Trains from Manchester to Wakefield

Manchester to Wakefield train information

• Search for your ticket on gopili to see the different companies for your train between Manchester (North West England) to Wakefield (Yorkshire and the Humber England). The services on board can change depending on the train company.
• The journey time to go to Wakefield from Manchester may change depending if the train is direct or if you need to make a change. There are 33 miles between the two cities.
• Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the cost of the train will change.

Best prices for Manchester to Wakefield train tickets

Manchester - Wakefield prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Manchester to Wakefield by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Manchester - Wakefield: the best time to book cheap trains

Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

The graph above shows the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the train ticket is booked. Buying your train from Manchester to Wakefield in advance can enable you to save money for your journey.

Tickets are available from £12 when buying your seat 7 days in advance which is 32% cheaper than the best fare we found when booking on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for Manchester to Wakefield trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Manchester and Wakefield by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Wakefield to Manchester and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Manchester - Wakefield train tickets

National Railcards can offer great value for money if you're travelling by train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you can get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to save money for your Manchester Wakefield train ticket.

• The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to break even.

  You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the card to break-even. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you purchase afterwards, you will spare money.

  As an example, train tickets from Manchester to Wakefield cost on average £50.00 (1). When dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), you can see that after only 2 one way journeys from Wakefield to Manchester, the railcard will have paid for itself.

• All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most adult fares, hence you will save 1/3 on most train tickets.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey