West London is our next Sky Bet Championship destination, with the Bluebirds travelling to MATRADE Loftus Road on Wednesday evening.
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TICKET NEWS
Away tickets for this fixture will be available to purchase until 5pm on Tuesday, September 1st. Buy online, via telephone or in-person from the Ticket Office (10am-4pm).
Tickets for this match will be issued digitally.
There will be no ticket sales on matchday. Supporters are advised not to travel without tickets.
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TRAVEL TIPS
The car journey from Cardiff City Stadium to Loftus Road will take approximately three hours, via the M4, the A406 and the A4000. The sat-nav postcode is W12 7PJ.
The stadium has extremely limited matchday parking. We would advise all supporters travelling to the ground to use public transport if possible.
There may be street parking available in the roads close to the stadium, but please check local road signs before parking. Please note, road closures around the stadium occur 90 minutes prior to kick-off so please allow plenty of time for your journey.
From Cardiff Central, the journey will take approximately two hours. City supporters should travel to London Paddington before taking the London Underground.
Take the Circle Line from Paddington to Wood Lane, which is approximately seven minutes away from the stadium by foot. Other nearby Tube stations include White City and Shepherd's Bush.
AWAY END
With a capacity of 18,439, MATRADE Loftus Road is the third smallest ground in the Sky Bet Championship this season.
All visiting supporters are seated in the Achilleus Security Stand Upper Tier. When entering the ground visiting supporters will enter via turnstile 2 on Ellerslie Road.
Supporters are encouraged to enter the ground 30 minutes before kick-off in order to gain access to their seats in plenty of time ahead of kick-off.
Located at the PowerLeague pitches on South Africa Road, the Academia Family FanZone features fun and games for home and away fans of all ages. It consists of a number of enjoyable family activities including a speed cage, skills station, archery and face painting.
The nearest cash machine to the stadium is located by the parade of shops just to the left of the Box Office. There are also cash machines inside White City station, outside the Tesco Express, next to the BBC Media Village or outside the Sainsbury’s on Bloemfontein Road.
PIES AND PINTS
There are many food and beverage kiosks located around the stadium, offering a variety of hot and cold snack options. There are two kiosks in the away end where supporters can purchase a wide range of alcoholic and soft drinks as well as food.
There is an away supporters only bar called Belushis which is located 13-15 Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8PH. This is just a short walk from Shepherd’s Bush Tube Station and a 20-minute walk from the stadium.
TOURIST TIME
If you're making the most of your trip to London, why not check out some of these top tourist attractions?
Westfields Shopping Centre – The largest shopping centre in the UK, located just a short walk from the stadium. It is the equivalent of around 30 football pitches in size, and contains a cinema, a large selection of restaurants & bars, and flagship stores of some of the UK’s most popular retailers.
Holland Park - The area is principally composed of tree-lined streets with large Victorian townhouses, and contains many shops, cultural tourist attractions and the embassies of several countries. The Park itself contains the Japanese Kyoto Garden.
Royal Botanic Gardens - Kew Gardens is a botanic garden in southwest London that houses the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world.