Pontefract
Pontefract is within the West Yorkshire council area, a sample local postcode is WF8 4JY. Its population is roughly 30,000. Shown below is information about bus, express coach and rail transport (plus a few other local facilities) around Pontefract.
Bus and coach Services
Bus and coach Services
There are 120 local bus services from Pontefract, listed here.
A list of destinations is shown further down this page. Click here for a list of the local transport providers. For more comprehensive information about the local transport facilities (including a listing of bus stops) click here.
Click here to book Megabus services from Pontefract.
Train Services
Train Services
There is a train station nearby.
Click here for train bookings and services from the nearest station to Pontefract.
Maps
Maps
A map of Pontefract can be found here. To buy local maps of Pontefract click here. You can also obtain an Ordnance Survey map centered on Pontefract.
Accommodation
Accommodation
Various accommodation is available local to Pontefract such as Premier Inn and Travelodge. Also holiday cottages are available, for other accommodation options, click here.
Other local services
Hospitals
Local hospitals with transport services include:
Pontefract, Southgate General Hospital
Other local services
Advice about attractions and hotels near Pontefract from Trip Advisor is available here, taxis can be booked here. Books about Pontefract are available here.
Google Earth
Google Earth
A KML file for Pontefract's transport services is available here. This can be loaded into the Google Earth client (downloadable for free here) if you have it.
Please read the notes on data accuracy.
Map of Bus services from Pontefract
Map of Bus services from Pontefract 
Destinations by direct local bus from Pontefract.
Destinations shown in bold offer access to express coach or train services.
Click on any place name below to get details of the local bus service from Pontefract:
Destinations by direct train from Pontefract. (for rail bookings click here.)
Click on any place name below to get details of the train service from Pontefract:
Transport facilities
Place name Description Number of services Castleford, Townville Spittal Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount Spittal Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount, * 3 Castleford, Townville Spittal Hardwick Lane Fairy Hill Lane Spittal Hardwick Ln Fairy Hill Lane, Blind Hardwick Farm, Spittal Hardwick Lane 3 Pontefract, Knottingley Road Stump Cross Lane Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane, *, Knottingley Road 6 Pontefract, Knottingley Road Sowgate Lane Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane, *, Knottingley Road 5 Pontefract, Park Road Racecourse Park Road Racecourse, Pontefract Race Course 7 Pontefract, Park Road Retail Park Park Road Retail Park, Pontefract Race Course - Park Rd Retail Pk 9 Pontefract, Park Road Rail Bridge Park Road Rail Bridge, Park Side Hotel 9 Pontefract, Park Road Park Lane Park Rd Park Lane, Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station, Park Road 7 Pontefract, Bondgate Box Lane Bondgate Box Lane, Garage 4 Pontefract, South Baileygate North Baileygate South Baileygate North Baileygate, Old Church 5 Pontefract, Southgate Jubilee Way Southgate Jubilee Way, Friarwood Gardens 26 Pontefract, Wakefield Road Banks Avenue Wakefield Rd Banks Avenue, *, Wakefield Road 15 Pontefract, Wakefield Road Beechwood Avenue Wakefield Rd Beechwood Avenue, *, Wakefield Road 9 Pontefract, Wakefield Road Beechwood Crescent Wakefield Rd Beechwood Crescent, *, Wakefield Road 17 Pontefract, Wakefield Road Drivers Row Wakefield Road Kings Mead, * 17 Pontefract, Wakefield Road Kings Mead Wakefield Rd Kings Mead, Londis Convenience Store, Wakefield Road 11 Pontefract, Mill Hill Road Mayors Walk Mill Hill Road Mayors Walk, * 10 Pontefract, Park Lane Portland Avenue Park Lane Portland Ave, College 1 Pontefract, Stuart Road Newport Street Stuart Road Colonels Walk, Haribo Factory 10 Pontefract, Stuart Road Colonels Walk Stuart Road Colonels Walk, Garage 14 Pontefract, Stuart Road Finkle Street Stuart Road Swimming Baths, * 13 Pontefract, Northgate Spink Lane Northgate Spink Lane, The Maltings - Opp Church 11 Pontefract, Skinner Lane Northgate Lodge Skinner