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6 Nations Championship 2023

The 24th annual 6 Nations is here! Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, and Italy will battle it out over 5 weeks of hotly contested matches in a bid to be crowned 2023 champions.

On 6 Nations game days, a full city centre road closure will be in place ahead of and after the game for crowd safety.

With tens of thousands expected to attend the games in Cardiff, public transport services will be busier than usual. During this time bus services will follow diversions and use different to normal stops. A queuing system will also be in place at Cardiff Central Station.

  • For more information about the upcoming games, tickets and more visit the official Welsh Rugby Union website here.
  • Disruptions to public transport services are expected. Please check before you travel.
  • Visit our ‘Industrial Action’ disruption before traveling here.
  • Read our 6 Nations travel blog for some useful tips on how to get around Cardiff on game days.

The fixtures are as follows:

Game

Date

Wales vs Ireland

Saturday 4th February (Kick-off: 14:15)

Wales vs England

Saturday 25th February (Kick-off: 16:45)

 

Travelling to the games?

By bus

If you’re travelling to the games by bus, please be aware that (for safety reasons) there will be a full city centre road closure in place. This means bus services will need to divert and use different stops.

Please check the below arrangements by operators before traveling. We will continue updating this page with more information as we receive it from operators:

For any further help with planning your journey, you can ring our Freephone number on 0800 464 00 00 from 7am to 8pm daily.

 

By train

Large events at the Principality Stadium mean tens of thousands of more customers will be travelling on rail services. All services to and from Cardiff on these days will be extremely busy and, often, standing room only. 

  • A post-match queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central station. Passenger numbers will be restricted for return journeys, please be patient.

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

The following services are diverted, please see the maps attached for further details.

C1

C8

320

 

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 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.

Event 

Date

Time of Diversion

Wales v Ireland 

 4th February 2023 

 10:15 - 18:30

Wales v England 

25th February 2023 

12:45 - 20:45

 

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

 

  • Buses towards Grangetown will run from the city centre to Penarth Road/Corporation Road/Clare Road junction via Callaghan Square and Penarth Road. Bus stops at Philharmonic, Tudor Street and Clare Road will not be served

 

  • Buses towards the city centre will follow normal route to Penarth Road/Corporation Road/Clare Road junction, then run via Penarth Road, Callaghan Square, Lower St. Mary's Street* and Mill Lane to Canal Street

8, 9 to Cardiff Bay or Sports Village

Hayes Bridge Road (JH)

 

  • Buses towards the city centre will follow normal route to Penarth Road/Corporation Road/Clare Road junction, then run via Penarth Road, Callaghan Square, Lower St. Mary's Street*, Mill Lane and Canal Street, terminating at Hayes Bridge Road.  For connecting buses towards Heath Hospital, please go to Churchill Way. Bus stops along Clare Road, Fitzhamon Embankment, Wood Street, Wyndham Arcade & Bute Terrace will not be served

 

  • Buses towards Cardiff Bay or Sports Village will run from the city centre to Penarth Road/Corporation Road/Clare Road junction via Callaghan Square and Penarth Road. Bus stops at Philharmonic, Tudor Street and Clare Road will not be served.

8 and 9 to Heath Hospital

Churchill Way

 

  • Buses towards the city centre will terminate at Churchill Way. For connecting buses towards Cardiff Bay and Sports Village, please go to Hayes Bridge Road (stop JH) at side of John Lewis. 

 

  • Buses towards Heath Hospital will start from Churchill Way and then follow normal route

11

Churchill Way (stop HL)

 

  • The bus stop at Hayes Bridge Road will not be served by route 11

13

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Neville Street and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses towards Canton & Drope will start from Fitzhamon Embankment and exit the city centre via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Neville Street. The outbound bus stops at Westgate Street, Cardiff Bridge and St. David's Hospital will not be served, please use the stops at Fitzhamon Embankment or at top of Neville Street instead

15

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Neville Street and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses towards Canton & Ely will start from Fitzhamon Embankment and exit the city centre via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Neville Street. The outbound bus stops at Westgate Street, Cardiff Bridge and St. David's Hospital will not be served, please use the stops at Fitzhamon Embankment or at top of Neville Street instead

17 and 18

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Neville Street and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses towards Canton & Ely will start from Fitzhamon Embankment and exit the city centre via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Neville Street. The outbound bus stops at Westgate Street, Cardiff Bridge and St. David's Hospital will not be served, please use the stops at Fitzhamon Embankment or at top of Neville Street instead

21, 23 and 24

Greyfriars Road GN (southside)

 

  • Routes 21 and 23 will enter the city centre via Colum Road and Park Place, terminating at Greyfriars Road. Bus stops at Kingsway and Westgate Street will not be served

 

  • Route 24 inbound will enter the city centre via Lower Cathedral Road and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment. Bus stops at Kingsway and Westgate Street will not be served

25

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Colum Road and Park Place, terminating at Greyfriars Road. Bus stops at Kingsway and Westgate Street will not be served

 

  • Buses will exit the city via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Lower Cathedral Road. The outbound bus stops at Westgate Street and Cardiff Bridge will not be served, please use the stops at Fitzhamon Embankment or Cathedral Road instead

27

Kingsway (temp stop opposite Friary Gardens)

 

  • Bus stops at Kingsway (inbound) and Westgate Street will not be served

28, 28A and 28B

Kingsway (temp stop opposite Friary Gardens)

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Dumfries Place, Stuttgarter Strasse and Greyfriars Road, terminating at Kingsway

 

  • Bus stops on Station Terrace, Lower Churchill Way and Hayes Bridge Road will not be served

30

Kingsway (temp stop opposite Friary Gardens)

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Dumfries Place, Stuttgarter Strasse and Greyfriars Road, terminating at Kingsway

