Widnes to Llanelli

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Widnes to Llanelli. From €28.94, fastest 2h 27m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Widnes to Llanelli costs €28.94 at the cheapest and takes 2h 27m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 242 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
242 km
Fastest
2h 27m
Average
2h 35m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€28.94
CO2 per passenger
8.0 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 42m1h 58m44m€33.898.0 kg5
  • 2h 42mFastest, by Train
  • €33.89Cheapest, by Train
  • 8.0 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 242 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€28.94
  1. Transport for Wales TW496506:441h 58m08:42Widnes railway stationLlanelli railway station

Door to door 2h 42mCO2 8.0 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Arriva North West2 changes82A08:1113:014h 56m
Arriva North West3 changes79C08:2413:595h 41m
Arriva North West2 changes82A10:0815:004h 58m
Arriva North West3 changes82A10:3815:535h 21m
Arriva North West4 changes79C10:4015:535h 19m
Arriva North West3 changes82A11:0816:265h 24m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Widnes to Llanelli
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Widnes to LlanelliThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Train€73.49€71.84€66.34€61.94€56.99€50.94€45.99€52.04€48.19€45.99€37.19€41.04€36.09€33.89

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €28.94

The trip ends at Llanelli railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Llanelli for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Widnes to Llanelli

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €28.9390 days
  2. €26.7460 days
  3. €31.1445 days
  4. €26.1930 days
  5. €36.6421 days
  6. €33.8914 days
  7. €45.997 days
  8. €66.343 days
  9. €73.491 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €26.19.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 181 percent. The most expensive point is €73.49, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€73.49€26.191371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €39.39Sun
  2. €41.04Mon
  3. €36.09Tue
  4. €36.64Wed
  5. €52.04Thu
  6. €48.19Fri
  7. €45.99Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €50.94Sep
  2. €31.13Oct
  3. €30.04Nov
  4. €31.69Dec
  5. €26.74Jan
  6. €21.79Feb

The route

WidnesWidnesLlanelliLlanelli
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 242 km against 210 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Hereford, Shrewsbury, Rhondda, Tonypandy. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Widnes at 06:44 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Widnes

Rail
  • Widnes railway station
  • Widnes South railway station
  • Widnes Central railway station

Llanelli

Rail
  • Llanelli railway station
  • Pinged railway station
  • Cwmmawr railway station
Bus
  • Llanelli Bus Station
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Transport for Wales€28.942h 27m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • Transport for Wales
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€24.5085%
Taxes€2.458%
Our service fee€1.997%
Total you pay€28.94100%

Llanelli is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Llanelli?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Widnes to Llanelli

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Widnes to Llanelli?

The fastest journey from Widnes to Llanelli takes 2h 27m door to door, of which 1h 58m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 35m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Widnes to Llanelli?

The cheapest fare from Widnes to Llanelli is €28.94, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €45.99. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Widnes to Llanelli?

The cheapest way from Widnes to Llanelli is by Train, at €33.89 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 2h 42m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Widnes to Llanelli?

Fares from Widnes to Llanelli bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €26.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 181 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Widnes to Llanelli?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Widnes to Llanelli, at €36.09. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Widnes to Llanelli?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Widnes to Llanelli, at €21.79 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Widnes to Llanelli?

1 operators sell services from Widnes to Llanelli across 1 modes: Transport for Wales. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Widnes to Llanelli?

20 percent of the services we sell from Widnes to Llanelli are direct. The rest connect at Hereford, Shrewsbury, Rhondda, Tonypandy, with about 60 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Widnes to Llanelli use?

Services from Widnes to Llanelli by Train leave from Widnes railway station and arrive at Llanelli railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Widnes to Llanelli?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Widnes to Llanelli allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Widnes to Llanelli on September 9, 2026: 242 km of route against 210 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €28.94, and 2h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Llanelli are the half people leave until last.

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Day trips out of Llanelli and across United Kingdom

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Llanelli, with free cancellation on most of it.

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