How to get to Bangor from Cardiff

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Travel Information to Bangor from Cardiff

Distance242 miles
Available travel modesFlight or coach
Ticket price range£54 - £54
Cheapest modeFlight • £54 • 1 h 25 min
Fastest modeFlight • £54 • 1 h 25 min

Travel 242 miles by flight or coach from Cardiff to Bangor. Travellers can even take a direct from Cardiff to Bangor.

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from Cardiff to Bangor

How to get to Bangor from Cardiff by train, bus, flight or ferry.

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The best way to travel from Cardiff to Bangor is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Aer Lingus
11:001h25
Cardiff
12:25Bangor
£2611One-way
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Aer Lingus
11:001h25
Cardiff
12:25Bangor
£2611One-way
0 changes

Fastest

Aer Lingus
11:001h25
Cardiff
12:25Bangor
£2611One-way
0 changes

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How to Travel from Cardiff to Bangor

Cardiff Bay and Wales Millenium centre are some of the must-see attractions in Cardiff. While the city has exciting sights and interesting things to do, Bangor comes close with Penrhyn Castle and Bangor Garth. To make a trip to Bangor from Cardiff, one can either take the bus, train or a flight. Journey time can take from 1 hour and 10 mintues to 9 hours and 15 minutes.

Train: It takes the train approximately 4 hours to reach Bangor from Cardiff. The departure station is Cardiff Central while the arrival station is Bangor (Gwynedd). Virgin trains and Arriva Trains Wales run the train service on this route. The trains are either direct or have one change.

Bus: Run by National Express, buses have one change and leave every day. The departure station is Cardiff, Sophia Gardens while the arrival station is Bangor, Garth Road. It takes 9 hours and 15 minutes to complete the journey from Cardiff to Bangor.

Flight/strong>: A traveller can choose to fly from Cardiff (CWL) to Belfast City (BHD). The flight will take approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. From Belfast, they can take a bus to Bangor. The bus leaves hourly and takes 24 minutes to reach its destination.

Travelling from Cardiff to Bangor: Travel Tips

  • What is the cheapest way to travel from Cardiff to Bangor? The bus is the cheapest way to travel from Cardiff to Bangor.
  • What is the fastest way to travel from Cardiff to Bangor? A flight is the fastest way to travel to Bangor from Cardiff.

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FAQs: Cardiff to Bangor

Travel to Bangor easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Cardiff to Bangor.

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There are 2 options to travel between Cardiff and Bangor including taking a flight or coach.

The cheapest way to go to Bangor from Cardiff is by taking a flight, which costs on average £54.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Cardiff to Bangor:

A flight is £1 less than a coach with an average ticket price of £54 from Cardiff to Bangor.

The quickest way to travel from Cardiff to Bangor is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 25 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Getting to Bangor by coach takes 21 h 5 min on average.

The Cardiff to Bangor distance is approximately 242 miles.

The average frequency per day from Cardiff to Bangor is:

  • Around 1 coach per day.
  • 1 flight per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Cardiff and Bangor as scheduled services by flight or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Cardiff to Bangor:

    Many of our customers travelling from Cardiff to Bangor don't make Bangor their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Dublin, Belfast, London, Chester or Aberystwyth, either of which you could add to your Cardiff and Bangor trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Bangor to any of these top destinations today!

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