Information for fans travelling to Cardiff

Cardiff City have produced a guide for supporters travelling to the Cardiff City Stadium this season.

The guide is available (pdf) via the link below...

The guide includes the following sections:
Travel - by car
Travel - by rail
Travel - alternatives including bus and taxi details
Stadium map
Ticketing
Away fan and disabled liason officers
Banners, flags, signs and musical instruments
Safety and security
Contacts

Here are a few details from the guide - a reminder that we kick-off at 5.30pm on New Year's Day.

Travelling to Cardiff

By rail

We advised fans when ticket details were announced of Network Rail's planned engineering works on New Year's Day and therefore we were pleased to be able to assist supporters in making this trip with subsidised return coach travel.

For supporters still planning to travel by rail, Great Western have advised us of the following:

Between Christmas Day and Tuesday 1 January, Network Rail will be electrifying the railway in the Severn Tunnel Junction area which means no trains will be able to run direct between London and Cardiff:
- Trains from London will run as far as Bristol Parkway
- Replacement buses will run between Bristol Parkway and Newport
- A shuttle train service will run between Newport and Cardiff Central
- Journey times will be expected to increase by around 60 minutes (three hours instead of two hours)

By car

Leave the M4 at junction 33 and take the A4232 towards Cardiff/Barry. Exit the A4232 on to the B4267 turn-off, signposted towards Cardiff City Stadium. Follow the slip-road off the B4267, take the second available exit off the roundabout on to Hadfield Road and then take the third left in to Bessemer Road. Travel to the end of Bessemer Road and at the traffic lights turn left on to Sloper Road. Continue down Sloper Road and turn left (next to the HSS Hire Shop) to access the away supporters car park. There will be Electronic Vehicle Management signage & brown football signage to help guide you to Cardiff City Stadium from the M4 onwards.

Please be aware that following a sat nav may direct you through the city centre which will add at least 30 minutes to your journey.

Severn Bridge Toll

£5.60 for a car
£11.20 for a small bus (not exceeding 17 seats)
£16.70 for a coach

Parking

Cardiff have an away parking area located in the away compound of CCS (accessible up until 30 minutes prior to kick-off), which can be accessed via Sloper Road (next to the HSS Hire Shop). Tickets cost £10 per car. There is parking for coaches, disabled supporters and a limited number of spaces for fans who arrive early (immediately adjacent to the away turnstiles).

Further parking for away supporters is available at Bessemer Road’s Wholesale Market car park (CF11 8BA) - less than a five-minute walk from Cardiff City Stadium. Parking here costs £5 per vehicle.

Cardiff City FC politely asks all those attending events at CCS to respect local residents by not parking in a way that obstructs footways and/or private entrances. Cardiff Council enforcement officers and South Wales Police officers work event days and will check that all vehicles are parked legally.

Pubs

Away fans are advised to drink in the city centre where pubs are neutral venues (see map on the away guide for directions to the city centre from the stadium).

Once again, you can access Cardiff's full away fan guide via the link below...