72 Leeds Bus Station ↔ Bradford Interchang
Operated by First Bradford. First bus 04:01, last bus 04:05. 141 journeys on weekdays.
🌙 Night bus — runs 24 hours. Every night. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different 72? 24 other bus routes are numbered 72 elsewhere in the UK — see every 72 bus by area.
💷 Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 —
check with First Bradford whether this route takes part.
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📅 Today is Summer bank holiday — many operators run a Sunday
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⚠️ Pudsey, Dawsons Corner (Leeds) — Dawsons Corner in Pudsey is affected by highway improvement works until Spring 2027. All disruptions →
Timetable
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.
towards Bradford Interchang · Monday to Friday towards Bradford Interchang · Saturday towards Bradford Interchang · Sunday towards Leeds Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Leeds Bus Station · Saturday towards Leeds Bus Station · Sunday
72 towards Bradford Interchang — Monday to Friday (70 journeys)
| Leeds City Bus Station (stand 14) | 05:01 | 05:39 | 06:11 | 06:31 | 06:51 | 07:08 | 07:28 | 07:48 | 08:08 | 08:28 | 08:43 | 09:03 | 09:23 | 09:37 | 09:51 | 10:05 | 10:17 | 10:29 | 10:43 | 10:57 | 11:11 | 11:25 | 11:39 | 11:53 | 12:07 | 12:20 | 12:34 | 12:48 | 13:02 | 13:16 | 13:30 | 13:44 | 13:58 | 14:12 | 14:24 | 14:38 | 14:52 | 15:06 | 15:20 | 15:34 | 15:48 | 16:02 | 16:16 | 16:33 | 16:50 | 17:07 | 17:24 | 17:42 | 18:00 | 18:18 | 18:33 | 18:43 | 19:00 | 19:08 | 19:28 | 19:53 | 20:13 | 20:43 | 21:00 | 21:17 | 21:49 | 22:19 | 22:49 | 23:19 | 23:49 | · | · | · | · | · |
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| Headrow D | 05:03 | 05:41 | 06:13 | 06:33 | 06:53 | 07:11 | 07:31 | 07:51 | 08:11 | 08:31 | 08:46 | 09:06 | 09:26 | 09:40 | 09:54 | 10:08 | 10:20 | 10:32 | 10:46 | 11:00 | 11:14 | 11:28 | 11:42 | 11:56 | 12:10 | 12:23 | 12:37 | 12:51 | 13:05 | 13:19 | 13:33 | 13:47 | 14:01 | 14:15 | 14:27 | 14:41 | 14:55 | 15:10 | 15:24 | 15:38 | 15:52 | 16:06 | 16:20 | 16:37 | 16:54 | 17:10 | 17:27 | 17:45 | 18:03 | 18:21 | 18:36 | 18:46 | 19:03 | 19:10 | 19:30 | 19:55 | 20:16 | 20:46 | 21:03 | 21:20 | 21:52 | 22:22 | 22:52 | 23:22 | 23:52 | 00:15 | 01:05 | 02:05 | 03:05 | 04:05 |
| Branch Road | 05:12 | 05:50 | 06:23 | 06:43 | 07:03 | 07:21 | 07:41 | 08:01 | 08:23 | 08:43 | 08:58 | 09:16 | 09:36 | 09:50 | 10:04 | 10:17 | 10:29 | 10:41 | 10:55 | 11:09 | 11:24 | 11:38 | 11:52 | 12:06 | 12:21 | 12:34 | 12:48 | 13:02 | 13:17 | 13:31 | 13:45 | 13:59 | 14:13 | 14:28 | 14:40 | 14:54 | 15:08 | 15:23 | 15:37 | 15:51 | 16:05 | 16:21 | 16:35 | 16:52 | 17:09 | 17:25 | 17:42 | 18:00 | 18:18 | 18:33 | 18:48 | 18:58 | 19:15 | 19:21 | 19:41 | 20:06 | 20:29 | 20:59 | 21:16 | 21:32 | 22:04 | 22:32 | 23:02 | 23:32 | 00:02 | 00:25 | 01:15 | 02:15 | 03:15 | 04:15 |
