Bus Leicester to Cardiff: Compare prices and save money

Compare all timetables for the bus from Leicester to Cardiff

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Leicester to Cardiff from various bus operators like FlixBus or National Express for the next days.

today

tomorrow

$18

Saturday

$21

Sunday

Monday

$16

Tuesday

Wednesday

$21

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	7h 15m	5:45 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	1:00 AM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$18	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/5/2025 5:45:00 PM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/6/2025 1:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $18 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 15m
National Express	6h 40m	8:15 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	2:55 AM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$18	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/5/2025 8:15:00 PM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/6/2025 2:55:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $18 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 40m
National Express	8h 20m	3:40 AM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	12:00 PM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$21	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/5/2025 3:40:00 AM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/5/2025 12:00:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $21 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 20m
FlixBus	9h 15m	11:40 AM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	8:55 PM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$27	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/5/2025 11:40:00 AM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/5/2025 8:55:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 15m
FlixBus	9h 0m	3:20 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	12:20 AM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$27	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/5/2025 3:20:00 PM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/6/2025 12:20:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 0m

Cheapest bus trips Saturday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	6h 40m	8:15 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	2:55 AM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$21	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/6/2025 8:15:00 PM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/7/2025 2:55:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $21 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 40m
National Express	6h 55m	7:00 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	1:55 AM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$24	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/6/2025 7:00:00 PM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/7/2025 1:55:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $24 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 55m
FlixBus	7h 50m	6:25 AM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	2:15 PM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$26	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/6/2025 6:25:00 AM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/6/2025 2:15:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $26 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 50m
FlixBus	9h 50m	10:30 AM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	8:20 PM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$26	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/6/2025 10:30:00 AM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/6/2025 8:20:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $26 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 50m
FlixBus	9h 0m	3:20 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	12:20 AM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$26	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/6/2025 3:20:00 PM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/7/2025 12:20:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $26 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 0m

Cheapest bus trips Monday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	7h 15m	5:45 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	1:00 AM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$16	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/8/2025 5:45:00 PM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/9/2025 1:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $16 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 15m
National Express	6h 55m	7:00 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	1:55 AM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$16	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/8/2025 7:00:00 PM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/9/2025 1:55:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $16 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 55m
National Express	7h 40m	5:30 AM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	1:10 PM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$18	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/8/2025 5:30:00 AM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/8/2025 1:10:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $18 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 40m
FlixBus	8h 0m	4:50 PM	Leicester	Fosse Park	12:50 AM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$21	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Fosse Park, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/8/2025 4:50:00 PM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/9/2025 12:50:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $21 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 0m
FlixBus	8h 10m	7:10 AM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	3:20 PM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$22	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/8/2025 7:10:00 AM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/8/2025 3:20:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $22 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 10m

Cheapest bus trips Wednesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	7h 10m	5:45 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	12:55 AM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$21	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/10/2025 5:45:00 PM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/11/2025 12:55:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $21 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 10m
FlixBus	9h 15m	11:40 AM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	8:55 PM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$22	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/10/2025 11:40:00 AM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/10/2025 8:55:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $22 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 15m
FlixBus	8h 35m	1:40 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	10:15 PM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$22	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/10/2025 1:40:00 PM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/10/2025 10:15:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $22 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 35m
FlixBus	8h 30m	2:30 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	11:00 PM	Cardiff	Kingsway Bus Stop	Economy	$22	A Bus from FlixBus goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/10/2025 2:30:00 PM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/10/2025 11:00:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $22 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 30m
National Express	8h 10m	2:30 PM	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	10:40 PM	Cardiff	Coach Station	Economy	$24	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/10/2025 2:30:00 PM to Coach Station, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/10/2025 10:40:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $24 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 10m

Did you know that if you travel from Leicester to Cardiff via Birmingham, you can save more than $4? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  10h 35m
  
  0
  
  9:50 AM
  
  Leicester
  St. Margaret's Bus Station
  
  11:00 AM
  
  Birmingham
  Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  $6
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 12/9/2025 9:50:00 AM to Coach Station, Birmingham (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/9/2025 11:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $6 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
- FlixBus
  
  3h 30m
  
  0
  
  4:55 PM
  
  Birmingham
  Great Charles St Queensway
  
  8:25 PM
  
  Cardiff
  Kingsway Bus Stop
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  $12
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Great Charles St Queensway, Birmingham (United Kingdom) at 12/9/2025 4:55:00 PM to Kingsway Bus Stop, Cardiff (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/9/2025 8:25:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $12 per person are available. Travel duration is 3h 30m
Travel time is 3h 25m longer, but you will save $4

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest bus from Leicester to Cardiff is $16 on 12/8/2025. Flexible travelers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Leicester and Cardiff

See here how frequent the connections between Leicester and Cardiff are, during different times and days of the week.

Saturday is the busiest day, with more than 43 daily buses from Leicester to Cardiff. Wednesday has instead the fewest connections, with only 36 daily coaches between Leicester and Cardiff.

