Cheap train tickets to Cardiff
Find unused Advance tickets to Cardiff from real travellers - checked by our team and listed below face value.
Compare resale tickets to Cardiff from London, Swansea, Newport, Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham and more.
Cardiff Central is the main hub for train tickets to Wales, run day-to-day by Transport for Wales but also served by Great Western Railway's direct route to London Paddington and CrossCountry trains heading north to Birmingham and beyond. It sits right beside the new Cardiff Bus Interchange, a couple of minutes' walk from the Principality Stadium and Cardiff Castle, which makes it the natural starting point for match days, concerts and any trip in or out of the city.
Demand for train tickets Cardiff to London spikes hard around big events at the Principality Stadium and rugby internationals, and Advance fares on that GWR route sell out weeks in advance. Resale listings on SaveMyFare come from travellers on that route as well as from the Transport for Wales network across the valleys and along the south Wales coast to Swansea.
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Book Advance fares early
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Travel Off-Peak
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Use a Railcard
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Try split ticketing
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Popular routes to Cardiff
Getting to Cardiff Central
Cardiff has no underground or tram network - the city centre, castle and stadium are all within easy walking distance of the station, with buses covering Cardiff Bay and the suburbs.
Things to do near Cardiff
Principality Stadium
Wales' national stadium, home to rugby internationals and major concerts, around a 5-minute walk from the station.
Cardiff Castle
A Norman keep and Gothic Revival mansion in the city centre, with Roman remains beneath, about 15 minutes on foot.
Bute Park
One of the UK's largest city-centre parks, with a famous arboretum, running alongside the castle and the River Taff.