This is a list of bus stations in Wales:
Bus station or interchange | Location | Number of stands | City destinations | Local destinations | Image |
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Aberdare bus station [1] (on the site of Aberdare Low Level railway station) | Aberdare | 12 | Cardiff | Trecynon; Penywaun; Hirwaun; Rhigos; Cwmdare | |
Abergavenny bus station [2] | Abergavenny | 6 | Cardiff, Hereford | Cwmbran, Brecon, Abergavenny Circular, Mardy, Monmouth, Llanellen, Brynmawr, Hollywell Crescent (O/S 80), Pontrilas, Ashvale | |
Aberystwyth bus station [3] | Aberystwyth | 7 | Cardiff, Swansea, London | Cardigan; Llangollen; Machynlleth; Dolgellau; Bangor; Newtown | |
Ammanford bus station [4] | Ammanford | 6 | Swansea | Carmarthenshire; Pontardawe | |
Bangor bus station [5] | Bangor | 7 | Caernarfon, Aberystwyth, Holyhead | Llanberis, Penrhos Garnedd, Deiniolen, Parc Menai, Gwastadnant, Menai Bridge, Llangefni, Llangoed, Amlwch, Glan-yr-afon, Carmel, Llanddona, Maesgeirchen, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay | |
Bargoed Interchange [6] | Bargoed | 5 | Cardiff, Newport | Blackwood, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly | |
Barry Transport Interchange (adjacent to Barry Docks railway station) [7] | Barry | 4 | None | Town districts | |
Blackwood Interchange [8] | Blackwood | 9 | Cardiff, Newport | Pontypridd, Cwmbran, Tredegar, Bargoed, Ystrad Mynach railway station, Wyllie, New Tredegar, Abertillery | |
Bow Street Transport Interchange (at railway station) [9] [10] | Bow Street, Ceredigion | 1 | None | Aberystwyth, Bangor, Machynlleth, Ynyslas | |
Brecon bus station [11] | Brecon | 5 | Hereford | Hay-on-Wye; Brecon Beacons; Merthyr Tydfil; Abergavenny; Ystradgynlais | |
Bridgend bus station [12] | Bridgend | 11 | Cardiff, Port Talbot | Brackla; Sarn; Maesteg; Bridgend Designer Outlet; Porthcawl; Cowbridge | |
Brynmawr bus station [13] | Brynmawr | 4 | Cardiff, Newport | Town Districts, Abergavenny, Hereford, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfil | |
Carmarthen bus station [14] | Carmarthen | 10 | London, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Llanelli | Haverfordwest, Cardigan | |
Caernarfon bus station [15] | Caernarfon | 3 | Aberystwyth | Bangor; Llandudno; Porthmadog; Pwllheli | |
Caerphilly bus station [16] | Caerphilly | 11 | Cardiff | Bargoed; Newport; Blackwood, Town Districts | |
Cardiff Coach Station [17] | Cardiff Sophia Gardens | 9 | National Express services | Newport, Swansea | |
Cardiff Bus Interchange [18] | Cardiff city centre | 14 | Cardiff | City districts; Vale of Glamorgan | |
Proposed Cardiff West Transport Interchange (also known as Western Transport Interchange) [19] [20] | Fairwater, Cardiff | TBC | Cardiff | City districts; park and ride | |
Chepstow bus station [21] | Chepstow | 5 | Newport; Bristol | Monmouth | |
Cwmbran bus station [22] | Cwmbran | 9 | London, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff | Pontypool; Abergavenny, Blackwood | |
Ebbw Vale bus station | Ebbw Vale | 6 | Cardiff | Cwmbran railway station, Tredegar, Ashvale, Peacehaven, Cwm, Brynmawr, Abergavenny, Garn Lydan | |
Gorseinon bus station [23] | Gorseinon | 6 | Swansea; Llanelli | Lliw Valley | |
Haverfordwest bus station [24] | Haverfordwest | 6 | London Victoria, Aberystwyth, Newport, Cardigan, Rochdale | Withybush, Tenby, Tanerdy, Wiston, Broad Haven, Burton Ferry, Fishguard, Albert Town | |
