X2 Porthcawl Metrolink ↔ Cardiff Bus Interchange

Operated by First South & West Wales. First bus 06:10, last bus 23:25. 151 journeys on weekdays.

💷 The England fare cap doesn't apply in Wales — First South & West Wales sets the fares on the X2. Check their website or the Traveline Cymru fare finder for current prices. Who travels free →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards Cardiff Bus Interchange · Monday to Friday towards Cardiff Bus Interchange · Saturday towards Cardiff Bus Interchange · Sunday towards Porthcawl Metrolink · Monday to Friday towards Porthcawl Metrolink · Saturday towards Porthcawl Metrolink · Sunday
X2 towards Cardiff Bus Interchange — Monday to Friday (74 journeys)
Porthcawl Metrolink 4 (Stand 4) ····07:2507:2507:5507:5508:2508:25·09:0009:2509:25···09:5009:5010:2510:3010:3011:0011:0011:2511:3011:30·12:0012:25··12:4012:4013:0513:0513:3513:3513:4514:0514:0514:3514:3514:4515:1015:10·15:4515:4515:4516:1216:1216:4516:4517:0017:2017:20·17:5017:5018:0518:1518:1518:5218:5219:0520:0520:0520:3020:3520:4021:3521:35·
The Globe (before) ····07:3607:3608:0608:0608:3608:36·09:1109:3609:36···10:0110:0110:3610:4110:4111:1111:1111:3611:4111:41·12:1112:36··12:5112:5113:1613:1613:4613:4613:5614:1614:1614:4614:4614:5615:2115:21·15:5615:5615:5616:2216:2216:5516:5517:1017:3017:30·18:0018:0018:1518:2518:2519:0219:0219:1420:1320:1320:3820:4320:4821:4321:43·
Mackworth Arms (after) ····07:4507:4508:1508:1508:4508:45·09:2009:4509:45···10:1010:1010:4410:5010:5011:2011:2011:4411:5011:50·12:2012:44··13:0013:0013:2513:2513:5513:5514:0414:2514:2514:5514:5515:0415:3015:30·16:0416:0516:0516:3116:3117:0417:0417:1817:3917:39·18:0818:0818:2318:3318:3319:1019:1019:2220:2120:2120:4620:5120:5621:5121:51·
Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9 (Bay 9) 06:1006:1007:1507:1507:5507:5508:2708:2708:5708:5708:4509:3009:5809:5809:3309:3309:4510:2310:2310:5611:0311:0311:3311:3311:5312:0312:0311:5612:3012:5612:3312:3313:1313:1313:3813:3814:0814:0814:1614:3814:3815:0815:0815:1315:4315:4315:1616:1616:1816:1816:4416:4417:1717:1717:2717:5217:5217:3018:1918:1918:3418:4418:4419:1919:1919:3120:3020:3020:5520:5921:0422:0022:0022:20
Police Headquarters (before) 06:1506:1507:2107:2108:0208:0208:3408:3409:0409:0408:51·10:0510:0509:4009:4009:5110:3010:3011:0211:1011:1011:4011:40·12:1012:1012:02·13:0212:4012:4013:2013:2013:4513:4514:1514:1514:2214:4514:4515:1515:15·15:5015:5015:2216:2216:2516:2516:5116:5117:2417:24·17:5917:5917:3618:2518:2518:4018:5018:5019:2519:2519:3720:3520:3521:00··22:0522:0522:25
Cowbridge Town Hall (before) 06:3406:3407:4007:4008:2108:2108:5308:5309:2309:2309:08·10:2410:2409:5909:5910:0810:4910:4911:1911:2911:2911:5911:59·12:2912:2912:19·13:1912:5912:5913:3913:3914:0414:0414:3414:3414:3915:0415:0415:3415:34·16:0916:0915:3916:3916:4416:4417:1017:1017:4217:42·18:1718:1717:5318:4218:4218:5719:0719:0719:4219:4219:5420:5220:5221:17··22:2222:2222:41
Maes-y-Ffynon (after) 06:4506:4507:5207:5208:3308:3309:0409:0409:3409:3409:18·10:3510:3510:1010:1010:1811:0011:0011:2911:4011:4012:1012:10·12:4012:4012:29·13:2913:1013:1013:5013:5014:1514:1514:4514:4514:4915:1515:1515:4515:45·16:2016:2015:4916:4916:5516:5517:2117:2117:5317:53·18:2818:2818:0318:5318:5319:0719:1819:1819:5319:5320:0421:0321:0321:27··22:3322:3322:51
Culverhouse Cross Tesco (before) 06:5306:5308:0108:0108:4208:4209:1209:1209:4209:4209:26·10:4310:4310:1810:1810:2611:0811:0811:3711:4811:4812:1812:18·12:4812:4812:37·13:3713:1813:1813:5813:5814:2314:2314:5414:5414:5715:2415:2415:5415:54·16:2916:2915:5716:5717:0417:0417:3017:3018:0218:02·18:3618:3618:1119:0119:0119:1519:2619:2620:0120:0120:1121:1021:1021:34··22:4022:4022:58
Hadfield Road (after) ·07:00·08:08·08:4909:19·09:49·09:33··10:5010:25·10:3311:15·11:44·11:5512:25···12:5512:44·13:44·13:25·14:0514:30··15:0115:0415:31··16:01··16:3616:0417:0417:11··17:37·18:09·18:43·18:18·19:0819:22·19:33·20:0820:18·21:1721:41··22:47·23:05
Grand Avenue (after) 07:01·08:11·08:52··09:22·09:52··10:53··10:28··11:18·11:58··12:28·12:58····13:28·14:08··14:3315:04···15:3416:04··16:39····17:1417:40·18:11···18:45·19:09··19:34·20:08··21:17·····22:47·
Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2 07:1707:2008:3108:2809:1209:0909:3909:4210:0910:1209:53·11:1311:1010:4510:4810:5311:3511:3812:0412:1812:1512:4512:48·13:1813:1513:04·14:0413:4813:4514:2814:2514:5014:5315:2415:2115:2415:5115:5416:2416:21·16:5916:5616:2417:2417:3117:3418:0017:5718:2818:29·19:0319:0218:3819:2419:2819:3919:4919:5320:2320:2820:3821:3221:3722:01··23:0723:0223:25

