The average bus between Cardiff Bay (Water) and Cardiff Castle takes 40 min and the fastest bus takes 20 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Cardiff Bay (Water) and Cardiff Castle. The earliest departure is at 12:27 AM at night, and the last departure from Cardiff Bay (Water) is at 10:47 PM which arrives into Cardiff Castle at 11:08 PM. All services require a transfer at Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1 and take an average of 40 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Bay (Water) station and arriving at Cardiff Castle station via Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40 min.
Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle bus services, operated by Cardiff Bus, depart from O'Leary Drive station.
Cardiff Bay (Water) to Cardiff Castle bus services, operated by Cardiff Bus, arrive at Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1 station.
The distance between Cardiff Bay (Water) and Cardiff Castle is 3.4 km. The road distance is 6 km.
First South & West Wales operates a bus from O'Leary Drive to Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1 hourly. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 15 min. Cardiff Bus also services this route hourly.