Merthyr Tydfil can be reached by A470 located 22 miles north of the M4 Junction 32 which is located just north of [wiki=288a6430a6f57a76e823d74e0dd750d2]Cardiff[/wiki]. The A470 connects with the "Heads of the Valley road" which connects [wiki=013d5e8c67e9155030c74930aaf5be33]Swansea[/wiki] with the M5. The road is good quality dual carriageway between Merthyr and Cardiff.
Merthyr has it's own railway station and there is an half hourly service between Merthyr and [wiki=288a6430a6f57a76e823d74e0dd750d2]Cardiff[/wiki] Central Station.