The busiest time of the day is the Afternoon, with 66 buses from Leicester to Cardiff, while Night sees the fewest connections between Leicester and Cardiff, with 17 offers.

Facts about the bus from Leicester to Cardiff

Compare all providers like FlixBus and National Express that travel 40 times every day by bus from Leicester to Cardiff in one click! Book your bus ticket from Leicester to Cardiff starting from $16!

Cheapest Bus	$16
Fastest Bus	4h 50m
Earliest Bus	3:40 AM
Latest Bus	11:45 PM
Daily Bus Routes	40 Ø
Distance	117.8 miles
Bus Companies	FlixBus and National Express

Cheapest bus connections from Leicester to Cardiff

Every day, 40 buses from 2 bus companies leave Leicester for Cardiff: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 12/04/2025 and for the following days.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday 11/30

Monday 12/01

Tuesday 12/02

Wednesday 12/03

Thursday 12/04

Friday 12/05

$18

Saturday 12/06

$26

Sunday 12/07

Monday 12/08

$16

Tuesday 12/09

Wednesday 12/10

$22

Thursday 12/11

$21

Friday 12/12

Saturday 12/13

Sunday 12/14

$25

Monday 12/15

Tuesday 12/16

Wednesday 12/17

Thursday 12/18

Friday 12/19

Saturday 12/20

Sunday 12/21

Monday 12/22

Tuesday 12/23

Wednesday 12/24

Thursday 12/25

Friday 12/26

Saturday 12/27

The cheapest time to travel from Leicester to Cardiff

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Leicester to Cardiff, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from $16, Monday is the cheapest day for a bus from Leicester to Cardiff. Wednesday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from $21.

Afternoon is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Leicester to Cardiff, with $16. Morning is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from $22.

How to save money travelling from Leicester to Cardiff

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Leicester to Cardiff in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Leicester to Cardiff, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later buses from Leicester to Cardiff are also emptier.

Beloved bus companies from Leicester to Cardiff

These are the most booked bus companies between Leicester to Cardiff from our users.

National Express from Leicester to Cardiff

Here you will find the key facts about the National Express bus route Leicester to Cardiff:

Cheapest Price	$16
Fastest Bus	4h 50m
Earliest Bus	3:40 AM
Last Bus	11:45 PM
Daily Connections	15 Ø
Found on	12/1/2025

All bus stations and stops in Leicester and Cardiff

In the map below, you can see where to find all bus stations in Leicester and Cardiff.

Braunstone

Narborough Road

Fosse Park

Fosse Park Ave

St. Margaret's Bus Station

Gravel St

Charles Street Bus Station

Gravel St 77

University

Park Place 50

Coach Station

Sophia Gardens 2

Kingsway Bus Stop

North Rd

Gabalfa Interchange

North Road 213

Bus Interchange

Central Square 3

Compare the bus with other modes of transport

The bus is often the cheapest mode of transport, while other modes like train or flight are faster. Looking for quicker alternatives to travel from Leicester to Cardiff? Compare all modes of transports from Leicester to Cardiff.

Service and Comfort on the bus from Leicester to Cardiff

Want to know which seat classes are available on the buses from Leicester to Cardiff? Or which bus companies serve the route Leicester to Cardiff? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Leicester to Cardiff bus

How much does a Leicester Cardiff bus trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and time of travel. The cheapest trip is available from $16 and takes 7h 15m to reach Cardiff. Compare offers to save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Leicester to Cardiff?

This route is offered by 2 companies with a range of ticket prices between $16 and $48. Thus, we recommend booking your ticket as early as possible to make sure you get the cheapest bus ticket to Cardiff.

On average, how many connections are available from Leicester to Cardiff each day?

Every day, the Leicester to Cardiff bus route is served by approximately 40 connections. With our search, you can compare bus times to find the perfect trip.

How long does a bus journey from Leicester to Cardiff take?

The fastest bus from Leicester to Cardiff is offered by National Express and takes 4h 50m. Bus tickets for this connection cost $44. In this context, bear in mind that the journey can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Leicester to Cardiff?

The earliest bus arriving in Cardiff from Leicester starts at 3:40 AM. However, information regarding departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last bus from Leicester to Cardiff?

The latest bus trip departing from Leicester for Cardiff starts at 11:45 PM. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. So just use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies operate the Leicester Cardiff route?

When traveling by bus from Leicester to Cardiff, passengers can travel with FlixBus and National Express. With our search, you can compare all available bus tickets to book the one that works for you.

Is there a direct bus between Leicester and Cardiff?

You can check all the direct connections between Leicester and Cardiff by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: FlixBus and National Express.

What can I take with me on the Leicester to Cardiff bus route?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you're allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the Leicester Cardiff bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a bus that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Leicester Cardiff bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make traveling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Leicester to Cardiff on your planned travel date.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Leicester to Cardiff

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Leicester and to Cardiff

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Leicester and to Cardiff. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!