59 Barnsley to Wakefield via Monk Bretton, Royston

Operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire. First bus 04:38, last bus 22:40. 45 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.50 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Wakefield from Barnsley Interchange/A13: 15:20, 15:55, 16:25

Next towards Barnsley from Wakefield Bus Station (stand 10): 14:52, 15:25, 16:02

Wanted a different 59? 33 other bus routes are numbered 59 elsewhere in the UK — see every 59 bus timetable by area.

Burton Road and Bishops Way, Monk Bretton (Barnsley) - UPDATED — From 0001 Monday 28 September Until 2359 Monday 16 November 2026 (At All Times For 7 Weeks) Bishops Way at its junction with Burton Road and Burton Road in the direction of Monk Bretton only are both closed due to utility works. Services 37, 57, 59, 59A,… All disruptions →

Timetable

Ends at Wakefield City Centre · Monday to Friday · 20 journeys
Stop 05:1006:1006:5507:2508:1209:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:2015:5516:2517:0017:4018:4019:4020:4021:40
Barnsley Interchange/A13 05:1006:1006:5507:2508:1209:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:2015:5516:2517:0017:4018:4019:4020:4021:40
Cross Street/Burton Road (adj) 05:1706:1707:0207:3308:2009:2310:2411:2412:2413:2414:2515:3116:0716:3717:1217:5018:4919:4820:4721:46
Royston Lane/Woodroyd Avenue (nr) 05:2506:2507:1007:4308:3009:3010:3211:3212:3213:3214:3515:4116:1716:4717:2117:5818:5719:5520:5421:53
Cross Lane/Bisley Close (opp) 05:2906:2907:1407:4808:3509:3510:3711:3712:3713:3714:4015:4616:2216:5217:2618:0319:0219:5920:5821:57
Station Road/Newtown Avenue (adj) 05:3506:3507:2007:5408:4109:4210:4411:4412:4413:4414:4715:5416:3017:0017:3418:0919:0920:0521:0422:03
The Green 05:3906:3907:2407:5908:4609:4710:4911:4912:4813:4814:5115:5816:3417:0417:3818:1319:1320:0921:0822:07
Newmillerdam Lake 05:4606:4707:3208:0908:5609:5610:5811:5812:5713:5715:0016:0716:4317:1317:4618:2019:2020:1621:1522:14
Busy Corner (N bound) 05:5306:5507:4008:1609:0310:0411:0612:0613:0514:0515:1116:1616:5117:2117:5418:2719:2720:2321:2222:21
Wakefield Bus Station (stand 10) 06:0007:0307:4808:2509:1210:1211:1412:1413:1314:1315:1916:2517:0017:3018:0218:3519:3520:3121:3022:29

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

The 59 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Fares on the 59

Adult single £2.50 to £3.00 · Child single £1.80 to £2.00

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.70 Asda/Burton Rd Sch
£3.00£2.70 Fish Dam Ln R'bout
£3.00£3.00£2.70 W'cliffe St/Bakery
£3.00£3.00£2.70£2.70 Kirk X Cres
£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.70£2.70 Wells or Pk View Top
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.70£2.70 Newtown Ave/Summer L
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.70£2.70£2.50 Notton X Rd/BlkleyT
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.70£2.70£2.50£2.50 Notton Village
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50 Wooley X Rds
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Wood Lane
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Fox & Hound/Dam Inn
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Pledwick
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Walnut Tree
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Three Houses
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Castle/Walton Ln End
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Meth Chapel/Brook Ho
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 Welbeck St
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50£2.50 WAKEFIELD INT

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is BARNSLEY INT.

Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Yorkshire before you travel.

Tickets on the 59

Stagecoach Yorkshire publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and students.

Single · EveningRider · Gold DayRider · Silver DayRider

…and 19 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Stagecoach Yorkshire's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 27 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Yorkshire.

53–64% on time
average delay 2 min · the range 296 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

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 Stagecoach 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.

Route map

All stops on route 59

59 towards Wakefield

All 65 stops
  1. Barnsley Interchange/A13 Barnsley Town Centre
  2. Eldon Street North/Bridge Street (adj) Barnsley Town Centre
  3. Old Mill Lane/Old Mill Bridge (at) Barnsley Town Centre
  4. Burton Road/Old Mill (opp) Honeywell
  5. Burton Road/Tennyson Road (adj) Monk Bretton
  6. Burton Road/Thoresby Avenue (adj) Monk Bretton
  7. Cross Street/Burton Road (adj) Monk Bretton
  8. High Street/Cross Street (adj) Monk Bretton
  9. High Street/Well Lane (adj) Monk Bretton
  10. High Street/St Helens Way (adj) Monk Bretton
  11. Fish Dam Lane/Carr Street (adj) Monk Bretton
  12. Fish Dam Lane/King Edward Street (opp) Monk Bretton
  13. Fish Dam Lane/Preston Way (adj) Monk Bretton
  14. Fish Dam Lane/Kirkham Place (adj) Monk Bretton
  15. Fish Dam Lane/Wharncliffe Street (adj) Carlton
  16. Fish Dam Lane/Manor Farm Close (adj) Carlton
  17. Royston Lane/Woodroyd Avenue (nr) Carlton
  18. Royston Lane/Kirk Cross Crescent (adj) Royston
  19. Royston Lane/Church Hill (opp) Royston
  20. Church Hill/Park View (adj) Royston
  21. Church Hill/Meadow Road (adj) Royston
  22. Cross Lane/Calder Avenue (adj) Royston
  23. Cross Lane/Bisley Close (opp) Royston
  24. Midland Road/Alfred Street (adj) Royston
  25. Midland Road/Godley Street (adj) Royston
  26. Midland Road/Milgate Street (opp) Royston
  27. Midland Road/Health Centre (opp) Royston
  28. Midland Road/Jack Close Orchard (adj) Royston
  29. Station Road/Oakwood Road (adj) Royston
  30. Station Road/Newtown Avenue (adj) Royston
  31. Station Road/Summer Lane (adj) Royston
  32. Bleakley Terrace (at) Notton
  33. Hudson Avenue (at) Notton
  34. Willow Beck (at) Notton
  35. The Green Notton
  36. Manor Close (at) Notton
  37. Woolley Mill Lane Notton
  38. Keeper Lane Notton
  39. George Lane (opp) Notton
  40. Mill Lane Notton
  41. Seckar Lane Notton
  42. Patch Wood View (opp) Newmillerdam
  43. Wood Lane (near) Newmillerdam
  44. Hotel St Pierre Newmillerdam
  45. Newmillerdam Lake Newmillerdam
  46. Hill Top Road Newmillerdam
  47. Pledwick Lane (opp) Pledwick
  48. Woodland Drive (opp) Pledwick
  49. Sandal Rugby Club (near) Sandal
  50. Milnthorpe Crescent (opp) Sandal
  51. Chevet Lane Sandal
  52. The Castle (at) Sandal
  53. Walton Lane End (at) Sandal
  54. St Thomas A Becket School (at) Sandal
  55. Sandal Church (opp) Agbrigg
  56. Busy Corner (N bound) Belle Isle
  57. Portobello Road (opp) Belle Isle
  58. Arriva Bus Depot Belle Isle
  59. Chancel Road Belle Isle
  60. The Hepworth F (at) Belle Isle
  61. Kirkgate H Wakefield
  62. Kirkgate F Wakefield City Centre
  63. The Springs H Wakefield City Centre
  64. Union Street J Wakefield City Centre
  65. Wakefield Bus Station (stand 10) Wakefield City Centre

