Cardiff Waterbus

The Cardiff Waterbus is a water bus service operated along the River Taff in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Services are operated by 4 separate companies: Cardiff Cats Ltd (operating as Cardiff Waterbus), Cardiff Cruises Ltd, Cardiff Boats Ltd, and Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd, both for the leisure market and for commuters, but charter services are also offered. Boats running hourly during the day carry up to 100 passengers from Cardiff city centre to Penarth via Cardiff Bay, forming a part of Cardiff's integrated transport system. The service started in April 2000.

Cardiff Waterbus
LocaleCardiff Bay and Cardiff City Centre
WaterwayRiver Taff
Transit typeWater bus
OperatorAquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd
Cardiff Cats Ltd
No. of lines3
No. of vessels3 (Aquabus)
2 (Cardiff Cats)
No. of terminals10
WebsiteAquabus
Cardiff Cats
Cardiff Waterbus
River Taff
Cardiff Castle
Taffs Mead
(Millennium Stadium)
Clarence Embankment
Channel View
Barrage South
(Penarth)
Sovereign Quay
Aquabus ↑
Cardiff Cats ↓
Mermaid Quay
Barrage South
(Penarth)

The Cardiff Cats service has seen many celebrities as passengers, such as Emma Watson, Michelle Collins, Alison Steadman, and John Challis.

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