Buses in Cardiff
90 bus routes, run by 9 bus companies, serve 4 towns and villages and 886 stops across Cardiff. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.
Main towns
- Cardiff 110 routes
- Creigiau 4 routes
- Gwaelod-y-garth 2 routes
- Pentyrch 2 routes
Bus stations and interchanges
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 7, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 3, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 12, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 6, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 8, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 4, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 10, Cardiff Bus Station
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 5, Cardiff Bus Station
Busiest routes
- 132: Maerdy – Cardiff Stagecoach South Wales
- 9: Cardiff International Sports Village – University Hospital of Wales Cardiff Bus
- X2: Porthcawl – Cardiff Bus Station First South & West Wales
- 44: St Mellons – Cardiff Cardiff Bus
- 61: Pentrebane – Cardiff Bus Station Cardiff Bus
- 57: Cardiff – Pontprennau Cardiff Bus
- 58: Pontprennau – Cardiff Cardiff Bus
- 11: Cardiff – Pengam Green Cardiff Bus
- 45: St Mellons – Cardiff Cardiff Bus
- 6: Cardiff Bay – Cardiff Bus Station Cardiff Bus
- 17: Cardiff – Caerau (circular) Cardiff Bus
- 18: Cardiff – Michaelston Super Ely (circular) Cardiff Bus
Bus companies
- Cardiff Bus 57 routes
- National Express 10 routes
- Stagecoach South Wales 8 routes
- FlixBus 7 routes
- First South & West Wales 3 routes
- Newport Bus 2 routes
- Adventure Travel 1 route
- Mid Wales Travel 1 route
- Edwards Coaches 1 route
All towns and villages
Questions
- Which bus companies run in Cardiff?
- Cardiff Bus (57 routes), National Express (10 routes), Stagecoach South Wales (8 routes), FlixBus (7 routes), First South & West Wales (3 routes) and Newport Bus (2 routes), and 3 smaller operators.
- What are the busiest bus routes in Cardiff?
- the 132 (Maerdy – Cardiff), the 9 (Cardiff International Sports Village – University Hospital of Wales), the X2 (Porthcawl – Cardiff Bus Station), the 44 (St Mellons – Cardiff) and the 61 (Pentrebane – Cardiff Bus Station).
- Where are the main bus stations in Cardiff?
- Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2, Cardiff Bus Station, Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 7, Cardiff Bus Station, Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 3, Cardiff Bus Station, Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 12, Cardiff Bus Station and Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 6, Cardiff Bus Station.
- How can I see live bus times in Cardiff?
- StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Cardiff, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.
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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