There are 8 ways to get from Tonbridge to Cardiff by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tonbridge to London Charing Crosstrain Tonbridge - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
3h 21m£82–170Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to Cardiff North Roadbus Uk940
7h 22m£31–59Train, bus
- Take the train from Tonbridge to London Bridgetrain Tonbridge - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
5h 5m£44–102Drive 176.1 mi
- Drive from Tonbridge to Cardiffcar 176.1 mi
3h 8m£44–63Fly London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LGW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 58m£58–196Train to London City Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Tonbridge to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LCY - CWL
8h 16m£327–607Fly London Gatwick Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LGW - CWL
7h 35m£88–287Train to London City Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Tonbridge to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LCY - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 34m£328–536
Tonbridge to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tonbridge to Cardiff is to bus which costs £30 - £60 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Tonbridge to Cardiff is to drive which takes 3h 8m and costs £40 - £65.
No, there is no direct train from Tonbridge to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Tonbridge and arriving at Cardiff Central via Charing Cross station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 21m.
The distance between Tonbridge and Cardiff is 178 miles. The road distance is 177.1 miles.
The best way to get from Tonbridge to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 3h 21m and costs £80 - £170.
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Tonbridge to Cardiff, including transfers.
Tonbridge to Cardiff train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Tonbridge station.
The best way to get from Tonbridge to Cardiff is to train which takes 3h 21m and costs £80 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £60 and takes 7h 22m, you could also fly, which costs £85 - £290 and takes 7h 35m.
Tonbridge to Cardiff train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London Charing Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tonbridge to Cardiff is 177 miles. It takes approximately 3h 8m to drive from Tonbridge to Cardiff.
What companies run services between Tonbridge, England and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Tonbridge to Cardiff Central via London Charing Cross, Charing Cross station, Paddington station, and London Paddington in around 3h 21m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to Cardiff North Road hourly. Tickets cost £18–35 and the journey takes 5h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–470
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cardiff Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cardiff Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Tonbridge to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Tonbridge to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Tonbridge to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Tonbridge to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- 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
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to Cardiff North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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