Coaches and Buses to Aberystwyth

An Arriva Cymru Express bus waiting at Aberystwyth.

Many major towns in Wales, and some in England, have direct bus services to Aberystwyth. National Express services from the rest of the UK connect with these services at Birmingham, Cardiff and London.

Principal Routes

This map shows coach and bus routes operating at least six days a week, along with selected connecting rail services. See below for timetables and further details.

Principal coach and bus routes to Aberystwyth

National Express 409

London - Birmingham - Telford - Shrewsbury - Llangurig - Aberystwyth

Once daily. Book tickets online or call 0871 781 8181.

Tickets and timetables - Advance booking required - Formerly service 420

Arriva Cymru Express 20

Cardiff - Bridgend - Carmarthen - Lampeter - Aberystwyth

Twice daily coach service Monday to Saturday and once on Sunday. Additional service 10 to/from Swansea on Friday and Sunday during university terms.

Timetables - Pay on boarding, no pre-booking

Arriva Cymru Express 40

Carmarthen - Lampeter - Aberystwyth

Regular service Monday to Saturday; less frequent on Sundays.

Timetables - Pay on boarding, no pre-booking - Formerly TrawsCambria X40

Coach Travel Wales 701

Cardiff - Bridgend - Port Talbot - Swansea - Carmarthen - Lampeter - Aberystwyth

One service in each direction, daily.

Timetables - Pay on boarding, no pre-booking

TrawsCymru T2 Lloyds Coaches / Express Motors

Bangor - Caernarfon - Porthmadog - Dolgellau - Machynlleth - Aberystwyth

Every few hours Monday to Saturday; less frequent on Sunday.

Timetables - Pay on boarding, no pre-booking - Formerly TrawsCambria X32

TrawsCymru T4 Stagecoach in South Wales

Cardiff - Merthyr Tydfil - Brecon - Builth Wells - Llandrindod Wells - Newtown

Every few hours Monday to Saturday.

Timetables - Pay on boarding, no pre-booking.

TrawsCambria X50 Richards Brothers

Cardigan - Aberaeron - Aberystwyth

Four times daily Monday to Saturday, plus connections to/from Arriva 40 at Aberaeron.

Timetables - Pay on boarding, no pre-booking

TrawsCambria X94 Arriva Buses Wales / GHA Coaches

Wrexham - Llangollen - Bala - Dolgellau - Barmouth

Regular service 7 days a week (runs as route 'T3' on Sundays). Connects with T2 at Dolgellau for Aberystwyth.

Timetables - Pay on boarding, no pre-booking

Celtic Travel X47

Llandrindod Wells - Llangurig - Aberystwyth

Twice-daily service Mondays to Saturdays.

Timetables - Pay on boarding, no pre-booking

Regular Excursions and Day Trips

Several towns in Mid Wales have semi-regular coach services to Aberystwyth:

X1 from Llanfyllin, Meifod and Llanfair Caereinion
Summer Fridays, operated by Tanat Valley
X4 from Welshpool, Newtown and Llanidloes
Alternate summer Thursdays, operated by Tanat Valley
X18 from Llanwrtyd Wells, Builth Wells and Rhayader
Summer Thursdays, operated by Roy Brown's Coaches

Catching coaches and buses from Aberystwyth

Buses and coaches all use the bus station on Alexandra Road, near to the junction with Terrace Road and a minute or two's walk from the railway station.

Services also call at selected other stops around Aberystwyth. Some 10, 20, 50 and 409 services also call at Aberystwyth University's Penglais Campus.