One of the best things about Rhydyfelin is that it’s actually incredibly well connected with transport links across South Wales.
Buses in Rhydyfelin
As well as buses with hyperlocal routes, two major bus routes run through Rhydyfelin from Blaencwm to Caerphilly and from Maerdy to Cardiff.
These buses stop every few hundred metres along the way, so the journey isn’t quick, but they do serve a lot of areas along the route.
Trains in Rhydyfelin
Treforest is the closest railway station to Rhydyfelin.
Trains run North/South out of Treforest Station about 12 times per hour. It’s easy to get to Cardiff, Barry, Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare and Treherbert from Treforest.
Treforest Station has a handy car park operating a park and ride ticket to Cardiff
There’s also a train station at Treforest Estate although not all the trains stop there, so the timetable is less frequent.
Like most British trains, the fares are expensive. Like trains across South Wales, the service can be unreliable in bad weather and the actual train carriages are very basic. They can get extremely crowded during rush hours and large events.
Main Roads in Rhydyfelin
A470 (Wales’ Trunk Road)
There are several entrance/exit slip roads on/off the A470 in Rhydyfelin and the surrounding areas. In case you don’t know, the A470 is an infamous road that connects North and South Wales (and everything along the way).
The A470 mostly follows the Taf valley until Merthyr Tydfil, when the route becomes more rural, eventually becoming a single lane is some places.
The A470 in and around Rhydyfelin is a dual carriageway with 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. It has a speed limit of 50MPH as the road passes close to residential areas for cleaner air quality.
This road can get very busy during rush hour, which starts early!
It takes approximately 20-25 minutes to drive to Cardiff City Centre from Rhydyfelin down the A470.
It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to drive to North Cardiff (Whitchurch/Coryton area) from Rhydyfelin.
It takes approximately 10 minutes to drive to the M4 (J32)
Cardiff Road
Cardiff Road is the main thoroughfare through Rhydyfelin. It connects the Upper Boat Roundabout with the Glyntaf Roundabout heading towards Treforest and Pontypridd.