| Bramley Town End (N bound) | 05:17 | 05:55 | 06:28 | 06:48 | 07:08 | 07:28 | 07:48 | 08:08 | 08:30 | 08:50 | 09:05 | 09:22 | 09:42 | 09:56 | 10:10 | 10:23 | 10:35 | 10:47 | 11:01 | 11:15 | 11:31 | 11:45 | 11:59 | 12:13 | 12:28 | 12:41 | 12:55 | 13:09 | 13:24 | 13:38 | 13:52 | 14:06 | 14:20 | 14:35 | 14:47 | 15:01 | 15:15 | 15:32 | 15:46 | 16:00 | 16:14 | 16:30 | 16:44 | 17:01 | 17:18 | 17:33 | 17:50 | 18:08 | 18:26 | 18:40 | 18:55 | 19:05 | 19:22 | 19:28 | 19:48 | 20:13 | 20:35 | 21:05 | 21:22 | 21:38 | 22:10 | 22:38 | 23:08 | 23:38 | 00:08 | 00:31 | 01:21 | 02:21 | 03:21 | 04:21 |
| Thornbury A | 05:33 | 06:11 | 06:47 | 07:07 | 07:27 | 07:53 | 08:13 | 08:33 | 08:54 | 09:14 | 09:29 | 09:42 | 10:02 | 10:16 | 10:30 | 10:42 | 10:54 | 11:06 | 11:20 | 11:34 | 11:51 | 12:05 | 12:19 | 12:33 | 12:51 | 13:04 | 13:18 | 13:32 | 13:46 | 14:00 | 14:14 | 14:28 | 14:42 | 14:56 | 15:08 | 15:22 | 15:36 | 15:59 | 16:13 | 16:27 | 16:41 | 16:56 | 17:10 | 17:27 | 17:44 | 17:55 | 18:12 | 18:30 | 18:48 | 19:01 | 19:16 | 19:26 | 19:43 | 19:46 | 20:06 | 20:31 | 20:53 | 21:23 | 21:40 | 21:57 | 22:29 | 22:55 | 23:25 | 23:55 | 00:25 | 00:48 | 01:38 | 02:38 | 03:38 | 04:38 |
| Little Germany W (at) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 23:40 | 00:10 | 00:40 | 01:03 | 01:53 | 02:53 | 03:53 | 04:53 |
| Bradford Interchange Bus Station (stand M) | 05:50 | 06:28 | 07:05 | 07:25 | 07:45 | 08:16 | 08:36 | 08:56 | 09:13 | 09:33 | 09:48 | 10:01 | 10:21 | 10:35 | 10:49 | 11:02 | 11:14 | 11:26 | 11:40 | 11:54 | 12:12 | 12:26 | 12:40 | 12:54 | 13:12 | 13:25 | 13:39 | 13:53 | 14:07 | 14:21 | 14:35 | 14:49 | 15:03 | 15:20 | 15:32 | 15:46 | 16:00 | 16:23 | 16:37 | 16:51 | 17:05 | 17:20 | 17:34 | 17:51 | 18:08 | 18:17 | 18:34 | 18:52 | 19:10 | 19:20 | 19:35 | 19:45 | 20:02 | 20:04 | 20:24 | 20:49 | 21:10 | 21:40 | 21:57 | 22:13 | 22:45 | 23:10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route 72
72 towards Bradford Interchang
- Leeds City Bus Station (stand 14) Leeds City Centre
- Headrow D Leeds City Centre
- Civic Q (at) Leeds City Centre
- Civic O Leeds City Centre
- Wellington Bridge Leeds City Centre
- Canal Street New Wortley
- Armley Prison New Wortley
- Pickering Street (opp) Armley
- Branch Road Armley
- Armley Park Gates Armley
- Moorfield Road (at) Armley
- Armley Ridge Road (opp) Armley
- Armley Grange Drive (at) Armley
- Cockshott Lane (W bound) Bramley
- Greenhill Mount (at) Bramley
- Bramley Town End (N bound) Bramley
- Rossefield Approach Bramley
- Railsfield Mount (opp) Bramley
- Station Mount (opp) Bramley
- Fairfield Mount Bramley
- Fairfield Avenue (W bound) Bramley
- Stanningley Fire Stn Stanningley
- Half Mile Lane Stanningley
- Stanningley Lidl (at) Stanningley
- Slaters Road Stanningley
- Stanningley Bottom Stanningley
- Stanhall Avenue Stanningley
- New Street (opp) Stanningley
- Dawsons Corner Farsley
- Dawsons Corner Rdbt Pudsey
- Woodhall Park Drive Pudsey
