There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to St Helens by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Crewe
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain Cardiff Central - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Wigan North Westerntrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
4h 9m£57–80Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Lordswood Rdbus 111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Warrington Interchangebus Uk021
6h 20m£25–51Drive 165.9 mi
- Drive from Cardiff to St Helenscar 165.9 mi
3h 37m£40–58Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BRS - LPL
6h 41m£60–142Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Chestertrain Cardiff Central - Holyhead / ...
4h 26m£56–106Train, line 89 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 Hunts Cross Station to Church Streetbus 89
5h 24m£37–138Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CWL - LPL
7h 42m£65–225
Cardiff to St Helens by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to St Helens is to bus which costs £25 - £55 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to St Helens is to drive which takes 3h 37m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to St Helens. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at World of Glass via Lordswood Rd, Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway and Warrington Bus Interchange Stand F. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to St Helens. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at St Helens Central via Crewe and Wigan North Western. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 9m.
The distance between Cardiff and St Helens is 183 miles. The road distance is 166.8 miles.
The best way to get from Cardiff to St Helens without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 4h 9m and costs £55 - £80.
It takes approximately 4h 9m to get from Cardiff to St Helens, including transfers.
Cardiff to St Helens bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to St Helens train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to St Helens is to train via Crewe which takes 4h 9m and costs £55 - £80. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £25 - £55 and takes 6h 20m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £230 and takes 7h 42m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and St Helens, England?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to St Helens Central via Crewe and Wigan North Western in around 4h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to World of Glass via Lordswood Rd, Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway, and Warrington Bus Interchange Stand F in around 6h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–390
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Liverpool via Dublin, Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- 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
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Warrington Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Hunts Cross Station to Church Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to St Helens bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Lordswood Rd station.
Cardiff to St Helens train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cardiff to St Helens is 167 miles. It takes approximately 3h 37m to drive from Cardiff to St Helens.
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