--- title: "Charlton Down to Cardiff – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Charlton Down to Cardiff is 96 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 41m. Cheapest: bus from £15. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/charlton-down-to-cardiff" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/charlton-down-to-cardiff.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Charlton Down to Cardiff [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Charlton+Down&to=Cardiff) [Cardiff to Charlton Down](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-charlton-down) **Fastest:** 2h 41m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £16\ by car\ **Distance:** 96 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 4\ 3 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 96 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 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 50m quicker than the bus and £60 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 41m£16–21 Estimated 177 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Charlton+Down&to=Cardiff) - [**Bus** 5h 32m£62–147 Estimated 4 departures · First Bristol, Bath & the West](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Charlton+Down&to=Cardiff) - [**Taxi** 2h 41m£250–355 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Charlton+Down&to=Cardiff) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](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. [08:03 → 14:00 5h 57m · 2 changes · Somerset Council 68£62–95](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Charlton+Down&to=Cardiff&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:10 → 16:09 6h 59m · 1 change · National Express 035£80–138](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Charlton+Down&to=Cardiff&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [10:22 → 15:54 5h 32m · 2 changes · First Buses of Somerset CR4£97–147](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Charlton+Down&to=Cardiff&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [11:28 → 18:04 6h 36m · 2 changes · South West Coaches CR5£85–129](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Charlton+Down&to=Cardiff&date=2026-10-27&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 Charlton Down to Cardiff? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 41m door to door. The straight-line distance is 96 km. What is the cheapest way from Charlton Down to Cardiff? Drive is the cheapest, from £16. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Charlton Down to Cardiff? Buses take about 5h 32m and cost £62–147 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Cardiff from Charlton Down by road? About 177 km, roughly 2h 41m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £16–21; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Somerset Council - First Bristol - Bath & the West - FlixBus-gb - National Express - First Buses of Somerset - South West Coaches Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Cardiff Capital and largest city of Wales Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 381,516 in 2025 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff. The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the southeast of Wales, the city sits within the Cardiff Capital Region, which consists of 1.5 million people, accounting for roughly half the nation's total population. Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and from 1974 to 1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. The Cardiff urban area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. [The Cardiff guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/cardiff) Worth your time - The Welsh Parliament or Senedd Cymru The seat of Wales' national government and was opened on St David's Day, 1 March 2006 by Queen Elizabeth II. - The Norwegian Church It was established in Cardiff Bay to serve the large community of Norwegian sailors working in the docks. - Sherman Theatre Independent theatre. - Chapter Arts Centre Canton. 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