There are 8 ways to get from Rhayader to Brighton by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Bryn Gwy to Merthyr Bus Station 13bus T4
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
7h 4m£104–175Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Black Lion Hotel to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 409
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Peter's Churchbus 025
10h 25m£43–76Drive 212.5 mi
- Drive from Rhayader to Brightoncar 212.5 mi
4h 32m£53–76Bus, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bryn Gwy to Merthyr Bus Station 13bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BRS - LGW
9h 18m£113–233Bus, train via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Rhayader Central Car Park to Bus Stationbus X75
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
7h 38m£78–172Bus, train via Southampton
- Take the bus from Bryn Gwy to Merthyr Bus Station 13bus T4
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
8h 30m£86–159Train
- Take the train from Llandrindod to Swanseatrain
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
9h 9m£136–239Bus to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bryn Gwy to Merthyr Bus Station 13bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CWL - LGW
9h 25m£79–189
Rhayader to Brighton by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rhayader to Brighton is to bus which costs £40 - £80 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rhayader to Brighton is to drive which takes 4h 32m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Rhayader to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Rhayader Central Car Park and arriving at St Peter's Church via Black Lion Hotel and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Rhayader to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Llandrindod and arriving at Brighton via Swansea, London Paddington and Farringdon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 9m.
The distance between Rhayader and Brighton is 278 miles. The road distance is 213.7 miles.
The best way to get from Rhayader to Brighton without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 4m and costs £100 - £180.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Rhayader to Brighton, including transfers.
Rhayader to Brighton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Black Lion Hotel station.
Rhayader to Brighton train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Llandrindod station.
The best way to get from Rhayader to Brighton is to bus which takes 10h 25m and costs £40 - £80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £130 - £240 and takes 9h 9m.
What companies run services between Rhayader, Wales and Brighton, England?
You can take a bus from Rhayader Central Car Park to St Peter's Church via Post Office, Black Lion Hotel, and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 10h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bryn Gwy to Brighton via Llandrindod Wells Interchange 1, Llandrindod, Swansea, London Paddington, Farringdon Without, and Farringdon in around 9h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Cardiff Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swansea to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Llandrindod to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- 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
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- 01686 412231
- Website
- Celtic Travel
Bus from Bryn Gwy to Merthyr Bus Station 13
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Celtic Travel
Bus from Bryn Gwy to Merthyr Bus Station 13
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Celtic Travel
Bus from Rhayader Central Car Park to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- Celtic Travel
Bus from Bryn Gwy to Merthyr Bus Station 13
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Celtic Travel
Bus from Bryn Gwy to Merthyr Bus Station 13
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Celtic Travel
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Black Lion Hotel to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Peter's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Rhayader to Brighton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Rhayader to Brighton train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Swansea station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rhayader to Brighton is 214 miles. It takes approximately 4h 32m to drive from Rhayader to Brighton.
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