X3 bus: Pontypool – Cardiff

Stagecoach South Wales bus X3 runs between Cwmbran and Pontypool via Cardiff, Penylan, Malpas and Llantarnam. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Monday 2 November the first bus from Cwmbran leaves at 06:44 and the last at 22:40, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach South Wales. Timetable for Monday, 2 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last X3 bus from Pontypool to Cardiff?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Pontypool at 06:15 and the last at 23:40, 14 journeys in all.
When is the first and last X3 bus from Cwmbran to Pontypool?
On Monday 2 November the first bus leaves Cwmbran at 06:44 and the last at 22:40, 16 journeys in all.
Does the X3 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the X3 bus run?
On Monday 2 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 16 journeys from Cwmbran.
Where does the X3 bus stop?
Main stops from Cwmbran to Pontypool: Greyfriars Road GH (Cardiff), Ipswich Road (Penylan), Kimberly Park (Malpas), Greenhouse (Llantarnam), Star Row (Oakfield), Trostrey (Hollybush), Bluebell Court (Thornhill), Cross Keys (Lowlands), Cwmbran Bus Station Stand E (Cwmbran), Maesderwen (Pontymoile), Town Hall 2 (Pontypool), Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station (Pontypool). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the X3 bus?
Stagecoach South Wales.

Pontypool to Cardiff

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station06:1507:1509:3710:3711:3712:4413:4414:5117:02
Town Hall 2, Pontypool06:2707:2708:4009:4910:4911:4912:5613:5615:0315:3017:1419:1521:3223:40
Cross Keys, Lowlands15:40
Bluebell Court, Thornhill15:50
Panteg House, Griffithstown06:3707:3508:4809:5710:5711:5713:0414:0415:1117:2119:2221:3923:47
Cwmbran Bus Station Stand B06:5607:5509:0610:1511:1512:1513:2214:2215:2917:3719:3821:5123:57
Greenhouse, Llantarnam07:0608:0509:1510:2511:2512:2513:3214:3215:3916:0517:4619:4621:59
Greenhouse, Llantarnam16:05
Cwmbran Bus Station Stand B16:26
Greenhouse, Llantarnam16:36
Kimberly Park, Malpas07:1408:1409:2510:3311:3312:3313:4014:4015:4816:4517:5419:5222:05
Ipswich Road, Penylan07:3108:3109:4910:4911:4912:4913:5614:5616:0417:0218:1020:0722:20
Greyfriars Road GH, Cardiff07:4708:5010:0911:0412:0413:0414:1115:1316:2117:2218:2720:2222:35

Cardiff to Pontypool

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16
Greyfriars Road GH, Cardiff07:5009:0010:1011:1012:1013:1014:1015:1516:2017:2518:2520:2522:40
Ipswich Road, Penylan08:0509:1510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2515:3016:3617:4118:4020:3722:52
Kimberly Park, Malpas08:2309:3110:4111:4112:4113:4114:4115:4616:5317:5818:5620:5323:08
Greenhouse, Llantarnam07:4208:3209:3910:4911:4912:4913:4814:4815:5417:0018:0619:0320:5823:13
Star Row, Oakfield07:4308:3309:4010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5517:0218:0719:0420:5923:14
Trostrey, Hollybush07:50
Bluebell Court, Thornhill08:00
Cross Keys, Lowlands08:10
Cwmbran Bus Station Stand E06:4408:5209:5511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0516:1017:1718:2119:1821:1023:22
Maesderwen, Pontymoile06:5709:0710:1011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2016:2817:3418:3819:2821:2123:33
Town Hall 2, Pontypool07:0708:3009:1810:2111:3112:3113:3114:2914:4215:2916:4417:4718:4919:3821:3023:39
Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station07:1309:2410:2711:3712:3713:3714:4816:50

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Sunday, 1 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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