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Compare train and bus for Cardiff to Gloucester
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cardiff to Gloucester among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $15 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 38m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $15, while a train costs an average of $19.
Distance: 48 miles (78 km)
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1h 38m Average total duration Fastest 1h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 8m Average total duration 2h 38m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cardiff to Gloucester
How to get from Cardiff to Gloucester by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cardiff to Gloucester is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus4:00 PM2h35Cardiff, North Road (Friary Gardens)6:35 PMGloucester, Transport Hub$111One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus4:00 PM2h35Cardiff, North Road (Friary Gardens)6:35 PMGloucester, Transport Hub$111One-way0 transfers
Fastest
W35160+
G008415:53 AM1h12Cardiff Central (CDF)7:05 AMGloucester station (GCR)$371One-way1 transfer
Other options
- Y62730 · W451355:48 AM1h28Cardiff Central (CDF)7:16 AMGloucester station (GCR)$131One-way1 transfer
- W35431 · Y417685:07 AM1h54Cardiff Central (CDF)7:01 AMGloucester station (GCR)$361One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Cardiff to Gloucester:
A bus is $5 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cardiff to Gloucester costing on average $19.
Other travel options to Gloucester take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 8m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cardiff and Gloucester as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cardiff Central (CDF) and arrive in Gloucester station (GCR).
- Buses mostly depart from Cardiff, Sophia Gardens and arrive in Gloucester, Transport Hub.
- Travel with Transport for Wales, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR), Transport for Wales to go to Gloucester by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Gloucester by bus.
- 6 direct trains per day with Transport for Wales, CrossCountry, Cross Country, Transport for Wales.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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