--- title: "Cardiff to Tincleton – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Cardiff to Tincleton is 103 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 52m. Cheapest: drive from £16. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-tincleton" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-tincleton.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Cardiff to Tincleton [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton) [Tincleton to Cardiff](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tincleton-to-cardiff) **Fastest:** 2h 52m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £16\ by car\ **Distance:** 103 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 4 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 103 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 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 2h 35m quicker than the bus and £48 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 52m£16–22 Estimated 181 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton) - [**Bus** 5h 26m£52–191 Estimated 4 departures · First Bristol, Bath & the West](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton) - [**Train** Least hassle 4h 23m£87–216 Estimated 1 departure · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton) - [**Taxi** 2h 52m£255–360 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton) 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. [08:52 → 14:29 5h 37m · 3 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK046£52–82](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:03 → 14:29 5h 26m · 4 changes · Stagecoach South Wales 151£84–131](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:22 → 13:45 4h 23m · 1 change · GWR£87–216](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:41 → 17:07 7h 26m · 2 changes · National Express 201£118–191](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 5. [09:42 → 16:28 6h 46m · 3 changes · FlixBus-gb FlixBus UK940£55–86](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Tincleton&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 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 Tincleton? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 52m door to door. The straight-line distance is 103 km. What is the cheapest way from Cardiff to Tincleton? Drive is the cheapest, from £16. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Cardiff to Tincleton? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h 23m. How much is the bus from Cardiff to Tincleton? Buses take about 5h 26m and cost £52–191 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Tincleton from Cardiff by road? About 181 km, roughly 2h 52m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £16–22; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus-gb - First Bristol - Bath & the West - South West Coaches - Stagecoach South Wales - National Express - morebus Railways - GWR - South Western Railway Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Tincleton Village and civil parish in Dorset, England Tincleton is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated near the River Frome, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the county town Dorchester. The name of the village comes from the Old English "Tin la Ton", or "farm in a valley". In 2001 Tincleton had a population of 142. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 150. 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