Local Travel

Getting Around Aberystwyth

Town centre attractions and shops are close together and within easy walking distance. You may wish to use buses, taxis or a car to reach the main university campus (it's up a steep hill), or the outer areas of town such as Llanbadarn Fawr, Penparcau and Waunfawr.

Town Buses

Bus route 03 provides a convenient link from the town centre and seafront to Penglais Campus, the Arts Centre and the National Library all week.

Other buses in Aberystwyth are chaotic and hard to use if you're not a regular traveller: most local bus operators provide very poor information about their services and change routes and times every few months with little or no notice.

The journey planner at Traveline Cymru is reasonably reliable for local buses. Check times carefully before travelling as even basic passenger information is missing or incomplete at most local bus stops.

Taxis

There is a taxi rank by the railway station on Alexandra Road, or you can call one of the local taxi companies direct.

Shopmobility

Ceredigion Shopmobility loans electric scooters and manual and electric wheelchairs to help people with limited mobility access the town centre.

Exploring Ceredigion

By Bus

Larger communities have regular buses to Aberystwyth from Monday to Saturday, with a few also having Sunday services. Popular destinations include:

Destination	Typical time	Main services
Aberaeron	40 minutes	20, 40, 50
Borth	25 minutes	512, Train
Clarach Bay	15 minutes	06
Lampeter	65 minutes	20, 40
Machynlleth	40 minutes	T2, X28, Train
New Quay	60 minutes	50, 550
Ponterwyd	30 minutes	525, X47

For full timetables and a journey planner, use Traveline.

Most local services use the bus station in Alexandra Road.

Useful Tickets and Fares

Normal cash tickets can be bought on all local buses, but there are also some special deals:

Between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth, same-day return tickets are interchangeable between trains and buses. The return portion of tickets issued by Arriva Trains Wales will be accepted on the Lloyds Coaches X28 bus, and vice-versa.
Aberystwyth University students and staff can buy unlimited travel passes for local services.
The North Wales Rover is useful for bus and rail travel into neighbouring Gwynedd and north Wales.
If you're buying a train ticket to or from Aberystwyth, you can get a 'Plusbus' add-on offering unlimited Arriva bus travel in town for a small fee.

Taxi-Bus

Some areas without a bus service have council-subsidised taxi-buses. These run at set times and need to be booked in advance of travel. Local routes include:

T21: Aberystwyth, Llanafan, Pontrhydygroes, Pontrhydfendigaid, Tregaron
T22: Aberystwyth, Capel Seion, Pisgah, Devil's Bridge, Trisant, Cwmystwyth
T27: Penbontrhydybeddau and Penrhyncoch (for bus to/from Aberystwyth)
T29: Tregaron, Pontrhydfendigaid, Swyddffynnon, Ystrad Meurig

For routes, times and booking information, see: Ceredigion Public Transport.