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Old Sep 23rd, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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Where is Cardiff East Park and Ride?

The directions say: Directions - From the east, come off at junction 29 of the M4 and take second turning off and follow signs for Park and Ride car park.

Does anyone know the exact location address?
What do the signs look like I am supposed to follow?

I did see signs that showed bus and says "Coaches." Didn't say Park and Ride.

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Old Sep 23rd, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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This is the postcode I found so put it into a map website, like Google maps, and you should get the exact location -

CF23 8HH

Here is more info:
http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.as...d=2865&id=9163

We haven't been to this particular Park and Ride but have used a few and usually the signs are huge and obvious and say "Park and Ride". I think they are blue.

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Old Sep 23rd, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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The "P+bus icon" signs are illustrated on the website Kay has cited. As far as I remember, they're not on the M4. But once you've got off at J29 and taken the second turning onto the A48 they're unmissable. It's a 3-4 mile journey from J29, and you can easily convince yourself you're not going to get to the P+R ever.

Central Cardiff car parks are not, by British urban standards, extortionate (about £8 a full day), so if you miss the P+R, just go into town and follow the P signs.
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Old Sep 23rd, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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Hi tttman.
I live about a mile from this facility.
The park and ride is actually on the A48M roundabout junction for Pentwyn.

Coming from London direction on the M4 take the A48M at junction 29. (Just keep left) The Pentwyn junction is the next one.(29a has no west bound exit)
As you come up the slip road at Pentwyn, the entrance to the P&R is on your left almost immediately you hit the roundabout.

It is a fairly new service, costs £3 per car, buses are very frequent and take the new 'bus only' lanes almost all the way to the city center and doesn't stop until it gets there. No picking up passengers en route either. Last time I used it I was in town center in 12 mins which is quite remarkable.
Last bus back is 8:30pm m-f earlier on the weekend.


If you park in the city center after 5pm it only costs £2 so if your there for the theatre or something similar, your better off using the city center car parks, they are not all this price but the St David's 2 car park on Mary Anne st next to the Motorpoint Cardiff International arena is.

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Old Nov 2nd, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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Did you find it?
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Old Nov 4th, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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Yes I did. I drove past my exit not realizing the exit number is black and in the lower left corner. Here the exit number is large and is separate sign situated above the main sign. So I missed the exit and ended up in Ireland or somewhere, turned around; then going back there is no jct. 29 from the other direction. So I think I exited on 28 and found it somehow. Good way to do it though, takes you about 4 blocks from the castle. Bummer though having a car at the nations largest cheese festival. They had about 250 beers to chose from so limited myself to only two pints in 7 hours. Ate lots of cheese.
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Old Nov 5th, 2011 | 02:23 AM
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LOL we don't make things easy.I used it last week, unfortunately I found the Guinness shop (o'neils pub)in town and Mrs Muck had to drive home from the P&R
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