Route from Cardiff to Bridgend

The distance between Cardiff and Bridgend is 20.9 miles. Travel time is 30 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Bridgend, County: Bridgend, Wales
20.9 mi , 30 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Cardiff to Bridgend on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Bridgend

20.9 mi 30 min
1.
Head southwest on Kingsway (A4161)
436 ft
2.
Make a U-turn onto Duke Street (A4161)
311 ft
3.
Continue slightly left onto Kingsway (A4161)
394 ft
4.
Make a slight right onto Kingsway
405 ft
5.
Continue slightly right onto Greyfriars Road
847 ft
6.
Turn left onto Park Place
282 ft
7.
Turn left onto Boulevard de Nantes (A4161)
1101 ft
8.
Turn right onto North Road (A470)
1.9 mi
9.
Keep left onto Merthyr Road (A470)
650 ft
10.
Go straight onto Manor Way (A470)
0.8 mi
11.
Continue onto Northern Avenue (A470)
0.9 mi
12.
Make a slight left to stay on Northern Avenue
965 ft
13.
Enter Coryton Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto M4
0.3 mi
14.
Exit the roundabout onto M4
11.3 mi
15.
Take the ramp on the left
1089 ft
16.
Keep right at the fork
399 ft
17.
Keep left onto A473
0.4 mi
18.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Coychurch Road (A473)
218 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout onto Coychurch Road (A473)
1.5 mi
20.
Keep left onto Waterton Road (A473)
1.1 mi
21.
Enter Waterton Cross and take the 2nd exit onto A48
335 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto A48
0.3 mi
23.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A48
82 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto A48
0.3 mi
25.
Turn right onto Heronston Lane
1096 ft
26.
Make a slight left onto Cilgant Wyndham
122 ft
27.
Turn right onto Heol Ewenni
0.3 mi
28.
Continue onto Nolton Street
848 ft
29.
You have arrived at your destination
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How much does it cost to drive from Cardiff to Bridgend?

Well, using petrol, it's £3.6. The petrol price we're talking about here is 143 pence per liter, and the car guzzles up 37.5 miles per gallon. Now, if you're carpooling with two buddies, each of you only chips in £1.8 for the trip (£3.6 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £1.2 each (£3.6 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £0.9 each (£3.6 divided by 4). The fuel cost for the journey is calculated based on how far you're driving and how much fuel your car drinks up. So, for this journey, you'd need about 2.5 liters of fuel. And that's where the £3.6 comes from for the trip from Cardiff to Bridgend.

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Bridgend.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 2.3 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 1.15 £ (2.3/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 0.77 £ (2.3/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 0.58 £ (2.3/4) /p.

One key factor contributing to diesel cars generally having lower fuel consumption than petrol cars is their higher thermal efficiency. Diesel engines typically operate at higher compression ratios than petrol engines, allowing them to extract more energy from each unit of fuel. This increased efficiency means diesel vehicles can travel farther on the same amount of fuel compared to petrol vehicles, resulting in lower fuel consumption overall.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Bridgend

The most time-consuming route from Cardiff to Bridgend spans a distance of 23.45 miles and requires a travel time of 35 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Cardiff to Bridgend by car?

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Bridgend is the first suggested route (20.9mi, 30min) and costs 3.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Bridgend is the second suggested route (23.4mi, 35min) and costs 4.1 £.

For greater safety, the driver should choose the route that passes through the highway (median barrier) and not through smaller roads (curves in the road, bad road conditions, no median barrier).

How to get from Cardiff to Bridgend?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 20.9mi (distance from Cardiff to Bridgend) and its duration is 30min. The slowest route is 23.4mi, and its duration is 35min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Cardiff to Bridgend by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Cardiff to Bridgend. It provides driving directions from Cardiff to Bridgend, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Cardiff - Bridgend route, travel time, display of the route on the map, fuel cost (petrol, diesel) and toll (if exist) cost.

In case you share the journey (carpooling) from Cardiff to Bridgend with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Cardiff located?

Cardiff is located in Cardiff county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level. Cardiff has coordinates 51.4815810o,-3.1790900o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Cardiff from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Bridgend?

Bridgend is located in Bridgend county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 27 meters above sea level. Bridgend has coordinates 51.5042860o,-3.5769450o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Bridgend from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.