There are 12 ways to get from Fort William to Cardiff by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Crossbus 915
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 41m£72–206Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 43m£47–126Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Lordswood Rd to Sophia Gardensbus 111 / ...
13h 25m£54–109Drive 472.7 mi
- Drive from Fort William to Cardiffcar 472.7 mi
8h 59m£116–167Train via Crewe
- Take the train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 13m£81–257Bus, train via Manchester
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 33m£91–252Train
- Take the train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Fort William - Edinburgh
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Centraltrain Edinburgh - Cardiff Central
13h 8m£128–628Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from An Aird One to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 13mBus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 11m£65–199Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from An Aird One to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 36mBus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Filling Station to Drum Greenbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INV - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 43m£54–222Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 29m£103–279
Fort William to Cardiff by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort William to Cardiff is to bus which costs £50 - £110 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Fort William to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 43m and costs £45 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort William station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Sophia Gardens via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall St and Lordswood Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Fort William to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Fort William and arriving at Cardiff Central via Glasgow Central and Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 13m.
The distance between Fort William and Cardiff is 484 miles. The road distance is 475.5 miles.
The best way to get from Fort William to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 41m and costs £70 - £210.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Fort William to Cardiff, including transfers.
Fort William to Cardiff bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station.
Fort William to Cardiff train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Fort William station.
The best way to get from Fort William to Cardiff is to bus which takes 13h 25m and costs £50 - £110. Alternatively, you can train via Crewe, which costs £80 - £260 and takes 11h 13m.
What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Sophia Gardens via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall St, and Lordswood Rd in around 13h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Fort William to Cardiff Central via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Central, and Crewe in around 11h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–300
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Filling Station to Drum Green
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Lordswood Rd to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from An Aird One to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Fort William to Cardiff bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Fort William to Cardiff train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort William to Cardiff is 475 miles. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Fort William to Cardiff.
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