Travel optionsfrom Bangor to Cardiff
How to get to Cardiff from Bangor by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bangor to Cardiff is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
EI362010:151h15George Best Belfast City Airport11:30Cardiff Airport£991One-way0 changes
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EI362010:151h15George Best Belfast City Airport11:30Cardiff Airport£991One-way0 changes
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EI362010:151h15George Best Belfast City Airport11:30Cardiff Airport£991One-way0 changes
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L86958 · L87410 · SR331900 · SR34230013:0511h13Stranraer station (STR)0:18Cardiff Central (CDF)£2151One-way6 changes
L86966 · L87378 · SR332100 · SR3426009:0011h54Stranraer station (STR)20:54Cardiff Central (CDF)£2151One-way6 changes
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L873789:008h44Stranraer station (STR)17:44Cardiff Central (CDF)£2251One-way3 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Bangor to Cardiff:
A train is £93 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bangor to Cardiff costing on average £246.
Other travel options to Cardiff take longer:
Train takes on average 10h 13m.
- Around 3 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bangor and Cardiff as scheduled services by train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Stranraer station (STR) and arrive in Cardiff Central (CDF).
- Flights mostly depart from George Best Belfast City Airport and arrive in Cardiff Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Belfast, Grand Central Station and arrive in Cardiff, Sophia Gardens.
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