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Compare coach and train for Crawley to Cardiff
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Crawley to Cardiff among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £16. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 9m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £16, and a train costs an average of £31.
Distance: 212 km
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£44 Average Price | £16 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 39m Average total duration Fastest 3h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 10m Average total duration 4h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Crawley to Cardiff
How to get to Cardiff from Crawley by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Crawley to Cardiff is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
20:594h41Crawley1:40Cardiff£341One-way1 change
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20:594h41Crawley1:40Cardiff£341One-way1 change
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20:594h41Crawley1:40Cardiff£341One-way1 change
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17:584h42Crawley22:40Cardiff£341One-way1 change
9:374h48Crawley14:25Cardiff£341One-way1 change
7:225h03Crawley12:25Cardiff£341One-way1 change
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FAQs: Crawley to Cardiff
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This is compared to other travel options from Crawley to Cardiff:
A coach is £28 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Crawley to Cardiff costing on average £44.
Other travel options to Cardiff take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 40m.
- Around 18 coaches per day.
- Around 12 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Crawley and Cardiff as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Gatwick Airport (GTW) and arrive in Cardiff Central (CDF).
- Ferries mostly depart from Lymington Pier and arrive in Yarmouth.
- Coaches mostly depart from London, Gatwick Airport Terminal South and arrive in Cardiff, Sophia Gardens.
- Travel with FlixBus, Metrobus to go to Cardiff by coach.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Thameslink, Southern to go to Cardiff by train.
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