London to Cardiff Bus or Train: Find Cheap Tickets

London to Cardiff Cardiff to London
London to Cardiff bus is a popular way of travelling. For this specific route, two transport types are available: coach and train. We found up to 61 bus departures, including 17 night buses. The earliest bus departs from London at 00:30h, arriving at Cardiff at 03:35h the same day. While the latest bus departs at 22:30h, arriving at 01:55h the same day. There are 14 train departures available on this route.


Below you will find some of the most popular coach departures from London to Cardiff:
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Traveling by coach from London to Cardiff

The shortest travel distance between London and Cardiff is 151 mi. The fastest coach which departs at has a travel time of 03:05h. The longest travel time on the route is 04:25h.

Overnight coaches

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Cardiff earlier, there are 17 overnight coaches from London to Cardiff. The overnight coaches depart between 21:30 and 22:30 and arrive at the following day. Below are the most popular night departures to Cardiff:
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Coach companies

There is a total of 2 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either London or Cardiff, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.
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  London

You can see information about the departure station and stops London here

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  Cardiff

You can see information about the arrival station and stops Cardiff here


Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: £9 (One-Way) or £18 (Return).

Trip reviews from London to Cardiff

If you had travelled from London to Cardiff, and you want to share your travel experience with fellow travellers, we encourage you to leave a review for the route and tell both to us and to other passengers what part of your journey was the best, and what needs improvement.

If you're wondering what other places you can visit when travelling from London, these are some of the most popular combinations that other clients have purchased their tickets for:

Other popular destinations from Cardiff

If you're looking for inspiration as to where to travel next once you've reached Cardiff, here is the list of the most popular travel combinations that our clients have previously purchased their tickets for:


Other ways of travelling between London and Cardiff

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Cardiff below.

Trains from London to Cardiff

Another transportation option is taking a train from London to Cardiff. You can find the details about the departure times and ticket prices by clicking one of the routes in the search results.

London to Cardiff Bus Summary

Route Overview Key Info
Departure Station London
Destination Station Cardiff
Daily Departures Over 61 bus departures , including more than 17 night buses.
Earliest Departures 00:30 AM
Latest Departure 10:30 PM
Travel Distance 151 mi
Travel Time 03:45

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