Bus and Coach from Leeds to Folkestone: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Leeds to Folkestone

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Leeds to Folkestone from various bus operators like National Express for the next days.

today

tomorrow

£32

Friday

£37

Saturday

Sunday

£47

Monday

Tuesday

£49

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	9h 20m	07:45	Leeds	Bus Station	17:05	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£32	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 07:45:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 17:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 20m
National Express	9h 15m	12:30	Leeds	Bus Station	21:45	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£32	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 12:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 21:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 15m
National Express	8h 50m	16:30	Leeds	Bus Station	01:20	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£32	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 16:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 01:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 50m
National Express	12h 0m	00:30	Leeds	Bus Station	12:30	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£48	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 00:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 12:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m

Cheapest bus trips Friday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	9h 35m	06:15	Leeds	Bus Station	15:50	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£37	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 06:15:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 15:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 35m
National Express	9h 45m	13:15	Leeds	Bus Station	23:00	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£37	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 13:15:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 23:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 45m
National Express	9h 25m	10:35	Leeds	Bus Station	20:00	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£47	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 10:35:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 20:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 25m
National Express	7h 40m	18:00	Leeds	Bus Station	01:40	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£47	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 20/12/2025 01:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 40m
National Express	12h 0m	00:30	Leeds	Bus Station	12:30	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£50	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 19/12/2025 00:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 19/12/2025 12:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £50 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m

Cheapest bus trips Sunday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	8h 50m	06:45	Leeds	Bus Station	15:35	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£47	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 21/12/2025 06:45:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 21/12/2025 15:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 50m
National Express	9h 5m	10:35	Leeds	Bus Station	19:40	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£47	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 21/12/2025 10:35:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 21/12/2025 19:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 5m
National Express	9h 30m	13:30	Leeds	Bus Station	23:00	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£47	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 21/12/2025 13:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 21/12/2025 23:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 30m
National Express	7h 40m	18:00	Leeds	Bus Station	01:40	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£47	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 21/12/2025 18:00:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 22/12/2025 01:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 40m
National Express	12h 0m	00:30	Leeds	Bus Station	12:30	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£50	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 21/12/2025 00:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 21/12/2025 12:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £50 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m

Did you know that if you travel from Leeds to Folkestone via Bradford, you can save more than £10? You will find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  Save more than 21%
  
  10h 10m
  
  Leeds
  
  14 km
  
  12:50
  
  Bradford
  Interchange
  
  23:00
  
  Folkestone
  Bus station
  
  0 km
  
  Economy
  
  £37
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) at 21/12/2025 12:50:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 21/12/2025 23:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 10m
Did you know that if you travel from Leeds to Folkestone via Canterbury, you can save more than £12? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  9h 20m
  
  0
  
  07:45
  
  Leeds
  Bus Station
  
  16:30
  
  Canterbury
  Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £31
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 07:45:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 16:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £31 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 45m
- National Express
  
  0h 30m
  
  0
  
  16:35
  
  Canterbury
  Coach Station
  
  17:05
  
  Folkestone
  Bus station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £5
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 16:35:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 17:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £5 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 30m
Travel time is 1h 40m longer, but you will save £12

Cheapest bus trips Tuesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	12h 0m	00:30	Leeds	Bus Station	12:30	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£49	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 23/12/2025 00:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 23/12/2025 12:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m
National Express	9h 20m	07:45	Leeds	Bus Station	17:05	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£49	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 23/12/2025 07:45:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 23/12/2025 17:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 20m
National Express	9h 15m	12:30	Leeds	Bus Station	21:45	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£49	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 23/12/2025 12:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 23/12/2025 21:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 15m
National Express	8h 50m	16:30	Leeds	Bus Station	01:20	Folkestone	Bus station	Economy	£49	A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 23/12/2025 16:30:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 24/12/2025 01:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 50m

Did you know that if you travel from Leeds to Folkestone via Bradford, you can save more than £17? You will find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  Save more than 35%
  
  10h 0m
  
  Leeds
  
  14 km
  
  07:05
  
  Bradford
  Interchange
  
  17:05
  
  Folkestone
  Bus station
  
  0 km
  
  Economy
  
  £32
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Interchange, Bradford (United Kingdom) at 23/12/2025 07:05:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 23/12/2025 17:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 0m
Did you know that if you travel from Leeds to Folkestone via Canterbury, you can save more than £14? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  9h 20m
  
  0
  
  07:45
  
  Leeds
  Bus Station
  
  16:30
  
  Canterbury
  Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £31
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Bus Station, Leeds (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 07:45:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 16:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £31 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 45m
- National Express
  
  0h 30m
  
  0
  
  16:35
  
  Canterbury
  Coach Station
  
  17:05
  
  Folkestone
  Bus station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £5
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) at 18/12/2025 16:35:00 to Bus station, Folkestone (United Kingdom) arriving at 18/12/2025 17:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £5 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 30m
Travel time is 0h 30m longer, but you will save £14

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Leeds to Folkestone is £32 on 18/12/2025. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Leeds and Folkestone

See here how frequent the connections between Leeds and Folkestone are, during different times and days of the week.

Friday is the busiest day, with more than 6 daily coaches from Leeds to Folkestone. Tuesday has instead the fewest connections, with only 4 daily coaches between Leeds and Folkestone.

The busiest time of the day is the Morning, with 6 coaches from Leeds to Folkestone, while Evening sees the fewest connections between Leeds and Folkestone, with 4 offers.

Facts about coaches from Leeds to Folkestone

Compare all providers like National Express that travel 5 times every day by bus from Leeds to Folkestone in one click! Book your bus ticket from Leeds to Folkestone starting from £32!

Cheapest Bus	£32
Fastest Bus	7h 40m
Earliest Coach	00:30
Latest Coach	16:30
Daily Bus Connections	5 Ø
Distance	354.0 km
Coach Companies	National Express

Cheapest coach connections from Leeds to Folkestone

Every day, 5 buses from 1 coach companies leave Leeds for Folkestone: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 17/12/2025 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 15/12

Tuesday 16/12

Wednesday 17/12

Thursday 18/12

£32

Friday 19/12

£37

Saturday 20/12

Sunday 21/12

£47

Monday 22/12

Tuesday 23/12

£49

Wednesday 24/12

£32

Thursday 25/12

Friday 26/12

Saturday 27/12

£47

Sunday 28/12

Monday 29/12

Tuesday 30/12

Wednesday 31/12

£35

Thursday 01/01

Friday 02/01

Saturday 03/01

Sunday 04/01

Monday 05/01

Tuesday 06/01

Wednesday 07/01

Thursday 08/01

Friday 09/01

Saturday 10/01

Sunday 11/01

The cheapest time to travel from Leeds to Folkestone

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Leeds to Folkestone, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from £32, Thursday is the cheapest day for a coach from Leeds to Folkestone. Tuesday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £49.

Morning is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Leeds to Folkestone, with £32. Evening is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £47.

How to save money travelling from Leeds to Folkestone

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Leeds to Folkestone in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Leeds to Folkestone, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Leeds to Folkestone are also emptier.

Beloved bus companies from Leeds to Folkestone

These are the most booked bus companies between Leeds to Folkestone from our users.

National Express from Leeds to Folkestone

Here you will find the key facts about the National Express bus route Leeds to Folkestone:

Cheapest Price	£32
Fastest Coach	7h 40m
Earliest Coach	00:30
Last Coach	16:30
Daily Connections	5 Ø
Found on	14/12/2025

All bus stations and stops in Leeds and Folkestone

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Leeds and Folkestone.

Bus Station

York Street

Seacroft The Green

Kirkgate

Great Wilson Street

Great Wilson St

Headingley

Otley Rd

Hythe Motorway Service Area

Junction 11, M20

Bus station

Bouverie Square 32-35

Terminal -Calais

Ashford Rd

Middelburg Square

Hawkinge - Tesco

Canterbury Rd

Service and Comfort on the bus from Leeds to Folkestone

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Leeds to Folkestone? Or which bus companies serve the route Leeds to Folkestone? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Leeds to Folkestone bus

How much does a Leeds - Folkestone coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Leeds - Folkestone bus trip is available from £32 and takes 9h 20m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Leeds to Folkestone?

The connection Leeds to Folkestone is offered by 1 companies with ticket prices ranging from £32 to £52. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Leeds - Folkestone route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Leeds to Folkestone is offered by roughly 5 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Folkestone from Leeds take?

The quickest coach from Leeds to Folkestone is provided by National Express and takes 7h 40m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £47. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Leeds to Folkestone?

The earliest bus to Folkestone departs from Leeds at 00:30. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Leeds to Folkestone?

The latest bus to Folkestone departs from Leeds at 16:30. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Leeds - Folkestone route?

Passengers looking to travel from Leeds to Folkestone can travel with National Express. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Leeds and Folkestone?

You can check all the direct connections between Leeds and Folkestone by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: National Express.

What can I take with me on the bus to Folkestone from Leeds?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Leeds Folkestone bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Leeds Folkestone bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Leeds to Folkestone on your planned travel date.

How does CheckMyBus find the best bus deals from Leeds to Folkestone?

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How does CheckMyBus technology work for trips from Leeds to Folkestone?

Prices and availability for 5 trips between Leeds and Folkestone change constantly. To provide you with the most up-to-date information, we connect directly with bus operators, Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), and Global Distribution Systems (GDS) via real-time interfaces (APIs). The data collected from these sources undergoes strict quality checks, is processed within our infrastructure, and is then presented to you on our search results pages. Visit our About Us page to learn more.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Leeds to Folkestone

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Leeds and to Folkestone

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Leeds and to Folkestone. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!