- Thornbury Barracks (W bound) Pudsey
- Gain Lane Thornbury
- Peckover Drive (at) Pudsey
- Thornbury Roundabout (at) Thornbury
- Thornbury A Thornbury
- Thornhill Place (opp) Thornbury
- Laisterdyke Academy Thornbury
- Laisterdyke Junction Laisterdyke
- Manse Street Laisterdyke
- Lapage Street Laisterdyke
- Gladstone Street Laisterdyke
- Bradford Fire Station Barkerend
- Seymour Street Barkerend
- Gobind Marg Barkerend
- Little Germany W (at) Bradford City Centre
- Little Germany X (at) Bradford City Centre
- Bradford Interchange Bus Station (stand M) Bradford City Centre
72 towards Leeds Bus Station
- Bradford Interchange Bus Station (stand M) Bradford City Centre
- Little Germany W (at) Bradford City Centre
- Gobind Marg Barkerend
- Seymour Street Barkerend
- Bradford Fire Station Laisterdyke
- Lapage Street (at) Laisterdyke
- Gladstone Street (at) Laisterdyke
- Laisterdyke Junction Laisterdyke
- Manse Street (at) Laisterdyke
- Marsland Place Laisterdyke
- Thornhill Place (at) Thornbury
- Laisterdyke Academy Thornbury
- Thornbury B Thornbury
- Thornbury Roundabout Thornbury
- Gain Lane Thornbury
- Thornbury Barracks (E bound) Pudsey
- Peckover Drive (opp) Pudsey
- Dawsons Corner Roundabout Pudsey
- Woodhall Park Drive Pudsey
- Dawsons Corner (E bound) Farsley
- New Street (at) Stanningley
- Stanhall Avenue Stanningley
- Stanningley Lidl Stanningley
- Slaters Road Stanningley
- Stanningley Bottom Stanningley
- Half Mile Lane Stanningley
- Stanningley Fire Stn Stanningley
- Fairfield Avenue Bramley
- Fairfield Mount (E bound) Bramley
- Station Mount Bramley
- Railsfield Mount Bramley
- Bramley Town End (SE bound) Bramley
- Rossefield Approach (opp) Bramley
- Greenhill Mount Bramley
- Cockshott Lane Bramley
- Armley Grange Drive Armley
- Armley Ridge Road (SE bound) Armley
- Moorfield Road Armley
- Armley Park Gates Armley
- Branch Road (opp) Armley
- Pickering Street Armley
- Armley Prison New Wortley
- Albion Way New Wortley
- Brandon Street New Wortley
- Armley Road Bottom New Wortley
- Wellington Bridge (at) Leeds City Centre
- West Street Leeds City Centre
- Civic N Leeds City Centre
- Civic L Leeds City Centre
- Headrow R (opp) Leeds
- Headrow I Leeds City Centre
- Victoria A Leeds City Centre
- Leeds City Bus Station (stand 14) Leeds City Centre
Towns & areas on this route
LeedsPudseyBramleyLeeds City CentreArmleyBradford City CentreLaisterdykeBarkerendFarsleyStanningleyNew WortleyThornbury
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 72 bus?
The first 72 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:01 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 72 bus?
The last 72 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 04:05. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 72 bus cost?
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 72 bus?
The 72 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.