There are 6 ways to get from Barry to Pontypool by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Barry to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Cwmbrantrain
- Take the bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand F to Town Hall 5bus 11 / ...
1h 59m£13–24Line 96 bus, bus, line 23 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Hotel to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 8bus 96
- Take the bus from Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 to Friars Walk 15bus 30
- Take the bus from Market Square 18 to Town Hall 4bus 23 / ...
4h 1m£7–9Bus
- Take the bus from Barry Hotel to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 8bus 96 / ...
- Take the bus from Greyfriars Road GH to Town Hall 2bus X3
3h 30m£8–13Drive 30.3 mi
- Drive from Barry to Pontypoolcar 30.3 mi
46 min£8–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Barry to Pontypooltaxi 30.3 mi
46 min£65–80Train, bus via Park Road
- Take the train from Barry to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Cwmbrantrain
- Take the bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand E to Park Roadbus X24 / ...
2h 6m£13–24
Barry to Pontypool by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barry to Pontypool is to line 96 bus and bus and line 23 bus which costs £6 - £9 and takes 4h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Barry to Pontypool is to drive which takes 46 min and costs £7 - £11.
No, there is no direct bus from Barry to Pontypool. However, there are services departing from Barry Hotel and arriving at Town Hall 2 via Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 4 and Greyfriars Road GH. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 30m.
The distance between Barry and Pontypool is 33 miles. The road distance is 30.5 miles.
The best way to get from Barry to Pontypool without a car is to train and bus which takes 1h 59m and costs £13 - £24.
It takes approximately 1h 59m to get from Barry to Pontypool, including transfers.
Barry to Pontypool bus services, operated by Cardiff Bus, depart from Barry Hotel station.
Barry to Pontypool bus services, operated by Cardiff Bus, arrive at Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 8 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barry to Pontypool is 31 miles. It takes approximately 46 min to drive from Barry to Pontypool.
There are 816+ hotels available in Pontypool.
What companies run services between Barry, Wales and Pontypool, Wales?
You can take a bus from Barry Hotel to Town Hall 2 via Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 4, Kingsway GA, and Greyfriars Road GH in around 3h 30m.
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Barry to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Cwmbran
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand F to Town Hall 5
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Greyfriars Road GH to Town Hall 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand E to Park Road
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Market Square 18 to Town Hall 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 02920 442040
- Website
- adventuretravel.cymru
Bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand F to Town Hall 5
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- adventuretravel.cymru
Bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand E to Park Road
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- adventuretravel.cymru
- Phone
- 01495 77 55 99
- philanslowcoaches@outlook.com
- Website
- philanslowcoaches.co.uk
Bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand F to Town Hall 5
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://philanslowcoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand E to Park Road
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://philanslowcoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand F to Town Hall 5
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.newportbus.co.uk/
Bus from Cwmbran Bus Station Stand E to Park Road
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.newportbus.co.uk/
Bus from Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 to Friars Walk 15
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.newportbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 029 2066 6444
- talktous@cardiffbus.com
- Website
- cardiffbus.com
Bus from Barry Hotel to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 8
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.cardiffbus.com/
Bus from Park Hotel to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 8
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.cardiffbus.com/
Bus from Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 to Friars Walk 15
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cardiffbus.com/
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Barry Hotel to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 8
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/south-west-wales
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- £65–80
A2B Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1446 747 500
- Website
- a2btaxisbarry.co.uk
1st Line Taxis (Barry)
- Phone
- +44 1446 722 888
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