Lane Northgate Lodge, St Giles CE School 3 Pontefract, North Baileygate Mill Dam Lane North Baileygate Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract Castle - Pontefract Monkhill Rail Stn, Newroyd Road 11 Pontefract, Baghill Lane Industrial Estate Baghill Lane Industrial Estate, All Saints Industrial Estate 1 Pontefract, Grove Road Frairwood Lane Grove Rd Frairwood Lane, Council Offices, Grove Road 0 Pontefract, Friarwood Lane Southgate Friarwood Lane Southgate, Garage - Pontefract Baghill Rail Stn 4 Pontefract, Carleton Glen General Hosiptal Carleton Glen General Infirmary, Pontefract General Hospital 3 Pontefract, Halfpenny Lane St Giles Avenue Halfpenny Lane St Giles Ave, * 3 Pontefract, Love Lane St Oswalds Avenue Love Lane St Oswalds Ave, * 2 Pontefract, School Services St Josephs School, *, Love Lane 0 Pontefract, South Baileygate Baghill Lane South Baileygate Baghill Lane, * 6 Pontefract, Ackworth Road Hardwick Court Ackworth Road Hardwick Court, * 11 Castleford, Townville Spittal Hardwick Lane Blind Hardwick Farm Spittal Hardwick Ln Fairy Hill Lane, M62 Motorway - Blind Hardwick House, Spittal Hardwick Lane 3 Pontefract, Beechwood Avenue Beechwood Beechwood Avenue Beechwood, * 3 Pontefract, Love Lane Oswalds Avenue Love Ln St Oswalds Ave, *, Love Lane 3 Pontefract, Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Lane Ferrybridge Rd Orchard Head Lane, Nelson Leap PH, Ferrybridge Road 10 Pontefract, Grove Road Priory Chase Hospital Car Park, Opposite Hospital Car Park, Grove Road 0 Pontefract, Grove Road Churchbalk Lane Grove Rd Churchbalk Lane, Unknown, Grove Road 0 Pontefract, Grove Road Friarwood Lane Grove Road Friarwood Ln, Opp Pontefract General Hospital 0 Pontefract, Horsefair Horsefair, Pontefract Bus Station, Horse Fair 0 Pontefract, Spital Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount Spittal Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount, Unknown 3 Pontefract Horsefair, Unknown 1 Pontefract, Halfpenny Lane Camp Mount Halfpenny Lane Camp Mount, Government Offices 3 Pontefract, Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close, * 3 Pontefract, Halfpenny Lane Park Place Halfpenny Lane Park Place, * 3 Pontefract, Westbourne Road Westbourne Avenue Westbourne Rd Westbourne Avenue, *, Westbourne Road 1 Pontefract, Westbourne Road Mill Hill Lane Westbourne Rd Mill Hill Lane, *, Westbourne Road 1 Pontefract, Mill Hill Avenue Mill Hill Lane Mill Hill Avenue Mill Hill Ln, * 1 Pontefract, Pontefract Baghill Rail Station Pontefract Baghill Rail Station, Unknown, Station Lane 0 Pontefract, Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station, Unknown, * 0 Pontefract, Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station, Unknown, * 0
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Transport facilities
| Place name | Description | Number of services | |
| Castleford, Townville Spittal Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount | Spittal Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount, * | 3 | |
| Castleford, Townville Spittal Hardwick Lane Fairy Hill Lane | Spittal Hardwick Ln Fairy Hill Lane, Blind Hardwick Farm, Spittal Hardwick Lane | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Knottingley Road Stump Cross Lane | Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane, *, Knottingley Road | 6 | |
| Pontefract, Knottingley Road Sowgate Lane | Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane, *, Knottingley Road | 5 | |
| Pontefract, Park Road Racecourse | Park Road Racecourse, Pontefract Race Course | 7 | |
| Pontefract, Park Road Retail Park | Park Road Retail Park, Pontefract Race Course - Park Rd Retail Pk | 9 | |
| Pontefract, Park Road Rail Bridge | Park Road Rail Bridge, Park Side Hotel | 9 | |
| Pontefract, Park Road Park Lane | Park Rd Park Lane, Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station, Park Road | 7 | |
| Pontefract, Bondgate Box Lane | Bondgate Box Lane, Garage | 4 | |
| Pontefract, South Baileygate North Baileygate | South Baileygate North Baileygate, Old Church | 5 | |
| Pontefract, Southgate Jubilee Way | Southgate Jubilee Way, Friarwood Gardens | 26 | |
| Pontefract, Wakefield Road Banks Avenue | Wakefield Rd Banks Avenue, *, Wakefield Road | 15 | |
| Pontefract, Wakefield Road Beechwood Avenue | Wakefield Rd Beechwood Avenue, *, Wakefield Road | 9 | |
