There are 6 ways to get from Basingstoke to Brecon by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Reading to Newport (S Wales)London Paddington - Swansea / ...
- Take the bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4X43
4h 12mDrive 128 mi
cheapest- Drive from Basingstoke to Brecon128 mi
2h 31m£32–47Train, line 600 bus, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Reading
- Take the bus from Station Road to Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride600 / ...
- Take the bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to Kingsway GD
- Take the bus from Greyfriars Road Stop GJ to Merthyr Bus Station Stand 1X4
- Take the bus from Merthyr Bus Station Stand 2 to BulwarkT4
6h 54mTrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff CentralLondon Paddington - Swansea / ...
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Merthyr TydfilAberdare - Merthyr Tydfil / ...
4h 32m£46–147Train via Salisbury
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Salisbury
- Take the train from Salisbury to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Merthyr Tydfil
6h£51–80Train, bus via Birmingham
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Brecon InterchangeX44 / ...
7h 4m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Brecon is to drive which costs £30 - £50 and takes 2h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Brecon is to drive which takes 2h 31m and costs £30 - £50.
The distance between Basingstoke and Brecon is 154 miles. The road distance is 128.8 miles.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Brecon without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Basingstoke to Brecon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basingstoke to Brecon is 129 miles. It takes approximately 2h 31m to drive from Basingstoke to Brecon.
There are 676+ hotels available in Brecon.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Brecon, Wales?
You can take a train from Basingstoke to Bulwark via Reading, Cardiff Central, Merthyr Tydfil, and Merthyr Bus Station Stand 2 in around 4h 32m.
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Salisbury to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Merthyr Tydfil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1874 622223
- office@williams-coaches.co.uk
- Website
- williams-coaches.co.uk
Bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.williams-coaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0118 959 4000
- customerservices@reading-buses.co.uk
- Website
- reading-buses.co.uk
Bus from Station Road to Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.reading-buses.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Greyfriars Road Stop GJ to Merthyr Bus Station Stand 1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Stagecoach South Wales
- Phone
- 01686 412231
- Website
- celtic-travel.co.uk
Bus from Merthyr Bus Station Stand 2 to Bulwark
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Celtic Travel
- Phone
- 01544-230481
- dave@sargeantsbros.com
- Website
- sargeantsbros.com
Bus from Railway Station to Brecon Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Sargeants Bros.
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