Cardiff to Suffolk
How to get from Cardiff to Suffolk by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
4h 18m · 243 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Cardiff to the heart of Suffolk. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 5 Welcome Break Cardiff Gate Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 30 Monmouth A40 North Services
- mile 30 Monmouth A40 South Services
- mile 40 First Symonds Yat Services First Motorway Services towing-friendly
- mile 40 Applegreen Applegreen
- mile 48 EuroGarages Ross Spur Services EuroGarages
- mile 70 RoadChef Strensham Services (Southbound) Roadchef towing-friendly
- mile 70 RoadChef Strensham Services (Northbound) Roadchef towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Suffolk: Stowmarket · from Cardiff Central
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in Suffolk
Seashells
🏖️ 0.48 miles from Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) (Good water quality)
Lowestoft, East Anglia
Sleeps 4
£443 per break
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Drive times from OpenRouteService; live trains from National Rail Enquiries. Times are typical, not a promise — check before you set off.