Tuesday, 27 July 2004.
Rail Travel
Travelling from London - Two through services are being provided from London to Cardiff in addition to the booked provision of 4 through trains - 6 in all. Reservations are compulsory and can be made together with ticket purchases via 0845 700 0125. Further information is available on www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Travelling from Manchester - Again two extra through trains are being provided to Cardiff and back. Reservations are compulsory and can be made together with ticket purchases on 0870 9000 773. Further information is available on www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Travelling from Bristol - This is always a key route and additional capacity is being provided both to and from Cardiff. Tickets and information can be found via 0870 900 2320 and www.wessextrains.co.uk.
General rail travel information is available on 08457 48 49 50.
The train service between Gloucester, Lydney, Chepstow, Caldicot and Cardiff is substituted by buses and capacity will be extremely limited. Customers are advised to travel via Bristol Parkway instead.
Fans should be aware that a queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central Station after the game to ensure customers are guided to the correct services and can leave Cardiff without undue delay.
Road Travel
Arsenal FC supporters
Coaches/Light Vans/Minibuses/Limousines - Leave M4 at Junction 32 /A470. Travel south along A470/Manor Way following designated coach parking signs to the Civic Centre where up to 400 spaces are provided within a 1 mile walk of the stadium. Detailed plans and passes must be applied for in advance from the Millennium Stadium to secure FREE COACH PARKING Tel 029 20822132 or 029 20822145 or e-mail football@wru.co.uk
Cars - Leave the M4 at J29 & use Companies House & Cathays High School (BLUE CAR PARK), UHW (RED CAR PARK) & ABP – Rally site (ORANGE CAR PARK) following designated signs to 'park and ride' sites for your team. Buses will then take you to within 10 mins walk to the stadium and back after the match. There is a charge of £5 per car with FREE bus shuttle services.
Drop off points will be-
Companies House & Cathays High School - The Friary lay-by opposite the Hilton Hotel.
UHW - Lay-by on North Rd adj. to rear entrance to Castle.
ABP – Churchill Way at rear of CIA
Manchester United FC supporters
Coaches/Light Vans/Mini Buses/Limousines - Leave M4 at junction 28. Travel along A48 following the direction signs to Castleton/St Mellons. Take the B4487/A4161 to Cardiff City Centre and follow designated coach signs to Lloyd George Avenue where up to 400 coach spaces are provided within a one mile walk of the stadium. Detailed plans and passes must be applied for in advance from the Millennium Stadium to secure FREE COACH PARKING Tel 029 20822132 or 029 20822145 or e-mail football@wru.co.uk
Cars - Leave M4 at J33 & use knox rd Multi-Storey(white) Queensgate & Pierhead car parks (PURPLE CAR PARK), Leckwith (YELLOW CAR PARK) & County Hall & the top half of the UCI (GREEN CAR PARK) and follow designated parking signs to 'park and ride' sites for your team. Buses will then take you to within 10 minutes walk to the stadium and back after the match. There is a charge of £5 per car with FREE bus shuttle services.
Drop off points will be-
Knox Rd – Park and Walk ABP, Queensgate & Pierhead - Eversheds lay-by on north side of Callaghan Sq.
Leckwith – Tresillian Way at rear of train station County Hall & the UCI - Bute Terr at rear of the Ice Rink.
General Information
All cars will have a staff presence from 7:00am, will open at 7:30am with the first bus at 8:00am. The last bus will leave the pick-up point at 7:00pm, with car parks closing at 7:30pm.
Disabled Parking
A number of Disabled Car parking spaces are available on site these are available through each club. If you are not able to obtain one of these passes please contact Tel 029 20822145 or 029 20822132 e-mail football@wru.co.uk