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YOUR TRAVEL GUIDE TO WALES’ CAPITAL CITY
Visiting Cardiff? Whether you’re planning a weekend break, attending a major event, or exploring Wales’ capital for the first time, you’ll find everything you need to know here. From transport and parking to city maps, accessibility information and local travel tips, our Cardiff visitor guide will help you make the most of your trip.
If you’ve already arrived and need some advice then make sure to pop in to our Visitor Information Point at Cardiff Castle.
Travelling to Cardiff?
Cardiff is an easily accessible city. With so many ways to travel here, there’s really no excuse not to pay us a visit. Cardiff has it’s very own airport; high-speed rail links from London; the M4 motorway passes the north of the city; and you can even arrive on a ship! We’d love to welcome you, so what are you waiting for?
Travelling in Cardiff?
Still a relatively small city, Cardiff is easy to explore on foot with large, pedestrianised areas of flat terrain including the main city centre high streets. Cardiff also has excellent local transport links and taxi services, not to mention a scenic waterbus that operates between the city centre and Cardiff Bay
Visitor Maps of Cardiff
With a compact, flat city centre, finding your way around Cardiff is straightforward, but sometimes a map helps! We’ve got downloadable maps of the city centre and Cardiff Bay, and printed copies are usually available from our Visitor Information Point.
Cardiff Visitor Essentials
VISITING FOR A MAJOR EVENT?
Cardiff is proud to host many significants events throughout the year, including international sporting matches, live gigs and concerts, as well as festivals.
There’s many ways to travel to Cardiff whatever brings you to the city, but there’s a few things to be aware of to make sure you get the most out of your visit.
Please be aware during major events, there are usually road closures in place, affecting roads such as Castle Street and Westgate Street. For specific closures, as well as park & ride services and other changes, keep a look out for the specific travel advice blog piece, released the week of (or week before) a major event.
This blog will also highlight available nearby parking that’s appropriate to your requirements, to help you plan in advance.
If you’ll be using the train network, Transport for Wales Rail usually have queuing systems and additional staff at Cardiff Central railway station to ensure guests get where they need safely. Read their specific event guidance for further information.
If you’re staying locally, why not try walking or cycling into town?
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