Getting There in Cardiff

By Road

Cardiff is well served by road links to other parts of South Wales and the South West of England.

Connections to North Wales are less well served.

From the West (Swansea and Bridgend)

Cardiff is bordered to the north by the M4 motorway - this generally marks the border between where the valleys stop and the city begins. The M4 links West London continuously to just outside the west of Swansea.

One should exit the M4 at Junction 33 for a speedy dual carriageway (A4232) into Cardiff Bay and easy access to the south side of the more..

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By Air

Cardiff is served by its own international airport, situated around 15 miles to the south west of the city centre - next to the small village of Rhoose in South Glamorgan.

It is linked to the city centre via a bus link into the city's main bus station.  There is also a shuttle bus to Roose Cardiff International Airport railway station, from where hourly trains leave for the city centre. This service leaves Platform 1 (with a final destination of Caerphilly). There is also a service into the small town of Bridgend, via Llantwit Major from Platform 2 (also more..

By Rail

Cardiff Central - Caerdydd Canolog

Cardiff has one main railway station which is served by intercity and interegional trains. Unsurprisingly this is called "Cardiff Central" or "Caerdydd Canolog" (to give it its Welsh title)

It has 7 Platforms -

Platforms 0,1 and 2 generally serve interegional trains which travel to such places as (although this list is not exhaustive) Manchester Piccadilly, Nottingham, Crewe, Portsmouth Harbour, Exeter, Gloucester, Penzance, Bristol Temple Meads and Newcastle upon more..

By Sea

Not generally reccomended - There is no passenger ferry service into Cardiff; although freight will leave from time to time.

There is however, a "River Bus" which links Penarth, Cardiff Bay and Cardiff City Centre (along the River Taff), which runs in the freshwater lake which was formed when the barrage in Cardiff Bay was built in the 1990's.

This is generally used for tourist purposes - it can be quite useful to get around the city and also for the odd adventurous commuter from Penarth.

There are also the occasional "pleasure steamers" more..