157 Wakefield to Pontefract via Stanley, Castleford
Operated by Arriva Yorkshire. First bus 06:40, last bus 22:57. 29 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.20 to £2.50 — more.
Wanted a different 157? 9 other bus routes are numbered 157 elsewhere in the UK — see every 157 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:40 | 07:57 | 08:57 | 09:57 | 10:57 | 11:57 | 12:57 | 13:57 | 14:57 | 15:57 | 16:57 | 17:57 to Castleford Bus Station | 18:57 to Normanton Market Place | 20:57 to Normanton Market Place | 22:57 to Miners Arms PH |
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| Wakefield Bus Station (stand 17) | · | 07:57 | 08:57 | 09:57 | 10:57 | 11:57 | 12:57 | 13:57 | 14:57 | 15:57 | 16:57 | 17:57 | 18:57 | 20:57 | 22:57 |
| Pinderfields South | · | 08:04 | 09:04 | 10:04 | 11:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 15:04 | 16:04 | 17:04 | 18:03 | 19:02 | 21:02 | 23:00 |
| Miners Arms (at) | · | 08:17 | 09:17 | 10:17 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:17 | 16:17 | 17:17 | 18:16 | 19:15 | 21:15 | 23:13 |
| Normanton Market Place | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:27 | 21:27 | · |
| Blenheim Way | · | 08:27 | 09:27 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:27 | 15:27 | 16:27 | 17:27 | 18:26 | · | · | · |
| Castleford Bus Station (stand E) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 16:36 | 17:36 | · | · | · | · |
| Castleford Bus Station (stand D) | 07:40 | 08:36 | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:36 | · | · | 18:30 | · | · | · |
| Stansfield Drive (at) | 07:55 | 08:51 | 09:51 | 10:51 | 11:51 | 12:51 | 13:51 | 14:51 | 15:51 | 16:51 | 17:51 | · | · | · | · |
| Gypsy Lane | 07:59 | 08:55 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | · | · | · | · |
| Pontefract Bus Station (stand G) | 08:10 | 09:06 | 10:06 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:06 | 16:06 | 17:06 | 18:06 | · | · | · | · |
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Fares on the 157
Adult single £2.20 to £2.50 · Child single £0.80 to £1.60
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.20 | Queen Elizabeth Road | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| £2.20 | £2.20 | Pinderfields Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | City Fields Centre | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Nellie Spindler Drive | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Ferry Ln (Ship Inn) | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Ship Corner | ||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Miners Arms | |||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Whitwood Express Way | ||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Normanton Police Stn | |||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Cutsyke Cross Roads | ||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Aketon Road | |||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Castleford Bus Stn | ||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Wheldon Road | |||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Stansfield Road | ||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Royds Avenue | |||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Airedale Shopping Arcade | ||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Harley Davison Shop | |||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Hardwick Park | ||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Ridgedale Mount | |||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Willowdene Lane | ||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Monkhill Ave (either end) | |
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.20 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Pontefract Bus Stn |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Wakefield Bus Stn.
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 23 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Arriva Yorkshire before you travel.
Tickets on the 157
Arriva Yorkshire publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
…and 1 more ticket on this route.
Ticket types come from Arriva Yorkshire's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 23 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva Yorkshire.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Arriva Yorkshire before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Pontefract: 8 journeys, first 09:40 towards Wakefield: 7 journeys, first 09:40
Route map
All stops on route 157
157 towards Pontefract
All 74 stops
- Wakefield Bus Station (stand 17) Wakefield City Centre
- The Springs B Wakefield City Centre
- Peterson Road Wakefield
- Upper Warrengate East Moor
- Grantley Way (at) East Moor
- Queen Elizabeth Rd (opp) East Moor
- Pinderfields South Pinderfields
- Pinderfields North Pinderfields
- Novale Way (on) Pinderfields
- Blackwell Crescent (opp) Pinderfields
- Nellie Spindler Drive (on) Stanley Ferry
- Stanley Ferry Stanley
- Birkwood Hill (near) Altofts
- Hill Top Farm Altofts
- Church Road Altofts
- Altofts Cemetery (outside) Altofts
- St Mary Magdelene Church Altofts
