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Compare coach and train for Inverness to Cardiff
Omio recommends booking the train 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 £40. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 9h 44m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £40, and a train costs an average of £356.
Distance: 670 km
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£358 Average Price | £64 Average Price Cheapest |
10h 14m Average total duration Fastest 9h 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 18h 0m Average total duration 17h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Cardiff from Inverness by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Inverness 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 Inverness to Cardiff:
A coach is £317 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Inverness to Cardiff costing on average £356.
Other travel options to Cardiff take longer:
Coach takes on average 20h 25m.
- Around 3 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Inverness and Cardiff as scheduled services by coach and train 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 FlixBus, Megabus to go to Cardiff by coach.
- Travel with ScotRail, LNER, ScotRail to go to Cardiff by train.
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