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The [[A40 road|A40]], [[A48 road|A48]], [[A484 road|A484]] and [[A485 road|A485]] converge on Carmarthen. The [[M4 motorway]], which links [[South Wales]] with [[London]], terminates at junction 49, the [[Pont Abraham services]],; tothe route continuecontinues north-west as the [[Dual carriageway|dual carriageway A48]] and finishfinishes at its junction with the A40 in Carmarthen.

[[Carmarthen railway station]] is a stop on the [[West Wales Line]]. Itand opened in 1852. The town has rail links to [[{{rws|Cardiff]] Central}} via [[{{rws|Swansea]]}} to the east and [[{{rws|Fishguard Harbour]]}}, [[{{rws|Milford Haven]]}}, [[{{rws|Tenby]]}}, [[Pembroke, Pembrokeshire{{rws|Pembroke]]}} and [[{{rws|Pembroke Dock]]}} to the west.; Therethese services are dailyoperated directby intercity[[Transport trainsfor toWales LondonRail|Transport for Wales]].<ref>{{Cite Theweb area|title=Timetables suffered|work=Transport afor numberWales of|date=May rail2023 closures|access-date=27 inAugust the2023 1960s|url= underhttps://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables the|quote=}}</ref> There are daily direct inter-city trains to [[BeechingPaddington Axerailway station|London]]:, oneoperated toby [[Llandeilo]]Great closedWestern inRailway 1963(train andoperating onecompany)|Great toWestern [[LampeterRailway]].<ref> and{{Cite [[Aberystwyth]]web in|work=Great 1965Western Railway |title=Train Times |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=27 August 2023 |url= https://www.gwr.com/travel-information/train-times |quote=}}</ref>

Local bus services are operated by several companies, including [[First Cymru]] and Morris Travel; routes connect the town with Aberystwyth, Cardiff, Llandeilo and Llanelli.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stops in Carmarthen |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=27 August 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/carmarthen |quote=}}</ref>

Carmarthen is a stop on the [[Eurolines]] bus route 890, linking London with a number of cities and towns in [[Munster]] and South [[Leinster]] in [[Ireland]]. The service may be used to destinations in Ireland, but may not be used to other stops in Great Britain.

There is a [[Park and Ride]] service running daily from Monday to Saturday from 7.00 to 19.00 between Nantyci, to the west of Carmarthen town, and the town centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/english/transport/pages/parkandride.aspx |title=Park and Ride |access-date=2015-05-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021011756/http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/english/transport/pages/parkandride.aspx |archive-date=2011-10-21 }}</ref>