There are 11 ways to get from Kyleakin to Cardiff by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Crewe
best- Take the bus from Shorefront Shelter to Buchanan Bus Station915
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
13h 1m£84–305Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shorefront Shelter to Buchanan Bus Station915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Kingsway GD
17h 10m£52–114Train
- Take the train from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
14h 12m£101–369Drive 547.8 mi
- Drive from Kyleakin to Cardiff547.8 mi
10h 31m£136–196Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shorefront Shelter to Birchbrae Lodges Road End915
- Take the bus from Birchbrae Lodges Road End to George StreetE4
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Central
15h 18mBus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shorefront Shelter to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
9h 19m£55–146Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)INV - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 43m£68–240Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shorefront Shelter to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
10h 50m£75–212Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)ABZ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
10h 52m£117–295Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shorefront Shelter to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
11h 4m£111–302Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)EDI - CWL
11h 19m
Kyleakin to Cardiff by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyleakin to Cardiff is to bus which costs £50 - £120 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kyleakin to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs £65 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyleakin to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Shorefront Shelter and arriving at Kingsway GD via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Kyleakin to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Kyle of Lochalsh and arriving at Cardiff Central via Inverness, Haymarket and Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 12m.
The distance between Kyleakin and Cardiff is 561 miles. The road distance is 551 miles.
The best way to get from Kyleakin to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train via Crewe which takes 13h 1m and costs £80 - £310.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Kyleakin to Cardiff, including transfers.
Kyleakin to Cardiff bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Shorefront Shelter station.
Kyleakin to Cardiff train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Kyle of Lochalsh station.
The best way to get from Kyleakin to Cardiff is to train which takes 14h 12m and costs £100 - £370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £120 and takes 17h 10m.
What companies run services between Kyleakin, Scotland and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Kyle of Lochalsh to Cardiff Central via Inverness, Haymarket, and Crewe in around 14h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shorefront Shelter to Kingsway GD via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, and Bus Station in around 17h 10m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–170
- 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
- £28–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–31
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–15
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–550
- 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
- £7–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £1–2
- Sleeper Seat
- £2–3
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £21–24
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Shorefront Shelter to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Shorefront Shelter to Birchbrae Lodges Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Shorefront Shelter to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- 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 Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Birchbrae Lodges Road End to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Kyleakin to Cardiff bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Kyleakin to Cardiff train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Inverness station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyleakin to Cardiff is 551 miles. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Kyleakin to Cardiff.
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