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Compare train and coach for Inverness to Cardiff
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Inverness to Cardiff among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £35. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 9h 36m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £35, and a train costs an average of £202.
Distance: 670 km
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£58 Average Price Cheapest | £345 Average Price |
14h 16m Average total duration 13h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 6m Average total duration Fastest 9h 36m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Inverness to Cardiff
How to get to Cardiff from Inverness by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Inverness to Cardiff is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
10:5010h01Inverness20:51Cardiff£3221One-way2 changes
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10:5010h01Inverness20:51Cardiff£3221One-way2 changes
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10:5010h01Inverness20:51Cardiff£3221One-way2 changes
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6:3810h06Inverness16:44Cardiff£3221One-way2 changes
12:4810h11Inverness22:59Cardiff£3221One-way2 changes
18:5217h52Inverness12:44Cardiff£3221One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Inverness to Cardiff:
A coach is £287 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Inverness to Cardiff costing on average £345.
Other travel options to Cardiff take longer:
Coach takes on average 13h 46m.
- Around 3 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Inverness and Cardiff as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Inverness station (INV) and arrive in Cardiff Central (CDF).
- Coaches mostly depart from Inverness, Bus Station and arrive in Cardiff, North Road (Friary Gardens).
- Travel with Scotrail, London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), ScotRail to go to Cardiff by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Cardiff by coach.
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