Oh what fun it is to park and ride

This Christmas say bah humbug to traffic queues and expensive parking costs and have yourself a very merry shopping experience with Cardiff Council’s Christmas Shoppers Park and Ride supported by Admiral.

Park and Ride is the sensible, low cost and hassle free way to enjoy Christmas shopping in the capital city from just £2.50 per car all day.

From October 24th to January 3rd a special Christmas Shoppers Park and Ride service will be operating seven days a week from the North, South, East and West of the city:

Cardiff North Park and Ride
£3 per car all day
Crown Way (off North Road) CF14 3UZ to Greyfriars Road
Saturday
First bus from car park 9.00am
Last bus from city centre 6.00pm

Sunday
First bus from car park 10 am
Last bus from city centre 5.30pm
No service Bank Holidays

Cardiff South Park & Ride
£3 per car all day
County Hall CF10 4UW to Churchill Way (David Street after 28th November)

Saturday
First bus from car park 9.00am
Last bus from city centre 6.00pm
Sunday
First bus from car park 10.00am
Last bus from city centre 5.30pm
No service Bank Holidays

NEW Cardiff East Park and Ride
£2.50 per car all day
Pentwyn Interchange to Dumfries Place (via Newport Road) Open 7 days a week Every 15 minutes
First bus from car park
Monday to Friday 7.00am
Saturday 9.00am
Sunday 9.00am

Last bus from city centre
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30pm
Thursday 10.30pm
Saturday 7.00pm
Sunday 5.30pm
Bank Holiday service
December 24 last bus 6.00pm
December 25 Closed
December 26th /27th /28th /30th Normal service
December 31st 7.00am-7.00pm
January 1st 9.00am-7.00pm

Cardiff West Park and Ride
£3 per person, £7 per family (2 adults and 2 children) Cardiff City Stadium (Leckwith) CF11 8EG to Penarth Road (rear of railway station), Westgate Street and Canal Street

Monday to Friday
First bus from car park 7.30am
Last bus from city centre 7.30pm

Saturdays (non match days)
First bus from car park 7.30am
Last bus from city centre 7.30pm
No service December 25, 26, 27 or on match days *Service run by Cardiff City Stadium

Park and ride is easy, you simply park your car at one of the Park and Ride car parks and then get the park and ride bus into the city centre. Prices start from £2.50 per car all day which includes your bus ride to and from the city centre. The price is significantly less than multi-storey car parks in the city centre so just think, what you save on parking you can put towards a well deserved mince pie!

Added benefits include; attendant-controlled car parks with CCTV coverage, frequent buses in and out of the city centre (approximately every ten minutes) and low floor buses that offer easy access for buggies and wheelchairs.

Executive Member for Traffic and Transportation Cllr Delme Bowen, said: “This year Christmas shopping in Cardiff will be bigger and better with the opening of the new St David’s development.

With more people travelling to the city we have improved our Park and Ride service and introduced a year round scheme at Pentwyn.”

“Park and Ride is the cheapest and easiest way to park your car in the city and I am delighted that once again Admiral will be supporting our Christmas service.”

Admiral CEO, Henry Engelhardt, said: “We’re delighted to be supporting the Park and Ride in Cardiff once again this Christmas. We hope many people will take advantage of the service and it will take a little of the stress out of getting in and out of the city over the festive period.”

Admiral and Safer Capital Partnership will also support the Admiral free New Year’s Eve bus service. From 7.30pm on 31st December until 2am on 1 January 2010 free buses will be operating, simply catch your local Cardiff Bus to get in and out of the city on New Year’s Eve for free.

For further details on Park and Ride visit www.cardiffparkandride.com and for Christmas event details visit www.bmibabycardiffwinterwonderland.com