Trains to Cardiff
124 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
124 places connect to Cardiff by Trains, across 1 country, run by 5 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 41 km away to 497 km, with a median of 191 km.
Arriving in Cardiff
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
- 124Places you can arrive from
- 124Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 5Operators
The journey ends at Cardiff Central. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Cardiff for the night the train gets in
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 76 | 61% | Bristol, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 48 | 39% | Wembley, 200 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cardiff that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 124 | 100% |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Stations, airports and ports in Cardiff
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cardiff
- Cardiff Central
- Cardiff Riverside Branch
- Cardiff Bay railway station
Leaving Cardiff
Common questions about Trains to Cardiff
Where can I travel to Cardiff by Trains from?
124 places connect to Cardiff by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 41 km away in a straight line and the furthest 497 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Cardiff cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Cardiff is €11.88 for one passenger, across 124 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 191 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Cardiff take?
The fastest Trains journey into Cardiff is 1h 7m door to door. The median origin sits 191 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Cardiff?
5 operators run Trains services into Cardiff on our network: Arriva Cross Country, First Great Western, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, Transport for Wales. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Cardiff use?
Trains services into Cardiff use 3 named terminals, among them Cardiff Central, Cardiff Riverside Branch, Cardiff Bay railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Cardiff
We cannot promise Cardiff Central still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Left luggage near Cardiff Central
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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