681 Halifax to Bradford via Wibsey, West Bowling
Operated by First Bradford. First bus 05:28, last bus 18:35. 49 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.50 — more.
Wanted a different 681? 5 other bus routes are numbered 681 elsewhere in the UK — see every 681 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:28 | 06:42 | 07:12 | 07:42 | 08:17 | 08:52 | 09:22 | 09:52 | 10:25 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:27 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 14:00 | 14:31 | 15:02 | 15:36 | 16:06 | 16:36 | 17:06 | 17:36 | 18:06 | 18:35 |
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| Halifax Bus Station (stand M) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Halifax Bus Station (stand N) | · | 06:42 | 07:12 | 07:42 | 08:17 | 08:52 | 09:22 | 09:52 | 10:25 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:27 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 14:00 | 14:31 | 15:02 | 15:36 | 16:06 | 16:36 | 17:06 | 17:36 | 18:06 | 18:35 |
| Stone Chair (at) | 05:28 | 06:53 | 07:26 | 07:56 | 08:31 | 09:06 | 09:34 | 10:04 | 10:37 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:41 | 13:12 | 13:41 | 14:14 | 14:45 | 15:18 | 15:52 | 16:23 | 16:53 | 17:22 | 17:52 | 18:20 | 18:49 |
| Shelf Village Hall | 05:30 | 06:54 | 07:28 | 07:58 | 08:33 | 09:08 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:38 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:42 | 13:13 | 13:42 | 14:16 | 14:47 | 15:20 | 15:54 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 17:24 | 17:54 | 18:22 | 18:51 |
| Odsal Top | 05:44 | 07:05 | 07:41 | 08:11 | 08:47 | 09:22 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 10:52 | 11:24 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:54 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 14:30 | 15:01 | 15:37 | 16:11 | 16:41 | 17:11 | 17:37 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 19:01 |
| Bradford Interchange Bus Station (stand F) | 05:59 | 07:21 | 08:01 | 08:31 | 09:02 | 09:37 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:07 | 11:39 | 12:08 | 12:38 | 13:11 | 13:42 | 14:11 | 14:47 | 15:18 | 15:54 | 16:28 | 16:57 | 17:27 | 17:52 | 18:22 | 18:46 | 19:15 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 681
Adult single £2.50 · Child single £0.80 to £1.60
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.50 | Prospect Street | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.50 | £2.50 | Park Gates | ||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Upper Brear | |||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Church Walk | ||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Newlands Grove | |||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Landmere Syke | ||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Bridle Stile | |||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Wade House Avenue | ||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Cooper Lane | |||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Fenwick Drive | ||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Halifax Road Cemetery Road | |||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Odsal Top | ||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Mayo Avenue | |||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Coates Terrace | ||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Springmill Street | |
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Bradford |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Halifax.
First Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 27 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with First Bradford before you travel.
Tickets on the 681
First Bradford publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
PAYG Single · Adult Single · Adult Single Shadow · Under 19 Single · Metro Rover Single
Ticket types come from First Bradford's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with First Bradford.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with First Bradford before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 681
681 towards Bradford
All 49 stops
- Halifax Bus Station (stand M) Halifax Town Centre
- Halifax Bus Station (stand N) Halifax Town Centre
- Northgate Halifax Town Centre
- New Bank (on) Halifax Town Centre
- Godley Bridge (at) Stump Cross
- Shibden Park Stump Cross
- Stump Cross Stump Cross
- Lower Hough Stump Cross
- Tenterfield Terrace (at) Stump Cross
- Longfield Terrace Northowram
- The Rise Northowram
- Joseph Avenue Northowram
- Westercroft Lane (at) Northowram
- Newlands View Northowram
- Newlands Avenue Northowram
- Newlands Grove (on) Northowram
- Yew Trees Avenue (opp) Northowram
- Landmere Syke (stop) Northowram
- Hud Hill (opp) Shelf
- Cross Lane (at) Shelf
- Stone Chair (at) Shelf
- Highfields (near) Shelf
- Bridle Stile (opp) Shelf
- Shelf Village Hall Shelf
- Wade House Avenue Shelf
- Brow Lane (before) Shelf
- Chapel Close (opp) Shelf
- Cooper Lane (at) Shelf
- Blackshaw Mills (at) Shelf
- Beck Hill Buttershaw
- Buttershaw Tesco Buttershaw
- Western Way (opp) Buttershaw
- Allandale Road (at) Buttershaw
- Horsfall Stadium (near) Buttershaw
- St Paul's Avenue (at) Wibsey
- Smith Avenue (at) Odsal
- Crawford Avenue (at) Odsal
- Sutcliffe Place Odsal
- Odsal Top Odsal
- Carr Bottom Road Bankfoot
- Mayo Avenue Bankfoot
- Broadway Avenue Bankfoot
- Parkside Road West Bowling
- Donisthorpe Street West Bowling
- Trident Way Bridge West Bowling
- Manchester Road Lidl (at) West Bowling
- Spring Mill Street Bradford City Centre
- Caledonia Street (at) Bradford City Centre
- Bradford Interchange Bus Station (stand F) Bradford City Centre
681 towards Halifax
All 49 stops
- Bradford Interchange Bus Station (stand D) Bradford City Centre
- Bradford Interchange Bus Station (stand C) Bradford City Centre
- Caledonia Street Bradford City Centre
- Spring Mill Street Bradford City Centre
- Bowling Old Lane West Bowling
- Manchester Road Lidl West Bowling
- Trident Way Bridge West Bowling
- Donisthorpe Street (opp) West Bowling
- Parkside Road (opp) West Bowling
- Mayo Avenue (at) Bankfoot
- Carr Bottom Road (opp) Bankfoot
- Sunny Bank Road Bankfoot
- Odsal Top (S bound) Odsal
- Sutcliffe Place (opp) Odsal
- Crawford Avenue (opp) Odsal
- Smith Avenue (opp) Odsal
- St Paul's Avenue (opp) Wibsey
- Horsfall Stadium Buttershaw
- Allandale Road (opp) Buttershaw
- Western Way Buttershaw
- Buttershaw Tesco (opp) Buttershaw
- Beck Hill Buttershaw
- Shelf Lidl (opp) Shelf
- Cooper Lane (opp) Shelf
- Chapel Close (at) Shelf
- Brow Lane (after) Shelf
- Wade House Avenue (opp) Shelf
- Village Hall (adj) Shelf
- Bridle Stile (at) Shelf
- Highfields Shelf
- Stone Chair Shelf
- Cross Lane Shelf
- Hud Hill Shelf
- Landmere Syke Northowram
- Yew Trees Avenue Northowram
- Victoria Place Northowram
- Newlands View (at) Northowram
- Westercroft Lane Northowram
- Joseph Avenue (opp) Northowram
- The Rise (at) Northowram
- Marldon Road Northowram
- Tenterfield Terrace Stump Cross
- Lower Hough (opp) Stump Cross
- Stump Cross (at) Stump Cross
- Shibden Park (at) Stump Cross
- Godley Bridge Stump Cross
- New Bank Halifax Town Centre
- Northgate (S bound) Halifax Town Centre
- Halifax Bus Station (stand B) Halifax Town Centre
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 681 bus?
The first 681 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:28 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 681 bus?
The last 681 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 681 bus cost?
First Bradford's published fares on the 681: adult single £2.50, child single £0.80 to £1.60. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). First Bradford day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 681 bus?
The 681 is operated by First Bradford.
Timetable data from First Bradford via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Yorkshire & the Humber feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.