Trains from Cardiff to Loughborough

Cardiff to Loughborough train information

The route connecting Cardiff, which is in Wales and Loughborough, located in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.

There are 122 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Cardiff to Loughborough is approximately 5h03m. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Loughborough from Cardiff, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.

Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the price of the ticket will vary.

Best prices for Cardiff to Loughborough train tickets

Cardiff - Loughborough prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Cardiff to Loughborough by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Best prices for Cardiff to Loughborough trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Cardiff and Loughborough by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Loughborough to Cardiff and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Cardiff - Loughborough train tickets

The best way to spend less on your Cardiff Loughborough train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends discount card and Disabled persons railcard.

• When buying a railcard, you aim to break even after several journeys. But is it really profitable when travelling from Cardiff to Loughborough? Use your calculator, considering:

  A = the cost of the railcard (i.e.: £30)

  B = average price cut with the railcard (i.e.: 34%)

  C = average cost for a Cardiff Loughborough ticket (i.e.: £50.00)(1)

  The first step is to divide A by B: this will give you the budget from which the card will be efficient. You can now divide that number by C. It will give you the approximate number of journeys needed across the year to be profitable.

  In our example, A/B = £30/34% = £88.00. Then, 88/£50.00 = 1.76. Your railcard will be profitable if you're doing around 2 trips from Cardiff to Loughborough (one way trip).

• All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most train fares, so you will save 1/3 on most rail fares.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey