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T4: Cardiff - Newtown



The T4 connects Cardiff with Newtown via the Brecon Beacons National Park. It's operated by Stagecoach as part of the Welsh Government's TrawsCymru network. It's every 30 mins Mon-Sat daytimes between Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil and ever 2 hours beyond Merthyr Tydfil to Newtown.




The T4 serves just one stop in Central Cardiff, stop GJ on Greyfriars Road:






Here, the T4 is in express mode stopping only at the bus station, using stand 10 towards Newtown and stand 11 towards Cardiff:











At Brecon Interchange, the T4 uses stop 2 towards Newtown and stop 1 towards Cardiff:





The T4 starts from stand B at Newtown Bus Station:


Timetables

See the timetable for the T4 on the following websites:

Here are links to live departure info at major stops towards Newtown:

...and back towards Cardiff:


Tickets

Single and return fares can be looked up using the journey planner on Stagecoach's website


The only day ticket valid throughout the T4's route is the TrawsCymru Day Ticket at £11.00. It is also valid on all connecting TrawsCymru services

For shorter journeys, the following tickets are valid for part of the T4 route:


Connections


Change in Cardiff for:

Change at Pontypridd for Stagecoach 60/61 to Aberdare.

Change at Merthyr Tydfil for:

Change at Brecon for:

Change in Llandrindod Wells for Celtic X47 to Aberystwyth

Change in Newtown for:

The T4 passes near to the following railway stations:


Long Distance Footpaths











All of the information in this post is correct at the time of writing, but please check the relevant links before travelling.