 

  • Bus stops on Station Terrace, Lower Churchill Way and Customhouse Street will not be served

35

Greyfriars Road GG

 

  • Buses will terminate at Greyfriars Road *

 

  • Bus will start from Greyfriars Road (stop GG). Bus stops at Kingsway, Westgate Street, Wyndham Arcade, Bute Terrace, Lower Churchill Way and Dumfries Place will not be served *

44 and 45

Churchill Way (stop HM)

 

  • Bus stops at Dumfries Place, Greyfriars Road, Kingsway, Castle Street, Wyndham Arcade and Bute Terrace will not be served *

49 and 50

Churchill Way (stop HL)

 

  • Bus stops at Dumfries Place, Greyfriars Road, Kingsway, Castle Street, Wyndham Arcade and Bute Terrace will not be served *

51

Greyfriars Road (no change to stops or route)

52

Churchill Way (stop HN)

 

  • Bus stops at Customhouse Street (JG) will not be served

53

Greyfriars Road (no change to stops or route)

57 and 58

Churchill Way (stop HN)

 

  • The bus stop at Customhouse Street (JG) will not be served

61 

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Neville Street and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses towards Pentrebane will start from Fitzhamon Embankment and exit the city centre via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Neville Street. The outbound bus stops at Westgate Street, Cardiff Bridge and St. David's Hospital will not be served, please use the stops at Fitzhamon Embankment or at top of Neville Street instead

62, 63 and 63A

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Lower Cathedral Road and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will exit the city centre via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Neville Street.

 

  • Bus stops on Westgate Street and Cardiff Bridge will not be served

64

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Neville Street and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses towards Pentrebane will start from Fitzhamon Embankment and exit the city centre via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Neville Street.

 

  • Outbound bus stops at Westgate Street, Cardiff Bridge and St. David's Hospital will not be served, please use the stops at Fitzhamon Embankment or at top of Neville Street instead

66

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Neville Street and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses towards Fairwater will start from Fitzhamon Embankment and exit the city centre via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Neville Street.

 

  • Bus stops at Westgate Street, Cardiff Bridge and St. David's Hospital will not be served, please use the stops at Fitzhamon Embankment or at top of Neville Street instead

92, 92B, 93, 94 and 94B

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will start/end at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Bus stops at Wood Street, Wyndham Arcade and Philharmonic will not be served

95 to Barry

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will start/end at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Bus stops at Wood Street, Wyndham Arcade and Philharmonic will not be served

95 to Heath Hospital

Greyfriars Road

 

  • Buses will start/end at Greyfriars Road GG, not serving stops at Westgate Street, Kingsway or Philharmonic

 

  • For connecting buses towards Dinas Powys & Barry, please go to Fitzhamon Embankment

96 and 96A

Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses will enter the city centre via Neville Street and Despenser Street, terminating at Fitzhamon Embankment

 

  • Buses towards Barry will start from Fitzhamon Embankment and exit the city centre via Tudor Street, Clare Street and Neville Street.

 

  • Bus stops at Westgate Street, Cardiff Bridge and St. David's Hospital will not be served, please use the stops at Fitzhamon Embankment or at top of Neville Street instead

X45 towards St Mellons

Churchill Way

 

  • Buses towards the city centre will terminate at Churchill Way. For connecting buses towards Sports Village, please go to Hayes Bridge Road (stop JH) at side of John Lewis. 

 

  • Buses towards St. Mellons will start from Churchill Way and then follow normal route

X45 towards Cardiff Bay Retail Park

Hayes Bridge Road (JH)

 

  • Buses towards the city centre will follow normal route to Penarth Road/Corporation Road junction, then run via Penarth Road, Callaghan Square, Lower St. Mary's Street*, Mill Lane and Canal Street, terminating at Hayes Bridge Road.  For connecting buses towards St. Mellons, please go to Churchill Way. Bus stops along Clare Road, Fitzhamon Embankment, Wood Street, Wyndham Arcade & Bute Terrace will not be served.

 

  • Buses towards Sports Village will run from the city centre to Penarth Road/Corporation Road junction via Callaghan Square and Penarth Road. Bus stops at Philharmonic, Tudor Street and Clare Road will not be served.

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.

 

Newport Bus

Due to the games at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, route 30 services will operate via Dumfries Place and end and start at Kingsway (opposite Friary Gardens/Hilton Hotel).

The stops at Customhouse Street (Stop JL) and Station Terrace/Guildford Street (Stop HW) will not be served.

 

 

Stagecoach South Wales

There will be changes to some Stagecoach service in Cardiff City Centre due to the Six Nations at the Principality Stadium.

Wales v Ireland

Saturday 4 February

All Day

The 26, 86X, 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 England

Saturday 25 February

All Day

The 26, 86X, 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.

 

There will be delays to services in the Cardiff area due to the volume of traffic.

 

Transport for Wales Rail

Coach travel available for rugby fans.

If you’re traveling from Llanelli, Abergavenny, Cwmbran, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, Ebbw Vale Town or Gloucester, Transport for Wales are providing coach travel to Cardiff for rugby fans on game days.

Coaches will drop off and depart from Tresillian Way in Cardiff city centre, a short walk from the Principality Stadium.

Return coach tickets must be booked in advance. Existing rail tickets are not valid for coach travel. Capacity is limited and tickets will be issued on first come, first served basis.

Visit the Transport for Wales website for further information here.

 

A post-match queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central station. Passenger numbers will be restricted for return journeys, please be patient. Cardiff Queen Street will also close just before the end of the match.

  • Saturday 4th February - Cardiff Queen Street will close at 16:00 due to a rugby game at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff
  • Saturday 25th February - Cardiff Queen Street will close at 18:15 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.

 

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