There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Wigtown by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Crewe
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Stance 1bus 500
10h 3mBus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Rail Stationbus 590
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to Workingtonbus X4 / ...
- Drive from Workington to Wigtowncar
13h 20m£81–132Drive 358.1 mi
- Drive from Cardiff to Wigtowncar 358.1 mi
6h 56m£89–129Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Girvan Station to Stance 1bus
9h 36mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Girvantrain
- Take the bus from Girvan Station to Stance 1bus 359
14h 26mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Stance 1bus 500
15hTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Loreburne Centre Stance 1 to Stance 1bus
10h 28mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Stance 1bus
10h 47mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Girvan Station to Stance 1bus
10h 19m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Wigtown is to bus and drive which costs £80 - £140 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Wigtown is to drive which takes 6h 56m and costs £85 - £130.
The distance between Cardiff and Wigtown is 372 miles. The road distance is 360.2 miles.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Wigtown without a car is to train and bus via Crewe which takes 10h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Cardiff to Wigtown, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cardiff to Wigtown is 360 miles. It takes approximately 6h 56m to drive from Cardiff to Wigtown.
There are 343+ hotels available in Wigtown.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Wigtown, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Wigtown. However, you can take the train to Crewe, take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Dumfries, walk to Dumfries station, take the bus to Stance 1, then take the line 415 bus to Primary School. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to Wigtown via Birmingham Coach Station, Penrith Rail Station, and Workington in around 13h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Girvan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £210–330
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £210–330
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Loreburne Centre Stance 1 to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- west.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach West
Bus from Penrith Rail Station to Workington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach West
- Phone
- contact@dumgal.gov.uk
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Girvan Station to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Girvan Station to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Girvan Station to Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- DGC Buses
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