Cardiff services will be extremely busy all day and there will be some temporary timetable changes affecting both local and mainline services in the area.
If you don't have a ticket for the match, or your journey isn't essential, please think about travelling to or via Cardiff on a different day.
Evening services across the whole of the
Arriva Wales Trains Wales Network
(North and South) will be amended so please check your journey.
If your journey is essential or you are travelling to the match on Saturday 3 June.
Please read the information below for an overview of the changes to the train timetables. But we encourage you to check your individual journeys here
Before the Match - pre 19:00
Cardiff Central
Customers are advised to book now and travel as early as possible to arrive in Cardiff before 13:00
If you are travelling on GWR London - Cardiff and Bristol - Cardiff services, you must book a specific train to travel on for both inwards and outwards journeys . Seat reservation will not be available on GWR services.
Cardiff Queen Street
Customers for local Cardiff and Valleys services, are advised where possible to use Cardiff Queen St station all day on Saturday 3 June as Cardiff Central station will be extremely busy.
Due to the extra late night services provided on Friday 2 June for the UEFA Champions Festival in Cardiff Bay, there will be some early morning timetable amendments to local Cardiff and Valleys / Vale of Glamorgan services on Saturday 3 June 2017.
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here
for first train details
During the Match - 19:00 - 23:00
Cardiff Central
There will be fewer Arriva Trains Wales services coming into Cardiff Central, where they will terminate. There will be no Arriva Train Wales services leaving Cardiff Central.
Local Cardiff and Valley services that normally run from Cardiff Central will run from Cardiff Queen Street station (There will be no local Cardiff and Valleys services stopping at Cardiff Central station).
Cardiff Queen Street
Arriva Trains Wales Local Cardiff and Valleys services coming into and out of Cardiff Queen Street will be reduced. There will be no Vale of Glamorgan line, Coryton line, City line or Penarth services.
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here
to view the timetable changes
After the Match - post 23:00
Cardiff Central
From 23:00, Cardiff Central station will only be open for services to Bristol, London, the Midlands, the Marches and West Wales (Swansea). Some trains will run until approximately 05:00 Sunday 4 June 2017 however please check the time of your last train home.
For a return journey on GWR services to Bristol/London you will need to book an hourly time slot; please arrive 30 minutes before your allocated time slot
After 23:00 there will be no train services running from Cardiff to:
- Ebbw Vale Town
- Stations west of Swansea
- Local stations to Swansea (Pyle, Baglan, Briton Ferry, Skewen, Llansamlet)
- Maesteg (Pontyclun, Llanharan, Pencoed)
- Manchester/North Wales
- Stations on the City line
- Stations on the Coryton line
- Vale of Glamorgan line, Coryton line, City line or Penarth lines
- Bath Spa, Westbury, Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour
- Weston-Super-Mare and Taunton
For local Cardiff and Valleys services please use Cardiff Queen Street.
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here
to view the timetable changes
Cardiff Queen Street
Local Cardiff and Valleys services will run until approximately 01:00 Sunday 4 June. Shuttle train services will run between Pontypridd / Caerphilly and Cardiff Bay (including Cardiff Queen St). Customers will need to change at Pontypridd / Caerphilly for onwards travel.
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here
to view the timetable changes
Post-match Queuing System
A post-match queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street after the match to get everyone home safely.
- Customers must have a valid ticket to travel prior to joining the queuing system.
- Buy your ticket in advance to avoid the queues at the ticket sales desks.
- Where there are large volumes in the queue system, you may need to wait up to 90 minutes for your train home.
- The queuing system is outside, dress appropriately for the weather
Remember to check your individual journey here