Travelling to Campus

There are several options to travel to most of our campuses.

See our Visit Us page for directions to our campuses.

Train

All USW campuses are within walking distance of a train station.

Cardiff Campus  
Queen Street station (5 minute walk)  
Cardiff Central station (15 minute walk)

Newport Campus  
Newport station (10 minute walk)

Glyntaff Campus  
Trefforest station (10 minute walk) 

Sport Park 
Trefforest Estate station (10 minute walk)

Treforest Campus  
Trefforest station (5 minute walk)

For more information about train times and tickets: 
National Rail 
Transport for Wales 
Railcards and Discounts 

Bus

For details of bus routes and timetables:Traveline Cymru.

The local bus operators are:

• Cardiff Bus 
• Edwards Coaches
• N.A.T Group
• Newport Bus
• Stagecoach
• Traws Cymru

Newport Bus offers a series of travel smartcards to allow you to benefit from a discounted rate with weekly or monthly passport passes.

Students can receive discounts on UK-wide travel with Megabus and National Express via UNiDAYS. Travel discounts are also available from the NUS (TOTUM).

A free shuttle bus service is provided between the Treforest and Glyntaff campuses and the Treforest and Sport Park campuses.

Cycling

You can cycle to all USW campuses on the Sustrans National Cycle Network and each campus provides secure bike storage, lockers and showers.

Despite the weather, South Wales is a great place for cycling, both on and off-road.

Driving

Visit our Parking webpage for information about parking at and near our campuses.

International Students

Travel information for overseas students is available on the University’s International pages.