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How to get fromPontefract to Cartmelby train, bus, car or taxi

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There are 5 ways to get from Pontefract to Cartmel by train, bus, car, or taxi

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Pontefract Tanshelf to LeedstrainKnottingley - Leeds
    2. Take the train from Leeds to CarnforthtrainLeeds - Morecambe / ...
    4h 6m
    £25–67
  2. Drive 91.2 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Pontefract to Cartmelcar91.2 mi
    1h 58m
    £23–33
  3. Line 140 bus, line 60 bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Stuart Road B to Leeds City Bus Stationbus140 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Keighley Rail Station Bbus60 / ...
    3. Take the train from Keighley to Carnforthtrain
    5h 58m
    £26–38
  4. Train via Manchester

    1. Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester PiccadillytrainYork - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
    2. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cark & CartmeltrainManchester Airport - Barrow-in-Furness / ...
    4h 55m
    £32–83
  5. Line 140 bus, bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Stuart Road B to Leeds City Bus Stationbus140 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus171 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station Night Stdbus181
    4. Take the taxi from Bus Station Night Std to Cartmeltaxi
    6h 12m
    £71–103

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Pontefract, England and Cartmel, England?

You can take a train from Pontefract Tanshelf to Cartmel via Leeds, Carnforth, and Grange-over-Sands in around 4h 6m.

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