There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Garstang by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 44 bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Prestontrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Arrival Standbus 44
5h 58mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Lordswood Rdbus 111 / ...
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Bus Stationbus Uk030
8h 23m£36–77Drive 200.7 mi
- Drive from Cardiff to Garstangcar 200.7 mi
4h 19m£50–71Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Lancastertrain
7h 32m£147–303Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 2A
7h 40m£100–186Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BRS - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancastertrain
8h 30m£100–249
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Garstang is to bus which costs £35 - £80 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Garstang is to drive which takes 4h 19m and costs £45 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Garstang. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at Park Hill Road via Lordswood Rd, Newhall St and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
The distance between Cardiff and Garstang is 216 miles. The road distance is 201.9 miles.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Garstang without a car is to train and line 44 bus which takes 5h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Cardiff to Garstang, including transfers.
Cardiff to Garstang bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to Garstang bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Lordswood Rd station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cardiff to Garstang is 202 miles. It takes approximately 4h 19m to drive from Cardiff to Garstang.
There are 2220+ hotels available in Garstang.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Garstang, England?
You can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to Park Hill Road via Lordswood Rd, Newhall St, and Bus Station in around 8h 23m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01772 253671
- Website
- prestonbus.co.uk
Bus from Railway Station to Arrival Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://www.prestonbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Lordswood Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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