There are 5 ways to get from Gloucester to Brecon by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Newport
best- Take the train from Gloucester to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Abergavennytrain
- Take the bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4bus X43
3h 2mDrive 61.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Gloucester to Breconcar 61.3 mi
1h 22m£15–22Bus
- Take the bus from Transport Hub to Country Bus Stationbus 445
- Take the bus from Country Bus Station to Brecon Interchangebus X44 / ...
3h 44mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Gloucester to Neathtrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
- Take the bus from Neath station to Bulwarkbus T6
3h 21mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Gloucester to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Merthyr Tydfiltrain
- Take the bus from Merthyr Bus Station Stand 2 to Bulwarkbus T4
3h 25m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gloucester to Brecon is to drive which costs £14 - £22 and takes 1h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Gloucester to Brecon is to drive which takes 1h 22m and costs £14 - £22.
No, there is no direct bus from Gloucester to Brecon. However, there are services departing from Transport Hub and arriving at Brecon Interchange via Country Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 44m.
The distance between Gloucester and Brecon is 85 miles. The road distance is 61.7 miles.
The best way to get from Gloucester to Brecon without a car is to train and bus via Newport which takes 3h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from Gloucester to Brecon, including transfers.
Gloucester to Brecon bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Transport Hub station.
Gloucester to Brecon bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Country Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gloucester to Brecon is 62 miles. It takes approximately 1h 22m to drive from Gloucester to Brecon.
There are 691+ hotels available in Brecon.
What companies run services between Gloucester, England and Brecon, Wales?
You can take a bus from Transport Hub to Brecon Interchange via Country Bus Station in around 3h 44m.
Train from Gloucester to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Gloucester to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Gloucester to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Gloucester to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Merthyr Tydfil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Gloucester to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gloucester to Neath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gloucester to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 1874 622223
- office@williams-coaches.co.uk
- Website
- williams-coaches.co.uk
Bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.williams-coaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Transport Hub to Country Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01544-230481
- dave@sargeantsbros.com
- Website
- sargeantsbros.com
Bus from Country Bus Station to Brecon Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.sargeantsbros.com/
- Phone
- 02920 442040
- Website
- adventuretravel.cymru
Bus from Neath station to Bulwark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- adventuretravel.cymru
- Phone
- 01686 412231
- Website
- celtic-travel.co.uk
Bus from Merthyr Bus Station Stand 2 to Bulwark
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.celtic-travel.co.uk/
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