There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle by bus, taxi, or foot
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Mount Stuart Square to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1304
20 min£2Bus via O'Leary Drive
- Take the bus from O'Leary Drive to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1304
24 min£3–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle5.8 mi
17 min£15–19Walk
- Take the foot from Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle2.8 mi
54 minLine 9 bus
- Take the bus from Cardiff Ice Rink to Beauchamp Street9
32 min£2
Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle is to bus which costs £2 and takes 20 min.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle is to taxi which takes 17 min and costs £15 - £19.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mount Stuart Square and arriving at Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7 min.
The distance between Cardiff Bay (Water) and Cardiff Castle is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle without a car is to bus which takes 20 min and costs £2.
The bus from Mount Stuart Square to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1 takes 7 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle bus services, operated by First South & West Wales, depart from Mount Stuart Square station.
Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle bus services, operated by First South & West Wales, arrive at Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1 station.
There are 1560+ hotels available in Cardiff Castle.
What companies run services between Cardiff Bay (Water), Wales and Cardiff Castle, Wales?
First South & West Wales operates a bus from Mount Stuart Square to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1 every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 7 min. Cardiff Bus also services this route every 2 hours.
- Phone
- +44 1792 57 22 55
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Mount Stuart Square to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/south-west-wales
Bus from O'Leary Drive to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/south-west-wales
- Phone
- 029 2066 6444
- talktous@cardiffbus.com
- Website
- cardiffbus.com
Bus from Mount Stuart Square to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.cardiffbus.com/
Bus from O'Leary Drive to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.cardiffbus.com/
Bus from Cardiff Ice Rink to Beauchamp Street
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.cardiffbus.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- £15–19
Windsor Cars
- Phone
- +44 29 2070 0799
- Website
- windsorcars-penarth.co.uk
K-Tax Penarth
- Phone
- +44 29 2070 85 25
- Website
- ktaxpenarth.com
Cabs64 of Penarth
- Phone
- +44 29 2070 64 64
- Website
- cabs64.co.uk
Taxi2Cardiff
- Phone
- +44 2921409607
- Website
- taxi2cardiff.com
Dragon Taxis
- Phone
- +44 2920 333 333
- Website
- dragontaxis.com
Capital Cabs
- Phone
- +44 29 2077 7777
- Website
- capitalcabs.co.uk
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