For anyone planning to drive into Cardiff centre this is a valuable service to make use of as…read moreCardiff's streets can get so busy at certain times of the day and parking is a huge nightmare. Especially with Cardiff Council's new responsibility to parking fines. Parking in Cardiff can be very costly if you do not adhere to road markings etc and even if you do, the car parks can charge quite a pretty penny depending when and where you are parking. For this reason, why not simply park here and ride the bus. It's only £3.00 to park at this facility which has ample spaces free throughout the day and then you can ride the bus into town for free. It doesn't really take that much longer and there is a bus every 15 minutes so you never have to wait too long before the next bus. The busses are all very new looking and this service is in operation 5 days a week. Monday to Friday the services start at 7:30am and the last services from the city centre is at 7:00pm except for match days when this changes to 5:30pm.

I thought that Aber Station (the next one up the line from Cardiff Central) was slow, but…read moreCaerphilly is almost as bad. Monday to Saturday, the train to/from Cardiff runs every 15 minutes or so. On Sundays, the train runs every two hours. Be prepared. There is a staffed ticket booth during some hours but the rest of the time there is just the automated ticket vending machine. There are no ticket barricades and there is step free access. There is a confectionery/soda vending machine. The bus station/depot is attached and there is a taxi stand just opposite.

Perfectly located station, just on the edge of the central part of town. Small station with exits…read moreon both sides (so you don't have to labour over an annoying footbridge).

I like to do comedy routines on the platform here, I'm known as Cathays Clown…read more This station is only one mile north of Cardiff Central and it's a cute little Suburban Station in the middle of the North part of the city. For a long time you had to kind of fend for yourself here, but now at rush hour they actually have people helping out and employees and what not. It's literally right in the middle of a development of housing, and surrounded by businesses and whatnot which is pretty cool. In fact when you pull up here you will notice that a little shopping center is right next to it - although you have to kind of cross a bridge and walk back down to it. But it's good for your cheap shopping if you need it. They've also made some colourful admissions to some of the buildings here. I meant additions, but maybe they've admitted stuff to the buildings too?

Cathays Railway Station basically has no facilities except a ticket office (manned part time) and a…read moreself-service ticket machine, but the good thing about it is that it's in a safe, residential area where you won't feel threatened hanging around waiting for a train. It only gets busy on the platforms during peak travel times when people are using this line to get to and from the Valleys in one direction, and to and from the city centre in the other direction. It's very convenient for anyone working or studying at the University, which surrounds the station, or for those living in Cathays, as it offers a good alternative to a taxi if you want to get into town quickly without the walk - particularly if you have heavy bags to carry.

If you're around the Lisvane or Thornhill area and in dire need of some kind of train operating…read moreservice, then you are in such luck! This is a two-track station, where the platform closest to the main car-park offers train services up towards Rhymney, and the platform closest to the bewilderingly large set of stairs offers services into the centre of Cardiff town and beyond to Penarth. This train station is very much no-frills. Although it does now have an electronic ticker to let you know the arrival time of the next train and where it's heading (just in case my instructions of which side is which weren't clear enough). Trains into the centre of Cardiff leave at 14 minutes past, 29 minutes past, 44 minutes past, and 59 minutes past the hour most of the time and you'll be in the centre within 15 minutes. There's no ticket barrier here, so you can hop on the train without paying, though it is probably best to catch eye-contact with the conductor at some point during the trip into town because there are barriers in both Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street which you won't be able to get through without a ticket. The train conductor has a fancy box that produces the tickets that accepts cards nowadays so he's unlikely to accept any form of excuse for not being able to purchase one.

Get your buses to everywhere around Cardiff; for the day just £3 day to go, for the week £14 week…read moreto go ticket, for a month £45. No more need of bus change then! I usually get the day to go ticket if I'm out and about for just a day, around Cardiff. If you just want a single ticket then it is £1. 50p for a few zones. The Pontprennau busses are the most popular and busiest of busses, which I use to get from town and Albany road to Penylan and back. They have a ticket office where you can buy such monthly and weekly tickets and other tickets for things. From the bus station the Pontprennau busses do not travel from any more as they go by John Lewis, near to the NatWest bank in town centre, by the Capital building. It is right by the train station and near to the VUE Cinema, and plenty of shops and cafes. The Taxi's tend to wait around outside the train station. I recommend to all, disabled and well chair access.

Irregular services, app shows services that aren't actually running. Regularly late or a no show…read more Completely unreliable

For anyone planning to drive into Cardiff this is a valuable service to make use of. Cardiff's…read morestreets can get so busy at certain times of the day and parking is a huge nightmare. Especially with Cardiff Council's new responsibility to parking fines. Parking in Cardiff can be very costly if you do not adhere to road markings etc and even if you do, the car parks can charge quite a pretty penny depending when and where you are parking. For this reason, why not simply park here and ride the bus. It's only £3.00 to park at this facility which has ample spaces free throughout the day and then you can ride the bus into town for free. It doesn't really take that much longer and there is a bus every 15 minutes so you never have to wait too long before the next bus. The busses are all very new looking and this service is in operation 7 days a week. Monday to Friday the services start at 7am and on weekends the first bus is at 9am. The last services from the city centre are at 8:30am Monday to Friday, 7pm on Saturdays and 5:30pm on Sundays. If this ties in with your plans to visit Cardiff then it really makes more sense to use the park and ride as you would probably spend more than £3.00 in petrol whilst sitting in traffic and if you consider that, along with the parking fees, it makes it excellent value for money for the sake of a 20 minute bus ride.

