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Compare train and coach for Cardiff to Paignton
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cardiff to Paignton among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £33. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 51m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £33, and a train costs an average of £56.
Distance: 119 km
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£59 Average Price | £35 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 21m Average total duration Fastest 2h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 45m Average total duration 4h 15m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cardiff to Paignton
How to get to Paignton from Cardiff by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cardiff to Paignton is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
G15178+G011306:572h54Cardiff Central (CDF)9:51Paignton station (PGN)£771One-way1 change
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- G15178+G011306:572h54Cardiff Central (CDF)9:51Paignton station (PGN)£771One-way1 change
Fastest
- G15178+G011306:572h54Cardiff Central (CDF)9:51Paignton station (PGN)£771One-way1 change
Other options
- G15001 · G14977 · C479916:283h04Cardiff Central (CDF)9:32Paignton station (PGN)£771One-way2 changes
- G15042+G01133+C480038:383h05Cardiff Central (CDF)11:43Paignton station (PGN)£771One-way2 changes
- G15003+G01131+C479957:273h06Cardiff Central (CDF)10:33Paignton station (PGN)£771One-way2 changes
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FAQs: Cardiff to Paignton
Travel to Paignton easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Cardiff to Paignton.
This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Paignton:
A coach is £24 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Paignton costing on average £59.
Other travel options to Paignton take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 15m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cardiff and Paignton as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Cardiff, Sophia Gardens and arrive in Paignton, Bus Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Cardiff Central (CDF) and arrive in Paignton station (PGN).
- Travel with CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Paignton by train.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Paignton by coach.
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