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Compare coach and train for Cardiff to St Austell
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cardiff to St Austell among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £37. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 38m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £37, and a train costs an average of £121.
Distance: 169 km
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5h 8m Average total duration Fastest 4h 38m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 35m Average total duration 5h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cardiff to St Austell
How to get to St Austell from Cardiff by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cardiff to St Austell is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
17:584h46Cardiff22:44St Austell£1091One-way0 changes
Cheapest
17:584h46Cardiff22:44St Austell£1091One-way0 changes
Fastest
6:284h14Cardiff10:42St Austell£1571One-way1 change
Other options
19:004h37Cardiff23:37St Austell£1211One-way1 change
11:004h57Cardiff15:57St Austell£1211One-way1 change
9:005h07Cardiff14:07St Austell£1211One-way1 change
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FAQs: Cardiff to St Austell
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This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to St Austell:
A coach is £84 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to St Austell costing on average £121.
Other travel options to St Austell take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 10m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cardiff and St Austell 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 St Austell station (SAU).
- Coaches mostly depart from Cardiff, Sophia Gardens and arrive in St Austell, Bus Station.
- Travel with National Express to go to St Austell by coach.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, first_great_western to go to St Austell by train.
- 0 direct trains per day with first_great_western.
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