Article from Brecon Beacons National Park
Last Updated: 22 April 2008 10:10
Getting Here
Brecon Beacons National Park has excellent rail and motorway links with the rest of the UK, is linked by regular ferry services to Ireland, and is just an hour away from Cardiff International Airport with flights all over the world.
Travel within the National Park
- Abergavenny is well served by trains from Newport and Crewe with easy onward connections to southern and northwest England.
- From the Midlands, you can get here through Hereford. Llandeilo and Llandovery in the west are on the magical Heart of Wales Line from Swansea. Merthyr Tydfil in the south has great connections to Cardiff.
- During Hay Festival (end of May- early June) there is a shuttle bus (Hay Literature Festival) that meets the direct London trains and takes you to Hay.
- Buses will take you from all these points to Brecon from which local buses or taxis can deliver you to your destination.
- Go to National Rail Enquiries for journey planning
BY COACH
- Coach travellers can get to Brecon via Cardiff and to Abergavenny via Birmingham. Details from National Express or Stagecoach for their X bus services. Cyclists should note that both these companies permit the carrying of packed bikes in bags or cases.
- In addition, the new TrawsCambria network has a two hour service from Newtown/Llandrindod Wells (704). This connects in Brecon with X43 to Abergavenny or Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff as well as with the 714 to Llandovery. You can purchase through tickets between any of these services but X43 and 714 are not officially part of the TrawsCambria network.
BY BUS OR CAR
- If coming from Southern England and Wales, go via Newport and Abergavenny, via Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil or via Ammanford/Llandeilo. If coming from the Midlands or NW England go via Hereford.
- Beacons Bus is there to take you into and around the National Park on summer Sundays and Bank Holidays. It is especially designed for visitors and can take you to many of the area’s attractions. The Cardiff service even tows a bike trailer to Brecon and then plys between there and Abergavenny all day.
- For all your travel enquiries, contact Travel Line Cymru - a comprehensive interactive transport information site.
- A comprehensive Park-wide Bus Timetable is available via email or from TICs/Information Centres. Weekday services are not the responsibility of the National Park Authority.
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