Wales v England Football – Travel Advice

England and Wales will face each other in their Euro 2012 qualifiers with England visiting Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

The afternoon kick off is at 3pm and fans travelling to the match are advised to plan their journeys well in advance, arrive early and be aware of road closures in the city centre.

The best way to travel is with public transport and coach wherever possible. Fans who do intend bringing their cars into the city centre can ease worries over congestion and parking costs by car sharing and using park and ride services. The car park and ride services cost £6 and coach parking costs £10.

England supporters will sit in the north of the Millennium Stadium and should use parking sites accessed from J29 of the M4: follow the signs to the available location at the time of arrival.

Wales’ supporters will sit in the south of the Millennium Stadium and should use parking sites accessed from J33 of the M4: follow the signs to the available location at the time of arrival.

The sites will have a staff presence from 8.30am; will open at 8.30am with the first bus leaving 9am. They will close at 7.30pm, with the last services leaving pick-up points at 7pm.

The services are accessible for the disabled, people with movement difficulties and wheelchair users, with dedicated parking adjacent to the bus pick-up. Low floor buses and raised kerbs at both pick up and drop off points will also be in use throughout the day.

There will be a full road closure in place in the city centre from 1pm to 6pm

The following roads will be shut to traffic during that time:
Kingsway from its junction with North Rd / Boulevard de Nantes to its junction with Duke St. Cowbridge Road East from its junction with Cathedral Rd to its junction with Westgate St.
Tudor St from its junction with Clare Rd to its junction with Wood St (access for residents & traders will be permitted)
Plantagenet St & Beauchamp St from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor St (access for residents & traders will be permitted)

These roads will be shut in their entirety:
Duke St, Castle St, High St, St.Mary St, Caroline St, Wood St, Central Sq, Westgate St, Quay St, Guildhall Pl, Golate, Park St, Havelock St & Scott Rd.

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