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Where the facility to purchase tickets is available, customers are required to do so before boarding the train. Where there are no ticket issuing facilities available, tickets may be purchased on the train.

The Heart of Wales Travel Centre, Llandrindod (01597 822053) is always able to provide travel information and the best value tickets. In addition, on-line timetable enquiries and booking of tickets is available via the following links:
Arriva Trains
TheTrainLine.com

Circular Day Ranger

 

 

Circular Day Ranger Leaflet

The Circular day ranger ticket is a popular One Day ticket allowing a one day tour in either direction enabling you to view the best of Wales & the English Borders, breaking your journey wherever you choose. The tour starts at any station on the route of validity. Cardiff Central - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Llandrindod Wells - Llanelli - Swansea - Cardiff Central.

To purchase, call the Heart of Wales Travel Centre on 01597 822053.

A leaflet is available from manned Arriva stations or can be downloaded from this website.
Download PDF Leaflet (1 Mb)

Flexi Pass  

The Freedom of Wales Flexi Pass

The Freedom of Wales Flexi Pass is what it says it is - one ticket that gives you the freedom to enjoy unlimited access to all of Wales’ mainline train services and almost every bus service. And that is just for starters. Ticket holders also receive an amazing range of other benefits, including 'two for one' entry or discounted admission to many of Wales’ biggest tourist attractions. Find out more...

Example Fares

The following examples are all Day Return fares. Please note that these are valid on the Heart of Wales Line only and not via Hereford.

 

Day Return

Shrewsbury - Swansea

£18

Llandovery - Swansea

£5.90

Llanwrtyd - Llandrindod

£2.90

Knighton - Shrewsbury

£6.70

Llanelli - Shrewsbury

£18

Llandrindod - Shrewsbury

£8.20

Llangennech - Swansea

£3.80

Llandeilo - Llandrindod

£5.50

Below are some example fares from Llandrindod:

 

Supersaver return

Supersaver railcard return

Saver return

Saver railcard return

APEX return

Super Advance return

Super Advance railcard return

London

£46.00

£30.35

£53.30

£35.20

£30.00

£42.00

£27.70

Birmingham

£20.40

£13.45

£20.60

£13.60

 

 

 

Bristol

£28.90

£19.10

£34.20

£22.60

 

 

 

Leeds

 

 

£53.20

£35.10

£28.60

£40.50

£26.75

Manchester

£21.10

£13.95

£31.70

£20.75

 

 

 

Newcastle

 

 

£90.00

£59.40

£43.60

£62.40

£41.20

Edinburgh

 

 

£108.00

£71.30

£56.00

£66.00

£43.55

Plymouth

£63.50

£41.90

£73.80

£48.70

£36.00

£52.00

£34.30

Southampton

£48.70

£32.15

£61.40

£40.55

£36.00

£42.00

£27.70

Supersaver: Open one month return, not valid on Fridays (or Saturdays in July and August)
Saver: Open return, valid any train either way.
Apex: Book at least 7 days in advance, subject to availability. Specified times each way.
Superadvance: Book at least one day in advance, subject to availability. Specified times each way.