| Pontefract, Wakefield Road Beechwood Crescent | Wakefield Rd Beechwood Crescent, *, Wakefield Road | 17 | |
| Pontefract, Wakefield Road Drivers Row | Wakefield Road Kings Mead, * | 17 | |
| Pontefract, Wakefield Road Kings Mead | Wakefield Rd Kings Mead, Londis Convenience Store, Wakefield Road | 11 | |
| Pontefract, Mill Hill Road Mayors Walk | Mill Hill Road Mayors Walk, * | 10 | |
| Pontefract, Park Lane Portland Avenue | Park Lane Portland Ave, College | 1 | |
| Pontefract, Stuart Road Newport Street | Stuart Road Colonels Walk, Haribo Factory | 10 | |
| Pontefract, Stuart Road Colonels Walk | Stuart Road Colonels Walk, Garage | 14 | |
| Pontefract, Stuart Road Finkle Street | Stuart Road Swimming Baths, * | 13 | |
| Pontefract, Northgate Spink Lane | Northgate Spink Lane, The Maltings - Opp Church | 11 | |
| Pontefract, Skinner Lane Northgate Lodge | Skinner Lane Northgate Lodge, St Giles CE School | 3 | |
| Pontefract, North Baileygate Mill Dam Lane | North Baileygate Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract Castle - Pontefract Monkhill Rail Stn, Newroyd Road | 11 | |
| Pontefract, Baghill Lane Industrial Estate | Baghill Lane Industrial Estate, All Saints Industrial Estate | 1 | |
| Pontefract, Grove Road Frairwood Lane | Grove Rd Frairwood Lane, Council Offices, Grove Road | 0 | |
| Pontefract, Friarwood Lane Southgate | Friarwood Lane Southgate, Garage - Pontefract Baghill Rail Stn | 4 | |
| Pontefract, Carleton Glen General Hosiptal | Carleton Glen General Infirmary, Pontefract General Hospital | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Halfpenny Lane St Giles Avenue | Halfpenny Lane St Giles Ave, * | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Love Lane St Oswalds Avenue | Love Lane St Oswalds Ave, * | 2 | |
| Pontefract, School Services | St Josephs School, *, Love Lane | 0 | |
| Pontefract, South Baileygate Baghill Lane | South Baileygate Baghill Lane, * | 6 | |
| Pontefract, Ackworth Road Hardwick Court | Ackworth Road Hardwick Court, * | 11 | |
| Castleford, Townville Spittal Hardwick Lane Blind Hardwick Farm | Spittal Hardwick Ln Fairy Hill Lane, M62 Motorway - Blind Hardwick House, Spittal Hardwick Lane | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Beechwood Avenue Beechwood | Beechwood Avenue Beechwood, * | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Love Lane Oswalds Avenue | Love Ln St Oswalds Ave, *, Love Lane | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Lane | Ferrybridge Rd Orchard Head Lane, Nelson Leap PH, Ferrybridge Road | 10 | |
| Pontefract, Grove Road Priory Chase | Hospital Car Park, Opposite Hospital Car Park, Grove Road | 0 | |
| Pontefract, Grove Road Churchbalk Lane | Grove Rd Churchbalk Lane, Unknown, Grove Road | 0 | |
| Pontefract, Grove Road Friarwood Lane | Grove Road Friarwood Ln, Opp Pontefract General Hospital | 0 | |
| Pontefract, Horsefair | Horsefair, Pontefract Bus Station, Horse Fair | 0 | |
| Pontefract, Spital Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount | Spittal Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount, Unknown | 3 | |
| Pontefract | Horsefair, Unknown | 1 | |
| Pontefract, Halfpenny Lane Camp Mount | Halfpenny Lane Camp Mount, Government Offices | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close | Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close, * | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Halfpenny Lane Park Place | Halfpenny Lane Park Place, * | 3 | |
| Pontefract, Westbourne Road Westbourne Avenue | Westbourne Rd Westbourne Avenue, *, Westbourne Road | 1 | |
| Pontefract, Westbourne Road Mill Hill Lane | Westbourne Rd Mill Hill Lane, *, Westbourne Road | 1 | |
| Pontefract, Mill Hill Avenue Mill Hill Lane | Mill Hill Avenue Mill Hill Ln, * | 1 | |
| Pontefract, Pontefract Baghill Rail Station | Pontefract Baghill Rail Station, Unknown, Station Lane | 0 | |
| Pontefract, Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station | Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station, Unknown, * | 0 | |
| Pontefract, Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station | Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station, Unknown, * | 0 |
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