There are 12 ways to get from Perth to Porthcawl by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
5h 58mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationUk093
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Kingsway GDM19
13h 55m£37–61Train via Glasgow
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Bridgend
10h 30m£100–277Drive 427.1 mi
- Drive from Perth to Porthcawl427.1 mi
7h 53m£108–156Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)EDI - CWL
5h 44mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
6h 50m£57–154Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
7h 7mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)ABZ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
7h 56m£121–341Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bridgend
7h 31mBus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)EDI - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
8h 4mTrain
- Take the train from Perth to CreweInverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Crewe to BridgendManchester Piccadilly - Port Talbot Parkway / ...
11h 10m£126–173Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Central
- Take the bus from Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2 to Porthcawl Metrolink 4X2
11h 37m
Perth to Porthcawl by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Porthcawl is to bus which costs £35 - £65 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Porthcawl is to train and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs £55 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Perth station to Porthcawl. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at John Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Kingsway GD and Sarn Odeon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
The distance between Perth and Porthcawl is 433 miles. The road distance is 429.5 miles.
The best way to get from Perth to Porthcawl without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 10h 30m and costs £100 - £280.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Perth to Porthcawl, including transfers.
Perth to Porthcawl bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Perth to Porthcawl is to train via Glasgow which takes 10h 30m and costs £100 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 13h 55m.
Perth to Porthcawl bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Porthcawl is 430 miles. It takes approximately 7h 53m to drive from Perth to Porthcawl.
What companies run services between Perth, Scotland and Porthcawl, Wales?
You can take a train from Perth to Northways via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Central, Crewe, Bridgend, and Bridgend Bus Station Stand 5 in around 10h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to John Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Kingsway GD, and Sarn Odeon in around 13h 55m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–180
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- £24–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–90
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £65–90
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £290–340
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1792 57 22 55
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2 to Porthcawl Metrolink 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/south-west-wales
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