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
5 h 40 m
Average
6 h 25 m
Buses per day
11
Distance
139 km
It's difficult to get from Southampton to Cardiff without changing at least once.
Distance | 86 miles | |
Average coach duration | 6 h 35 min | |
Average coach ticket price | £21 (€24) | |
Direct coach | No | |
Coach companies | National Express or Megabus UK |
Coaches from Southampton to Cardiff cover the 86 miles long trip taking on average 6 h 35 min with our travel partners like National Express or Megabus UK. There are direct coach services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around £21, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £14. Travellers depart most frequently from Southampton Central and arrive in Cardiff, Sophia Gardens.
For as little as £14 you can travel by coach between Southampton and Cardiff with National Express. Omio will show you the best deals, timetables and tickets available for this route.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance coach provider operating over 550 coaches per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates coach services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express coaches have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most coaches come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your coach to Cardiff from Southampton, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
When departing from Southampton, you have various coach station options to start your journey from including Southampton, Coach Station, Southampton, West Park Rd. And Southampton, Saint Mary's Stadium. When arriving in Cardiff, you can end your route in coach stations like Cardiff, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, University and Cardiff, Gorsedd Gardens Rd / Museum Ave.
Omio customers book a coach from Southampton Central to Cardiff, Sophia Gardens most frequently for this route.
Passengers board their coach most frequently from Southampton Central and travel around 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from the city centre to this coach station.
Passengers travelling this route most often arrive at Cardiff, Sophia Gardens and need to travel approximately 0.9 miles (1.4 km) from the coach station to the city centre in Cardiff.
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