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Travel to Conference Venue

The first day of the Conference will be held at Julian Hodge Theatre situated at Julian Hodge Building (No. 14 on the map) on Column Drive which is about 20 minutes walk from the City Centre. For day 2 programme, the Venue will move to another exciting part of the University, the Main Building (No. 39 on the map) located at Park Place which leads to the main Shopping Street (Queen's Street) in the City Centre.

Directions to Julian Hodge Building

Directions to main University Building:

  • Use Cardiff University's link to Multimap.com, put in your starting point and select "main University Building" as the destination
  • Use your own routefinder and put in "CF10 3AT" or "Museum Avenue, Cardiff", for example the AA route planner!
  • Use the Cathays Park Campus map and look for location 39!

By Taxi

Most hotels provide easy access to taxis that could be available within few minutes depending on the time of the day. The taxi journey to the Conference venue takes 5-10 minutes and costs £4-£7. When ording the taxi please indicate your destination as Julian Hodge Building, Column Drive for the first day and Main Building, Park Place for the second day.

By Bus

Julian Hodge Building

There are regular bus sevices from Cardiff Bus Station (and St. Mary Street) to Column Road (Column Drive is located just off Colum Road). These include the No. 27 and 86 Cardiff Bus routes and the X6 Shamrock Travel service. Full details including a route planner service are available from Traveline Cymru

Main Building

The Main Building is located on Park Place. A map showing the bus routes can be obtained from http://www.cardiffonline.net/travel/buszone.pdf

By Rail

If you are arriving by train at Cardiff Central it is possible to use the Arriva Trains Wales local services as there are stations located within walking distance of the two venues.

Julian Hodge Building

Cathays Station is the closest station and is shown on the Campus Map, the Julian Hodge Building is No. 14 on the map.

Main Building

Cathays Station is the closest station, situated on Park Place and about 10 mins walk from Queen's Street.

Travel to Cardiff

By Air

Cardiff is served by Cardiff International Airport with regular direct flights from UK and European destinations.

Cardiff International Airport: www.cwlfly.com, Tel: +44 (0) 1446 711111

Bristol International Airport is only 1 hour away. Birmingham, Manchester and London Airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton) are also all easily accessible to Cardiff by high-speed InterCity train or coach.

From/To Cardiff International Airport
Taxis

Checker cars, the official taxi operator for the airport, is located outside the arrivals hall to the right as you exit the building.Taxis are available upon arrival, or can be booked in advance by e-mailing cardiff@checkercars.com or calling +44 (0)1446 711747.

Shared Airport Shuttle

Pre book a shared airport shuttle or chauffer driven executive car service prior to your arrival in Cardiff. Contact Flightlink Wales at +44 (0)29 20 253555 or email sales@flightlinkwales.com or check out www.flightlinkwales.com

Train

A shuttle bus provides located outside the Arrivals Hall provides an easy and convenient link to a local railway station from which you can travel to Cardiff City Centre. For more information see Arriva Trains.

By Bus

  • National Express: operates low cost coach services to Cardiff from cities throughout the UK, including a flightlink service from Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
  • Megabus: operate among others a frequent London-Cardiff service with fares from as little as £1
  • Travel line: for all your public transportation information.

By Rail

High-speed trains link most cities with Cardiff. The journey time from London Paddington to Cardiff is under two hours and leaves every 30 minutes during the day.

Regional railways operate modern air-conditioned trains direct to Cardiff from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, Exeter, Portsmouth...

  • National Rail website
  • National Rail Enquiries from overseas (Please note: International rates apply): +44 (0)20 7278 5240
  • National Rail Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50
  • National Rail Enquiries Textphone: 0845 60 50 600
  • Welsh language: 0845 60 40 500

By Road

The M4 Motorway runs through the north of the city, making London a comfortable drive away. From the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland it is a straightforward drive via the M6, M5 and M50/M4. From the South and South West of England the approach is by M5 and M4. Access from West Wales is by M4. Please note that parking is NOT available at the conference venues, there are however several carparks nearby (North Road being the closest) and on street parking is available (using vouchers).