🎓 Buses to Cardiff University

40 bus routes serve Cardiff University in Cathays Park. 3 run through the night.

First weekday bus from campus 05:14 (49) Last 23:45 (400) 2 of 40 run 24 hours 🌙 3 running tonight

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving Cardiff University

52 Cardiff → Cyncoed Mon–Fri 07:16–23:38 Sun 09:39–23:17 Cardiff Bus
102 Cardiff Bus Station → Penylan Mon–Fri 07:21–18:38 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
101 Cardiff Bus Station → Penylan Mon–Fri 08:09–19:36 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
26 Cardiff Greyfriars Road Stop GJ → Blackwood Interchange Mon–Fri 07:22–21:03 Sun 09:09–21:04 Stagecoach South Wales
7 University Hospital of Wales → Penarth Mon–Fri 06:31–19:20 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
9 University Hospital of Wales → Grangetown Mon–Fri 05:43–23:39 Sun 06:45–21:49 Cardiff Bus
86X University Hospital of Wales Main Entrance → Caerphilly Interchange Stand 11 Mon–Fri 06:20–19:46 no Sunday service Stagecoach South Wales
95 Cardiff → Barry Island Mon–Fri 06:26–06:36 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
X30 Newport → Cardiff Mon–Fri 06:55–19:41 no Sunday service Newport Bus
1 Cardiff Mon–Fri 06:20–19:33 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
54 Rumney → University Hospital of Wales Mon–Fri 07:18–07:38 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
X Cardiff → Senghenydd Mon–Fri 07:48–07:58 no Sunday service Stagecoach South Wales
57 Cardiff → Llanedeyrn Mon–Fri 05:23–23:32 Sun 05:44–22:37 Cardiff Bus
58 Cardiff → Llanedeyrn Mon–Fri 05:43–23:17 Sun 06:07–22:38 Cardiff Bus
C1 Culverhouse Cross → Pontprennau Mon–Fri 06:45–19:38 no Sunday service Adventure Travel
27 Cardiff Castle → Cardiff Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:27–23:29 Sun 07:14–23:05 Cardiff Bus
400 Beddau → Cardiff Mon–Fri 06:50–23:45 Sun 09:50–18:08 Edwards Coaches
35 Cardiff Bus Station → Mynachdy Mon–Fri 07:14–19:40 Sun 09:22–17:55 Cardiff Bus
23 Cardiff Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:29–23:14 Sun 08:02–22:55 Cardiff Bus
21 Cardiff Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:04–22:26 Sun 07:49–22:25 Cardiff Bus
28 Cardiff Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:45–23:08 Sun 09:20–18:41 Cardiff Bus
2 Cardiff Mon–Fri 06:11–20:21 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
136 Cardiff Bus Station → Creigiau Mon–Fri 07:15–20:13 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
X4 Merthyr Bus St Arr → Cardiff Greyfriars Road Stop GJ Mon–Fri 07:29–18:29 no Sunday service Stagecoach South Wales
29 Cardiff Bus Station Mon–Fri 09:32–14:48 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
132 Maerdy Terminus → Cardiff Greyfriars Road Stop GE Mon–Fri 06:03–06:16 Sun 09:48–18:12 Stagecoach South Wales
14 Caerau → University Hospital of Wales Mon–Fri 07:44–07:46 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
50 Cardiff Mon–Fri 05:40–22:49 Sun 10:28–22:48 Cardiff Bus
49 Cardiff Mon–Fri 05:14–21:49 Sun 07:40–19:42 Cardiff Bus
507 Swansea - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Swansea Mon–Fri 05:20–18:53 Sun 06:50–18:53 🌙 Monday–Wednesday nights coach National Express
509 Pontcanna, Cardiff - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Pontcanna, Cardiff 24 hours coach National Express
30 Cardiff Bus Station → Newport Mon–Fri 07:30–21:06 Sun 11:08–19:27 Cardiff Bus
24 Cardiff Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:06–18:47 Sun 08:25–18:24 Cardiff Bus
30 Newport → Cardiff Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:39–21:48 Sun 10:07–18:26 Newport Bus
216 Pontcanna, Cardiff - Bristol Airport → Bristol Airport - Pontcanna, Cardiff 24 hours coach National Express
11 Cardiff → Pengam Green Mon–Fri 05:15–22:42 Sun 07:20–22:47 Cardiff Bus
H59 Pentwyn → University Hospital of Wales Mon–Fri 06:40–21:00 no Sunday service Cardiff Bus
Sky Cathays Park → Cardiff Bay Mon–Fri 09:47–16:47 Sun 09:47–16:47 Cardiff Bus
X3 Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station → Cardiff Greyfriars Road GH Mon–Fri 07:37–22:31 no Sunday service Stagecoach South Wales
25 Cardiff Bus Station Mon–Fri 08:05–19:24 Sun 09:28–18:25 Cardiff Bus

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to Cardiff University

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

507 Swansea - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Swansea Monday–Wednesday nights 04:00–06:55 runs tonight
509 Pontcanna, Cardiff - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Pontcanna, Cardiff Every night 24 hours runs tonight
216 Pontcanna, Cardiff - Bristol Airport → Bristol Airport - Pontcanna, Cardiff Monday–Saturday nights 24 hours runs tonight

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Direct buses to Cardiff University from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to Cardiff University?

40 routes serve the campus: the 52 (towards Cyncoed), the 102 (towards Penylan), the 101 (towards Penylan), the 26 (towards Blackwood Interchange), the 7 (towards Penarth), the 9 (towards Grangetown), the 86X (towards Caerphilly Interchange Stand 11), the 95 (towards Barry Island), the X30 (towards Cardiff), the 1 (towards Cardiff), the 54 (towards University Hospital of Wales), the X (towards Senghenydd) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at Cardiff University?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 40 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to Cardiff University?

2 routes serve the campus 24 hours a day. Of the fixed-hours routes, the earliest weekday departure from the campus is 05:14 on the 49.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

3 of the 40 routes run in the small hours, and 2 run 24 hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to Cardiff University outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to Cardiff University, and is there a student fare?

Fares are set by each operator. Most sell a discounted student term pass, and the myTravelPass scheme gives under-22s roughly a third off single fares across Wales.

Other universities nearby

University of South Wales 15 Cardiff Metropolitan University 15 University of South Wales (Treforest) 12 University of South Wales (Newport) 25 University of Bristol (Langford) 2 University of Bristol (Long Ashton) 3 University of the West of England (Bower Ashton) 35 University of Bristol 21 University of Law (Temple Meads) 25 University of the West of England 12

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Cathays Park.