There are 9 ways to get from Dunbar to Cardiff by train, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Birmingham
best- Take the train from Dunbar to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 16m£182–298Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 16m£71–176Drive 373.8 mi
- Drive from Dunbar to Cardiffcar 373.8 mi
7h 30m£91–132Train
- Take the train from Dunbar to Berwick-upon-Tweedtrain Edinburgh - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Cardiff Centraltrain Edinburgh - Cardiff Central
7h 43m£208–310Bus, train
- Take the bus from High Street to Waterloo Placebus X7
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 37m£105–236Train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunbar to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 30m£79–201Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 59m£81–221Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 31m£101–209Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 53m£122–292
Dunbar to Cardiff by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunbar to Cardiff is to drive which costs £90 - £140 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Dunbar to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs £70 - £180.
No, there is no direct train from Dunbar to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Dunbar and arriving at Cardiff Central via Newcastle and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Dunbar and Cardiff is 410 miles. The road distance is 376 miles.
The best way to get from Dunbar to Cardiff without a car is to train via Birmingham which takes 7h 16m and costs £180 - £300.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Dunbar to Cardiff, including transfers.
Dunbar to Cardiff train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Dunbar station.
Dunbar to Cardiff train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Newcastle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dunbar to Cardiff is 376 miles. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Dunbar to Cardiff.
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What companies run services between Dunbar, Scotland and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Dunbar to Cardiff Central via Newcastle and Birmingham New Street in around 7h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dunbar to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dunbar to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dunbar to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dunbar to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £200–290
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Dunbar to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Dunbar to Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dunbar to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- eastcoastbuses.co.uk
Bus from High Street to Waterloo Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://eastcoastbuses.co.uk/
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