Going to Wales from July 2-July 15 and have some transportation questions. Many thanks to those who answered my previous question about St. David’s to Aberystwyth!
Just for the. curious, the itinerary is:
Flying into London
Cardiff-4 nights
St. David's-3 nights
Aberystwyth-2 nights
Llanberis 3 nights
Conwy 1 night
To Manchester for the flight home. (one night in Manchester--open to suggestions of fun things to see in one afternoon...)
We’ll be traveling from Aberystwyth To Llanberis–
The bus through Caernarfon will certainly work. A good deal seems to be the one day pass that I believe we would purchase from the driver. What would be the benefit of a multi day pass? Where would we buy it? We will be traveling on the 9, 11, and 13.
I already purchased our train tickets from Cardiff to Haverfordwest which is before this, where we’ll take a taxi to St. Davids–unless anyone knows of a bus that will be doing that route. I know some of the routes around St. David’s might not run this summer.
We’ll be leaving Conwy later in the trip and heading into Manchester for a flight out the following day. I think the train is pretty easy, but if any of you know any helpful tips for this leg of the journey, I’d love to hear them. We would consider the bus if there is one.
I’m a little nervous about rail/bus strikes. How likely are these during the summer? What type of notice might we get? Should I consider renting a car in Cardiff before leaving the U.S., and then canceling it if strikes won’t be an issue. We would strongly prefer not to drive as it adds lots of stress to the trip and keeps us more removed from the places we’re traveling through.
I’m also a little confused as to whether it is better to purchase bus tickets ahead of time, or just wait until the day of travel. Does it matter what type of bus?
Many thanks for any clarity you can give!