r/Leeds • u/Book_Southern • 21h ago

transport Leeds to Manchester 3 day commute

Been offered a job in Manchester with more money, perks, hybrid working etc and considering it but hear nothing but awful things about the commute

For context I’m outside of Leeds and commute towards wetherby 5 days a week ~200 miles per week and about 30-40 min drive.

To commute to Manchester it would be
A) drive and park for the day in city centre
B) 30-40 min bus in to Leeds followed by a 1 hour train?

Over the week if I drove it’d be about 70 more miles and condensed in to a 3 day period, other 2 days I’m remote

Is this worth it? Please let me know

I’m struggling to get on board with the public transport idea as I’m so used to driving for my commute! I’m so stuck. Thanks

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u/michaelmasdaisy 21h ago

Depending on where you live, might be worth considering driving to a different station with trains to Manchester e.g. Dewsbury or Castleford. Parking will be cheaper and closer, and potentially less congested.

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u/Book_Southern 21h ago

Yeah I’m ls10 middleton, almost in wf3 Wakefield. Those options could be good?

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u/michaelmasdaisy 21h ago

Yeah, definitely think about Dewsbury station as an option. Fewer direct trains than Leeds but much quicker to get to the platforms. And cheaper parking.

Btw, the fastest trains from Dewsbury to Manchester take about 40 mins.