 Blackwood lies as a stop on the Tredegar to Newport route, as well as offering a number of other destinations which begin in the town.These include Pontypridd, New Tredegar, Abertillery, Cardiff, and Ystrad Mynach with transfer for the railway station.Blackwood railway station (Wales) closed in 1965, however NAT bus 901 provides travel to nearby Ystrad Mynach railway station in 16 minutes, every hour.