Trains from Bradford to Leeds

Bradford to Leeds train information

The journey from Bradford, situated in England and Leeds, which is in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.

There are 9 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Bradford to Leeds is approximately 0h27m. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Leeds from Bradford, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.

Prices may vary quickly. We suggest you to make a search to see the latest available offers.

Best prices for Bradford to Leeds train tickets

Bradford - Leeds prices calendar

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Bradford - Leeds: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Bradford to Leeds will increase if you don't book early. If we look at our data, if you book your seat 15 days in advance, tickets should be available from £4 whereas when buying your ticket on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £5 for your journey. Thus, you can save 0% on the price of your ticket by purchasing your seat 15 days in advance rather than on the day you're travelling.

The results are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Bradford to Leeds trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Bradford and Leeds by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Leeds to Bradford and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Bradford - Leeds train tickets

The best way to pay less on your Bradford Leeds train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to evaluate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Bradford Leeds ticket is £50.00 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you approximately 2 trips from Leeds to Bradford (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most adult fares, hence you will save 1/3 on most train tickets.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey