Autumn Nations Series 2022
Rugby Championship stars from New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina are making a welcome return to Cardiff this November for the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. Joined by Wales’ 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C opponents Georgia, the squads will be competing in four back-to-back weekends of international action at Principality Stadium.
Wales kick off their autumn campaign against the All Blacks on Saturday 5th November, followed by a match against the Pumas a week later. Georgia will be the next opponent to visit the Principality Stadium on Saturday 19th November, while the autumn series will conclude with a match against the Wallabies a week later.
The fixtures are as follows:
Wales v New Zealand | 5th November 2022 | Kick Off – 15:15
Wales v Argentina | 12th November 2022 | Kick Off – 17:30
Wales v Georgia | 19th November 2022 | Kick Off – 13:00
Wales v Australia | 26th November 2022 | Kick Off – 15:15
For more information about the upcoming games, tickets and more visit the official Welsh Rugby Union website here.
If you’re travelling to the Autumn Internationals games, please be aware that, there will be full city centre road closure in place. Disruptions to public transport services are expected. Please check before you travel.
Visit our ‘Industrial Action’ disruption before traveling here.
Please check the below arrangements by operators before traveling. We will continue updating this page with more information as we receive it from operators:
Adventure Travel
Please visit @AdvTravelBus on Twitter for any short notice updates.
Cardiff Bus
During large events at the Principality Stadium, surrounding roads will close and buses will use different city centre bus stops.
Please scroll down to the table which shows where each Cardiff Bus service starts and ends when a full city centre closure is in place (i.e. Westgate Street, Wood Street, Havelock Street, St Mary Street, Castle Street and Duke Street are closed to traffic)
Due to the ongoing regeneration scheme for Tudor Street, buses to the West will start and end at Fitzhamon Embankment on event days until further notice.
*X59 service (Park & Ride East at Pentwyn) will not be used for event Park & Ride and the site will be locked after the last bus.*
Upcoming Events
Event |
Date |
Times of Diversions |
Wales v New Zealand |
Saturday 5th November |
11:15 - 19:15 |
Wales v Argentina |
Saturday 12th November |
13:30 - 21:30 |
Wales v Georgia |
Saturday 19th November |
9:00 - 17:00 |
Wales v Australia |
Saturday 26th November |
11:15 - 19:15 |
Route Number |
City Centre Terminal Point |
1 and 2 ▲ |
Canal Street. Central Station JM & JN will not be served. |
5 |
Canal Street |
6 (baycar) ● |
Customhouse Street (JG). Central Station JM & JN will not be served. * |
7 |
Canal Street
|
8, 9 to Cardiff Bay or Sports Village |
Hayes Bridge Road (JH)
|
8 and 9 to Heath Hospital |
Churchill Way
|
11 |
Churchill Way (stop HL)
|
13 |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
15 |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
17 and 18 |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
21, 23 and 24 |
Greyfriars Road GN (southside)
|
25 |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
27 |
Kingsway (temp stop opposite Friary Gardens)
|
28, 28A and 28B |
Kingsway (temp stop opposite Friary Gardens)
|
30 |
Kingsway (temp stop opposite Friary Gardens)
|
35 |
Greyfriars Road GG
|
44 and 45 |
Churchill Way (stop HM)
|
49 and 50 |
Churchill Way (stop HL)
|
51 |
Greyfriars Road (no change to stops or route) |
52 |
Churchill Way (stop HN)
|
53 |
Greyfriars Road (no change to stops or route) |
57 and 58 |
Churchill Way (stop HN)
|
61 |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
62, 63 and 63A |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
64 |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
66 |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
92, 92B, 93, 94 and 94B |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
95 to Barry |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
95 to Heath Hospital |
Greyfriars Road
|
96 and 96A |
Fitzhamon Embankment
|
X45 towards St Mellons |
Churchill Way
|
X45 towards Cardiff Bay Retail Park |
Hayes Bridge Road (JH)
|
X59 |
Dumfries Place HD (no change to stops or route) |
▲ On event day services 1 and 2 do not serve the rear of Central Railway Station (Stop JM & JN) from the time roads are closed.
- On event day Baycar runs between City Centre (Customhouse Street – JG) and Cardiff Bay only and does not serve the rear of Central Railway Station (stop JM) from the time roads are closed.
* St. Mary Street will not re-open in between the end of the closure and 22:00 on Saturdays 5th, 12th and 26th November 2022. Service 6 will start/end from Customhouse Street JG (behind Marriott Hotel); service 35 will start/end from Westgate Street stop KP (outside Principality Stadium) and services 44/45 & 49/50 will start/end from Bute Terrace (behind John Lewis)
Newport Bus
Due to the Rugby Autumn Internationals at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, the 30 service will operate via Dumfries Place / Boulevard de Nantes instead of Station Terrace.
The 30 will start and finish at Kingsway (opp Friary Gardens / Hilton Hotel). The bus stops at Customhouse Street, Lower Churchill Way and Queen Street Sation will not be served.
Stagecoach South Wales
There will be changes to some Stagecoach South Wales services in Cardiff City Centre due to the Autumn Internationals at the Principality Stadium.
Wales V New Zealand |
Saturday 5 November |
From 10:45 |
The 26, 124, 132, 136, T4 and X3 will start and finish at Greyfriars Road.The 122 will start and finish at Lower Cathedral Road. The 124 will run via Western Avenue to Greyfriars Road. |
Wales V Argentina |
Saturday 12 November |
From 13:00 |
The 26, 124, 132, 136, T4 and X3 will start and finish at Greyfriars Road |
Wales V Georgia |
Sunday 19 November |
All Day |
The 26, 132, T4 and 86X will start and finish at Greyfriars Road. The 122 will start and finish at Lower Cathedral Road. |
Wales V Australia |
Saturday 26 November 2 |
From 10:45 |
The 26, 124, 132, 136, T4 and X3 will start and finish at Greyfriars Road.The 122 will start and finish at Lower Cathedral Road. The 124 will run via Western Avenue to Greyfriars Road. |
These will be in place for the rest of the day.
There will be delays to services in the Cardiff area due to the volume of traffic
Transport for Wales
Industrial action
The train drivers’ union ASLEF has announced strike action on Saturday 26 November. Some TfW services are likely to be extremely busy as a result of the severely-reduced timetable put in place by other operators.
Transport for Wales (TfW) is not involved in Saturday’s industrial action by members of the train driver’s union ASLEF.
TfW services will be running but other train operators' services, across the UK, will be limited.
If going to the match, take the earliest service possible into Cardiff and return to Cardiff Central as soon as you can after the match.
A post–match queueing system will be in place at Cardiff Central. Services to Swansea and Newport will be limited and passenger numbers will be restricted, please be patient. TfW will provide coach travel for rugby fans.
There will be no services between Crosskeys and Newport.
For the latest information and to check your journey visit https://tfw.wales/industrial-action.
Cardiff Queen Street
Cardiff Queen Street will close at 17:00 due to a rugby game at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Please use Cardiff Central station after this time where a post-event queue system will be in operation.