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Cardiff Olympic Games Travel Info
Park and Ride
Park and Ride is an ideal method of transport for getting to and from the city centre during the Games.
The park and ride sites have provisions for the disabled with parking adjacent to the bus pick-up point within the site, as well as low-floor access buses. The sites are adjacent to major road networks in Cardiff.
Drivers are advised to leave the M4 at Junction 33 and follow the signs to the available parking site at the time of arrival.
The Park and Ride service is £10 per car. To reserve your parking space, please email
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The hours of operation are outlined below on an individual event basis. Sites will open 30 minutes before the first bus, and close 30 minutes after the last bus leaves the city centre.
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Date
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Kick-Off
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First Bus (from park and ride)
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Last Bus (from city centre)
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Wednesday 25th July
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4:00pm
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10:00am
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10:30pm
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Thursday 26th July
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7:45pm
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10:00am
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11:30pm
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Saturday 28th July
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2:30pm
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9:30am
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9:00pm
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Tuesday 31st July
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2:30pm
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10:00am
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6:30pm
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Wednesday 1st August
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5:00pm
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9:30am
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11:30pm
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Friday 3rd August
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5:00pm
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10:00am
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9:00pm
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Saturday 4th August
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7:30pm
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9:30am
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11:30pm
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Friday 10th August
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7:45pm
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9:30am
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11:30pm
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We suggest that you allow 15 minutes walk from the drop-off point to the Stadium, and a further 40 minutes to reach your allocated seat.
Coach Parking
Free coach parking will be provided in Cardiff's Civic Centre. Travel by coach is ideal as a means of contributing to the minimising of highway congestion.
Drivers are advised to leave the M4 at Junction 32 and follow the signs for coach parking.
Cycling
For those closer to the city centre, secure cycle parking is located in Sophia Gardens.
Road Closures in the City Centre During the Games
The city centre will be subject to a full event road closure two-and-a-half hours prior to the event, and for at least one hour afterwards.
The road closure is outlined below:
- Kingsway from its junction with North Road / Boulevard de Nantes to its junction with Duke Street.
- Cowbridge Road East from its junction with Cathedral Road to its junction with Westgate St.
- Tudor Street from its junction with Clare Road to its junction with Wood Street
- Plantagenet St and Beauchamp Street from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor Street
- The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Duke Street, Castle Street, High Street, St Mary Street, Caroline Street, Wood Street, Central Square, Westgate Street, Quay Street, Guildhall Place, Golate, Park Street, Havelock Street and Scott Road.
- The following roads will be closed to cars on each event day from 6am - 10pm: King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, Gorsedd Gardens Road, College Road
Rail Travel
Cardiff Central Railway Station is a short walk from the Millennium Stadium. Passengers are advised that Cardiff Central Station will be extremely busy on Olympic event days and to allow plenty of time to travel before and after events.
More information, including useful phone numbers and a printable map of the queuing system at Cardiff Central Station on match days, is available here.
For further information, please contact Traveline or Network Rail.
Bus Travel
Bus services in the area will be affected.
Cardiff Bus Olympic travel information can be found here.
For further information contact the bus companies or visit their websites.
Source: Cardiff Council
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