RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

8-10 · 13-10-2015 8:38am

Boscoirl wrote: »

Anyone using the park + Ride, the Cardiff west one was a breeze, easy to get to from the m4, bus was waiting, 10min in the bus and you are less than 10min from the millstad

Didn't go back till almost 10pm, buses still running back on the M4 shortly after.

Excellently runo

Thanks for this. Makes me more reassured. I'm booked there Saturday and Sunday. For both days it says the car park closes at 1pm. That can't be right for Saturday surely? The game isn't until 8pm

I want to arrive in Cardiff closer to 4

techdiver · 13-10-2015 8:51am

Hey,

I need to book a taxi for 5 from our hotel outside cardiff on Sunday to the match.

Has anyone got a company they can recommend?

Cheers

Podge_irl · 13-10-2015 8:55am

Deleted User wrote: »

taxi success?

Will let you know on Saturday! It was for this weekend.

efb · 13-10-2015 9:02am

techdiver wrote: »

Hey,

I need to book a taxi for 5 from our hotel outside cardiff on Sunday to the match.

Has anyone got a company they can recommend?

Cheers

Asked sister and she advised: (hasn't taken a taxi in years- she doesn't drink)

That will cost a small fortune...he needs to haggle if he is coming back from match to hotel...they fleece ppl regularly, more so on special wkends

efb · 13-10-2015 9:03am

techdiver wrote: »

Hey,

I need to book a taxi for 5 from our hotel outside cardiff on Sunday to the match.

Has anyone got a company they can recommend?

Cheers

Have you checked buses- where is hotel?

efb · 13-10-2015 9:04am

http://cardiffbus.com/english/en

13-10-2015 9:05am

techdiver wrote: »

Hey,

I need to book a taxi for 5 from our hotel outside cardiff on Sunday to the match.

Has anyone got a company they can recommend?

Cheers

http://www.taxicode.com/ is a national minicab service that I've used before for a long journey (Coventry to Manchester) and it worked for me.

Allowed me to book weeks in advance. Have told Podge to use it this weekend and he's booked, so if anyone else fancies the gamble that would be my suggestion for those aiming for a taxi journey and wanting to be organised in advance.

techdiver · 13-10-2015 9:06am

efb wrote: »

Have you checked buses- where is hotel?

Caerphilly. Only 8 miles from city.

efb · 13-10-2015 9:11am

http://wikitravel.org/en/Caerphilly

efb · 13-10-2015 9:15am

http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/CaerphillyDocs/Transport/26_02-08-2015.aspx

efb · 13-10-2015 9:16am

She advised about £30 guide price for taxi fare

Shedite27 · 13-10-2015 9:20am

techdiver wrote: »

Caerphilly. Only 8 miles from city.

I'm staying out there too (well Rudry, alongside it). Caerphilly has a train line which may be of use. I'm at the mercy of the taxi companies.

efb · 13-10-2015 9:27am

Google maps is great too

techdiver · 13-10-2015 9:28am

Shedite27 wrote: »

I'm staying out there too (well Rudry, alongside it). Caerphilly has a train line which may be of use. I'm at the mercy of the taxi companies.

Our timings have us a little tight for time, so we probably have no choice but a taxi.

efb · 13-10-2015 9:29am

techdiver wrote: »

Our timings have us a little tight for time, so we probably have no choice but a taxi.

Check in by phone? Go straight to Cardiff?

13-10-2015 9:30am

Also, a very very important point to note for all travelling.

Always, always, always book taxis. The difference between a metered taxi (hailed on the street) and a minicab journey (phoned in) can be 2x easily. Especially for longer journeys.

Get a phone number for anything local as soon as you're landed in, and always call!

efb · 13-10-2015 9:31am

https://www.yell.com/s/taxis+and+private+hire+vehicles-caerphilly.html

Stationmaster · 13-10-2015 9:33am

Just put a cat b for saturday and a cat a for sunday up on the website for resale. Seems to be plenty of tickets around. Probably won't even be sold out.

physioman · 13-10-2015 9:37am

Just put cat c ticket for Sundays game there and its for sale at present.

shanagarry · 13-10-2015 9:59am

I spoke to a colleague earlier who used the park & ride (coming from the London side) and he said it was a dream, and he left quickly after the match.

Re buses, they had some sort of a strike this weekend, and I'm not sure if there are more planned. I don't know the ins and outs of it, but if you are planning on travelling by bus, make sure they will be running.

physioman · 13-10-2015 10:04am

Only took 30 mins from registering ticket until it was sold. Managed to bag myself a cat d ticket this morning so sold off the cat c. :-) I managed to get the cat d ticket at 830 this morning so it is possible

Fizman · 13-10-2015 10:30am

Finding it tough to come across two Cat D Saturday tickets together. I've had a few single ticket opportunities but no pairs as of yet. Will keep jumping in and out.

Ascii · 13-10-2015 10:32am

techdiver wrote: »

Caerphilly. Only 8 miles from city.

Four of us staying in Caerphilly also. We have nothing arranged. Going to see on Sunday morning. Expecting to be heading in at 10.30 ish. Not expecting it to be mental at that stage. Hopefully going to get a taxi from one of the local cab companies in Caerphilly. More worried about getting out of Cardiff on Sat night :-)

fungie · 13-10-2015 10:42am

Stationmaster wrote: »

Just put a cat b for saturday and a cat a for sunday up on the website for resale. Seems to be plenty of tickets around. Probably won't even be sold out.

I put up 2 cat B for sunday and they were sold in a few hours

pc7 · 13-10-2015 10:45am

Any Leinster fans thinking of going to the Scarlett's game Friday night? Seems around an hour from Cardiff

physioman · 13-10-2015 10:50am

Fizman wrote: »

Finding it tough to come across two Cat D Saturday tickets together. I've had a few single ticket opportunities but no pairs as of yet. Will keep jumping in and out.

Might be tight getting 2 together alright.

efb · 13-10-2015 10:51am

Ascii wrote: »

Four of us staying in Caerphilly also. We have nothing arranged. Going to see on Sunday morning. Expecting to be heading in at 10.30 ish. Not expecting it to be mental at that stage. Hopefully going to get a taxi from one of the local cab companies in Caerphilly. More worried about getting out of Cardiff on Sat night :-)

Surely if you get a cab in book them for return leg?

Ascii · 13-10-2015 11:05am

efb wrote: »

Surely if you get a cab in book them for return leg?

we were thinking that...but when you don't know what the crack will be like it hard to know what to do...do we book them for 11pm or 2 am or somewhere in between....decisions decisions decisions...first world problems :-)

Donie75 · 13-10-2015 12:20pm

Hi,
I'm going to London for the weekend and booked train tickets from Paddington for Sunday Morning. What time should I aim to be joining the queue on Sunday morning? The first train is at 7.45am.
Were the trains getting to Cardiff in the stated 2 hours and twenty minutes?
Want to make sure I'm in Cardiff at least 90 mins to 2 hours before kickoff.

krustycustomer · 13-10-2015 1:01pm

bristol bed in hostel available for friday PM if interested

RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

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