X2 bus: Porthcawl – Cardiff Bus Station
First South & West Wales bus X2 runs between Cardiff Bus Station and Porthcawl via Leckwith, Culverhouse Cross, Bonvilston and Cowbridge. Runs every day. On Monday 2 November the first bus from Bridgend leaves at 07:00 and the last at 23:10, about every 25 minutes during the day.
Operated by First South & West Wales. Timetable for Monday, 2 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last X2 bus from Porthcawl to Cardiff Bus Station?
- On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Porthcawl at 06:10 and the last at 21:35, 30 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last X2 bus from Cardiff Bus Station to Porthcawl?
- On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Cardiff Bus Station at 07:00 and the last at 23:10, 37 journeys in all.
- Does the X2 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the X2 bus run?
- On Monday 2 November it runs about every 25 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 37 journeys from Bridgend.
- Where does the X2 bus stop?
- Main stops from Cardiff Bus Station to Porthcawl: Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2 (Cardiff Bus Station), Hadfield Road (Leckwith), McDonalds Culverhouse Cross (Culverhouse Cross), The Old Forge (Bonvilston), Town Hall (Cowbridge), Police Headquarters (Waterton), Bridgend Bus Station Stand 5 (Bridgend), Mackworth Arms (Laleston), The Globe (Newton), Lias Road (Porthcawl), Porthcawl Metrolink 4 (Porthcawl). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the X2 bus?
- First South & West Wales.
Porthcawl to Cardiff Bus Station
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 | Journey 28 | Journey 29 | Journey 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porthcawl Metrolink 4 | 07:25 | 07:55 | 08:25 | 09:00 | 09:25 | 09:50 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:40 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:10 | 15:45 | 16:12 | 16:45 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:15 | 18:52 | 20:05 | 20:40 | 21:35 | ||||
| The Globe, Newton | 07:36 | 08:06 | 08:36 | 09:11 | 09:36 | 10:01 | 10:41 | 11:11 | 11:41 | 12:11 | 12:51 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 15:21 | 15:56 | 16:22 | 16:55 | 17:30 | 18:00 | 18:25 | 19:02 | 20:13 | 20:48 | 21:43 | ||||
| Mackworth Arms, Laleston | 07:45 | 08:15 | 08:45 | 09:20 | 09:45 | 10:10 | 10:50 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 12:20 | 13:00 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:55 | 15:30 | 16:05 | 16:31 | 17:04 | 17:39 | 18:08 | 18:33 | 19:10 | 20:21 | 20:56 | 21:51 | ||||
| Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9 | 06:10 | 07:15 | 07:55 | 08:27 | 08:57 | 09:30 | 09:33 | 09:58 | 10:23 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:30 | 12:33 | 13:13 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 15:08 | 15:43 | 16:18 | 16:44 | 17:17 | 17:52 | 18:19 | 18:44 | 19:19 | 20:30 | 21:04 | 22:00 |
| Police Headquarters, Waterton | 06:15 | 07:21 | 08:02 | 08:34 | 09:04 | 09:40 | 10:05 | 10:30 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:20 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:50 | 16:25 | 16:51 | 17:24 | 17:59 | 18:25 | 18:50 | 19:25 | 20:35 | 22:05 | |||
| Cowbridge Town Hall | 06:34 | 07:40 | 08:21 | 08:53 | 09:23 | 09:59 | 10:24 | 10:49 | 11:29 | 11:59 | 12:29 | 12:59 | 13:39 | 14:04 | 14:34 | 15:04 | 15:34 | 16:09 | 16:44 | 17:10 | 17:42 | 18:17 | 18:42 | 19:07 | 19:42 | 20:52 | 22:22 | |||
| Maes-y-Ffynon, Bonvilston | 06:45 | 07:52 | 08:33 | 09:04 | 09:34 | 10:10 | 10:35 | 11:00 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:50 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:20 | 16:55 | 17:21 | 17:53 | 18:28 | 18:53 | 19:18 | 19:53 | 21:03 | 22:33 | |||
| Culverhouse Cross Tesco | 06:53 | 08:01 | 08:42 | 09:12 | 09:42 | 10:18 | 10:43 | 11:08 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:18 | 13:58 | 14:23 | 14:54 | 15:24 | 15:54 | 16:29 | 17:04 | 17:30 | 18:02 | 18:36 | 19:01 | 19:26 | 20:01 | 21:10 | 22:40 | |||
| Hadfield Road, Leckwith | 07:00 | 08:08 | 08:49 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:25 | 10:50 | 11:15 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 14:05 | 14:30 | 15:01 | 15:31 | 16:01 | 16:36 | 17:11 | 17:37 | 18:09 | 18:43 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 20:08 | 21:17 | 22:47 | |||
| Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2, Cardiff Bus Station | 07:20 | 08:28 | 09:09 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:45 | 11:10 | 11:35 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:25 | 14:50 | 15:21 | 15:51 | 16:21 | 16:56 | 17:31 | 17:57 | 18:29 | 19:03 | 19:28 | 19:53 | 20:28 | 21:37 | 23:07 |
Cardiff Bus Station to Porthcawl
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 | Journey 28 | Journey 29 | Journey 30 | Journey 31 | Journey 32 | Journey 33 | Journey 34 | Journey 35 | Journey 36 | Journey 37 |
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| Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2, Cardiff Bus Station | 07:25 | 08:10 | 08:45 | 09:20 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 11:45 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 13:25 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:00 | 15:35 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:15 | 17:40 | 18:05 | 18:35 | 19:10 | 20:00 | 21:05 | 22:00 | 23:10 | ||||||||||
| Hadfield Road, Leckwith | 07:43 | 08:28 | 09:03 | 09:38 | 10:08 | 10:38 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 12:03 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:43 | 14:18 | 14:48 | 15:18 | 15:53 | 16:18 | 16:48 | 17:33 | 17:58 | 18:23 | 18:53 | 19:28 | 20:18 | 21:23 | 22:18 | 23:28 | ||||||||||
| McDonalds Culverhouse Cross | 07:52 | 08:37 | 09:12 | 09:47 | 10:17 | 10:47 | 11:27 | 11:47 | 12:12 | 12:47 | 13:17 | 13:52 | 14:27 | 14:57 | 15:27 | 16:02 | 16:27 | 16:57 | 17:42 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 19:02 | 19:37 | 20:27 | 21:32 | 22:27 | 23:37 | ||||||||||
| The Old Forge, Bonvilston | 07:59 | 08:44 | 09:19 | 09:54 | 10:24 | 10:54 | 11:34 | 11:54 | 12:19 | 12:54 | 13:24 | 13:59 | 14:34 | 15:04 | 15:34 | 16:09 | 16:34 | 17:04 | 17:49 | 18:14 | 18:39 | 19:09 | 19:44 | 20:34 | 21:39 | 22:34 | 23:44 | ||||||||||
| Town Hall, Cowbridge | 08:10 | 08:55 | 09:30 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:45 | 12:05 | 12:30 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:10 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:20 | 16:45 | 17:15 | 18:00 | 18:24 | 18:49 | 19:19 | 19:54 | 20:44 | 21:49 | 22:44 | 23:54 | ||||||||||
| Police Headquarters, Waterton | 08:27 | 09:12 | 09:46 | 10:21 | 10:51 | 11:21 | 12:01 | 12:21 | 12:46 | 13:21 | 13:51 | 14:26 | 15:01 | 15:32 | 16:02 | 16:37 | 17:02 | 17:32 | 18:15 | 18:39 | 19:04 | 19:34 | 20:09 | 20:59 | 22:04 | 22:59 | 00:09 | ||||||||||
| Bridgend Bus Station Stand 5 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 07:55 | 08:35 | 08:53 | 09:20 | 09:55 | 10:30 | 10:57 | 11:03 | 11:30 | 12:07 | 12:13 | 12:30 | 12:52 | 12:58 | 13:30 | 13:57 | 14:03 | 14:35 | 15:08 | 15:14 | 15:42 | 16:12 | 16:47 | 17:08 | 17:15 | 17:41 | 18:22 | 18:46 | 19:10 | 19:40 | 20:15 | 21:05 | 22:09 | 23:04 | 00:14 |
| Mackworth Arms, Laleston | 07:08 | 07:38 | 08:03 | 08:44 | 09:02 | 09:29 | 10:04 | 10:39 | 11:12 | 11:39 | 12:22 | 12:39 | 13:07 | 13:39 | 14:12 | 14:44 | 15:24 | 15:52 | 16:22 | 16:57 | 17:25 | 17:51 | 18:31 | 18:55 | 19:18 | 19:48 | 20:23 | 21:13 | 22:16 | 23:11 | |||||||
| The Globe, Newton | 07:16 | 07:46 | 08:11 | 08:52 | 09:10 | 09:37 | 10:12 | 10:47 | 11:20 | 11:47 | 12:30 | 12:47 | 13:15 | 13:47 | 14:20 | 14:52 | 15:32 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:05 | 17:33 | 17:59 | 18:39 | 19:03 | 19:25 | 19:55 | 20:30 | 21:20 | 22:23 | 23:18 | |||||||
| Lias Road, Porthcawl | 22:29 | 23:24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porthcawl Metrolink 4 | 07:22 | 07:52 | 08:18 | 08:59 | 09:17 | 09:44 | 10:19 | 10:54 | 11:27 | 11:54 | 12:37 | 12:54 | 13:22 | 13:54 | 14:27 | 14:59 | 15:40 | 16:07 | 16:37 | 17:12 | 17:40 | 18:06 | 18:46 | 19:10 | 19:32 | 20:02 | 20:36 | 21:26 |
Places on this route
- Buses in Bridgend
- Buses in Laleston
- Buses in Tythegston
- Buses in Wigfach
- Buses in Newton, Bridgend
- Buses in Porthcawl
- Buses in Cardiff
- Buses in Culverhouse Cross
- Buses in Downs
- Buses in St Nicholas
- Buses in Tre-hill
- Buses in Bonvilston
- Buses in Tair Onen
- Buses in St Hilary
- Buses in Hollybush, Vale of Glamorgan
- Buses in Cowbridge
- Buses in Pentre Meyrick
- Buses in Colwinston
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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 2 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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