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Compare train and coach for Cardiff to Kettering
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cardiff to Kettering among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £27 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 36m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £27, while a train costs an average of £130.
Distance: 197 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
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£130 Average Price | £27 Average Price Cheapest | £40 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 36m Average total duration Fastest 3h 6m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 5m Average total duration 5h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 7m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Kettering:
A coach is £102 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Kettering costing on average £130.
Other travel options to Kettering take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 5m.
You'll arrive about 1m sooner (3h 6m by train vs 3h 7m by car). Tickets start at around £130 compared to roughly £40 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 Kettering
How to get to Kettering from Cardiff by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cardiff to Kettering is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
17:1013h16Cardiff6:26Kettering£401One-way3 changes
Cheapest
- 17:1013h16Cardiff6:26Kettering£401One-way3 changes
Fastest
- 14:356h57Cardiff21:32Kettering£421One-way2 changes
Other options
- 16:307h18Cardiff23:48Kettering£421One-way2 changes
- 11:407h23Cardiff19:03Kettering£421One-way2 changes
- 9:257h54Cardiff17:19Kettering£421One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Kettering:
A coach is £102 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Kettering costing on average £130.
Other travel options to Kettering take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 5m.
- Around 11 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cardiff and Kettering 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 Kettering station (KET).
- Coaches mostly depart from Cardiff, North Road (Friary Gardens) and arrive in Northampton, Town Centre.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Great Western Railway to go to Kettering by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Kettering by coach.
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