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Directions to Pontefract with public transportation

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How to get to Pontefract by bus?

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Bus stations near Pontefract

  • Pontefract,1 min walk,
  • Stuart Road A,3 min walk,
  • Pontefract Baghill,7 min walk,

Train stations near Pontefract

  • Pontefract Monkhill,39 min walk,

Bus routes to Pontefract

  • TK1,Wakefield - Pontefract,
  • SW3,Pontefract - Featherstone,
  • 28,Barnsley - Pontefract,
  • 28C,Pontefract - Barnsley,
  • 39,Pontefract - South Elmsall,
  • 39B,South Hiendley - Pontefract,
  • 135,Pontefract,
  • 136,Pontefract,
  • 140,Pontefract - Leeds,
  • 140A,Pontefract - Leeds,
  • 141,Leeds - Pontefract,
  • 144,Pontefract,
  • 146,Pontefract,
  • 147,Wakefield - Pontefract,
  • 148,Wakefield - Pontefract,
  • 149,Wakefield - Pontefract,
  • 177,Pontefract,
  • 186,Pontefract - Wakefield,
  • 249,North Elmsall - Pontefract,
  • 408,Pontefract - Thorpe Audlin,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the nearest stations to Pontefract?

    The nearest stations to Pontefract are:

    • Pontefract is 38 meters away, 1 min walk.
    • Stuart Road A is 197 meters away, 3 min walk.
    • Pontefract Baghill is 487 meters away, 7 min walk.
    • Pontefract Monkhill is 3021 meters away, 39 min walk.
  • Which bus lines stop near Pontefract?

    These bus lines stop near Pontefract: 140, 141, 148, 149, 28.

  • Which train line stops near Pontefract?

    NORTHERN

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Pontefract?

    The nearest bus stop to Pontefract is Pontefract. It’s a 1 min walk away.

  • What time is the first train to Pontefract?

    The NORTHERN is the first train that goes to Pontefract. It stops nearby at 06:01.

  • What time is the last train to Pontefract?

    The NORTHERN is the last train that goes to Pontefract. It stops nearby at 23:49.

  • What time is the first bus to Pontefract?

    The 149 is the first bus that goes to Pontefract. It stops nearby at 05:05.

  • What time is the last bus to Pontefract?

    The TK1 is the last bus that goes to Pontefract. It stops nearby at 00:24.

  • How much is the train fare to Pontefract?

    The train fare to Pontefract costs about £5.30.

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Public Transportation to Pontefract

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Pontefract Address: Bus Station/Trinity St, Pontefract WF8 1EZ, United Kingdom street in Pontefract

Pontefract
PontefractPontefract is a historic market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wakefield District and had a population of 30,881 at the 2011 Census. Pontefract's motto is Post mortem patris pro filio, Latin for "After the death of the father, support the son", a reference to the town's Royalist sympathies in the English Civil War.
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Pontefract has 2 transport type(s), including: bus or train, operated by several transport agencies, including First Leeds, First South Yorkshire, First York, First West Yorkshire Ltd, Arriva Yorkshire, Stagecoach Yorkshire, National Rail, First Bradford, First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield, East Yorkshire, The Keighley Bus Company, South Yorkshire Future Tram, The Harrogate Bus Company, National Rail and TM Travel

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