Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
6 h 40 m
Average
7 h 21 m
Buses per day
3
Distance
215 km
It's difficult to get from Liverpool to Cardiff without changing at least once.
Distance | 133 miles | |
Average coach duration | 7 h 10 min | |
Average coach ticket price | £30 (€34) | |
Direct coach | No | |
Coach companies | Megabus, National Express or Flixbus |
Coaches from Liverpool to Cardiff cover the 133 miles long route taking on average 7 h 10 min with our travel partners like Megabus, National Express or Flixbus. There are direct coach services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around £30, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £20. Travellers depart most frequently from Liverpool Lime Street and arrive in Cardiff, Sophia Gardens.
Buy your official National Express and FlixBus coach tickets between Liverpool and Cardiff from £20 with Omio. Find coach times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies to compare and book the most affordable trip.
National Express is the leading coach operator for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 coaches a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveller in mind. All National Express coaches are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most coaches are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the Liverpool - Cardiff coach: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.
FlixBus is one of the most popular low-cost coach providers in Europe. Founded in Germany, FlixBus has expanded its services throughout Europe and even to the United States, giving travellers in both continents the option to take a long-distance coach at an affordable price. FlixBus also operates overnight coaches on select routes throughout Europe. FlixBus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one hand luggage and one hold luggage bag per person. Additional fees apply for bringing extra luggage and making specific seat reservations, such as if you want to book an Extra Seat, Table Seat or the Panorama Seat. Standard amenities onboard include free Wi-Fi, power outlets to charge your phone, tablet or laptop during long coach journeys, extra legroom, luggage space and toilets.
Some of the Liverpool coach stations to Cardiff you can start your journey from include Liverpool, Liverpool One, Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place and Liverpool, University. Similarly, some of the arrival coach stations in Cardiff include Cardiff, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, University and Cardiff, Gorsedd Gardens Rd / Museum Ave.
When travelling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving in Cardiff, Sophia Gardens.
The most popular departure coach station with passengers for this journey, called Liverpool Lime Street, is located 0.4 miles (692 m) from the city centre of Liverpool.
The most popular arrival coach station, Cardiff, Sophia Gardens, is located 0.9 miles (1.4 km) away from the city centre of Cardiff.
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