 1,200 vehicles with journey times of 10 to 15 minutes into the city centre and parking is free. It is located at Junction 7 on the M621 and can be accessed directly from the M621 Motorway, A61 Wakefield Road and A639 Leeds Road to Pontefract Road, catering for trips from the south and south-west of the city. Height restriction barriers in place.
More information and bus timetables for Stourton on the WY Metro website.
Elland Road
Elland Road park and ride has capacity for 1,358 vehicles with journey times of 10 to 15 minutes into the city centre and parking is free. It is located adjacent to the Leeds United football stadium, opposite the entrance to Elland Road Police Station on the A643, just off Junction 2 of the M621 motorway. Height restriction barriers in place.
More information and bus timetables for Elland Road on the WY Metro website.
New buses
Many buses now include:
- audio or visual next stop announcements
- free Wi-Fi
- improved seating
- USB and wireless charging
- contactless payments and ticketless smartphone options
