Carmarthen train station
You can reach 86 stations directly from Carmarthen on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Llanelli, with 65 trains a day.
Carmarthen is the nearest station for postcodes in SA31, SA33, SA32, SA39, SA38. Check your own postcode.
- 86 direct destinations
- 930th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free in part
- 64 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Carmarthen
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanelli | 65 | 68 | 5 |
| Pembrey and Burry Port | 64 | 67 | 5 |
| Swansea | 62 | 68 | 5 |
| Bridgend | 57 | 3 | 0 |
| Cardiff Central | 57 | 3 | 0 |
| Port Talbot Parkway | 57 | 3 | 0 |
| Neath | 56 | 3 | 0 |
| Whitland | 54 | 56 | 28 |
| Gowerton | 44 | 48 | 3 |
| Ferryside | 38 | 37 | 3 |
| Kidwelly | 38 | 37 | 3 |
| Clarbeston Road | 36 | 38 | 21 |
| Clunderwen | 36 | 38 | 21 |
| Newport | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Haverfordwest | 24 | 26 | 15 |
| Johnston | 24 | 26 | 14 |
| Milford Haven | 24 | 26 | 14 |
| Pyle | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Baglan | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Briton Ferry | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Llansamlet | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Skewen | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Kilgetty | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Lamphey | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Manorbier | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Narberth | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Pembroke | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Pembroke Dock | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Penally | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Saundersfoot | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Tenby | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Llanharan | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Pencoed | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontyclun | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Abergavenny | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Parkway | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Cwmbran | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Hereford | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Leominster | 14 | 0 | 0 |
and 46 more stations, each served less often.
Freight through Carmarthen station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Carmarthen station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Carmarthen station is
439,846 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 930th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 10,963 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Carmarthen and Swansea than any other pair: 79,362 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 23 stations instead of 86, a drop of about 73%. Saturday runs to 38.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Carmarthen gains 1 destination including Bristol Temple Meads and loses 2 including Milford Haven, Johnston.
Nearest other stations
- Ferryside 6.5 miles
- Kidwelly 8.2 miles
- Pembrey and Burry Port 11.9 miles
- Llandybie 13.1 miles
- Ffairfach 13.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Carmarthen, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
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Facilities at Carmarthen station
Carmarthen is staffed full time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:45 to 18:00 · Saturday: 06:45 to 18:00 · Sunday: 10:15 to 17:45
Toilets · Waiting room
Parking at Carmarthen station
- Station Car Park 64 spaces, 4 accessible
Cycle parking: 16 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 18 July 2026.
Getting to Carmarthen station
Carmarthen station is in Carmarthenshire - Sir Gaerfyrddin, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J49 (Pont Abraham), 12.7 miles south-east.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Carmarthen Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Carmarthen station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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