Pay less to travel in South Wales
Pay as you go makes train travel in South East Wales quick, simple and affordable. Here’s how it works:
- Tap in at the start of your journey with a contactless payment card or device.
- Tap out at your destination using the same card or device.
- Automatically pay the best price for your journey, every time.
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Where can I use pay as you go in South Wales?
- Available across South East Wales. See the map here.
- It cannot be used to travel outside our South Wales pay as you go area.
- It cannot be used to travel to the North Wales pay as you go area.
- Valid on TfW and CrossCountry services.
- Not valid on Great Western Railway services.
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The following stations support pay as you go travel:
| Aber | Cogan | Heath Low Level | Pencoed | Severn Tunnel Junction |
| Abercynon | Coryton | Hengoed | Pengam | Taffs Well |
| Aberdare | Crosskeys | Lisvane & Thornhill | Penrhiwceiber | Tir-Phil |
| Abergavenny | Cwmbach | Llanbradach | Pentre-Bach | Ton Pentre |
| Bargoed | Cwmbran | Llandaf | Pontlottyn | Tondu |
| Barry | Danescourt | Llanharan | Pontyclun | Tonypandy |
| Barry Docks | Dinas Powys | Llanhilleth | Pontypool & New Inn | Trefforest |
| Barry Island | Dinas Rhondda | Llanishen | Pontypridd | Trefforest Estate |
| Birchgrove | Dingle Road | Llantwit Major | Porth | Trehafod |
| Bridgend | Eastbrook | Llwynypia | Pye Corner | Treherbert |
| Brithdir | Ebbw Vale Parkway | Maesteg | Pyle | Treorchy |
| Cadoxton | Ebbw Vale Town | Maesteg (Ewenny Road) | Quakers Yard | Troed-y-rhiw |
| Caerphilly | Energlyn & Churchill Park | Merthyr Tydfil | Radyr | Ty Glas |
| Caldicot | Fairwater | Merthyr Vale | Rhiwbeina | Waun-Gron Park |
| Cardiff Bay | Fernhill | Mountain Ash | Rhoose Cardiff Airport | Whitchurch |
| Cardiff Central | Garth | Newbridge | Rhymney | Wildmill |
| Cardiff Queen Street | Gilfach Fargoed | Newport | Risca & Pontymister | Ynyswen |
| Cathays | Grangetown | Ninian Park | Rogerstone | Ystrad Mynach |
| Chepstow | Heath High Level | Penarth | Sarn | Ystrad Rhondda |
The following stations support pay as you go travel:
Aber
Abercynon
Aberdare
Abergavenny
Bargoed
Barry
Barry Docks
Barry Island
Birchgrove
Bridgend
Brithdir
Cadoxton
Caerphilly
Caldicot
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Central
Cardiff Queen Street
Cathays
Chepstow
Cogan
Coryton
Crosskeys
Cwmbach
Cwmbran
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
Newport
Ninian Park
Penarth
Pencoed
Pengam
Penrhiwceiber
Pentre-Bach
Pontlottyn
Pontyclun
Pontypool & New Inn
Pontypridd
Porth
Pye Corner
Pyle
Quakers Yard
Radyr
Rhiwbeina
Rhoose Cardiff Airport
Rhymney
Risca & Pontymister
Rogerstone
Sarn
Severn Tunnel Junction
Taffs Well
Tir-Phil
Ton Pentre
Tondu
Tonypandy
Trefforest
Trefforest Estate
Trehafod
Treherbert
Treorchy
Troed-y-rhiw
Ty Glas
Waun-Gron Park
Whitchurch
Wildmill
Ynyswen
Ystrad Mynach
Ystrad Rhondda
