Transport
The main roads through the town are the A660 to the south east, which connects Otley to Bramhope, Adel and Leeds city centre, and the A65 to the west, which goes to Ilkley and Skipton. The A6038 heads to Guiseley, Shipley and Bradford, connecting with the A65. To Harrogate, the A659 heads east to the A658, which is the main Bradford–Harrogate road.
Public transport is coordinated by West Yorkshire Metro and services are operated by FirstGroup plc West and North Yorkshire, TLC, Utopia and Harrogate Coach Travel. There are local services connecting the town and outlying areas. Otley has a bus station is served by the following services:
- X84: Leeds - Bramhope - Otley - Ilkley - Skipton
- 33A: Leeds - Kirkstall - Horsforth - Yeadon - Guiseley - Otley
- 967: Leeds - Leeds Bradford International Airport - Pool - Otley - Menston
- X52: Ilkley - Otley - Pool - Harrogate
- X53: Guisley- Otley - Pool-in-Wharfedale - Harrogate
- 923: Otley - Pool-in-Wharfedale - Tadcaster
- 940: Otley Hospital – Otley – Pool-in-Wharfedale – Bramhope – Holt Park – Cookridge
Otley railway station opened in 1865 and closed in March 1965; the town bypass follows the line of the old railway. A bus service (967) runs from Menston station, which is on the Wharfedale Line from Leeds, Bradford and Ilkley. The X52 and X53 bus services stop at Weeton station on the Harrogate Line.
Otley is close to Leeds Bradford International Airport, and the 757 bus service connects directly to the town.
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