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Compare coach and train for Cardiff to Croydon
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cardiff to Croydon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £8. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 39m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £8, and a train costs an average of £43.
Distance: 214 km
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£51 Average Price | £10 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 9m Average total duration Fastest 2h 39m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 18m Average total duration 3h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cardiff to Croydon
How to get to Croydon from Cardiff by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cardiff to Croydon is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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5:072h51Cardiff7:58Croydon£1391One-way3 changes
Cheapest
- 5:072h51Cardiff7:58Croydon£1391One-way3 changes
Fastest
- 5:542h29Cardiff8:23Croydon£1421One-way3 changes
Other options
- 8:382h37Cardiff11:15Croydon£1421One-way3 changes
- 5:542h34Cardiff8:28Croydon£1431One-way2 changes
- 6:242h34Cardiff8:58Croydon£1431One-way2 changes
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FAQs: Cardiff to Croydon
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This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Croydon:
A coach is £41 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Croydon costing on average £51.
Other travel options to Croydon take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 48m.
- Around 15 coaches per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cardiff and Croydon as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cardiff Central (CDF) and arrive in East Croydon (ECR).
- Coaches mostly depart from Cardiff, North Road (Friary Gardens) and arrive in London, Victoria Coach Station.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Croydon by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, National Express to go to Croydon by coach.
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