Route map

All stops on route X2

X2 towards Cardiff Bus Interchange

  1. Porthcawl Metrolink 4 (Stand 4) Porthcawl
  2. Esplanade Hotel (opp former) Porthcawl
  3. Porthcawl Library (o/s) Porthcawl
  4. Griffin Park (opp) Porthcawl
  5. Woodland Avenue (o/s 7) Porthcawl
  6. Northways (o/s phone box) Porthcawl
  7. Parc-y-Berllan (after) Porthcawl
  8. Pwll-y-waun (after) Porthcawl
  9. St David's Way (after) Porthcawl
  10. Nottage Road (opp 58) Newton
  11. The Globe (before) Newton
  12. Heol-y-Graig (after) Newton
  13. Dan-y-Graig (nr) Newton
  14. Wigfach Farm (nr) Wigfach
  15. Tythegston (at) Tythegston
  16. Texaco Garage (before) Laleston
  17. Mackworth Arms (after) Laleston
  18. Village Farm (nr) Laleston
  19. Hillcrest (at) Laleston
  20. Ogmore Social Club (o/s former) Bryntirion
  21. Broadlands (before) Bryntirion
  22. Phillip Avenue (before) Bryntirion
  23. West House Dip (adj Phone Box) Newcastle
  24. West House Corner (before) Newcastle
  25. Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9 (Bay 9) Bridgend
  26. Bridgend College (in) Bridgend
  27. Police Headquarters (before) Waterton
  28. Waterton (nr) Waterton
  29. The Paddocks (nr) Corntown
  30. Brocastle (o/s Lodge) Corntown
  31. Crack Hill (on) Colwinston
  32. Twmpath Farm (nr) Pentre Meyrick
  33. Roman Road (after Crosswinds) Pentre Meyrick
  34. Llanfrynach Drive (nr) Cowbridge
  35. Llantwit Major Road (nr Clare Garden Village) Cowbridge
  36. Cowbridge Police Station (opp) Cowbridge
  37. Cowbridge Town Hall (before) Cowbridge
  38. Geoffrey Ashe Court (opp junct) Cowbridge
  39. Aberthin Lane (before) Primrose Hill
  40. Cowbridge Garage (o/s) Hollybush
  41. St Hilary Junction (after former) St Hilary
  42. Foresters Lodge (o/s) Tair Onen
  43. Tair Onen Turn (before) Tair Onen
  44. Parc-Newydd Turn (after) Tair Onen
  45. Aubrey Arms (before) Bonvilston
  46. Pen-yr-Heol House (nr) Bonvilston
  47. Maes-y-Ffynon (after) Bonvilston
  48. Sycamore Cross (after) Bonvilston
  49. Cottrell Park (o/s) Tre-hill
  50. Trehill Church (nr) Tre-hill
  51. St Nicholas (at) St Nicholas
  52. Parc Dyffryn (nr) Downs
  53. The Tumble (before) Downs
  54. Culverhouse Cross Tesco (before) Culverhouse Cross
  55. Hadfield Road (after) Leckwith
  56. Jubilee Park (opp) Leckwith
  57. Ninian Park PH (after former) Riverside
  58. Littleton Street (after) Riverside
  59. Smeaton Street (after) Riverside
  60. Brunel Street (after) Riverside
  61. Beauchamp Street (before) Riverside
  62. Fitzhamon Embankment (before) Riverside
  63. Park Street JU (o/s) Cardiff
  64. Cowbridge Road (opp B&Q) Ely
  65. Culverhouse Pub (before Pub) Ely
  66. Green Farm Road (after) Ely
  67. Dusty Forge (before) Ely
  68. Wilson Road (after) Ely
  69. Ely Police Station (opp) Ely
  70. Amroth Road (before) Ely
  71. Grand Avenue (after) Ely
  72. Heol-y-Felin (after) Ely
  73. Ely Legion (o/s former) Ely
  74. Ely Bridge (after) Canton
  75. Windway Road (before) Canton
  76. Victoria Park (nr) Victoria Park
  77. Lansdowne Road (opp Post Box) Canton
  78. Beda Road (after) Canton
  79. Wellington Street (o/s 59) Riverside
  80. Neville Street (o/s 5) Riverside
  81. Despenser Gardens (opp) Riverside
  82. Fitzhamon Embankment (opp 17) Riverside
  83. Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2 Cardiff Bus Station

