There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aviemoretrain
11h 37m£193–364Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Aviemoretrain
7h 57m£68–203Bus
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus Cpa
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Stationbus
14h 1m£89–184Drive 503.8 mi
- Drive from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Speycar 503.8 mi
9h 24m£122–176Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewetrain Cardiff Central - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Aviemoretrain London Euston - Inverness
12h 25m£178–294Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Cardiff Central - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the bus from George Street to Aviemore stationbus Ember
12h 44m£261–364Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Aviemoretrain
9h 8m£104–257Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Aviemoretrain
9h 16m£87–227Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Aviemoretrain
8h 59m£141–455Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Aviemoretrain
10h 3m£124–256Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BRS - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Huntlybus
- Take the bus from Deveron Way to Bus Stationbus
9h 58m£102–273Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Huntlybus
- Take the bus from Deveron Way to Bus Stationbus
10h 45m£141–297
Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey is to bus which costs £85 - £190 and takes 14h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey is to train and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at Ritchies Country Wear via Charlotte Street, Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station and Cairngorm Hotel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Aviemore via Crewe and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 37m.
The distance between Cardiff and Grantown-on-Spey is 549 miles. The road distance is 506.8 miles.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 11h 37m and costs £190 - £370.
It takes approximately 11h 37m to get from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey, including transfers.
Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey is to train via Edinburgh which takes 11h 37m and costs £190 - £370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £190 and takes 14h 1m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Ritchies Country Wear via Crewe, Haymarket, Aviemore, and Cairngorm Hotel in around 11h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to Ritchies Country Wear via Manchester Central Coach Station, Charlotte Street, Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, Station, and Cairngorm Hotel in around 14h 1m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £240–350
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- National Express
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from George Street to Aviemore station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Huntly
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Huntly
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £25–50
- Phone
- 01224591381
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Deveron Way to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Deveron Way to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey is 507 miles. It takes approximately 9h 24m to drive from Cardiff to Grantown-on-Spey.
There are 427+ hotels available in Grantown-on-Spey.















































