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Compare train and flight for Cardiff to Bangor
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Cardiff to Bangor among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the flight, with an average ticket price of £101 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 20m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a flight costs an average of £101, while a train costs an average of £214.
Distance: 390 km
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3h 20m Average total duration Fastest 1h 20m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 11h 37m Average total duration 11h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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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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This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Bangor:
A flight is £113 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Bangor costing on average £214.
Other travel options to Bangor take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 37m.
- Around 3 trains per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cardiff and Bangor as scheduled services by train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Cardiff Airport and arrive in George Best Belfast City Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Cardiff Central (CDF) and arrive in Stranraer station (STR).
- Coaches mostly depart from Cardiff, Sophia Gardens and arrive in Belfast, Grand Central Station.
- Travel with Scotrail to go to Bangor by train.
- Travel with Aer Lingus to go to Bangor by flight.
- 1 direct flights per day with Aer Lingus.
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