Travel Information
Find useful transport information for Wakefield District including information on bus and railway stations, taxis and travel operators.
If you need to get around Wakefield, look for the Free City Bus which operates every 10 minutes around the city centre.
Maps & Directions for Wakefield
Getting to our district by road couldn't be easier with two of the countries main motorways close by, the M1 and M62. The A1 (the Great North Road) also runs close by the east of the district near Pontefract.
- M1 Exits Wakefield:jct 40, 41
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: jct 38
- M62 Exits
- Pontefract: jct 32
- Castleford: jct 31 or 32
By Rail: Wakefield is on the main East Coast Line with trains running from London approximately every 30 mins at peak times. Journey time is 2.30hrs.
By Coach: National Express stop at Wakefield Bus Station.
District Map
View the Wakefield district map (pdf)
Wakefield City map
View the Wakefield City map (pdf)
Pontefract Map
View the Pontefract town centre map (pdf)
Castleford Map
View the Castleford town centre map (pdf)
