Cardiff
🏟️ Address: Utilita Arena Cardiff (Cardiff International Arena), Mary Ann St, Cardiff, CF10 2EQ, United Kingdom Directions in Google Maps
One of the many great things about the Arena is the location. Located in the heart of Cardiff, in the middle of the city centre, surrounded by transport links, hotels, car parks, and more, finding the venue is easy.
If you are driving, here are some helpful instructions on how to get to the venue:
Below you can find general information on travel and parking for Utilita Arena Cardiff (Cardiff International Arena). Individual events may have additional/restricted services available, and so we recommend clicking through to the event and viewing the Travel & Parking tab for event-specific information.
The venue doesn't have the room for parking onsite for visitors, however the arena is surrounded by plenty of multi-storey car parks.
Rapports NCP Open Air Car Park and St David’s are open 24 hours, and are walking distance to the Arena:
Bus is a popular way to reach the Arena because of its connections with multiple routes:
On the Main South Wales to London railway line - alight at Cardiff Central Station. From the Valleys, alight at Cardiff Queen Street Station.
Cardiff International Arena is just a 1.0 km (12 min) walk from Cardiff Central train station and 400 m (5 min) walk from Cardiff Queen Street Station.
Although it’s a capital city, Cardiff is quite reasonably priced, and there will be something to suit every taste and budget, even in the city centre.
No food or drink items can be brought into the venue, but there is a range of food and drink that can be purchased in the venue.
Book a table at the onsite L2 restaurant, or visit the bars located on the first and second floors. The bars offer a wide selection of draught beers and ciders, spirits, soft drinks, and snacks.
Entrances
There are two main entrances when you arrive - the Box Office Entrance on the left hand side of the building's front, just opposite the Admiral Building, and the South Entrance on the right hand side, opposite The Citrus Hotel.
When you enter through either entrance, please note that strict security checks are in place. Please avoid bringing bags wherever possible. All bags will be searched and any larger than an A4 size piece of paper will have to be checked into the cloakroom at a small cost. Rucksacks are not permitted in the building.
Entry
The venue doors are open from approximately 1 hour before the performance start time.
Exit
For security reasons, the venue needs to monitor the amount of people in the building, so people coming and going would make this very difficult to do. If you do have a specific request though, do speak to a member of staff who can help.
Toilets are located throughout the second and first floors of the building.
Hearing loop
The venue has a radio frequency hearing system here at the Arena that, where possible, is fed from a direct feed from the toured sound desk. You can chose to connect to a neck-worn induction loop or headphones. If you would like to use the system please head to the Reception Desk in the foyer. The venue charge a £20 deposit for the hearing loop equipment which will be refunded upon its return.
ATMs
Cash machine on site and directly opposite the venue
Lost & found
The main reception manages items of lost property; items are kept for one month and thereafter given to charity. To contact the venue reception call +44 (0) 2920-224-488.
Utilita Arena Cardiff (Cardiff International Arena) has a capacity of approximately 5,000. However, the capacity does differ between events depending on the seating configuration.
Mary Ann St, Cardiff, CF10 2EQ, United Kingdom.
