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Cardiff City vs. Exeter City. Friday, December 26th, 2025. Kick-off: 3pm.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Tickets for our clash with Exeter City are now available to purchase.
General Adult tickets start from £29, with Seniors (60+) from £23, 16-21 years from £20 & Juniors U16 from £15. Click here to secure your seat.
If visiting the Ticket Office before kick-off, supporters are asked to arrive as early as possible, taking possible queue times into consideration. Please note that the preferred method of payment is by card.
Find full 2025/26 Match Ticket pricing here, with our match against the Grecians listed as a Category A fixture.
CCS SHUTTLE BUS
Cardiff Bus are running shuttle buses on route 95 between the city centre and Cardiff City Stadium for league games during the 2025/26 season.
Buses will depart from Wood Street (JB) in the city centre and run every 15 minutes to the stadium, with the first bus leaving 2 hours before kick off and the last one leaving 15 mins before kick off.
After the match, buses will run back to the city centre until the crowds have cleared.
Normal fares apply, and Cardiff Bus day, week, 4 week and annual ticket are valid on this service.
For more information, click here.
HOSPITALITY VISITORS
The opening time for Hospitality visitors on Saturday is 12.30pm.
Level Four tickets will be available for matchday purchase from reception:
Adult - £49
Senior - £40
16-21 - £35
Junior - £27
Booking fees are included in the prices above.
Please note that Hospitality areas are for home or neutral supporters only.
ARRIVE AT CARDIFF CITY STADIUM
Supporters are encouraged to arrive at Cardiff City Stadium in good time, so as to enter the ground as easily as possible ahead of kick-off at 3pm. The gates at CCS will open at 1.30pm – 90 minutes before kick-off.
Limited matchday parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at £10 per car. Car parks will close one hour before kick-off.
Our Supporter Liaison Officer, Paul Corkrey, will be in attendance at the stadium on matchday. If you require any assistance, please contact him on 07903 619654. Alternatively, follow @CardiffCitySLO on Twitter for further supporter updates.
Visiting Cardiff City Stadium for the first time? Check out our new handy guides for attending matches at CCS by clicking here.
PICK UP YOUR MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
Make sure to grab a copy of The Bluebird, Cardiff City FC's official matchday programme, from CCS!
This Christmas time at Cardiff City, we celebrate Sol Bamba and all he did as a player and coach for the Bluebirds. Brian Barry-Murphy features on our Boxing Day cover, as we pay tribute to a City legend.
The programme will be available from the SuperStore, Ninian Stand Store, retail walkway booth, Gate 4 booth, Supporters Club office and away end - priced at £4.
VISIT THE SUPERSTORE
Visit the Cardiff City SuperStore ahead of kick-off to purchase our home, away, third and goalkeeper kits for 2025/26, with our retro and Christmas collection also available!
The SuperStore will be open from 12pm until kick-off on Boxing Day, and will re-open from full-time for 30 minutes.
Prefer shopping online? Get your hands on Cardiff City merchandise 24/7 by clicking here.
VISIT THE CARDIFF CITY SUPPORTERS' CLUB OFFICE
Cardiff City Supporters' Club will be opening their their stadium office, located close to Gate 3, ahead of kick-off on Saturday.
Members can book away travel for our upcoming trips, whilst all fans can browse CCSC's brilliant store of City and Wales programmes from throughout the decades.
Make sure you pop in on matchday!
ENTERING THE STADIUM
Following a change to policy, E-cigarettes/vaporisers are no longer permitted to be used in the seating bowl at CCS. Supporters who wish to use these devices are welcome to leave the ground at half-time to do so.
Audio Description Commentary Service
Cardiff City Football Club is delighted to continue the audio description commentary service at Cardiff City Stadium to promote access for all football fans this season. The service, provided by Alan March Sport Ltd, will be available at all future home fixtures also.
The free to use service for blind and vision impaired spectators will be available to both home and visiting fans, with our team of trained audio describers keeping up with play to the second to ensure listeners know exactly where the ball is and what is happening on the pitch.
To register your interest and book a receiver, email billy.gregory@cardiffcityfc.co.uk ahead of our upcoming match. Click here for more information.
GRAB SOME PRE-MATCH REFRESHMENTS
Once inside CCS, you will be able to purchase food and drink from the stadium kiosks located around the concourses.
Please note: Payments at kiosks around CCS will be cashless throughout the season.
Thanks to our partnership with Carling, alcoholic beverages available at CCS this season include Carling, Madri, Sharp’s Cold River Cider, Carling Black Fruits Cider, Staropramen and Aspall’s.
Our plastic cups at CCS are reusable! After enjoying the refreshments on offer, please return your cup to the nearest bar or cup return unit so it can be re-used. This will help us eliminate single-use plastic at all First Team matches. Thank you!
LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME
Cardiff City Football Club is committed to supporting the EFL football-wide initiative of ‘Love Football. Protect the Game’, introduced to improve fan and participant behaviour ahead of last season.
We ask all Bluebirds to enjoy this season in a responsible and respectful manner.
Any supporters who witness any inappropriate behaviour at CCS are encouraged to contact the Club via our discrete and anonymous reporting service.
Simply scan the QR code above, which will also appear on all stadium seats, or text or call 07484 070422.
TOGETHER AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
Football is for everyone. We might support different teams, but football unites and inspires us.
It is a game with many opinions. But there is one on which we should all agree.
Racism and discrimination is not welcome in our game. So if you hear it, report it - whether in the street, at Cardiff City Stadium or online.
Because we are all Together Against Discrimination.
KICK-OFF
Our next league match of the season gets underway at 3pm on Boxing Day!
Can't make it to CCS? You can follow the action live with Cardiff City TV - listen live in the UK for £2.50 or watch internationally with a Match Pass. Click here to buy.
SPIN TO WIN WITH CARLING!
Fill out a form for your chance to be selected to step onto the pitch at half time and spin the Carling Wheel — where prizes await!
Winners will be chosen ahead of each home game, so make sure to get your entry in early. One lucky winner will be chosen every game!
Submit your entry by 5pm the day before the corresponding fixture. Winners will be contacted directly.