Travel

By Air

Cardiff Airport is 11 miles from the city centre.

• Direct trains run every hour to Cathays and take approximately 40-45 minutes.
• Taxis will take approximately 20-25 minutes

London Heathrow

• Trains run from Heathrow to London Paddington (Elizabeth Line or Heathrow Express).  Direct trains run from London Paddington to Cardiff Central.
• Several coach services are available from London Heathrow.  Please check timetables as they may be infrequent and journey times are 3.5 – 5 hours.

London Gatwick

• Trains run from Gatwick to Cardiff via London Paddington or Reading.
• Several coach services are available from Gatwick.  Please check timetables as they may be infrequent and journey times are 3.5 – 5 hours.

By Train
High speed inter-city trains provide frequent services between all major British cities. The Cardiff-London service, from London Paddington, runs at 30 minute intervals throughout the day. Frequent services also connect Cardiff with Bristol, Birmingham, Southampton, Manchester, Liverpool and with many other cities and towns.
From Cardiff Central Station there is a frequent train service which stops at Cathays Station (located on the Cathays Park campus).
www.thetrainline.com

By Coach
Cardiff is served by regular coach services from cities and towns across the UK. From Cardiff Central Station there is a frequent train service which stops at Cathays Station (located on the Cathays Park campus). Local bus services also operate from Cardiff Central Station.
Coach Travel & Airport Transfers | National Express
https://www.flixbus.co.uk/
https://uk.megabus.com/
https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

By Road
The Cathays Park Campus
Continue along the A48 to the A470 (Gabalfa Interchange). Leave the A48 at Gabalfa Interchange and take the A470, sign-posted city centre. Follow the A470 towards the city centre and the University is sign-posted.
Car Parking
Two Park and Ride services operate in Cardiff – one from the East of the city and one from the West of the city. See Map 2 for location.
Car parking in the University car parks is extremely limited and a permit is required. However, there are several public car parks located close to the University, all of which are marked on Map 4. There is also pay and display car parking available on Park Place and within the civic centre (along College Road, City Hall Road, King Edward VII Avenue and Museum Avenue). This typically costs around £3.50 for two hours. Payment is by coin or debit/credit card. (Charges for city centre multi-storey car parks vary considerably, up to £25.00 per day.)