Bus and train timetables for across Christmas and New Year in Leeds - full details

Buses and trains will run reduced services across key days, while no services will run on Christmas Day.

Between those dates, operators will predominantly run a Saturday service with some services running at limited capacity and finishing early on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Eve.

Here’s a full timetable breakdown of the key services, including First Bus and Northern...

First Bus Leeds

Up to and including December 23: Normal service.

• December 24 (Christmas Eve): Saturday service with buses finishing earlier.
• December 25 (Christmas Day): No services.
• December 26 (Boxing Day): Reduced services running.
• December 27: Normal Saturday service
• December 28: Normal Saturday service
• December 29: Normal Saturday service
• December 30: Sunday service
• December 31: Saturday service with buses finishing earlier.
• January 1: No services.
• January 2: Normal service resumes.

Arriva Yorkshire

Up to and including December 23: Normal service.

• December 24 (Christmas Eve): Saturday service with buses finishing earlier.
• December 25 (Christmas Day): No services.
• December 26 (Boxing Day): Special Boxing Day service.
• December 27: Normal Saturday service.
• December 28: Normal Sunday service.
• December 29: Normal Saturday service.
• December 30: Normal Saturday service.
• December 31: Saturday service with buses finishing earlier.
• January 1: No services.
• January 2: Normal service resumes.

Transdev Yorkshire

Up to and including December 23: Normal service.

• December 24 (Christmas Eve): Saturday service with buses finishing earlier. The 59 will not run, and there'll be extra buses on the 6 to get you to work, departing Harrogate at 7.15am and 7.45am.
• December 25 (Christmas Day): No service
• December 26 (Boxing Day): Special Boxing Day service
• December 27: Normal Saturday service
• December 28: Normal Sunday service
• December 29: Saturday service, with the exception of the 59. There'll be extra buses on the 6 to get you to work, departing Harrogate at 7.15am and 7.45am.
• December 30: Saturday service, with the exception of the 59. There'll be extra buses on the 6 to get you to work, departing Harrogate at 7.15am and 7.45am.
• December 31: Saturday service with buses finishing earlier. The 59 will not run, and there'll be extra buses on the 6 to get you to work, departing Harrogate at 7.15am and 7.45am.
• January 1: No services.
• January 2: Normal service resumes.

Northern

Up to and including December 22: Normal service.

• December 23. Normal service. Some changes to train services between Manchester and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works between Huddersfield/ Brighouse and Dewsbury.
• December 24 (Christmas Eve): Trains will finish earlier than normal. Some changes to train services between Manchester and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works between Huddersfield/ Brighouse and Dewsbury.
• December 25 (Christmas Day): No services.
• December 26 (Boxing Day): No services.
• December 27: Trains will start to run later than normal. Some changes to train services between York/Selby and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works.
• December 28: Normal Sunday service. Some changes to train services between York/Selby and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works.
• December 29: Normal service. Some changes to train services between York/Selby and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works.
• December 30: Normal service. Some changes to train services between York/Selby and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works.
• December 31: Trains will finish earlier than normal. Some changes to train services between York/Selby and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works.
• January 1: Trains will start to run later than normal. There will be no trains in parts of the North East. Some changes to train services between York/Selby and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works.
• January 2: Normal service resume. Some changes to train services between York/Selby and Leeds, due to TransPennine Route Upgrade improvement works.

TransPennine Express

Up to and including December 23: Normal service - no direct trains will run between Manchester and Leeds via Huddersfield due to engineering works.

• December 24 (Christmas Eve): Trains will finish earlier than normal. Late evening engineering work will take place between York, Northallerton and Darlington.
• December 25 (Christmas Day): No services.
• December 26 (Boxing Day): No services.
• December 27: Trains will start to run later than normal.
• December 28: Normal Sunday service. Due to Transpennine Route Upgrade engineering works buses will replace trains between Leeds and York.
• December 29: Normal service. Due to Transpennine Route Upgrade engineering works buses will replace trains between Leeds and York.
• December 30: Normal service. Due to Transpennine Route Upgrade engineering works buses will replace trains between Leeds and York.
• December 31: Trains will finish earlier than normal. Due to Transpennine Route Upgrade engineering works buses will replace trains between Leeds and York.
• January 1: Trains will start to run later than normal. Due to Transpennine Route Upgrade engineering works buses will replace trains between Leeds and York.
• January 2: Normal service resume. Due to Transpennine Route Upgrade engineering works buses will replace trains between Leeds and York.

CrossCountry

Up to and including December 23: Normal service.

• December 24 (Christmas Eve): Trains will finish earlier than normal.
• December 25 (Christmas Day): No services.
• December 26 (Boxing Day): No services.
• December 27: Trains will start to run later than normal. Most trains will not call at Wakefield Westgate and Leeds. Alternative rail services will run between Leeds and York.
• December 28: Normal Sunday service. Most trains will not call at Wakefield Westgate and Leeds. Alternative rail services will run between Leeds and York.
• December 29: Normal service. Most trains will not call at Wakefield Westgate and Leeds. Alternative rail services will run between Leeds and York.
• December 30: Normal service. Most trains will not call at Wakefield Westgate and Leeds. Alternative rail services will run between Leeds and York.
• December 31: Trains will finish earlier than normal. Most trains will not call at Wakefield Westgate and Leeds. Alternative rail services will run between Leeds and York.
• January 1: Trains will start to run later than normal. Most trains will not call at Wakefield Westgate and Leeds. Alternative rail services will run between Leeds and York.
• January 2: Normal service resume.