There are 8 ways to get from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kirkby Stephen to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Bristol Parkway
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
6h 47m£96–291Drive 249.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff249.6 mi
5h 1m£63–91Bus, train
- Take the bus from Library to StationS1
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Kingsway GDM19
10h 5mLine 572 bus, bus, train to Newcastle, fly, train
- Take the bus from Pennine Hotel to Galgate - Stand B
- Take the bus from Galgate - Commercial Hotel to Town Hall
- Take the train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 4mBus, train via Penrith
- Take the bus from Pennine Hotel to Bus StationS6
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
7h 16mBus, train via Penrith #2
- Take the bus from Pennine Hotel to Bus StationS6
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
7h 52mBus
- Take the bus from Pennine Hotel to Bus StationS6
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Birmingham Coach Station590
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Sophia Gardens111 / ...
10h 59mBus, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Pennine Hotel to Bus Station
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
8h 18m
Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff is to drive which costs £60 - £90 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff is to drive which takes 5h 1m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Pennine Hotel and arriving at Sophia Gardens via Penrith, Rail Station and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Kirkby Stephen and Cardiff is 305 miles. The road distance is 251 miles.
The best way to get from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 6h 47m and costs £95 - £300.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff, including transfers.
Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff bus services, operated by Western Dales Community Trnsp, depart from Pennine Hotel station.
The best way to get from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff is to train which takes 6h 47m and costs £95 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 59m.
Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff bus services, operated by Western Dales Community Trnsp, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff is 251 miles. It takes approximately 5h 1m to drive from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff.
What companies run services between Kirkby Stephen, England and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a vehicle from Kirkby Stephen to Cardiff Central via Kirkby Stephen, Leeds, and Bristol Parkway in around 6h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pennine Hotel to Sophia Gardens via Penrith, Rail Station, and Birmingham Coach Station in around 10h 59m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Kirkby Stephen to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- 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
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £23–35
- 1st Class
- £45–60
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £40–65
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £85–130
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 015396 20125
- Website
- westerndalesbus.co.uk
Bus from Library to Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Western Dales Community Trnsp
Bus from Pennine Hotel to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Western Dales Community Trnsp
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Pennine Hotel to Galgate - Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Galgate - Commercial Hotel to Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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