- Altofts Hall Road (opp) Altofts
- Miners Arms (at) Altofts
- Co-operative Terrace Altofts
- Railway Cottages (opp) Altofts
- Pope Street Whitwood
- Choke Churl Bridge Whitwood
- California Drive Whitwood
- Mill Lane (opp) Whitwood
- Benson Lane (opp) Normanton
- Eastfield Grove (opp) Normanton
- Haw Hill View (opp) Normanton
- Haw Hill Park Normanton
- Park Avenue (at) Normanton
- Queen Street Normanton
- Railway Terrace (NE bound) Normanton
- Normanton Market Place Normanton
- Ripley Drive (opp) Whitwood
- Waindyke Way (opp) Whitwood
- Loscoe Lane (NE bound) Ackton
- Normanton Police Station Ackton
- Castleford Lane (stop) Cutsyke
- Blenheim Way Cutsyke
- Cutsyke Social Club (opp) Cutsyke
- Garth Street Cutsyke
- Rivelin Road Castleford
- Aketon Road (opp) Castleford
- Hemsby Road Castleford
- Castleford Bus Station (stand E) Castleford
- Castleford Bus Station (stand D) Castleford
- Bank Street A Castleford
- Aire Street (stop A) Castleford
- Arriva Bus Depot (at) Castleford
- Castleford Tigers Castleford
- Wheldon Road Bridge Castleford
- Stansfield Close (opp) Airedale
- Dove Drive (at) Airedale
- Ings View Airedale
- Stansfield Drive (at) Airedale
- Stansfield Road Top (at) Airedale
- The Square (stop A) Airedale
- Kershaw Avenue Airedale
- Milnes Grove Airedale
- Henson Grove Townville
- Redhill Drive End (opp) Townville
- Park View Townville
- Gypsy Lane Townville
- Fairy Hill Lane (at) Pontefract
- Ridgedale Mount Pontefract
- Castlebar (opp) Monkhill
- Willowdene Lane (opp) Monkhill
- Lady Balk Lane Monkhill
- Monkhill Drive (at) Monkhill
- Monkhill Mount Monkhill
- Monkhill Avenue Monkhill
- Princess Drive Monkhill
- Pontefract Cemetery Pontefract
- Pontefract Bus Station (stand G) Pontefract
157 towards Wakefield
All 65 stops
- Pontefract Bus Station (stand H) Pontefract
- Pontefract Cemetery (at) Pontefract
- Princess Drive (at) Monkhill
- Monkhill Avenue Monkhill
- Monkhill Mount (opp) Monkhill
- Monkhill Drive (opp) Monkhill
- Lady Balk Lane (at) Monkhill
- Willowdene Lane (at) Monkhill
- Castlebar (at) Monkhill
- Ridgedale Mount (at) Pontefract
- Fairy Hill Lane Pontefract
- Gipsy Lane (opp) Townville
- Park View (at) Townville
- Redhill Drive End Townville
- Henson Grove (opp) Townville
- Milnes Grove (at) Airedale
- Kershaw Avenue (at) Airedale
- The Square (stop B) Airedale
- Stansfield Drive Airedale
- Ings View (at) Airedale
- Dove Drive (opp) Airedale
- Stansfield Close (at) Airedale
- Wheldon Pit Memorial Castleford
- Castleford Tigers Castleford
- Arriva Bus Depot (opp) Castleford
- Aire Street (stop C) Castleford
- Bank Street (stop D) Castleford
- Castleford Bus Station (stand F) Castleford
- Hemsby Road (at) Castleford
- Aketon Road (stop) Castleford
- Rivelin Road (at) Castleford
- Garth Street (stop) Cutsyke
- Cutsyke Social Club (adj) Cutsyke
- Cutsyke Rd Blenheim Way (S bound) Cutsyke
- Castleford Lane Cutsyke
- Normanton Police Station Ackton
- Waindyke Way Whitwood
- Ripley Drive Whitwood
- California Drive Whitwood
- Choke Churl Bridge (on) Whitwood
- Pope Street (W bound) Whitwood
- Railway Cottages Altofts
- Co-operative Terrace Altofts
- Miners Arms (opp) Altofts
- Altofts Hall Road Altofts
- St Mary Magadelene Church (at) Altofts
- Altofts Cemetery Altofts
- Church Road Altofts
- Hill Top Farm (at) Altofts
- Birkwood Hill Altofts
- Stanley Ferry Stanley
- Nellie Spindler Drive Stanley Ferry
- Blackwell Crescent (at) Pinderfields
- Novale Way Pinderfields
- Pinderfields North Pinderfields
- Pinderfields South Pinderfields
- Ivy Lane Pinderfields
- Ivy Lane Pinderfields
- Queen Elizabeth Rd East Moor
- Grantley Way East Moor
- Upper Warrengate East Moor
- Peterson Road Wakefield
- Kirkgate F Wakefield City Centre
- Union Street J Wakefield City Centre
- Wakefield Bus Station (stand 17) Wakefield City Centre
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 17 May 2026 Wakefield → Pontefract
- Service change effective 17 May 2026 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 January 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 July 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 September 2023 To amend Route.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PB0000582/7 · Changes in West Yorkshire Combined Authority · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 157 bus?
The first 157 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:40 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 157 bus?
The last 157 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:57. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 157 bus cost?
Arriva Yorkshire's published fares on the 157: adult single £2.20 to £2.50, child single £0.80 to £1.60. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva Yorkshire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 157 bus?
The 157 is operated by Arriva Yorkshire.
Timetable data from Arriva Yorkshire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Yorkshire & the Humber feed). Arriva Yorkshire last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 1 October 2026. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PB0000582/7. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.