157 bus: Wakefield City Centre – Pontefract

Arriva Yorkshire bus 157 runs between Wakefield and Pontefract via Pinderfields, Altofts, Normanton and Cutsyke. Runs every day. On Thursday 29 October the first bus from Castleford leaves at 07:40 and the last at 22:57, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Arriva Yorkshire. Timetable for Thursday, 29 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 157 bus from Wakefield to Pontefract?
On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Wakefield at 07:40 and the last at 22:57, 15 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 157 bus from Pontefract to Wakefield?
On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Pontefract at 06:40 and the last at 22:29, 14 journeys in all.
Does the 157 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 157 bus run?
On Thursday 29 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 15 journeys from Castleford.
Where does the 157 bus stop?
Main stops from Wakefield to Pontefract: Wakefield Bus Station (Wakefield), Pinderfields South (Pinderfields), Miners Arms (Altofts), Normanton Market Place (Normanton), Blenheim Way (Cutsyke), Castleford Bus Station (Castleford), Stansfield Drive (Airedale), Gypsy Lane (Townville), Pontefract Bus Station (Pontefract). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 157 bus?
Arriva Yorkshire.

Wakefield City Centre to Pontefract

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15
Wakefield Bus Station07:5708:5709:5710:5711:5712:5713:5714:5715:5716:5717:5718:5720:5722:57
Pinderfields South08:0409:0410:0411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0416:0417:0418:0319:0221:0223:00
Miners Arms, Altofts08:1709:1710:1711:1712:1713:1714:1715:1716:1717:1718:1619:1521:1523:13
Normanton Market Place19:2721:27
Blenheim Way, Cutsyke08:2709:2710:2711:2712:2713:2714:2715:2716:2717:2718:26
Castleford Bus Station07:4008:3609:3610:3611:3612:3613:3614:3615:3616:3617:3618:30
Stansfield Drive, Airedale07:5508:5109:5110:5111:5112:5113:5114:5115:5116:5117:51
Gypsy Lane, Townville07:5908:5509:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5516:5517:55
Pontefract Bus Station08:1009:0610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0616:0617:0618:06

Pontefract to Wakefield City Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
Pontefract Bus Station06:4007:4008:4009:4010:4011:4012:4013:4014:4015:4016:4017:40
Gipsy Lane, Townville06:4907:4908:4909:4910:4911:4912:4913:4914:4915:4916:4917:49
Dove Drive, Airedale06:5507:5508:5509:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5516:5517:55
Castleford Bus Station07:1508:1509:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1516:1517:1518:15
Cutsyke Social Club07:1808:1809:1810:1811:1812:1813:1814:1815:1816:1817:1818:18
Miners Arms, Altofts07:2908:2909:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2915:2916:2917:2918:2920:2922:29
Ivy Lane, Pinderfields07:4308:4309:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:4316:4317:4318:4320:4422:44
Wakefield Bus Station07:5208:5209:5210:5211:5212:5213:5214:5215:5216:5217:5218:5220:5222:52

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 29 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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