GB Rail Rover Guide
Unlimited travel for one day with weekday time restrictions on Transport for Wales services around Cardiff and the Welsh Valleys to Maesteg, Treherbert, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Coryton, Rhymney and Ebbw Vale.
It is valid on the main line between Cardiff and Bridgend but not on GWR services. It is allso valid on all "Stagecoach South Wales" buses and on "Thomas of Rhondda" buses.
Transport for Wales route map
This ticket is valid at these national network stations:
Aber; Abercynon; Aberdare
Bargoed; Barry; Barry Docks; Barry Island; Birchgrove; Bridgend; Brithdir
Cadoxton; Caerphilly; Cardiff Bay; Cardiff Central; Cardiff Queen Street; Cathays; Cogan; Coryton; Crosskeys; Cwmbach
Danescourt; Dinas Powys; Dinas Rhondda; Dingle Road
Eastbrook; Ebbw Vale Parkway; Ebbw Vale Town; Energlyn & Churchill Park
Fairwater; Fernhill
Garth; Gilfach Fargoed; Grangetown
Heath High Level; Heath Low Level; Hengoed
Lisvane & Thornhill; Llanbradach; Llandaf; Llanharan; Llanhilleth; Llanishen; Llantwit Major; Llwynypia
Maesteg; Maesteg Ewenny Road; Merthyr Tydfil; Merthyr Vale; Mountain Ash
Newbridge; Ninian Park
Penarth; Pencoed; Pengam; Penrhiwceiber; Pentre-Bach; Pontlottyn; Pontyclun; Pontypridd; Porth; Pye Corner
Quakers Yard
Radyr; Rhiwbina; Rhoose Cardiff Airport; Rhymney; Risca & Pontymister; Rogerstone
Sarn
Taffs Well; Tir-Phil; Ton Pentre; Tondu; Tonypandy; Trefforest; Trefforest Estate; Trehafod; Treherbert; Treorchy; Troed-y-rhiw; Ty Glas
Waun-Gron Park; Whitchurch; Wildmill
Ystrad Mynach; Ystrad Rhondda; Ynyswen
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Page updated March 2025
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New fares from 2nd Mar 2025
One day ranger
adult: £16.00
child (5-15): &poun;8.00
16-17 saver: £8.00
railcards ⯆
16 26 SE DI 2T H V: £10.65
V child fare: £3.20
Railcards ⯈
Railcards:
16 = 16-25
26 = 26-30
SE = Senior
DI = Disabled
2T = Two Together
H = HM Forces
V = Veterans
Previous fares ⯈
Previous fares (adult):
2024 - £14.60
2023 - £14.00
2022 - £13.50
2021 - £13.50
2020 - £13.50
2019 - £13.00
2018 - £13.00
2014 - £11.00
2011 - £9.10
time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid from 09:30
No restrictions at weekends, bank holidays or on buses
route restrictions
Not valid to Newport
Not valid on GWR trains
train operating companies
Transport for Wales
purchasing
Online : ✔
Train conductor: ✔ *
Station ticket office: ✔
Ticket Vending Machine:
i
Northern Ticket Vending Machines now sell most ranger and rover tickets but at the moment only for same-day travel (rather prohibitive for distant areas)
Some Avanti West Coast station TVMs for example Crewe, now sell local rangers and rovers.
LNER TVMs at Doncaster, Edinburgh, London King's Cross, Newcastle and York also sell them.
A number of PTE areas sell local rangers from TVMs in their area e.g. South Yorkshire, Strathclyde and West Midlands
* valid ticket to travel is required unless boarded at a station without ticket-issuing facilities
