Day Trips · Wales, Wales

Hay-on-Wye & Black Mountains

• Distance75km from Cardiff (1 hour by car)
• Travel time1 hour by car; 2–2.5 hours by bus (change at Brecon)
• TransportCar via A470 and A438; Bus from Brecon Bus Station (Bus 63, £4 single, 40 minutes); no direct Cardiff–Hay bus
• Rating★ 4.7
• Best seasonMay–June for the Hay Festival; year-round for bookshops