There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Magherafelt by train, plane, bus, ferry, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, line 110 bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BRS - BFS
- Take the bus from Antrim Buscentre to Magherafelt Bus Stationbus
6h 25mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
7h 16m£90–173Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Magherafelt Bus Stationbus 210
13h 49mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus Cpa
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Magherafelt Bus Stationbus 210
18h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Magherafeltcar
10h 5m£127–368Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, line 110 bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Barrytrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane CWL - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Antrimtrain
- Take the bus from Antrim Buscentre to Magherafelt Bus Stationbus
6h 47mTrain, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
8h 19m£99–218Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRS - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Moy Squarebus
- Take the bus from Moy Square to Union Roadbus
8h 52mFly Cardiff Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CWL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Moy Squarebus
- Take the bus from Moy Square to Union Roadbus
8h 20mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Magherafelt Bus Stationbus 210
18h 1m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Magherafelt is to train and fly which costs £95 - £220 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Magherafelt is to train and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs £90 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Magherafelt station. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at Magherafelt Bus Station via Charlotte Street, Shudehill Interchange, Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station Stand 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 16m.
The distance between Cardiff and Magherafelt is 341 miles.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Magherafelt without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 13h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Cardiff to Magherafelt, including transfers.
Cardiff to Magherafelt bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to Magherafelt bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
There are 169+ hotels available in Magherafelt.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Magherafelt, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Magherafelt. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, take the bus to Antrim Buscentre, then take the line 110 bus to Magherafelt Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Magherafelt Bus Station via Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Dublin Connolly, Belfast Grand Central, and Grand Central Station Stand 7 in around 13h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £27–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £27–75
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Barry
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £250–360
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Antrim Buscentre to Magherafelt Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Magherafelt Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Magherafelt Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Antrim Buscentre to Magherafelt Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Moy Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Moy Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Moy Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Moy Square to Union Road
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Magherafelt Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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