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Compare train and coach for Carlisle to Cardiff
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Carlisle to Cardiff among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £23. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 45m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £23, and a train costs an average of £69.
Distance: 380 km
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£33 Average Price Cheapest | £98 Average Price |
9h 41m Average total duration 9h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 15m Average total duration Fastest 4h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Carlisle to Cardiff
How to get to Cardiff from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Carlisle to Cardiff is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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This is compared to other travel options from Carlisle to Cardiff:
A coach is £46 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Carlisle to Cardiff costing on average £69.
Other travel options to Cardiff take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 25m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Carlisle and Cardiff as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Carlisle station (CAR) and arrive in Cardiff Central (CDF).
- Coaches mostly depart from Carlisle, Bus Station (Lonsdale Street) and arrive in Cardiff, Sophia Gardens.
- Travel with Transport for Wales, Avanti West Coast, first_transpennine_express to go to Cardiff by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Cardiff by coach.
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