There are 7 ways to get from Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from St Leonards Warrior Square to London Charing Crosstrain Hastings - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
4h 16m£93–167Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from St Leonards Warrior Square to Gatwick Airporttrain Ore - London Victoria / ...
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to Cardiff North Roadbus Uk940
7h 29m£47–76Drive 206.7 mi
- Drive from Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiffcar 206.7 mi
3h 45m£52–75Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from St Leonards Warrior Square to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LGW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 19m£119–263Train via Reading
- Take the train from St Leonards Warrior Square to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 9m£91–166Train to London City Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from St Leonards Warrior Square 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
7h 39m£286–411Train to London City Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from St Leonards Warrior Square to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LCY - CWL
7h 22m£307–1,017
Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff is to train and bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff is to drive which takes 3h 45m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct train from Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from St Leonards Warrior Square and arriving at Cardiff Central via Charing Cross station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 16m.
The distance between Saint Leonards-on-Sea and Cardiff is 210 miles. The road distance is 207.9 miles.
The best way to get from Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 4h 16m and costs £90 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff, including transfers.
Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from St Leonards Warrior Square station.
Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London Charing Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff is 208 miles. It takes approximately 3h 45m to drive from Saint Leonards-on-Sea to Cardiff.
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What companies run services between Saint Leonards-on-Sea, England and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from St Leonards Warrior Square to Cardiff Central via London Charing Cross, Charing Cross station, Paddington station, and London Paddington in around 4h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from London City Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from St Leonards Warrior Square to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from St Leonards Warrior Square to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from St Leonards Warrior Square to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from St Leonards Warrior Square to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from St Leonards Warrior Square to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from St Leonards Warrior Square to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from St Leonards Warrior Square to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from St Leonards Warrior Square to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gatwick Airport South Terminal to Cardiff North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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