List of bus stations in Wales explained

This is a list of bus stations in Wales:

Bus station or interchangeLocationNumber of standsCity destinationsLocal destinationsImage
Aberdare bus station[1] (on the site of Aberdare Low Level railway station)Aberdare12CardiffTrecynon
Penywaun; Hirwaun; Rhigos; Cwmdare
Abergavenny bus station[2] Abergavenny6Cardiff, HerefordCwmbran, Brecon, Abergavenny Circular, Mardy, Monmouth, Llanellen, Brynmawr, Hollywell Crescent (O/S 80), Pontrilas, Ashvale
Aberystwyth bus station[3] Aberystwyth7Cardiff, Swansea, LondonCardigan
Llangollen; Machynlleth; Dolgellau; Bangor; Newtown
Ammanford bus station[4] Ammanford6SwanseaCarmarthenshire
Pontardawe
Bangor bus station[5] Bangor7Caernarfon, Aberystwyth, HolyheadLlanberis, Penrhos Garnedd, Deiniolen, Parc Menai, Gwastadnant, Menai Bridge, Llangefni, Llangoed, Amlwch, Glan-yr-afon, Carmel, Llanddona, Maesgeirchen, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay
Bargoed Interchange[6] Bargoed5Cardiff, NewportBlackwood, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly
Barry Transport Interchange (adjacent to Barry Docks railway station)[7] Barry4NoneTown districts
Blackwood Interchange[8] Blackwood9Cardiff, NewportPontypridd, Cwmbran, Tredegar, Bargoed, Ystrad Mynach railway station, Wyllie, New Tredegar, Abertillery
Bow Street Transport Interchange (at railway station)[9] [10] Bow Street, Ceredigion1NoneAberystwyth, Bangor, Machynlleth, Ynyslas
Brecon bus station[11] Brecon5HerefordHay-on-Wye
Brecon Beacons; Merthyr Tydfil; Abergavenny; Ystradgynlais
Bridgend bus station[12] Bridgend11Cardiff, Port TalbotBrackla
Sarn; Maesteg; Bridgend Designer Outlet; Porthcawl; Cowbridge
Brynmawr bus station[13] Brynmawr4Cardiff, NewportTown Districts, Abergavenny, Hereford, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfil
Carmarthen bus station[14] Carmarthen10London, Swansea, Aberystwyth, LlanelliHaverfordwest, Cardigan
Caernarfon bus station[15] 3 AberystwythBangor; Llandudno; Porthmadog; Pwllheli
Caerphilly bus station[16] Caerphilly11CardiffBargoed
Newport; Blackwood, Town Districts
Cardiff Coach Station[17] Cardiff Sophia Gardens9National Express servicesNewport, Swansea
Cardiff Bus Interchange[18] Cardiff city centre14CardiffCity districts
Vale of Glamorgan
Proposed Cardiff West Transport Interchange (also known as Western Transport Interchange)[19] [20] Fairwater, CardiffTBCCardiffCity districts
park and ride
Chepstow bus station[21] Chepstow5Newport
Bristol
Monmouth
Cwmbran bus station[22] Cwmbran9London, Bristol, Newport, CardiffPontypool
Abergavenny, Blackwood
Ebbw Vale bus stationEbbw Vale6CardiffCwmbran railway station, Tredegar, Ashvale, Peacehaven, Cwm, Brynmawr, Abergavenny, Garn Lydan
Gorseinon bus station[23] Gorseinon6Swansea
Llanelli
Lliw Valley
Haverfordwest bus station[24] Haverfordwest6London Victoria, Aberystwyth, Newport, Cardigan, RochdaleWithybush, Tenby, Tanerdy, Wiston, Broad Haven, Burton Ferry, Fishguard, Albert Town
Llandrindod Wells Interchange[25] Llandrindod Wells4CardiffAberystwyth, Builth Wells, Brecon, Merthyr Tydfil, Newtown, New Radnor, Kington, Hereford
Llanelli bus station[26] Llanelli7Swansea, LondonTown Districts, Ammanford, Carmarthen, Cross Hands, Pontarddulais, Hendy
Llantwit Major bus station[27] Llantwit Major1Cardiff, BridgendCowbridge, Talbot Green, St Athan, Barry, Rhoose, Ogmore-By-Sea, Ewenny, Marcross, Monknash, St. Donats, Cardiff Airport
Maesteg bus station[28] Maesteg6Port Talbot
Bridgend; Cardiff
Caerau, Llangynwyd, Maesteg Circular, Cymmer
Merthyr Tydfil bus station[29] Merthyr Tydfil14Cardiff, SwanseaAbergavenny
Brecon; Brecon Beacons; Hay-on-Wye; Hereford; South Wales Valleys
Mold bus station[30] Mold7ChesterWrexham
Monmouth bus station[31] Monmouth2Newport, HerefordAbergavenny, Ross-on-Wye, Chepstow, Wyesham, Over Monnow, Tintern, Osbaston
Neath bus station[32] Neath11Swansea, Port TalbotVale of Neath
Skewen; Briton Ferry; Pontardawe
Nelson bus station[33] Nelson, Caerphilly2NoneCaerphilly, Blackwood, Pontypridd, Bargoed, Merthyr Tydfil
Newport bus station[34] Newport24 + 1Newport (Market Square):

Newport Kingsway (Stand K12):

Newport (Friars Walk)
  • City districts

Newport (Market Square)



Newtown bus station[35] Newtown5Shrewsbury, WrexhamWelshpool, Montgomery, Machynlleth, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Rhayader, Llanllwchaiarn, Nantoer, Garth Owen
Pontypridd bus station[36] [37] Pontypridd12CardiffCaerphilly, Blackwood
Port Talbot bus station[38] Port Talbot9Bridgend
Swansea; Cardiff; London
Neath
Porthcawl; Baglan; Afan Valley; Maesteg
Port Talbot Parkway interchange (at railway station)[39] Port Talbot6SwanseaAberavon, Bridgend, Goytre, Maesteg, Margam, Neath
Porthcawl bus station[40] Porthcawl3CardiffAberdare, Bridgend, Cowbridge, Danygraig, Ferndale, Llwynypia, Maerdy, Newtown, Penygraig, Tonypandy, Tonyrefail, Tylorstown, Ystrad Rhondda
Pwllheli bus station[41] Pwllheli3CaernarfonPorthmadog
Nefyn; Abersoch; Aberdaron
Rhyl bus station[42] Rhyl5NoneLlandudno, Colwyn Bay, Prestatyn, Denbigh, Bodelwyddan, Mount Pleasant, Bagillt, Kinmel Bay, Holywell, Bryhedydd Bay, Mill Bank Road
Swansea bus station[43] Swansea23Cardiff; LondonCity districts; Gower; South West Wales
Talbot Green bus station[44] Talbot Green4Cardiff, BridgendLlantwit Major, Tonypandy, Pontypridd, Ynysmaerdy
Tonypandy bus station[45] Tonypandy4Cardiff, BridgendPorth, Blaencwm, Caerphilly, Porthcawl, Hendreforgan, Clydach Vale
Tredegar bus station[46] Tredegar4Cardiff, NewportTown Districts, Blackwood, Abergavenny, Hereford, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfil
Wrexham bus station[47] Wrexham8Chester
London
Oswestry
Mold
Ystradgynlais InterchangeYstradgynlais5SwanseaAbercrave, Ammanford, Brecon, Brynamman, Coelbren, Crynant, Neath, Ynyswen

