Going to Meadowhall Centre in Sheffield
FIFA1966
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Which is the best and cheap way to get to Meadowhall Centre in Sheffield from Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire?
If I were to use a taxi and if the fare started at £2.50, how would the total be for the entire journey for 2 people?
If I were to use a taxi and if the fare started at £2.50, how would the total be for the entire journey for 2 people?
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I'd walk if I was you.
Mirfield to Meadowhall by train is from £9.40 per person return.
Probably best is bus to Leeds or Wakefield Westgate then train to Meadowhall.
Might be better getting the train from Sheffield Station, as the tram you most likely have to change, although there is a direct tram but that is every 30 minutes off peak last direct tram about 2pm on a normal weekday, 6-7pm weekends & even then trams reverse formation in the City Centre, & takes about 20 minutes, the train takes about 10 minutes.
Bus to Wakefield and either bus or train from there to Meadowhall. ts the only way. 15 years ago there was an express but from Hecky to Meadowhall and then Sheffield but thats no good to you now. ;-)
They go via Leeds and means changing trains.
Can't there be just one train that goes on the same line that passes Meadowhall?
Or Wakefield.....and it's not hard to change trains.
There isn't a railway station in Heckmondwike so you going to have to bus it to Leeds or Wakefield anyway.
We go every May when dear child has a sporting event at the Arena. I think it's great. However we only went there in the evenings and Sunday morning. No idea what it might be like in a Sat afternoon - maybe hell.
The shops in Meadowhall aren't really that great I think.
Heck to Dewsbury bus station, then the National Express coach direct to Meadowhall. The coach journey part of it between 40mins and 1 hour depending on traffic. The cost is between £8 and £10 per person return depending on dates and times + bus fare to and from Dewsbury. You can do the journey plan online here: http://coach.nationalexpress.com/
The only way you'd get this journey cheaper is if one of you drives and you carpool.
A taxi is going to cost £40 each way, so for two of you then you might as well say £40 each. Trains are going to take ages (bus to Dewsbury. One train to Leeds, then another train from Leeds to Sheffield. Total journey time approx 2.5~3 hours each way!) and cost more. There's no direct bus service any longer. The X33 express stopped running back in 2007 I think. The coach seems like the most convenient and the quickest and the cheapest solution.
If you go from Mirfield it takes about an hour with a change at Wakefield. Just have to get to Mirfield.
I once got the x78 to Doncaster. I think it was possibly the worst bus journey of my entire life.
But why take the train at all when.....
a) it takes as long or probably much longer
b) it might also involve a change of train - more hassle, inconvenience, uncertainty if unfamiliar with the station and platform layout
c) it'll cost more and there's the hassle of working through which trains are and aren't peak/off-peak etc etc
The coach gets there in 30-40 minutes on average. It's door to door from Dewsbury to Meadowhall. There's no complicated changes involved. Also, it costs less. I'm all for supporting and using the railways where possible; but not if it involves a shed load of extra hassle and a higher cost as well.