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Compare train and coach for Cardiff to Crawley
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Cardiff to Crawley among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £15. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 11m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £15, and a train costs an average of £46.
Distance: 212 km
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£18 Average Price Cheapest | £57 Average Price |
5h 31m Average total duration 5h 1m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 41m Average total duration Fastest 3h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cardiff to Crawley
How to get to Crawley from Cardiff by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cardiff to Crawley is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
0:454h35Cardiff5:20Crawley£181One-way0 changes
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0:454h35Cardiff5:20Crawley£181One-way0 changes
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0:454h35Cardiff5:20Crawley£181One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Cardiff to Crawley
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This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Crawley:
A coach is £39 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Crawley costing on average £57.
Other travel options to Crawley take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 1m.
- Around 25 coaches per day.
- Around 19 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cardiff and Crawley as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cardiff Central (CDF) and arrive in Gatwick Airport (GTW).
- Coaches mostly depart from Cardiff, Sophia Gardens and arrive in London, Gatwick Airport Terminal South.
- Ferries mostly depart from Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal and arrive in West Cowes.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Crawley by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Crawley by coach.
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