
County in Wales
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Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin or Sir Gâr) is a county in south west Wales. It is bounded to the north west by Ceredigion, the west by Pembrokeshire, the east by Glamorgan and to the north east by Powys
By train
Arriva Trains Wales run the vast majority of Services in the area, with First Great Western running a small number of through trains to London.
By bus
National Express operate coach services to Carmarthen from Blackpool, Birmingham and London (Victoria). The TrawsCambria service from Cardiff Bay to Aberystwyth calls at Carmarthen.
By plane
By boat
The ferry ports at Pembroke Dock and Fishguard are approximately an hour away from Carmarthenshire, offering ferry services between south Wales and Ireland.
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