There are 9 ways to get from Bathgate to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
4h 22m£68–169Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Haymarket Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Streetbus
- Take the bus from Lordswood Road to Sophia Gardensbus 111 / ...
12h 36m£60–121Train via Crewe
- Take the train from Haymarket to Crewetrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central / ...
7h 40m£147–249Drive 366 mi
- Drive from Bathgate to Cardiffcar 366 mi
7h 1m£91–131Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Bathgate to Glasgow Queen Street Low Leveltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h£60–183Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 48m£102–203Train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 12m£92–236Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Centraltrain Edinburgh - Cardiff Central
8h 29m£238–344Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central / ...
9h 12m£147–262
Bathgate to Cardiff by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bathgate to Cardiff is to bus which costs £60 - £130 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Bathgate to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 4h 22m and costs £65 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bathgate to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from St David's House and arriving at Sophia Gardens via Haymarket Station, Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall Street and Lordswood Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Bathgate to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Bathgate and arriving at Cardiff Central via Haymarket and Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 40m.
The distance between Bathgate and Cardiff is 381 miles. The road distance is 368.1 miles.
The best way to get from Bathgate to Cardiff without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 7h 40m and costs £140 - £250.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Bathgate to Cardiff, including transfers.
Bathgate to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Haymarket Station.
Bathgate to Cardiff train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Haymarket station.
The best way to get from Bathgate to Cardiff is to train via Crewe which takes 7h 40m and costs £140 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £130 and takes 12h 36m.
What companies run services between Bathgate, Scotland and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Bathgate to Cardiff Central via Haymarket and Crewe in around 7h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St David's House to Sophia Gardens via Haymarket Station, Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall Street, and Lordswood Road in around 12h 36m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £230–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Bathgate to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Haymarket Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Haymarket Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £8–16
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Lordswood Road to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bathgate to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Bathgate to Cardiff train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bathgate to Cardiff is 368 miles. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Bathgate to Cardiff.
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