Llandrindod Wells Interchange [25] | Llandrindod Wells | 4 | Cardiff | Aberystwyth, Builth Wells, Brecon, Merthyr Tydfil, Newtown, New Radnor, Kington, Hereford | |
Llanelli bus station [26] | Llanelli | 7 | Swansea, London | Town Districts, Ammanford, Carmarthen, Cross Hands, Pontarddulais, Hendy | |
Llantwit Major bus station [27] | Llantwit Major | 1 | Cardiff, Bridgend | Cowbridge, Talbot Green, St Athan, Barry, Rhoose, Ogmore-By-Sea, Ewenny, Marcross, Monknash, St. Donats, Cardiff Airport | |
Maesteg bus station [28] | Maesteg | 6 | Port Talbot; Bridgend; Cardiff | Caerau, Llangynwyd, Maesteg Circular, Cymmer | |
Merthyr Tydfil bus station [29] | Merthyr Tydfil | 14 | Cardiff, Swansea | Abergavenny; Brecon; Brecon Beacons; Hay-on-Wye; Hereford; South Wales Valleys | |
Mold bus station [30] | Mold | 7 | Chester | Wrexham | |
Monmouth bus station [31] | Monmouth | 2 | Newport, Hereford | Abergavenny, Ross-on-Wye, Chepstow, Wyesham, Over Monnow, Tintern, Osbaston | |
Neath bus station [32] | Neath | 11 | Swansea, Port Talbot | Vale of Neath; Skewen; Briton Ferry; Pontardawe | |
Nelson bus station [33] | Nelson, Caerphilly | 2 | None | Caerphilly, Blackwood, Pontypridd, Bargoed, Merthyr Tydfil | |
Newport bus station [34] | Newport | 24 + 1 | Newport (Market Square): Newport Kingsway (Stand K12): | Newport (Friars Walk) Newport (Market Square) | |
Newtown bus station [35] | Newtown | 5 | Shrewsbury, Wrexham | Welshpool, Montgomery, Machynlleth, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Rhayader, Llanllwchaiarn, Nantoer, Garth Owen | |
Pontypridd bus station [36] [37] | Pontypridd | 12 | Cardiff | Caerphilly, Blackwood | |
Port Talbot bus station [38] | Port Talbot | 9 | Bridgend; Swansea; Cardiff; London | Neath; Porthcawl; Baglan; Afan Valley; Maesteg | |
Port Talbot Parkway interchange (at railway station) [39] | Port Talbot | 6 | Swansea | Aberavon, Bridgend, Goytre, Maesteg, Margam, Neath | |
Porth Transport Hub (at railway station) [40] | Porth | 7 | Cardiff | Rhondda Valleys, Pontypridd, Caerphilly | |
Porthcawl bus station [41] | Porthcawl | 3 | Cardiff | Aberdare, Bridgend, Cowbridge, Danygraig, Ferndale, Llwynypia, Maerdy, Newtown, Penygraig, Tonypandy, Tonyrefail, Tylorstown, Ystrad Rhondda | |
Porthcawl Metrolink [42] | Porthcawl | 4 | Cardiff | Aberdare, Bridgend, Cowbridge, Danygraig | |
Pwllheli bus station [43] | Pwllheli | 3 | Caernarfon | Porthmadog; Nefyn; Abersoch; Aberdaron | |
Rhyl bus station [44] | Rhyl | 5 | None | Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Prestatyn, Denbigh, Bodelwyddan, Mount Pleasant, Bagillt, Kinmel Bay, Holywell, Bryhedydd Bay, Mill Bank Road | |
Swansea bus station [45] | Swansea | 23 | Cardiff; London | City districts; Gower; South West Wales | |
Talbot Green bus station [46] | Talbot Green | 4 | Cardiff, Bridgend | Llantwit Major, Tonypandy, Pontypridd, Ynysmaerdy | |
Tonypandy bus station [47] | Tonypandy | 4 | Cardiff, Bridgend | Porth, Blaencwm, Caerphilly, Porthcawl, Hendreforgan, Clydach Vale | |
Tredegar bus station [48] | Tredegar | 4 | Cardiff, Newport | Town Districts, Blackwood, Abergavenny, Hereford, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfil | |
Wrexham bus station [49] | Wrexham | 8 | Chester; London | Oswestry; Mold | |
Ystradgynlais Interchange | Ystradgynlais | 5 | Swansea | Abercrave, Ammanford, Brecon, Brynamman, Coelbren, Crynant, Neath, Ynyswen |
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