Trains from York to Cardiff

York to Cardiff train information

Which operators can I use?

The journey from York, situated in England and Cardiff, which is in Wales is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.

How much times does it take?

There are 192 miles from York to Cardiff. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Cardiff from York, and it’s also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.

How much does it costs?

Fares will change depending on the day and hour of travel and how far in advance you purchase your ticket.

Best prices for York to Cardiff train tickets

York - Cardiff prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from York to Cardiff by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Best prices for York to Cardiff trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between York and Cardiff by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Cardiff to York and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

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National Railcards can bring you great savings if you're taking the train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you might want to get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to make great savings for your York Cardiff train ticket.

• To understand the savings that you can make with a railcard, you need to estimate the number of journeys you need to make earnings. You will see that commonly only a few trips are needed.

  For your calculation, you must include the cost of your railcard, i.e £30, the discount on each journey (i.e.: 34%) as well as the cost of your ticket. The average cost of a York Cardiff ticket is £50.00 (1).

  Divide the cost of your railcard by the discount: £30/34%= £88. Then divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. You will need to make on average 2 trips from Cardiff to York (one way trip) with your railcard to start saving money.

• The price to purchase a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to get the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most train fares for an entire year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey