--- title: "Cardiff to Highcliffe – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Cardiff to Highcliffe is 132 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 13m. Cheapest: drive from £18. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-highcliffe" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-highcliffe.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Cardiff to Highcliffe [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe) [Highcliffe to Cardiff](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/highcliffe-to-cardiff) **Fastest:** 3h 13m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £18\ by car\ **Distance:** 132 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 3 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 132 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 Oct, 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 2h 45m quicker than the bus and £89 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 3h 13m£18–24 Estimated 199 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe) - [**Bus** 5h 59m£85–151 Estimated 5 departures · First Bristol, Bath & the West](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe) - [**Taxi** 3h 13m£280–400 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe) 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/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [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. [09:36 → 15:45 6h 9m · 4 changes · National Express 111£90–139](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:41 → 16:10 6h 29m · 1 change · National Express 201£90–149](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:43 → 16:10 6h 27m · 2 changes · Stagecoach South Wales 151£87–147](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [10:41 → 16:40 5h 59m · 1 change · National Express 202£91–151](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [10:43 → 17:18 6h 35m · 5 changes · Stagecoach South Wales 151£85–134](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Highcliffe&date=2026-10-27&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 Cardiff to Highcliffe? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 13m door to door. The straight-line distance is 132 km. What is the cheapest way from Cardiff to Highcliffe? Drive is the cheapest, from £18. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Cardiff to Highcliffe? Buses take about 5h 59m and cost £85–151 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Highcliffe from Cardiff by road? About 199 km, roughly 3h 13m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £18–24; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - National Express - First Bristol - Bath & the West - Beeline Coaches - morebus - Stagecoach South Wales - FlixBus-gb Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Highcliffe Town in Dorset, England Highcliffe or Highcliffe-on-Sea is a seaside town in the civil parish of Highcliffe and Walkford, in the unitary authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in England. It forms part of the South East Dorset conurbation along the English Channel coast. The town lies on a picturesque stretch of Solent coastline with views of the Isle of Wight and its 'Needles' rocks. It is part of the historic county of Hampshire. From 1974 to 2019 it was in the Christchurch district. 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