Location
Capital Quarter is ideally located whether you are visiting Wales' Capital City on
Business, as a Tourist, on a Shopping Trip or attending one of the vast range of
Sporting and Cultural events taking place.
Recent statistics show that Cardiff is ranked 10th in the top 20 of the UK's most
visited Towns or Cities.
Situated half-way between the City Centre and the Bay area,Capital Quarter is just a
few minutes walk from the main business districts to the North and both Local and
National Government buildings to the South.
Cardiff is the nearest European capital to London. Travel time to the city is just under
2 hours by rail and around 3 hours by road.
The city has its own International Airport with regular direct flights from the UK and
European destinations. The airport is 30 minutes drive time from the city centre.
Capital Quarter is ideally located for Cardiff’s two main Rail Stations. The Central
Station, just 600m to the West, serves the main Paddington-West Wales route, whilst
600m to the North, Queen Street Station serves the Rhondda Valleys and the Vale of
Glamorgan.
The dual carriageway with links to the M4 (East and West) is accessed just 300m
along Tyndall Street.
The proposed replacement footbridge across the main railway line provides excellent
access for both pedestrians and cyclists to the superb 1.5m sq.ft. St. David’s Shopping
Centre.
Capital Quarter is adjacent to Tyndall Street which when upgraded, will be an
important stopping point for buses on the new City Centre Ring Road which will also
serve the exciting Cardiff Bay district. To facilitate traffic flow, on-street parking will be
banned enabling 4 lanes to be used without obstruction.
In order to provide an improved urban environment for pedestrians, courtyards on the
Western and Eastern sides will be free of surface parking. Designated car parking
spaces will be provided and strictly controlled.
Capital Quarter is just a few minutes walk from two public Car Parks. The Pellet
Street site has 175 spaces while the larger Adam Street site has 500.
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