X2 towards Porthcawl Metrolink

  1. Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 2 Cardiff Bus Station
  2. Tudor Street B (o/s) Riverside
  3. Craddock Street (before) Riverside
  4. Smeaton Street (opp) Riverside
  5. Littleton Street (opp) Riverside
  6. Ninian Park PH (before former) Riverside
  7. Jubilee Park (o/s) Leckwith
  8. Hadfield Road (before) Leckwith
  9. Wynford Hotel (o/s) Riverside
  10. Clare Gardens (o/s) Riverside
  11. Neville Street (o/s Shops) Riverside
  12. Railway Terrace (before) Riverside
  13. Beda Road (after) Canton
  14. Lansdowne Road (o/s 169) Canton
  15. Victoria Park (nr) Victoria Park
  16. Windway Road (before) Canton
  17. Ely Bridge (before) Canton
  18. Colin Way (after) Caerau
  19. Aldi (o/s) Caerau
  20. The Pendine (at) Caerau
  21. Ely Police Station (o/s) Caerau
  22. Wilson Road (before) Caerau
  23. Dusty Forge (opp) Caerau
  24. Heol Trelai (before) Caerau
  25. Knightswell (before) Caerau
  26. Cowbridge Road (o/s B&Q) Caerau
  27. McDonalds Culverhouse Cross (after) Culverhouse Cross
  28. The Tumble (after) Downs
  29. Parc Dyffryn (nr) Downs
  30. St Nicholas (at) St Nicholas
  31. Trehill Church (nr) Tre-hill
  32. Cottrell Park (opp) Tre-hill
  33. Bonvilston (before) Bonvilston
  34. The Old Forge (nr) Bonvilston
  35. Pen-yr-Heol House (nr) Bonvilston
  36. Aubrey Arms (after) Bonvilston
  37. Parc-Newydd Turn (before) Tair Onen
  38. Tair Onen Turn (after) Tair Onen
  39. Forestry (opp) Tair Onen
  40. St Hilary Junction (before former) St Hilary
  41. Cowbridge Garage (sliproad) Hollybush
  42. Primrose Hill (o/s House) Primrose Hill
  43. Geoffrey Ashe Court (before) Cowbridge
  44. Town Hall (after) Cowbridge
  45. Cowbridge Police Station (o/s) Cowbridge
  46. Llantwit Major Road (nr Clare Garden Village) Cowbridge
  47. Llanfrynach Drive (nr) Cowbridge
  48. Roman Road (opp Crosswinds) Pentre Meyrick
  49. Twmpath Farm (nr) Pentre Meyrick
  50. Crack Hill (on) Colwinston
  51. Brocastle (before Lodge) Corntown
  52. The Paddocks (nr) Corntown
  53. Waterton (nr) Corntown
  54. Police Headquarters (after) Waterton
  55. Wyndham Crescent (after) Bridgend
  56. Bridgend College (o/s) Bridgend
  57. Bridgend Bus Station Stand 5 (Bay 5) Bridgend
  58. West House Corner (after) Newcastle
  59. West House Dip (opp Phone Box) Newcastle
  60. Phillip Avenue (after) Bryntirion
  61. Broadlands (after) Bryntirion
  62. Ogmore Social Club (opp former) Bryntirion
  63. Hillcrest (at) Laleston
  64. Village Farm (nr) Laleston
  65. Mackworth Arms (before) Laleston
  66. Texaco Garage (after) Laleston
  67. Tythegston (at) Tythegston
  68. Wigfach Farm (nr) Wigfach
  69. Dan-y-Graig (nr) Newton
  70. Heol-y-Graig (adj) Newton
  71. The Globe (opp) Newton
  72. St Clare's Convent School (nr) Newton
  73. Nottage Road (in) Newton
  74. St Davids Way (before) Porthcawl
  75. Pwll-y-waun (before) Porthcawl
  76. Parc-y-Berllan (before) Porthcawl
  77. Woodland Avenue (o/s 14) Porthcawl
  78. Northways (nr 9) Porthcawl
  79. Griffin Park (o/s) Porthcawl
  80. Lias Road (o/s Co-op) Porthcawl
  81. Porthcawl Metrolink 4 (Stand 4) Porthcawl

Service history & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

CardiffBridgendElyCaerauPorthcawlLeckwithCantonRiversideBryntirionCowbridgeNewtonNewcastle

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first X2 bus?

The first X2 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:10 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last X2 bus?

The last X2 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:25. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the X2 bus cost?

The England fare cap doesn't apply in Wales — First South & West Wales sets the fares on the X2. Check their website or the Traveline Cymru fare finder for current prices.

Who runs the X2 bus?

The X2 is operated by First South & West Wales.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.