A rough guide (travel times
are for rail journeys and based on direct connections):
| London, Euston to Colwyn Bay
in North Wales. |
3 hours. |
| London, Euston to Holyhead
in North Wales. |
4 hours. |
| Manchester airport, via Manchester
Central to Holyhead. |
Allow 2.5 to 3 hours. |
| Manchester airport, via Manchester
Central to Colwyn Bay. |
Allow 1.5 to 2 hours. |
| Chester to Colwyn Bay. |
45 minutes |
| London Paddington, via Reading
and Swindon to Cardiff. |
2 hours. |
There are three rail "gateways"
to Wales (as with the roads) : the North, Midwales, and South Wales.
For the international traveller Manchester and Liverpool Airports serve
the North. Journey times from Manchester to Colwyn Bay (situated in the
centre of the northern coast) are approximately 1.5 to 2 hours via Manchester
Central.
Fast Virgin West Coast trains link Holyhead, North Wales, to London Euston,
serving Bangor and Colwyn Bay.
Mid Wales, including Aberystwyth on the West coast is serviced with trains
from Birmingham via Shrewsbury. This service connects with Virgin trains
from London Euston at Birmingham.
South Wales is served by Great Western Intercity trains run between London
Paddington and Cardiff. This service also runs to Newport, Bridgend, Port
Talbot, Neath and Swansea. The service continues through to Swansea with
connections to the West coast.
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