--- title: "Cardiff to Manaton – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Cardiff to Manaton is 104 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 40m. Cheapest: drive from £19. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-manaton" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-manaton.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Cardiff to Manaton [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton) [Manaton to Cardiff](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/manaton-to-cardiff) **Fastest:** 2h 40m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £19\ by car\ **Distance:** 104 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 4\ 4 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 104 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 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 40m quicker than the train and £46 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 40m£19–25 Estimated 206 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton) - [**Train** Least hassle 4h 19m£54–110 Estimated 1 departure · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton) - [**Bus** 4h 16m£76–174 Estimated 3 departures · FlixBus-gb](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton) - [**Taxi** 2h 40m£290–410 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton) 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 → 13:58 4h 22m · 2 changes · National Express 111£113–174](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:42 → 14:13 4h 31m · 2 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK940£76–123](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:42 → 13:58 4h 16m · 3 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK940£76–122](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:54 → 14:13 4h 19m · 1 change · GWR£54–110](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Manaton&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 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 Manaton? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 40m door to door. The straight-line distance is 104 km. What is the cheapest way from Cardiff to Manaton? Drive is the cheapest, from £19. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Cardiff to Manaton? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h 19m. How much is the bus from Cardiff to Manaton? Buses take about 4h 16m and cost £76–174 depending on operator and seat type. 3 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Manaton from Cardiff by road? About 206 km, roughly 2h 40m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £19–25; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - National Express - FlixBus-gb - Stagecoach South West - Dartline Coaches Railways - GWR Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Manaton Village in Devon, England Manaton is a village and civil parish in Teignbridge District, situated to the southeast of Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England. 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