Bridgend - Transport

Transport

Bridgend railway station has regular services to Cardiff Central, Bristol Parkway and London Paddington to the east; Neath, Port Talbot Parkway, Swansea and West Wales to the west; and Maesteg to the north. There are also services to Manchester Piccadilly. Bridgend is the western terminus of the Vale of Glamorgan Line which reopened to passenger traffic in 2005.

Wildmill railway station, approximately 1-mile (1.6 km) north of Bridgend railway station serves the estates of Wildmill, Pendre and Litchard and is on the Bridgend-Maesteg branch line. A park and ride station at Brackla, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Bridgend railway station is planned and is due to be constructed once capacity improvements have been made to the South Wales Main Line. Services to a new railway station in Llanharan began in December 2007.

Bridgend bus station has services to urban and rural areas in South Wales. Most services are operated by First Cymru.

A new east-west cycle route has been constructed from Brackla through to Broadlands and into Cefn Glas. Most roads are safe enough to cycle on although at peak times, most areas near roundabouts in particular are hazardous without due care. Bridgend is on the National Cycle Route and there are off-road spurs from the Celtic Trail to the town centre and a community route in the Ogmore Valley. Glyncorrwg and the Afan Valley about 12 miles (19 km) north of Bridgend near Maesteg is famed for its mountain bike trails, considered amongst the best in Europe.

For scheduled and chartered air travel for the county, Bridgend is served by Cardiff International Airport, to which there are direct rail and bus services.