There are 5 ways to get from Elland to Pontefract by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Line 563 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Elland Huddersfield Road to Railway Streetbus 563
- Take the train from Brighouse to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Pontefract Tanshelftrain
2h 12mLine 231 bus, line 149 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stand Z2 Huddersfield Bus Station to Wakefield Bus Stationbus 231 / ...
- Take the bus from Wakefield Bus Station to Valley Gardens Abus 149 / ...
2h 30m£2–3Drive 27.4 mi
- Drive from Elland to Pontefractcar 27.4 mi
33 min£7–10Taxi
- Take the taxi from Elland to Pontefracttaxi 27.4 mi
33 min£70–85Bus, train
- Take the bus from Elland Morrisons to Huddersfield Bus Stationbus X1
- Take the train from Huddersfield to Wakefield Kirkgatetrain
- Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Pontefract Tanshelftrain
2h 30m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elland to Pontefract is to line 231 bus and line 149 bus which costs £1 - £3 and takes 2h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Elland to Pontefract is to drive which takes 33 min and costs £6 - £10.
No, there is no direct bus from Elland to Pontefract. However, there are services departing from Elland Morrisons and arriving at Valley Gardens A via Stand Z2 Huddersfield Bus Station and Wakefield Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 30m.
The distance between Elland and Pontefract is 38 miles. The road distance is 27.5 miles.
The best way to get from Elland to Pontefract without a car is to line 563 bus and train which takes 2h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 12m to get from Elland to Pontefract, including transfers.
Elland to Pontefract bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from Stand Z2 Huddersfield Bus Station.
Elland to Pontefract bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Wakefield Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elland to Pontefract is 28 miles. It takes approximately 33 min to drive from Elland to Pontefract.
There are 1719+ hotels available in Pontefract.
What companies run services between Elland, England and Pontefract, England?
You can take a bus from Elland Morrisons to Valley Gardens A via Huddersfield Bus Station, Stand Z2 Huddersfield Bus Station, and Wakefield Bus Station in around 2h 30m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Brighouse to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Huddersfield to Wakefield Kirkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Brighouse to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to Pontefract Tanshelf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Pontefract Tanshelf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Website
- Team Pennine
Bus from Elland Huddersfield Road to Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Team Pennine
Bus from Elland Morrisons to Huddersfield Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Team Pennine
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Stand Z2 Huddersfield Bus Station to Wakefield Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Wakefield Bus Station to Valley Gardens A
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £0
Bus from Elland Morrisons to Huddersfield Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- £70–85
A1 Bashys Taxis Halifax
- Phone
- +44 1422 300 000
- Website
- a1bashystaxis.co.uk
Clock Cars
- Phone
- +44 1422 200 113
- Website
- besttaxis.co.uk
Ziggy's Metro Cars
- Phone
- +44 1422 344 500
- Website
- ziggysmetrocars.co.uk
A1 Taxis Huddersfield
- Phone
- +44 1484 54 11 11
- Website
- a1taxishuddersfield.co.uk
Huddersfield Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1484 300 030
- Website
- huddersfieldtaxisltd.com
Mount Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1484 515 006
- Website
- mounttaxis.co.uk
Woods Taxis Huddersfield
- Phone
- +44 1484 400 900
- Website
- woodstaxis.com
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