Well - what a refreshing change! Went to watch the rugby in Cardiff and parked at the park and…read moreride. Coming home after the match, the sensible people laid on 2 buses to transport the huge crowd back to Pentwyn and then instead of there being a massive queue at the exit barriers they manually took the tickets off everyone, speeding up the exit. WELL DONE to the thoughtful management team.

I'd definitely recommend a trip of the water bus (or water taxi as it's often called in Cardiff)…read morewhether you're from the area or just visiting. On a sunny day it's a wonderful way to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city and view it from a totally new perspective. At £4 for a return trip it's not the most economical way to get to the bay but it's one of the most fun. There are other operators that run water buses such as Aquabus (http://www.cardiffaquabus.com ) but I haven't seen much of a difference in them. If you can, visit the Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre first (free entry) as this will tell you the story behind the mysterious bubbles that you can see dotted on the surface of the water.

If you're around the Heath area and in dire need of some kind of train operating service, then you…read moreare in such luck! This is your best choice if you're around the Rhydypennau Crossroads area. This is a two-track station, where the platform closest to the main car-park offers train services up towards Rhymney, and the other offers services into the centre of Cardiff town and beyond to Penarth. This train station is very much no-frills. Although it does now have an electronic ticker to let you know the arrival time of the next train and where it's heading (just in case my instructions of which side is which weren't clear enough). Trains into the centre of Cardiff leave 15 minutes most and you'll also be in the centre within 15 minutes of departure. There's no ticket barrier here, so you can hop on the train without paying, though it is probably best to catch eye-contact with the conductor at some point during the trip into town because there are barriers in both Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street which you won't be able to get through without a ticket. The train conductor has a fancy box that produces the tickets that accepts cards nowadays so he's unlikely to accept any form of excuse for not being able to purchase one.

This place has been on my radyr for a long time, and I'm finally doing a review of it…read more This is a suburban station located in Cardiff. It has very regular trains that go to Cardiff Central and stop at Ninian Park on the way. It's on the murder lion. I meant line. And I didn't mean murder. But never mind. It serves the suburbs of Cardiff, and it's at the bottom of a hill. It's a cute standard little station that helps the people in this neighbourhood get around to the other parts of Cardiff and Wales. I've been to almost every station in Wales (the significant ones anyway), and it's one of the better ones.

Lydney station serves the small industrial town of Lydney, on the eastern edge of the Forest of…read moreDean. Although it is not anything to look at now, it has a long history. The first railway in the area was built very early a tramroad for carrying coal opened from the Forest to Lydney Docks, passing close by the station, in 1813. The main Cardiff- Gloucester line was built in 1851, and a station provided at the present location (then some miles from the town). In 1869 the tramroad was converted to a traditional railway, and a station provided adjacent to the main line station both became known as Lydney Junction. A new line from this junction was built in 1879 across the River Severn to Sharpness on an impressive viaduct of 21 spans. Alas, this closed in 1960 when a ship collided with the bridge and demolished two of the spans, and the whole bridge was dismantled between 1967 and 1970. To-day, Lydney station is a fairly basic unstaffed halt, with small waiting shelters, electronic departure boards, a large car-park and that's about it. There's not even a footbridge you cross by the level crossing next to the station, and there are (steep) ramps up to the platforms. It's served by the infrequent (hourly or less) service from Cheltenham to Cardiff, most of which are now extended west to Maesteg. The main of interest to-day is that it is adjacent (5-10 minutes' walk) from the preserved Dean Forest Railway station at Lydney Junction, and provides for rail interchange between the two. The DFR's station is also pretty basic, but does have a ticket office and toilets, as well as extensive sidings with all sorts of locomotives (mostly diesel) awaiting restoration. Details at: http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk

I really like catching Veolia buses; I find the staff are usually very down to earth friendly. They…read moreare usually on time and the prices are very reasonable, I would go as far as to say the prices are dirt cheap when compared to some of the competition that run services in the same area. The buses I usually catch appear to have seen a bit of service so I'm unsure of how new their vehicles are but they do have a selection of different vehicles which run different services. The smaller the service, the older the bus appears to be the way they organise things but you will not hear me complain about this as they get you where you want to be and usually on time, and cheap. Cheap, cheap, cheap, a few times I have boarded and the ticket machine hasn't worked. I've been asked if I know the price to which I respond that I don't and have been allowed to board for free. The only let down is that they don't accept all tickets from all operators but you can't have everything can you.