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Main Railway Services to Aberystwyth

Good, regular train services run to Aberystwyth every day of the week, linking Aberystwyth with the West Midlands. Connecting services at Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Birmingham provide onward links to the rest of the country.

Trains to and from Aberystwyth are generally comfortable, clean and modern with air-conditioning and usually a drinks and snacks service on board.

Rail Route Map

Suggested Routes:

From Mid Wales and the West Midlands
Arriva Trains Wales operate direct services from Birmingham New Street to Aberystwyth via Shrewsbury and Machynlleth. Services operate approximately every two hours. Journey time from Birmingham to Aberystwyth is around 2 hours and 45 minutes.

From London and the South East
Virgin Trains operate InterCity services from London Euston to Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton, where onward connections to Aberystwyth are available. For most journeys starting south of London, it is necessary to cross London. Passengers from Brighton and Gatwick may take advantage of direct services to Watford Junction on the London Euston - Birmingham line instead.

From North Wales, Manchester, Liverpool and the North West
Direct Arriva Trains Wales services are available from Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, Crewe and North Wales to Shrewsbury, where connections with Aberystwyth services are available. Virgin Trains services from the North West also connect with some Aberystwyth services at Wolverhampton.

From Airports or European cities
See the international travel page.

From Elsewhere in the UK
Nearly all of Britain's major towns and cities have direct services to Birmingham New Street or Wolverhampton provided by either Virgin Trains or, in the East Midlands and East Anglia, Central Trains, where Aberystwyth trains also call.

Train Times and Buying Tickets

You can look-up train times throughout Britain online, and buy a full range of tickets, using .

Alternatively, National Rail Enquiries can plan journeys for you on 0845 748 4950, and you can buy tickets over the phone from Arriva on 0870 900 0773.

For the cheapest fares, book your journey as far in advance as you are able. Also, if you are under 25, over 65, are disabled or will be travelling with children, consider buying a National Railcard, which gives one-third off the cost of most tickets.

Useful Links

• National Rail for general information, advice, maps and links about British rail travel along with real-time information on alterations and delays.
• Arriva Trains Wales for information specific to the Aberystwyth - Birmingham route.

Eurostar and Train Travel from Europe

Eurostar services arrive at London's Waterloo station, and travellers to Aberystwyth will need to cross London to Euston station. The quickest way is to take the Underground's Northern Line between the two stations. From Euston, regular trains to Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton are available, where onward connections to Aberystwyth can be made.

- information and tickets.