The Bluebirds are in Emirates FA Cup action at Bramall Lane on Thursday evening, taking on Sheffield United.
TICKET NEWS
Away tickets for this fixture can be purchased until 5pm on Wednesday, January 8th. There will be no sales on the day, fans are advised not to travel without tickets.
Tickets not collected by 11am on Thursday, January 9th, will be sent for collection at Bramall Lane. Collections and duplicate requests will be made available from the black collection kiosk (located at the bottom of Cherry Street car park), an hour and a half before kick-off.
TRAVEL TIPS
By Car: The car journey from Cardiff City Stadium to the home of the Blades will take approximately three and a half hours, via the M50, M42, M1 and A617. The sat-nav postcode is S2 4SU.
Unfortunately general parking is not available at the ground on a matchday. Please be aware that the surrounding areas are controlled by pay and display or permit holder only restrictions.
Parking is recommended at the APOCA New Era Car Park which is located extremely close to the away end. Parking costs just £7.50, and can be booked here. Please use promo code: SUFCDAY. Further details can be found here.
Car Parking is also available at The Sheffield College, costing £10 per vehicle, and can be booked here. Pre-booking is highly recommended.
By Train: From Cardiff Central, the journey to Sheffield will take approximately four hours. Supporters should change at Birmingham New Street. From Sheffield Station, Bramall Lane is approximately 15 minutes away on foot.
By Tram: Bramall Lane is approximately a 10 minute walk from Granville Road/Sheffield College tram stop. This stop is serviced by the blue/purple Tram lines, which also pass through the main train station.
AWAY END
With a capacity of 32,702, Bramall Lane is the seventh-largest ground in the Sky Bet Championship.
Away fans will be seated in the Bramall Lane Stand. Turnstiles will open one hour before kick-off, at 6pm.
If you experience or witness any form of discriminatory or offensive behaviour, please do not hesitate to anonymously text 07484 070422 with the row and seat number of the offender, followed by the nature of the problem.
Our Supporter Liaison Officer, Paul Corkrey, will be in attendance at the stadium on matchday. If you require any assistance, please contact him on 07484 070422. Alternatively, follow @CardiffCitySLO on Twitter for further supporter updates.
PIES AND PINTS
There is a variety of food and drink available on matchday. In order to improve speed of service, it is a cashless stadium, accepting all major credit and debit cards (except AMEX) along with Apple pay and Android pay. The payment terminals are able to process chip and pin and contactless payments throughout the stadium.
Available are:
- A selection of Wrights pies (Steak and Ale, Chicken Balti, Moroccan Chickpea and Tomato)
- Moms 140g hotdog
- Henderson's handmade sausage roll
- Confectionary & soft drink selection
- Hot Drinks (Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate & Bovril)
- Selection of alcoholic beverages
- Heineken 0%
TOURIST TIME
If you're making the most of your trip to Sheffield, why not check out some of these top tourist attractions?
Sheffield Botanical Gardens (pictured) - Plants and flowers from around the world in themed areas, formal gardens and large glasshouses.
Kelham Island Museum - Sheffield industry & steelmaking history museum with interactive galleries & on-site craftsmen.
Graves Park - Large park with two playgrounds, woodlands, lakes, sports grounds, a cafe and urban farm with animals.