There are 7 ways to get from St Helens to Cardiff by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Crewetrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central / ...
4h 45m£70–122Drive 165.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from St Helens to Cardiffcar 165.7 mi
3h 37m£41–58Fly Liverpool to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LPL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 17m£65–165Train via Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Crewetrain Liverpool Lime Street - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central / ...
4h 46m£70–133Line 89 bus, train
- Take the bus from Chalon Way West to Hunts Cross Interchangebus 89
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 1m£85–160Fly Liverpool to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LPL - CWL
7h 18m£59–286Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from St Helens Junction to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 45m£137–417
St Helens to Cardiff by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St Helens to Cardiff is to drive which costs £40 - £60 and takes 3h 37m.
The fastest way to get from St Helens to Cardiff is to drive which takes 3h 37m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct train from St Helens to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from St Helens Central and arriving at Cardiff Central via Wigan North Western and Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 45m.
The distance between St Helens and Cardiff is 183 miles. The road distance is 166.7 miles.
The best way to get from St Helens to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs £70 - £130.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from St Helens to Cardiff, including transfers.
St Helens to Cardiff train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Wigan North Western station.
The best way to get from St Helens to Cardiff is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs £70 - £130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £290 and takes 7h 18m.
St Helens to Cardiff train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between St Helens to Cardiff is 167 miles. It takes approximately 3h 37m to drive from St Helens to Cardiff.
What companies run services between St Helens, England and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from St Helens Central to Cardiff Central via Wigan North Western and Crewe in around 4h 45m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Cardiff Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Liverpool to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Liverpool to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Liverpool to Bristol Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Liverpool to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Cardiff Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Liverpool to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from St Helens Junction to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Chalon Way West to Hunts Cross Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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