197 bus: Trostre – Carmarthen

First South & West Wales bus 197 runs between Trostre and Carmarthen via Llanelli, Furnace, Trimsaran and Carway. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Tuesday 3 November the first bus from Llanelli leaves at 07:15 and the last at 18:19, about every 2 hours during the day.

Operated by First South & West Wales. Timetable for Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 197 bus from Trostre to Carmarthen?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves Trostre at 07:15 and the last at 18:19, 7 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 197 bus from Carmarthen to Trostre?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves Carmarthen at 07:20 and the last at 18:25, 7 journeys in all.
Does the 197 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 197 bus run?
On Tuesday 3 November it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 7 journeys from Llanelli.
Where does the 197 bus stop?
Main stops from Trostre to Carmarthen: Parc Trostre (Trostre), Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2 (Llanelli), Stradey Arms (Furnace), Trimsaran Rugby Club (Trimsaran), Ffos-las Ffordd Brynderi (Carway), Post Office (Carway), Rhwyth Inn (Pontyates), Black Horse (Meinciau), Black Lion (Cwmffrwd), Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 2 (Carmarthen). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 197 bus?
First South & West Wales.

Trostre to Carmarthen

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7
Parc Trostre09:1911:1913:1915:1917:1918:19
Llanelli Bus Station Stand 207:1509:2811:2813:2815:2817:2818:28
Stradey Arms, Furnace07:1909:3311:3313:3315:3317:3318:33
Trimsaran Rugby Club07:3009:4411:4413:4415:4417:4318:43
Ffos-las Ffordd Brynderi, Carway07:3909:5311:5313:5315:5317:5118:51
Post Office, Carway07:4209:5611:5613:5615:5617:5418:54
Rhwyth Inn, Pontyates07:4610:0012:0014:0016:0017:5818:58
Black Horse, Meinciau07:5310:0712:0714:0716:0718:0519:05
Black Lion, Cwmffrwd08:0310:1612:1614:1616:1618:1319:13
Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 208:1210:2512:2514:2516:2518:2119:21

Carmarthen to Trostre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7
Carmarthen Bus Station Stand 208:3310:3312:3314:3316:3318:25
Black Lion, Cwmffrwd08:4110:4112:4114:4116:4118:32
Black Horse, Meinciau07:2008:5010:5012:5014:5016:5018:41
Rhwyth Inn, Pontyates07:2708:5710:5712:5714:5716:5718:48
Post Office, Carway07:3109:0111:0113:0115:0117:0118:52
Ffos-las Ffordd Brynderi, Carway07:3509:0411:0413:0415:0417:0418:55
Trimsaran Rugby Club07:4509:1411:1413:1415:1417:1419:03
Colliers` Arms, Furnace07:5709:2511:2513:2515:2517:2519:14
Llanelli Bus Station Stand 308:0409:3411:3413:3415:3417:3419:19
Parc Trostre09:3811:3813:3815:3817:38

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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