Swansea train station
You can reach 90 stations directly from Swansea on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bridgend, with 97 trains a day.
Address: SA1 1NU
Swansea is the nearest station for postcodes in SA1, SA80, SA5, SA2. Check your own postcode.
- 90 direct destinations
- 255th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 626 parking spaces
- 6 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Swansea
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend | 97 | 79 | 61 |
| Cardiff Central | 97 | 79 | 61 |
| Neath | 97 | 93 | 61 |
| Port Talbot Parkway | 97 | 93 | 61 |
| Llanelli | 75 | 79 | 5 |
| Carmarthen | 62 | 68 | 5 |
| Pembrey and Burry Port | 61 | 67 | 5 |
| Newport | 60 | 51 | 51 |
| Gowerton | 56 | 59 | 3 |
| Bristol Parkway | 46 | 39 | 29 |
| London Paddington | 44 | 37 | 28 |
| Swindon | 42 | 37 | 28 |
| Whitland | 42 | 47 | 0 |
| Reading | 41 | 37 | 28 |
| Ferryside | 36 | 37 | 3 |
| Kidwelly | 36 | 37 | 3 |
| Pyle | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Baglan | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| Briton Ferry | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| Llansamlet | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| Skewen | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| Clarbeston Road | 26 | 32 | 0 |
| Clunderwen | 26 | 32 | 0 |
| Llanharan | 24 | 6 | 3 |
| Pencoed | 24 | 6 | 3 |
| Pontyclun | 24 | 6 | 3 |
| Shrewsbury | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Craven Arms | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Church Stretton | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Haverfordwest | 19 | 22 | 0 |
| Johnston | 19 | 22 | 0 |
| Milford Haven | 19 | 22 | 0 |
| Kilgetty | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| Lamphey | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| Manorbier | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| Narberth | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| Pembroke | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| Pembroke Dock | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| Penally | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| Saundersfoot | 16 | 15 | 0 |
and 50 more stations, each served less often.
Freight through Swansea station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Swansea 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 Swansea station is
2,303,850 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 255th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 29,264 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Swansea and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 593,316 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: 37 stations instead of 90, a drop of about 59%. Saturday runs to 89.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Swansea loses 2 destinations including Milford Haven, Johnston.
Nearest other stations
- Llansamlet 3.4 miles
- Gowerton 4.4 miles
- Skewen 4.7 miles
- Briton Ferry 5.2 miles
- Baglan 5.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Swansea, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Swansea St Thomas · 0.4 miles
- Swansea Wind Street · 0.4 miles
- Swansea Riverside · 0.5 miles
- Swansea The Mount · 0.5 miles
- Swansea Victoria · 0.6 miles
- Swansea East Dock · 0.7 miles
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Facilities at Swansea station
Swansea is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:15 to 20:00 · Saturday: 06:15 to 20:00 · Sunday: 08:00 to 20:00
Toilets · Waiting room · WiFi
Parking at Swansea station
- High Street Multi Storey 626 spaces, 28 accessible
Cycle parking: 128 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 30 April 2026.
Getting to Swansea station
Swansea station is in Swansea - Abertawe, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J46 (Llangyfelach), 3.5 miles north.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Swansea Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Swansea 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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