59 towards Barnsley

All 65 stops
  1. Wakefield Bus Station (stand 10) Wakefield City Centre
  2. The Springs B Wakefield City Centre
  3. Kirkgate C Wakefield City Centre
  4. Kirkgate A Wakefield
  5. The Hepworth E (opp) Belle Isle
  6. Arriva Bus Depot (opp) Belle Isle
  7. Portobello Road (at) Belle Isle
  8. Busy Corner Belle Isle
  9. Sandal Church Agbrigg
  10. St Thomas A Becket School (op) Sandal
  11. The Castle Sandal
  12. Chevet Lane Sandal
  13. Milnthorpe Crescent Sandal
  14. Sandal Rugby Club Sandal
  15. Woodland Drive (at) Pledwick
  16. Pledwick Lane (at) Pledwick
  17. Hill Top Road Newmillerdam
  18. Newmillerdam Lake (near) Newmillerdam
  19. Hotel St Pierre Newmillerdam
  20. Wood Lane Newmillerdam
  21. Patch Wood View Newmillerdam
  22. Seckar Lane (opp) Notton
  23. Mill Lane (at) Notton
  24. George Lane (at) Notton
  25. Keeper Lane (stop) Notton
  26. Woolley Mill Lane (stop) Notton
  27. Manor Close (opp) Notton
  28. The Green (at) Notton
  29. Willow Beck Notton
  30. Hudson Avenue Notton
  31. Bleakley Terrace (opp) Notton
  32. Station Road/Newtown Avenue (opp) Royston
  33. Station Road/Oakwood Road (opp) Royston
  34. Midland Road/Station Road (nr) Royston
  35. Midland Road/Jack Close Orchard (opp) Royston
  36. Midland Road/Strawberry Gardens (adj) Royston
  37. Midland Road/Park View (opp) Royston
  38. Midland Road/Godley Street (opp) Royston
  39. Midland Road/Alfred Street (nr) Royston
  40. Cross Lane/East End Crescent (nr) Royston
  41. Cross Lane/Calder Avenue (opp) Royston
  42. Church Hill/Park View (nr) Royston
  43. Royston Lane/Church Hill (adj) Royston
  44. Royston Lane/Kirk Cross Crescent (opp) Royston
  45. Royston Lane/Woodroyd Avenue (opp) Carlton
  46. Royston Lane/Cronkhill Lane (adj) Carlton
  47. Fish Dam Lane/Shaw Lane (adj) Carlton
  48. Fish Dam Lane/Shaw Lane (nr) Carlton
  49. Fish Dam Lane/Wharncliffe Street (opp) Carlton
  50. Fish Dam Lane/Baycliff Close (opp) Monk Bretton
  51. Fish Dam Lane/Preston Way (opp) Monk Bretton
  52. Fish Dam Lane/King Edward Street (adj) Monk Bretton
  53. Fish Dam Lane/Carr Street (opp) Monk Bretton
  54. Fish Dam Lane/Burton Road (before) Monk Bretton
  55. High Street/Silverdale Drive (opp) Monk Bretton
  56. High Street/Well Lane (opp) Monk Bretton
  57. High Street/Hunt Close (adj) Monk Bretton
  58. Cross Street/Burton Road (at) Monk Bretton
  59. Burton Road/Cliffe Lane (adj) Monk Bretton
  60. Burton Road/Tennyson Road (opp) Monk Bretton
  61. Burton Road/Old Mill (adj) Honeywell
  62. Burton Road/Burton Bank Road (opp) Honeywell
  63. Harborough Hill Road/Twibell Street (adj) Barnsley Town Centre
  64. Eldon Street North/Beckett Street (adj) Barnsley Town Centre
  65. Barnsley Interchange/A13 Barnsley Town Centre

Towns & areas on this route

WakefieldWakefield City CentreBarnsley Town CentreRoystonMonk BrettonNottonSandalCarltonHoneywellNewmillerdamAgbriggPledwick

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 59 bus?

The first 59 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:38 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 59 bus?

The last 59 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:40. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 59 bus cost?

Stagecoach Yorkshire's published fares on the 59: adult single £2.50 to £3.00, child single £1.80 to £2.00. The 59 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach Yorkshire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 59 bus?

The 59 is operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire.

Timetable data from Stagecoach Yorkshire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Yorkshire & the Humber feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.