--- title: "Cardiff to Launcells – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Cardiff to Launcells is 117 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 26m. Cheapest: drive from £24. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-launcells" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-launcells.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Cardiff to Launcells [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells) [Launcells to Cardiff](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/launcells-to-cardiff) **Fastest:** 3h 26m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £24\ by car\ **Distance:** 117 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 3 ways, Tue 3 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 117 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 3 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 3h 15m quicker than the bus and £67 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 3h 26m£24–32 Estimated 263 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells) - [**Bus** 6h 43m£72–170 Estimated 5 departures · FlixBus-gb](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells) - [**Taxi** 3h 26m£370–530 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells) 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. [09:36 → 16:55 7h 19m · 3 changes · National Express 111£109–170](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [10:41 → 17:27 6h 46m · 3 changes · National Express 202£94–149](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [10:44 → 17:27 6h 43m · 4 changes · Newport Bus 73£94–151](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [12:46 → 19:32 6h 46m · 3 changes · National Express 202£108–167](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [15:57 → 22:56 6h 59m · 3 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK077£72–117](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Launcells&date=2026-11-03&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 Launcells? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 26m door to door. The straight-line distance is 117 km. What is the cheapest way from Cardiff to Launcells? Drive is the cheapest, from £24. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Cardiff to Launcells? Buses take about 6h 43m and cost £72–170 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Launcells from Cardiff by road? About 263 km, roughly 3h 26m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £24–32; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - National Express - FlixBus-gb - Go Cornwall Bus - Dartline Coaches - Stagecoach South West - Newport Bus Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Launcells Hamlet in Cornwall, England Launcells is a hamlet and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Bude. 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