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# How to get from Cardiff to Uplyme

[Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme) [Uplyme to Cardiff](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/uplyme-to-cardiff)

**Fastest:** 2h 20m\
by car, door to door\
**Cheapest:** £15\
by car\
**Distance:** 84 km\
as the crow flies\
**Departures:** 10\
from 08:00, Wed 4 Nov\

## 4 ways to travel

84 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 4 Nov, 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 55m quicker than the train and £6 cheaper.

- [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 20m£15–19 Estimated 162 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme)
- [**Train** Least hassle 4h 13m£21–174 Estimated next 7 from 08:00 · GWR · shortest 3h 40m](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme)
- [**Bus** 5h 19m£48–152 Estimated next 4 from 08:00 · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme)
- [**Taxi** 2h 20m£225–325 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme)

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. [08:11 → 12:24 4h 13m · 1 change GWR£48–152](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t70m5l)
2. [08:49 → 13:36 4h 47m · 2 changes GWR£21–75](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t4urpkp)
3. [09:17 → 13:36 4h 19m · 3 changes GWR£33–122](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t1ynqb2r)
4. [09:26 → 14:45 5h 19m · 2 changes National Express 111£101–152](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t2vrnnz)
5. [10:14 → 14:24 4h 10m · 1 change GWR£48–152](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t1wcwz4v)
6. [10:31 → 16:28 5h 57m · 2 changes National Express 202£101–158](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t1bn1nt7)
7. [10:49 → 15:46 4h 57m · 2 changes GWR£21–75](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=te9llxv)
8. [11:19 → 15:46 4h 27m · 3 changes GWR£33–122](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t1dgeb4m)

[And 2 more in the planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Uplyme)

The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. 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 Uplyme?

The fastest way is by car: about 2h 20m door to door. The straight-line distance is 84 km.

What is the cheapest way from Cardiff to Uplyme?

Driving is the cheapest, from £15. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking.

Is there a direct train from Cardiff to Uplyme?

Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 3h 40m. The planner checks the rest of the day.

How much is the bus from Cardiff to Uplyme?

Buses take about 5h 19m and cost £48–152 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 4 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day.

How far is Uplyme from Cardiff by road?

About 162 km, roughly 2h 20m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £15–19; tolls and parking are extra.

## Who runs it

Railways

- GWR
- South Western Railway
- CrossCountry

Buses

- First Wessex
- Dorset & South Somerset
- National Express
- FlixBus
- Stagecoach South West
- First Bristol
- Bath & the West
- Hatch Green Coaches

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

## In Uplyme

Village in Devon, England

Uplyme is an English village and civil parish in East Devon on the Devon-Dorset border and the River Lym, adjacent to the Dorset coastal town of Lyme Regis. It has a population of approximately 1700 recounted as 1663 at the 2011 census. Uplyme is situated in the electoral ward of Trinity whose population at the above census was 2,521.

[The Uplyme guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/uplyme)

[Hotels in Uplyme Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/uplyme)

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