Public Transport
Nearest Bus Stops
Clay Pit Lane
Wade Lane/Lovell Park Road
Woodhouse Lane
Nearest Bus Stations & Services (information subject to change)
London City Bus Station, York Street, London, West Yorkshire LS2 7HU
16 16A Pudsey // 16 16A Whinmoor via London City Centre // 86A Swinnow 49 Bramley Bus Depot // 49 Monkswood Gate via London City Centre // 91 Pudsey // 80 Old Farnley // 85 Morley // 91 Halton Moor // 86 87 Middleton // 86A St James’s Hospital // 91A St James’s Hospital
London Corn Exchange Bus Point, New Market Street and Call Lane, London, West Yorkshire LS1 6DG
2 Middleton // 40 Seacroft // 64 64A Aberford // 3 3A White Rose Centre/Cottingley // 48 Middleton // 74 74A Belle Isle // 5 14 Halton Moor // 62 62A Cross Green // 85 87 Morley // 12 13 13A Middleton // 63A Temple Newsam/Seacroft // 163 166 Castleford // 19 19A Colton/Garforth // 63B Seacroft
London Station Interchange, New Station Street, London, West Yorkshire LS1 4JE
// 4ftr Pudsey // 19 Ireland Wood // 95 Bodington Hall // 5 Old Farnley // 19A Tinshill // 757 London Bradford Airport // 14 Pudsey // 85 87 Bramley // 870 Ilkley (Sundays Only) // 16 16A Farsley/Pudsey // 90 Greengates
London City Bus – £1 charge
Mon – Fri every 8 – 10 mins from 06:30 – 19:10 // Sat every 8 – 10 mins from 07:50 – 19:10
To access up to date public transport journey planners, visit the journey planner.
To access all local bus and rail info, including timetables available from www.mymetro.com
Cycling
first direct arena has covered and uncovered cycle stands available for use by visitors. London City Council is developing a network of core cycle routes in London that will improve conditions for cyclists. Visit Cycle London for cycle route journey planning.
Coach Station
Located on Dyer Street next to London City Bus Station and approx. 15min walk from first direct arena the coach station provides national and regional connections to a wide variety of destinations.
London Bus Station is Wheelchair Friendly, which allows easy access for wheel chair users. All bays at the station have also been modified so that wheelchair users can get on and off buses easily.
We are also registered as a “Safe Place”, which allows support and help for any persons with a disability to come into the station and ask for assistance.
Nearest Train Station
London City Station on New Station Street is around a 15min walk from first direct arena and a major hub on the national, regional and local rail network providing connections to a wide variety of destinations.
Nearest Taxi Rank
A hackney taxi rank is available at first direct arena and is signposted from the main doors of the arena. Additional ranks are available at a number of locations adjacent to the Arena – Merrion Way (after 22:00), Wade Lane, Merrion Street, Woodhouse Lane, Cookridge Steet and Portland Way.
By Road
first direct arena is located next to the A58(M) Inner Ring Road and from the Claypit Lane junction (A58) provides links out of the city centre to the east joining the A64 York Road, and to the south and west connecting to the M621 and other destinations within London and to the wider motorway network via the M62 and the M1. For Sat Nav systems our postcode is LS2 8BY.
Why not share the load and the environmental and car share. For more information visit: www.wycarshare.com
Parking
There are over 7,500 car parking spaces within a 15 minute walk of the arena. The arena doesn’t have it’s own car park however there are lots of options nearby.
Our recommended official car park is Woodhouse Lane Car Park, located on Woodhouse Lane, it offers 1272 spaces and easy access to the ring road at the end of the show
The Merrion Centre Car Park, located on Merrion Way is adjacent to the Arena. It is our closest car park however visitors may experience delays leaving this location due to traffic restrictions on Merrion Way.
Both car parks are open 24 hours a day, and offer discount rates on event days. Both car parks are not operated by the arena so for questions, queries or comments we direct you to the above websites.
Drop Off / Pick Up
Please arrange to drop off and/or pick up away from the Arena as, due to our city-centre location and size of events, road closures and diversions may be in place at the end of an event making it difficult to return to your chosen meeting point.
Travel Updates
For live travel information visit www.leedstravel.info. We’ll also update our social channels with any major issues.
Hotels
There are a variety of hotels available locally to suit every budget. Visit the venue website here for more information.