--- title: "Cardiff to Mathon – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Cardiff to Mathon is 89 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 41m. Cheapest: drive from £10. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-mathon" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-mathon.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Cardiff to Mathon [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon) [Mathon to Cardiff](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/mathon-to-cardiff) **Fastest:** 1h 41m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £10\ by car\ **Distance:** 89 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 12\ 4 ways, Sun 25 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 89 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 25 min quicker than the train and £13 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 41m£10–13 Estimated 109 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon) - [**Train** Least hassle 2h 4m£15–140 Estimated 5 departures · Transport for Wales](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon) - [**Bus** 3h 21m£15–187 Estimated 7 departures · Stagecoach South Wales](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon) - [**Taxi** 1h 41m£155–220 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon) 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. [08:39 → 10:43 2h 4m · 1 change · Transport for Wales TfW Rail£43–98](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:55 → 11:35 2h 40m · 1 change · GWR£63–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:11 → 12:42 3h 31m · 3 changes · Stagecoach South Wales X24£97–145](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:11 → 12:34 3h 23m · 4 changes · Stagecoach South Wales X24£73–119](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [11:11 → 14:42 3h 31m · 3 changes · Stagecoach South Wales X24£97–145](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [11:41 → 19:13 7h 32m · 1 change · National Express 509£113–187](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [12:12 → 19:13 7h 1m · 2 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK078£53–86](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 8. [13:11 → 16:37 3h 26m · 3 changes · Stagecoach South Wales X24£93–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Mathon&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 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 Mathon? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 41m door to door. The straight-line distance is 89 km. What is the cheapest way from Cardiff to Mathon? Drive is the cheapest, from £10. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Cardiff to Mathon? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 2h 4m. How much is the bus from Cardiff to Mathon? Buses take about 3h 21m and cost £15–187 depending on operator and seat type. 7 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Mathon from Cardiff by road? About 109 km, roughly 1h 41m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £10–13; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Transport for Wales - West Midlands Trains - GWR - CrossCountry Buses - Stagecoach South Wales - Sargeants Brothers - Yeomans Travel - National Express - FlixBus-gb - National Express West Midlands - First Worcestershire - DRM Bus Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Mathon Village in Herefordshire, England Mathon is a small village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England, lying just to the west of the Malvern Hills between Malvern and Ledbury. Nearby villages include Cradley and Colwall. Immediately to the east is the county boundary with Worcestershire. 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