How to Get to the Valleys

BY CAR - The Valleys is easy to access via the M4 (from London and South East England) and the M50/M5 (from the Midlands and North). Direct coach services operate between Cardiff, Merthyr, Brecon and London Heathrow and Gatwick airports, as well as major population centres.

BY RAIL - The Valleys are well served by rail with mainline stations at Newport and Cardiff receiving fast and regular services.  There is also an extensive local rail network linking most of the Valleys towns.

For more information on rail lines and times:

National Rail Enquiries
Tel: 08457 484950

Traveline Cymru
Tel: 0870 608 2 608

BY AIR - Cardiff International Airport has flights from Europe, Canada and many other international destinations.  Bristol Airport is less than an hour away while the Airports at Birmingham, London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester are all easily accessible.

Cardiff International Airport
Visit the Cardiff International Airport for further information on who flies into Wales or telephone: 01446 711111

BY FERRY - Wales has a number of seaports with direct ferry services from Ireland while the ports of southern England, which operate services from the Netherlands, France and Spain, are only around 3 hours away.