The main towns in the Valley – Brighouse, Halifax, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and Walsden are all accessible via the 'Caldervale' railway line. Northern Rail operate a regular weekday and weekday service and with great day rover fares there’s no reason to make your journey more stressful. For timetable information, national rail provide an online live departures information board.
 
Regular bus services operate to all the main towns, although frequency in the smaller villages and rural areas is more limited. Full timetables are available from West Yorkshire METRO.

If you want to travel by car, parking information for towns is available on the Calderdale Council website. Most towns contain a mix of both short and long stay parking – follow the ‘P’ signs. Please note at weekends and during peak events, roads along the Valleys can become quite congested, but the wait is certainly worth it.

The M62 motorway runs along the southern edge of the area, with access from junctions 21-26 and there are good connections with the M1, M6 and A1. The main routes through the district include the A58 from Leeds to Littleborough via Halifax, the A646 from Halifax to Todmorden,  A629 from Huddersfield to Elland, Halifax to Keighley, and the A672 across the Pennine Moors.
Distances from Halifax   Manchester  35 miles      1 hour   Birmingham 125 miles  2 hours Leeds           16 miles    45 mins   Newcastle    120 miles  2 hours London       205 miles  3.5 hours
Details of the car parks and their charges in each of the main towns in Calderdale is accessible via the following links: Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden Many towns in Calderdale also include on the road parking, varying from 1 hour to 4 hours which is monitored by pay and display meters. In smaller towns and villages, parking can be limited, please ensure that you park sensibly and do not obstruct other road users.

The Caldervale line runs through the area with stations at Halifax, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Walsden and Todmorden. Trains run hourly from Blackpol North to York via Hebden Bridge and Halifax, and from Leeds via Bradford to Manchester Victoria via all stations every 30 minutes. It is also possible to travel to Leeds via Dewsbury from Mytholmroyd and Sowerby Bridge.
Full timetable information can be found on the Northern Rail website.

Leeds Bradford International Airport and Manchester International Airport are both within a one hour drive from Calderdale, offering flights to destinations across the globe. All timetable information and destination information is available online.

Hull ferryport is within a one hour drive of Calderdale, via the M62 motorway. P&O ferries operate services in and out of Hull to destinations in Europe, and full details are available on their website.