--- title: "Bude to Cardiff – 3 ways by car, train, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Bude to Cardiff is 120 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 27m. Cheapest: train from £23. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bude-to-cardiff" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bude-to-cardiff.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Bude to Cardiff [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bude&to=Cardiff) [Cardiff to Bude](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-bude) **Fastest:** 3h 27m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £24\ by car\ **Distance:** 120 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 3 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 120 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h quicker than the train and £66 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 3h 27m£24–32 Estimated 264 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bude&to=Cardiff) - [**Train** 4h 26m£75–232 Estimated 5 departures · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bude&to=Cardiff) - [**Taxi** 3h 27m£370–530 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bude&to=Cardiff) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from United Kingdom; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [09:11 → 14:13 5h 2m · 2 changes · Stagecoach South West 6£75–151](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bude&to=Cardiff&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:11 → 13:41 4h 30m · 3 changes · Stagecoach South West 6£84–200](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bude&to=Cardiff&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [10:36 → 16:41 6h 5m · 3 changes · Go Cornwall Bus 76A£92–232](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bude&to=Cardiff&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [13:11 → 18:07 4h 56m · 2 changes · Stagecoach South West 6£75–151](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bude&to=Cardiff&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [13:11 → 17:37 4h 26m · 3 changes · Stagecoach South West 6£87–198](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bude&to=Cardiff&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t4) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Bude to Cardiff? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 27m door to door. The straight-line distance is 120 km. What is the cheapest way from Bude to Cardiff? Drive is the cheapest, from £24. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Bude to Cardiff? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h 26m. How far is Cardiff from Bude by road? About 264 km, roughly 3h 27m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £24–32; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Stagecoach South West - Go Cornwall Bus Railways - GWR - CrossCountry Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Cardiff Capital and largest city of Wales Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 381,516 in 2025 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff. The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the southeast of Wales, the city sits within the Cardiff Capital Region, which consists of 1.5 million people, accounting for roughly half the nation's total population. Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and from 1974 to 1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. The Cardiff urban area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. [The Cardiff guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/cardiff) Worth your time - The Welsh Parliament or Senedd Cymru The seat of Wales' national government and was opened on St David's Day, 1 March 2006 by Queen Elizabeth II. - The Norwegian Church It was established in Cardiff Bay to serve the large community of Norwegian sailors working in the docks. - Sherman Theatre Independent theatre. - Chapter Arts Centre Canton. 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