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Cardiff
Castle, museums and the bay in the Welsh capital
前往方式
- 1
London Paddington
起点
- 2
GWR train to Cardiff Central
around 1 hr 50 min
- 3
步行至城堡
步行
Great Western Railway says London Paddington to Cardiff Central takes around 1 hour 50 minutes (fastest 1 hour 48 minutes), usually with two trains an hour on weekdays. Visit Cardiff says Cardiff Central is in the city centre. Prices and times change: check before you go, on National Rail.
亮点
适合
- A first taste of Wales
- 城堡
- 免费博物馆
- Waterfront walks
规划一天
- 上午Train, then Cardiff Castle
- 下午Museum, market, then the bay
- 晚上Dinner, train from Cardiff Central
出发前须知
Cardiff is about 211 km (131 miles) from central London in a straight line, measured from Charing Cross; the rail route is longer. Trains leave from London Paddington. Our rail tickets guide explains Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, railcards and split tickets, so you can work out which fare suits a day out. On the day, check National Rail for delays and engineering works before you set off.
Opening times, tickets and closures for Visit Cardiff are on its official website. For sights that can need a timed ticket, see what to book ahead.
Areas to explore in Wales
Our Wales guide is split into 6 areas, each with things to do, places to eat, where to stay and how to get there.
- Cardiff (Caerdydd) & the Bay: A compact capital: a castle in the city centre, free museums and a redeveloped bay (15 things to do)
- Eryri (Snowdonia): Yr Wyddfa, mountain railways and slate heritage in the first national park in Wales (17 things to do)
- Conwy, Llandudno & the North Coast Castles: A walled medieval town, a Victorian seaside resort and Edward I's coastal castles (16 things to do)
- Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby): Cliff paths, sandy bays, a cathedral city and a walled seaside town (16 things to do)
- Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons): The highest mountains in South Wales, market towns, castles and waterfalls (14 things to do)
- Gower & Swansea (Abertawe): A waterfront city, Mumbles and the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK (17 things to do)
Weather through the year
Met Office 1991-2020 averages for the Cardiff, Bute Park station (opens in new tab), the one we use for Wales. Daylight is calculated for Cardiff on the 15th of the month. These are averages, not a forecast.
| 月份 | Avg high | Avg low | Days with 1 mm+ rain | 日照时长 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一月 | 8.6°C | 2.5°C | 15.6 | 8小时19分 |
| 四月 | 14.3°C | 5.7°C | 10.7 | 13小时51分 |
| 七月 | 21.8°C | 13.1°C | 11.2 | 16小时06分 |
| 十月 | 15.2°C | 8.0°C | 15.0 | 10小时29分 |
Every month, with sunshine and packing notes: when to go to Wales.
Closest other day trips
Measured in a straight line from Cardiff, so the journey between them will be longer. Use the journey planner to see whether a direct train runs.
- Bristol: about 40 km away
- Bath: about 58 km away
- Stonehenge: about 100 km away
For where to eat, stay and walk, see Our Wales guide and Cardiff (Caerdydd) & the Bay in our Wales guide.
信息来源
Journey details above are as these pages stated them when we read them on 1 November 2026. Timetables change: check before you travel.
更多一日游
温莎约40分钟 
牛津约1小时 
巴斯约1.5小时 
剑桥约1小时 
巨石阵约1.5小时＋公交 
布莱顿约1小时 
约克1 hr 46 min 
布里斯托尔about 1 hr 40 min 
利物浦just over 2 hr 
科茨沃尔德Train and bus 
Blenheim PalaceTrain and bus Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Cardiff Castle, Tevfik Teker (CC BY 3.0); National Museum Cardiff, Ham II (CC BY-SA 3.0); Cardiff Market, Tiia Monto (CC BY-SA 4.0); The Senedd, Cardiff Bay, User: (WT-shared) Cardiff at wts wikivoyage (Public domain); Llandaff Cathedral, Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0); St Fagans National Museum of History, Sionk (CC BY-SA 4.0); header, Cardiff Castle - panoramio (1).jpg, Tevfik Teker (CC BY 3.0).
