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Compare train and coach for Cardiff to Didcot
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cardiff to Didcot among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £17 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 2h 1m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £17, while a train costs an average of £47.
Distance: 135 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
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£47 Average Price | £17 Average Price Cheapest | £27 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 1m Average total duration Fastest 1h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 10m Average total duration 6h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 2m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Didcot:
A coach is £26 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Didcot costing on average £50.
Other travel options to Didcot take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 57m.
You'll arrive about 31m sooner (1h 31m by train vs 2h 2m by car). Tickets start at around £50 compared to roughly £27 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Cardiff to Didcot
How to get to Didcot from Cardiff by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cardiff to Didcot is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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- 16:501h17Cardiff18:07Didcot£861One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Cardiff to Didcot
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This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Didcot:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Didcot costing on average £47.
Other travel options to Didcot take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 10m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cardiff and Didcot 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 Didcot Parkway (DID).
- Coaches mostly depart from Cardiff, North Road (Friary Gardens) and arrive in Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Didcot by train.
- 2 direct trains per day with Great Western Railway (GWR).
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