There are 5 ways to get from Doncaster to Pontefract by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, line 28 bus
best- Take the train from Doncaster to FitzwilliamDoncaster - Leeds
- Take the bus from Fitzwilliam Station to Valley Gardens A28 / ...
54 min£10–12Drive 15.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Doncaster to Pontefract15.5 mi
22 min£4–6Train
- Take the train from Doncaster to Wakefield WestgateLondon Kings Cross - Bradford Forster Square / ...
- Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Pontefract TanshelfLeeds - Knottingley
1h 22m£7–34Taxi
- Take the taxi from Doncaster to Pontefract15.5 mi
22 min£35–45Train, line 239 bus
- Take the train from Doncaster to South ElmsallDoncaster - Leeds
- Take the bus from South Elmsall Bus Station to Valley Gardens A249 / ...
1h 25m
Doncaster to Pontefract by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Doncaster to Pontefract is to drive which costs £3 - £6 and takes 22 min.
The fastest way to get from Doncaster to Pontefract is to taxi which takes 22 min and costs £35 - £45.
No, there is no direct train from Doncaster to Pontefract. However, there are services departing from Doncaster and arriving at Pontefract Tanshelf via Wakefield Westgate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 22m.
The distance between Doncaster and Pontefract is 20 miles. The road distance is 15.6 miles.
The best way to get from Doncaster to Pontefract without a car is to train and line 28 bus which takes 54 min and costs £10 - £12.
It takes approximately 54 min to get from Doncaster to Pontefract, including transfers.
Doncaster to Pontefract train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Doncaster station.
Doncaster to Pontefract train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Wakefield Westgate station.
Yes, the driving distance between Doncaster to Pontefract is 16 miles. It takes approximately 22 min to drive from Doncaster to Pontefract.
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What companies run services between Doncaster, England and Pontefract, England?
You can take a train from Doncaster to Pontefract Tanshelf via Wakefield Westgate in around 1h 22m.
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Fitzwilliam
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Wakefield Westgate
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Wakefield Westgate to Pontefract Tanshelf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to South Elmsall
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Wakefield Westgate
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Wakefield Westgate
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £20–29
- 1st Class
- £18–26
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Bus from Fitzwilliam Station to Valley Gardens A
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 01685 873622
- wayne@globecoaches.entadsl.com
- Website
- globeholidays.co.uk
Bus from South Elmsall Bus Station to Valley Gardens A
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.globeholidays.co.uk/Bus-Services
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Estimated price
- £35–45
Flannigan's Taxi's
- Phone
- +44 7884 383 513
Door to Door Taxi's
- Phone
- +44 7926 152 591
Apple Mini Cabs Doncaster
- Phone
- +44 1302 817 171
- Website
- appleminicabsdoncaster.co.uk
Absolute Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1302 556 688
- Website
- absolutecabs.co.uk
ABC Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1302 367 367
- Website
- taxiabc.co.uk
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