--- title: "Cardiff to Kinson – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Cardiff to Kinson is 119 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 58m. Cheapest: drive from £16. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-kinson" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-kinson.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Cardiff to Kinson [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson) [Kinson to Cardiff](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kinson-to-cardiff) **Fastest:** 2h 58m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £16\ by car\ **Distance:** 119 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Sun 25 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 119 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 25 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 30 min quicker than the train and £15 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 58m£16–22 Estimated 181 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson) - [**Train** Least hassle 3h 29m£18–150 Estimated 6 departures · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson) - [**Bus** 5h 46m£77–147 Estimated 3 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson) - [**Taxi** 2h 58m£255–360 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson) 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](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. [08:41 → 14:32 5h 51m · 1 change · National Express 202£88–147](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:07 → 13:57 4h 50m · 3 changes · GWR£18–83](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 3. [10:11 → 15:06 4h 55m · 2 changes · GWR£22–109](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 4. [10:11 → 14:57 4h 46m · 3 changes · GWR£18–83](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 5. [10:19 → 13:48 3h 29m · 1 change · GWR£65–150](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 6. [10:41 → 16:32 5h 51m · 1 change · National Express 202£77–131](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 7. [11:19 → 14:48 3h 29m · 1 change · GWR£65–150](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t9) 8. [12:19 → 15:48 3h 29m · 1 change · GWR£65–150](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Kinson&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t10) 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 Kinson? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 58m door to door. The straight-line distance is 119 km. What is the cheapest way from Cardiff to Kinson? Drive is the cheapest, from £16. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Cardiff to Kinson? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 3h 29m. How much is the bus from Cardiff to Kinson? Buses take about 5h 46m and cost £77–147 depending on operator and seat type. 3 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Kinson from Cardiff by road? About 181 km, roughly 2h 58m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £16–22; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - National Express - morebus - South Western Railway - FlixBus-gb Railways - GWR Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Kinson Suburb of Bournemouth, England Kinson is a former village which has been absorbed by the town of Bournemouth, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The area became part of Bournemouth district on 1 April 1931. 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