Southern Wales Tourism

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Compact and easily accessible South East Wales is only 2 hours from London.  Situated on the western side of Britain, the region has excellent transport links include an International airport, rail and ferry links.

Car
Southern Wales enjoys exceptional road links via the M4 (from London and South East England) and the M50/M5 (from the Midlands and North) ensuring that much of Britain, including gateway airports and ferry terminals, are within a 3-hour drive. Direct coach services operate between Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend and London Heathrow and Gatwick airports, as well as major population centres.

Distances (by road) to Cardiff:

Location miles km
Birmingham 105 168
Bristol 42 67
Channel Tunnel 221 354
Dover 228 354
London 151 242
Manchester 178 285
Plymouth 149 238
Portsmouth 157 252
Swansea 42 67
Fishguard 111 178
Pembroke 100 161

For up to date traffic information and travel advice visit the Traffic Wales website

Train
Like the roads, Southern Wales is well served by rail.  There are mainline stations at Newport, Cardiff and Bridgend, whilst the excellent local network means that most of our towns are accessible by train.

For more information on train times visit the National Rail Enquiries website

Plane
Southern Wales is home to Cardiff International Airport whilst slightly further afield are the airports of Bristol, Brimingham and Exeter.  Around 2 hours away from the region is London Heathrow airport with arrivals from all over the world.

Please visit the airports' websites for more information:
Cardiff Airport
Bristol Airport
Birmingham Airport
Exeter Airport
London Heathrow Airport


Ferry
Wales has a number of seaports with direct ferry services to Ireland while the ports of southern England which operate services from the rest of Europe are only around 3 hours away.

For more information contact the ferry operators directly

Irish Ferries
Stenna Line
Brittany Ferries
P&O Ferries
LD Lines

For more information on getting to, and around Southern Wales visit the Travel Line Cymru Website

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