Out of town
Many towns and villages around Aberystwyth can be reached by public transport. Some more rural communities can be reached only by private car, bike or taxi.
Local Buses
The map shows routes with regular direct buses to Aberystwyth at least 6 days a week:
At least 5 services daily 
Fewer than 5 services daily
Various less frequent and 'on request' services not shown on the map are also available.
See also: Longer distance buses | Town centre bus services
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Places with direct buses to and from Aberystwyth include: Aberaeron, Borth, Bow Street, Bronant, Capel Bangor, Capel Dewi, Clarach, Eglwysfach, Furnace, Glanyrafon, Gogerddan, Goginan, Lampeter, Llanarth, Llanddewi Brefi, Llandre, Llanfarian, Llangeitho, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Llanilar, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Lledrod, Machynlleth, New Quay, Penrhyncoch, Ponterwyd, Synod Inn, Taliesin, Talybont, Tre'r Ddôl and Tregaron. | |
Most local services use the bus station in Alexandra Road, while buses 550, X32, X40 and X50 use stops further along towards the Park Avenue roundabout.
If you plan to travel by bus, check times and routes online before travelling. Bus services are good, but the bus companies and the council are hopeless at providing useful information at bus stops. Most bus stops have either no timetable or route numbers displayed at all, the rest usually show incorrect or appallingly out-of-date information.
Taxi-Bus
Some areas without a bus service have council-subsidised taxi-buses. These run at set times and need to be booked in advance of travel. Local routes include:
- T21: Aberystwyth, Llanafan, Pontrhydygroes, Pontrhydfendigaid, Tregaron
- T22: Aberystwyth, Capel Seion, Pisgah, Devil's Bridge, Trisant, Cwmystwyth
- T27: Penbontrhydybeddau and Penrhyncoch (for bus to/from Aberystwyth)
- T29: Tregaron, Pontrhydfendigaid, Swyddffynnon, Ystrad Meurig
For routes, times and booking information, see: Ceredigion Public Transport.
Trains
The railway provides a fast, two-hourly link to Borth, Machynlleth and stations along the west coast of Gwynedd such as Tywyn and Barmouth.
Return tickets issued between Aberystwyth, Borth and Machynlleth are valid on both train and relevant bus services from Mondays to Saturdays under a local '2-4-1' scheme. This means that when you buy a return bus or train ticket, you are free to make your return journey by either bus or rail - whichever suits you best!
Locally-resident, regular users of trains between Aberystwyth, Pwllheli, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury may benefit by buying a Cambrian Railcard, which gives a third off most fares.
See: Train services and Cambrian Line - Railcard
Taxis
There are many taxi firms in Aberystwyth. Either pre-book with your chosen company, or go to the taxi rank on Alexandra Road, next to the railway station.
See: Aberystwyth taxi firms (BT Directory listings)
Car Hire
If you want to hire a car while you're here, try Europcar (the only major national company with an Aberystwyth office), or browse local car hire companies.
Car Shares and Lifts
For car-sharing opportunities, or to offer or ask for a lift, check the listings at Aberystwyth Freewheelers or liftshare.com.
