--- title: "Cardiff to Lostwithiel – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Cardiff to Lostwithiel is 158 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 36m. Cheapest: drive from £26. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-lostwithiel" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-lostwithiel.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Cardiff to Lostwithiel [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel) [Lostwithiel to Cardiff](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/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. best 1h 10m quicker than the train and £22 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 3h 36m£26–34 Estimated 287 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel) - [**Train** 4h 47m£29–168 Estimated 5 departures · CrossCountry](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel) - [**Taxi** 3h 36m£400–570 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel) 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. [08:16 → 13:07 4h 51m · 2 changes · GWR£37–168](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:49 → 14:06 5h 17m · 1 change · GWR£29–120](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:19 → 14:06 4h 47m · 2 changes · GWR£37–168](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [10:19 → 15:08 4h 49m · 2 changes · GWR£37–168](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [10:52 → 16:00 5h 8m · 1 change · GWR£70–167](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Lostwithiel&date=2026-10-31&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 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. ## In Lostwithiel Town in Cornwall, England Lostwithiel is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It stands at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 3,070. The name Lostwithiel comes from the Cornish "lostwydhyel" which means "tail of a wooded area". [The Lostwithiel guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/lostwithiel) Worth your time - Cornwall's Regimental Museum The Keep, Victoria Barracks, PL31 1EG (opposite the steam railway),. - Bodmin Jail Described as a holiday attraction, may not be everyone's cup of tea. - Lanhydrock House PL30 5AD (2 miles south of Bodmin), lanhydrock@nationaltrust.org.uk. - Restormel Castle Nr Restormel Rd, PL22 0EE (6 miles south of Bodmin),. 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