Train times from Cardiff Central station

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Station facilities

• Step-free access: Yes: step-free access to all platforms. Category A. Step free access is available to Platforms 0 to 8.
• Toilets: Yes, including an accessible toilet and baby changing. Male toilet, Platforms 3 and 4; Female toilet, Platforms 3 and 4; Male toilet, Platforms 6 and 7; Toilet, south entrance; Accessible toilet, south entrance; Accessible toilet, subway 2; Subway 2 Toilet and Baby Change Facility; Female toilet, Platforms 1 and 2; Male toilet, Platforms 1 and 2.
• Ticket office: The ticket office is open Mon–Sat 05:40–21:30; Sun 07:30–21:30. There are ticket machines.
• Help and assistance: The station is staffed. Staff help is available Mon–Fri 04:00–01:00; Sat 04:00–00:30; Sun 07:00–00:30. Assistance staff meet you at The Passenger Assist meeting point is located at the help desk in the main station front building. Please make yourself known to a colleague. Passenger Assist: 03333 211202 (Every day 08:00–20:00).
• Waiting room: Yes, open Every day & bank holidays 06:00–22:00.
• WiFi: Yes, there's free WiFi.
• Food and drink: Yes: Cold drinks vending machine. · Hot drinks vending machine. · Food vending machine. · Marks and Spencers, WHSmith, Upper Crust and Warrens Bakery located at front concourse. · Upper Crust stall located on platform 1/2.
• Shops: There is a WHSmith and Marks and Spencers located on the concourse.
• Lifts: There are lifts.
• Parking: Yes: Quay Multi-Storey (681 spaces), run by APCOA.
• Cycle parking: Yes: 102 spaces, sheltered, with CCTV. Cycle parking is available at a number of locations at Cardiff Central. Sheffield stands are provided at the east end of platforms 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 6 and 7.
• Taxis: Yes, there's a taxi rank.
• Platforms: 8.

Station information from National Rail, updated Thursday, 29 October 2026. Facilities can change: check before you travel.

Routes from this station

• Merthyr Tydfil – Aberdare Transport for Wales
• Bristol Temple Meads – Salisbury (Wessex Main Line) Great Western Railway
• Cardiff Central – Holyhead (Welsh Marches Line) Transport for Wales
• Manchester Piccadilly – Bristol Temple Meads CrossCountry
• Cardiff Queen Street – Cardiff Bay Transport for Wales
• Weymouth – Gloucester (Heart of Wessex Line) Great Western Railway
• Ebbw Vale Town – Maesteg (Ebbw Valley Line) Transport for Wales
• Shrewsbury – Swansea (Heart of Wales Line) Transport for Wales
• Cardiff Central – Pembroke Dock (Pembroke Dock Line) Transport for Wales
• Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour (Wessex Main Line) Great Western Railway
• Pontypridd – Cardiff Bay Transport for Wales
• London Paddington – Swansea (Great Western Main Line) Great Western Railway
• Penarth – Coryton Transport for Wales
• Cardiff Central – Nottingham (Midland Main Line) CrossCountry
• Manchester Piccadilly – Milford Haven (Welsh Marches Line) Transport for Wales
• Cardiff Central – Paignton (Riviera Line) Great Western Railway
• Rhymney – Barry Island Transport for Wales
• London Paddington – Penzance (Cornish and Riviera Main Line) Great Western Railway
• Birmingham New Street – Stansted Airport (Birmingham–Peterborough Line) CrossCountry
• Plymouth – Glasgow Central CrossCountry
• Cardiff Central – Exeter St Davids (Bristol to Exeter Line) Great Western Railway
• Caerphilly – Penarth Transport for Wales
• London Paddington – Oxford (Great Western Main Line) Great Western Railway
• London Paddington – Carmarthen (Great Western Main Line) Great Western Railway
• Cardiff Central – Cheltenham Spa (Gloucester–Newport Line) Transport for Wales

Stops nearby

• Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1, Cardiff Bus Station 1 min walk
• Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2, Cardiff Bus Station 1 min walk
• Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 3, Cardiff Bus Station 1 min walk
• Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 4, Cardiff Bus Station 1 min walk
• Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 6, Cardiff Bus Station 1 min walk
• Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 5, Cardiff Bus Station 1 min walk

All bus routes and stops in Cardiff

Questions

Which trains stop at Cardiff Central station?