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Abergavenny Bus Station. Visit MidWales. 12 March 2017.
  3. Book: Pryce. Malcolm. From Aberystwyth with Love. 1 June 2011. A&C Black. 9781408809006. https://books.google.com/books?id=PCtGCG1vk2AC&dq=Aberystwyth+bus+station&pg=PT95. 12 March 2017. en. 11.
  4. Web site: Ammanford Bus Station. www.showmewales.co.uk. Show Me Wales. 12 March 2017. en.
  5. Web site: Public Transport in and around Bangor. Bangor University. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912015201/http://www.bangor.ac.uk/international/support/documents/PublicTransportinBangor_Jan13.pdf. 12 September 2015. January 2013. Bangor Bus Station is located on Garth Road (next to Marks & Spencer). Each route has a number, which is displayed at the bus stop and on the bus itself. Two bus services operate in Bangor Arriva and Padarn..
  6. Web site: New Bargoed bus station unveiled. Caerphilly Observer. 12 March 2017. 16 June 2011.
  7. Web site: Barry: Buses to arrive at interchange next year. 20 November 2023. BBC News.
  8. http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/news/865550/councillors-speak-out-over-removal-of-blackwood-bus-station-wardens/ "Councillors speak out over removal of Blackwood bus station wardens"
  9. Web site: Spencer. Caleb. Plans for new Bow Street railway station unveiled. Aberystwyth Today. 29 November 2016. 29 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129144143/http://www.aberystwyth-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=106369&headline=Plans%20for%20new%20Bow%20Street%20railway%20station%20unveiled&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2016. live.
  10. News: Peter. Shuttleworth. Station reopening at Bow Street brings first trains for 56 years. BBC News. 14 February 2021. 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214230503/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55937512. live .
  11. Web site: Brecon Bus Station. Show Me Wales. 12 March 2017.
  12. Web site: Bridgend Bus Station. Bridgend County Borough Council. 12 March 2017. 21 January 2016.
  13. Web site: Gidley. Sophie. Councillor criticises faulty CCTV at Brynmawr bus station. Wales Online. 12 March 2017. 2 October 2014.
  14. Book: Thomas Cook Ltd. Thomas Cook. Thomas Cook European Timetable. Timetable Publishing Office. 139. en. 2001.
  15. Web site: Waddington. Mark. Shock images of brazen drug abuse in Caernarfon toilets prompt addict 'fix room' call. Daily Post. 12 March 2017. 15 November 2016.
  16. Web site: Caerphilly bus station. History Points. 12 March 2017.
  17. News: Mosalski. Ruth. Hundreds sign petition calling for improved safety measures at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens coach station . 29 June 2016 . Wales Online . 6 March 2021 .
  18. News: Inside Cardiff's new bus station as it opens after seven-year delay . 27 June 2024 . ITV News . 29 June 2024 .
  19. Web site: Cardiff West bus station plan revived for Waungron Road tip. 2 February 2021. www.bbc.co.uk. 28 February 2021.
  20. Web site: Plans revealed for new bus station and 50 flats in west Cardiff. Alex. Seabrook. 1 February 2021. WalesOnline. 28 February 2021.
  21. Web site: Chepstow Methodist Church given cash for toilet use. BBC News. 24 January 2014.
  22. Web site: NOW AND THEN: Cwmbran bus station. South Wales Angus. 12 March 2017. 17 December 2013.
  23. Web site: Tragedy fears over children at Gorseinon bus station. South Wales Evening Post. 12 March 2017. 11 December 2013.
  24. Web site: Haverfordwest Bus Station. Show Me Wales. 12 March 2017.
  25. Web site: Town's new bus station opened. Brecon & Radnor Express. 4 September 2019. 28 February 2021.
  26. Web site: Llanelli bus station opens as part of £60m town revamp. 16 August 2011. BBC News. 28 February 2021.
  27. Web site: Christmas buses schedule. Barry & District News. 12 March 2017. 19 December 2013. and the X91 Central Station to Llantwit Major bus station makes its final departure from Cardiff at 5.12pm..
  28. Web site: Bolter. Abby. Public toilets in Bridgend county are set to be axed. Wales Online. 12 March 2017. 26 June 2015.
  29. Web site: Here's what Merthyr Tydfil's brand new bus station will look like. Sands. Katie. 2015-08-06. walesonline. 2019-09-06.
  30. Web site: Evans. Owens. Chain could be pulled on Mold town centre toilets. News North Wales. 12 March 2017. 26 April 2016.
  31. Web site: Skellon. Kath. Monmouth find shows only Anglo-Saxon settlement in South Wales. South Wales Argus. 12 March 2017. en. 8 September 2015.
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  33. Web site: Car boot sale plan for old Nelson bus station. Pendle Today. 12 March 2017. 2 August 2013.
  34. Web site: New bus station to boost Newport regeneration. BBC News. 12 March 2017. 22 August 2012.
  35. Web site: Second Powys high school in trouble over buses. Shropshire Star. 12 March 2017. 4 October 2016. A report to the meeting says that the school has been providing transport in the form of one bus a day from Newtown bus station for the past 10 years.
  36. Web site: Smith. Mark. Road improvements to Cardiff to Pontypridd bus route. walesonline. 12 March 2017. 17 May 2012.
  37. Web site: Pontypridd Bus Service Changes. Aberdare Online. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927105035/http://www.aberdareonline.co.uk/content/pontypridd-bus-service-changes-0. 27 September 2013. 26 August 2009.
  38. Web site: Broken town taxi leads to buses trapped at Port Talbot station. South Wales Evening Post. 12 March 2017. en. 7 January 2015.
  39. Web site: Port Talbot's New £5.6M Integrated Transport Hub Opens. 19 December 2017. Business News Wales. 1 March 2021.
  40. Web site: Council reveals more details on plans for new Porthcawl bus terminus - Bridgend CBC. Bridgend County Borough Council. 16 June 2020. 1 March 2021.
  41. Book: Krawiecki. Jim. Biggs. Andy. Welsh Sea Kayaking: Fifty Great Sea Kayak Voyages. Pesda Press. 9780954706180. 118. en. 2006.
  42. Web site: Rhyl bus station officially opens after £3.7m revamp. BBC News. 12 March 2017. 8 September 2010.
  43. Web site: Overhaul for Swansea bus station. BBC News. 12 March 2017. 1 July 2008.
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  47. Web site: Bagnall. Steve. Shocking scale of Wrexham bus station drug use revealed. DailyPost. 12 March 2017. 6 March 2017.