Southeast Wales Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Southeast Wales has an extensive transport network. Regular bus and train services from England connect London, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol with Cardiff and Swansea, while frequent provincial routes serve the towns of Monmouth and Chepstow.

Detailed timetable and fare information is available fromTraveline Cymru (0870 608 2 608; www.traveline-cymru.org.uk).

Local services include Valley Lines (www.ar rivatrainswales.co.uk) from Cardiff to the Rhondda, Cynon, Taff and Rhymney Valleys. A Valley Lines Day Explorer (£7) covers all travel on Valley Lines trains and Stagecoach and Rhondda buses in the area.

First Cymru bus company has a South & West Wales FirstDay ticket (£5.50) covering all buses except the fast Cardiff-Swansea Shuttle. Enquiries are handled by Traveline Cymru.

A South Wales Network Rider (£6) is a day ticket for buses in southeast Wales that aren't operated by First Cymru.