How to get here
Road
Southern Wales enjoys exceptional road links via the M4 (from London and South East England) and the M50/M5 (from the Midlands and North) ensuring that much of Britain, including gateway airports and ferry terminals, is within a 3-hour drive. Direct coach services operate between Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend and London Heathrow and Gatwick airports, as well as major population centres.
Distances (by road) to Cardiff:
| Location | miles | km |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 105 | 168 |
| Bristol | 42 | 67 |
| Channel Tunnel | 221 | 354 |
| Dover | 228 | 354 |
| London | 151 | 242 |
| Manchester | 178 | 285 |
| Plymouth | 149 | 238 |
| Portsmouth | 157 | 252 |
| Swansea | 42 | 67 |
| Fishguard | 111 | 178 |
| Pembroke | 100 | 161 |
Eurotunnel Motorist Information
Tel: +33 (0) 3 2100 2061
Railway
Southern Wales is well served by rail with mainline stations at Newport, Cardiff and Bridgend being served by regular services from London and other major cities. There is also an extensive local rail network linking most of the region's towns.
National Rail Enquiries
Tel: 08457 484950
Traveline Cymru
Tel: 0870 608 2 608
Eurostar Services
Tel: 0044 1233 617 575
Air
Cardiff International Airport has many flights from a range of European destinations bringing you straight to the heart of the region. Bristol Airport is less than an hour away while the Airports at Birmingham, London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester are all easily accessible.
Cardiff International Airport
Visit the Cardiff International Airport for information on how to get to Southern Wales
Listed below are the major airlines which serve Cardiff International and Bristol Airports
- BMI Baby
Regular, low cost flights from France, Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, Nothern Ireland and Scotland direct to Cardiff International Airport - Zoom Airlines
Low cost flights from Toronto and Vancouver to Cardiff - Eastern Airways
Flights to Cardiff from Brussels and Newcastle - Aer Arann
Regular direct flights to Cardiff from Dublin, Cork, Galway and Lorient - Air Southwest
Low cost airline from Mancheter and Newquay to Cardiff and from Jersey and a range of English regional airports to Bristol - Easyjet
Low cost airline flying to Bristol from the Czech Republic, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Scotland and Nothern Ireland and Switzerland - British Airways
One of the World's biggest airlines flies to Bristol from France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Scotland - Air Malta
Airline with scheduled flights from Malta to Bristol - Aurigny
Linking Guernsey and Bristol - Continental Airlines
Direct flights from New York to Bristol - Flybe
Links between Bristol and Jersey, Nothern Ireland and France - Ryanair
Operating flights to Bristol from Shannon and Dublin airports
Visit the websites below for more information
- Bristol Airport
- Birmingham Airport
- London Heathrow Airport
- London Gatwick Airport
- Manchester Airport
Ferry Services
Wales has a number of seaports with direct ferry services to Ireland while the ports of southern England which operate services to the rest of Europe are only around 3 hours away
- Irish Ferries Reservations
Rosslare - Pembroke Dock
Dublin - Holyhead - Stenaline Reservations
Rosslare - Fishguard
Dublin - Holyhead
Dun Laoghaire - Holyhead
Rotterdam - Harwich
Hoek van Holland - Harwich - P and O Ferries
Calais - Dover
Bilbao - Portsmouth
Rotterdam - Hull
Zeebrugge - Hull - Brittany Ferries
Caen - Portsmouth
Cherbourg - Portsmouth
St Malo - Portsmouth
Cherbourg - Poole
Roscoff - Plymouth
Santander - Plymouth
