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How to get from Cardiff to Lostwithiel

Plan it for your day Lostwithiel to Cardiff
Fastest
3h 36m
by car, door to door
Cheapest
£26
by car
Distance
158 km
as the crow flies
Departures today
5
3 ways, Sat 31 Oct

3 ways to travel

158 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 31 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.

best1h 10m quicker than the train and £22 cheaper.

Data: Timetables via Transitous · Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · All credits and licences

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 KingdomUS

Travel advice: US State Department.

Departures today

  1. 08:16 → 13:074h 51m · 2 changes · GWR£37–168
  2. 08:49 → 14:065h 17m · 1 change · GWR£29–120
  3. 09:19 → 14:064h 47m · 2 changes · GWR£37–168
  4. 10:19 → 15:084h 49m · 2 changes · GWR£37–168
  5. 10:52 → 16:005h 8m · 1 change · GWR£70–167

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 Lostwithiel?

The fastest way is by car: about 3h 36m door to door. The straight-line distance is 158 km.

What is the cheapest way from Cardiff to Lostwithiel?

Drive is the cheapest, from £26. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.

Is there a direct train from Cardiff to Lostwithiel?

Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h 47m.

How far is Lostwithiel from Cardiff by road?

About 287 km, roughly 3h 36m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £26–34; tolls and parking are extra.

Who runs it

Railways
  • GWR
  • CrossCountry

Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here.

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