FA Community Shield: Manchester City vs Arsenal 16 Aug 2026

An event day taxi rank is located on Engineers Way next to Wembley Arena 300 m (4 min) walk from the stadium.

Coaches

Cardiff city centre is highly accessible via coach travel from many UK cities, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, and even Edinburgh. On event days, coaches often park at Sophia Gardens, located only 950 m (11 min) north of the stadium on foot, and for regular coaches, Cardiff Coach Station is only a 800 m (10 min) walk from the stadium.

Local buses

There are also many more local bus routes which stop close to the stadium:

• 8S & 618 - Tudor Street bus stop · 225 m (3 min) walk
• 4, 7, 8, 9 ,13, 15, 17, 18, 24, 32, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 92, 92B, 93, 93S, 94, 95, 96, 96A, 611, & X45 - Fitzhamon Embankment bus stop · 300 m (4 min) walk
• 4 - Park Street bus stop · 300 m (4 min) walk
• 8S - Havelock Street bus stop · 350 m (4 min) walk
• 44, 45, & C1 - Westgate Street (Stop KH) · 400 m (5 min) walk
• 10, 122, & C8 - Royal Hotel (Stop KJ) · 500 m (6 min) walk
• 8, 9, 9A, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 27, 32, 61, 95, 320, 618, C1, & C8 - Westgate Street (Stops KG, KL, KM, KN, & KP) · 600 m (7 min) walk
• 59 - Churchill Way bus stop · 1.0 km (12 min) walk

Please note that on large event days, some of the above bus stops may be within the bounds of temporary road closures, and so services may either take a diverted route, or terminate 1 or 2 stops early. On these days, however, it is still be possible to access the city centre by bus.

Park & ride

There are currently no park and ride services operating to and from Cardiff city centre. For more information, see the Parking section. When purchasing tickets through Manchester City, you'll have the option to add official coach travel to your basket at checkout for £50 per adult and £40 for juniors.

Cardiff Central is the closest train station to the stadium: it is just 300 m (4 min) away on foot, at the south of the stadium. This station offers services from west Wales, the Midlands, and London and the south of the UK. If walking directly to the stadium from Cardiff Central, it is advised that you bear right for gates 1, 2, 3, and 4, and bear left for entry gates 5, 6, and 7.

Cardiff Queen Street station is also a good option, particularly for those travelling to the stadium from elsewhere in Wales - it is only 1.1 km (13 min) away from the stadium, via St. David's Centre and the Castle Quarter, to the east of the stadium.