Merthyr Tydfil – Aberdare, Bristol Temple Meads – Salisbury (Wessex Main Line), Cardiff Central – Holyhead (Welsh Marches Line), Manchester Piccadilly – Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff Queen Street – Cardiff Bay, Weymouth – Gloucester (Heart of Wessex Line), Ebbw Vale Town – Maesteg (Ebbw Valley Line), Shrewsbury – Swansea (Heart of Wales Line), Cardiff Central – Pembroke Dock (Pembroke Dock Line), Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour (Wessex Main Line), Pontypridd – Cardiff Bay, London Paddington – Swansea (Great Western Main Line), Penarth – Coryton, Cardiff Central – Nottingham (Midland Main Line), Manchester Piccadilly – Milford Haven (Welsh Marches Line), Cardiff Central – Paignton (Riviera Line), Rhymney – Barry Island, London Paddington – Penzance (Cornish and Riviera Main Line), Birmingham New Street – Stansted Airport (Birmingham–Peterborough Line), Plymouth – Glasgow Central, Cardiff Central – Exeter St Davids (Bristol to Exeter Line), Caerphilly – Penarth, London Paddington – Oxford (Great Western Main Line), London Paddington – Carmarthen (Great Western Main Line) and Cardiff Central – Cheltenham Spa (Gloucester–Newport Line), run by Transport for Wales, Great Western Railway and CrossCountry.

Where is Cardiff Central station?

Cardiff Central station is in Cardiff, Cardiff.

Where do trains from Cardiff Central station go?

The next departures go to Aberdare, Coryton, Holyhead, Penarth, Goodwick and Bargoed.

Is Cardiff Central station step-free and wheelchair accessible?

Yes: step-free access to all platforms. Category A. Step free access is available to Platforms 0 to 8.

Are there toilets at Cardiff Central station?

Yes, including an accessible toilet and baby changing. Male toilet, Platforms 3 and 4; Female toilet, Platforms 3 and 4; Male toilet, Platforms 6 and 7; Toilet, south entrance; Accessible toilet, south entrance; Accessible toilet, subway 2; Subway 2 Toilet and Baby Change Facility; Female toilet, Platforms 1 and 2; Male toilet, Platforms 1 and 2.

When is the ticket office at Cardiff Central station open?

The ticket office is open Mon–Sat 05:40–21:30; Sun 07:30–21:30. There are ticket machines.

Can I get help or assistance at Cardiff Central station?

The station is staffed. Staff help is available Mon–Fri 04:00–01:00; Sat 04:00–00:30; Sun 07:00–00:30. Assistance staff meet you at The Passenger Assist meeting point is located at the help desk in the main station front building. Please make yourself known to a colleague. Passenger Assist: 03333 211202 (Every day 08:00–20:00).

Is there a waiting room at Cardiff Central station?

Yes, open Every day & bank holidays 06:00–22:00.

Is there free WiFi at Cardiff Central station?

Yes, there's free WiFi.

Can I buy food and drink at Cardiff Central station?

Yes: Cold drinks vending machine. · Hot drinks vending machine. · Food vending machine. · Marks and Spencers, WHSmith, Upper Crust and Warrens Bakery located at front concourse. · Upper Crust stall located on platform 1/2.

Is there parking at Cardiff Central station?

Yes: Quay Multi-Storey (681 spaces), run by APCOA.

Is there cycle parking at Cardiff Central station?

Yes: 102 spaces, sheltered, with CCTV. Cycle parking is available at a number of locations at Cardiff Central. Sheffield stands are provided at the east end of platforms 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 6 and 7.

Is there a taxi rank at Cardiff Central station?

Yes, there's a taxi rank.

How many platforms does Cardiff Central station have?

8.