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How to get to Manchester from Pontefract by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Pontefract to Manchester is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Pontefract to Manchester:
A coach is £4 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Pontefract to Manchester costing on average £16.
Other travel options to Manchester take longer:
Coach takes on average 2h 25m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Pontefract and Manchester as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Pontefract Monkhill (PFM) and arrive in Manchester Airport (MIA).
- Coaches mostly depart from Wakefield, Cathedral Retail Pk and arrive in Manchester, Airport.
- Travel with TransPennine Express, Northern Rail (3) to go to Manchester by train.
- Travel with Arriva Yorkshire to go to Manchester by coach.
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