52 City Centre - Albany Road - Ty Gwyn Road - Cyncoed
A bus service operated by Cardiff Bus
Cardiff Castle Events 2026
Due to concerts at Cardiff Castle, Castle Street will close and buses will use different city centre bus stops. We encourage you to check with your bus operator to see how services will run on the following dates:
CARDIFF CASTLE EVENT DATES:
June - Tuesday 30th (Tuesday 30th June please see Bute Park event notice)
July - Saturday 4th (Saturday 4th July please see Bute Park event notice), Thursday 9th, Friday 10th, Saturday 11th,Thursday 16th, Saturday 18th, Friday 24th, Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th, Thursday 30th & Friday 31st
August - Saturday 1st, Sunday 2nd, Friday 14th & Saturday 15th
Please also check other notices for Cardiff Castle events, and Principality Stadium events as these may affect your journey on other dates.
Routes 11, 44/45, 49/50, 52 and 57/58
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday dates. From 21:00 until last bus -
From City - Journeys will start at their normal city centre origin stop (e.g. Royal Hotel or Wyndham Arcade) and operate their normal routes out of the city.
Towards City - Will operate via Station Terrace, Lower Churchill Way, Bute Terrace and Customhouse Street.
Friday & Saturday dates. From 21:00 until last bus -
Routes listed will run to the normal Friday/Saturday evening stops and diversion.
Buses will not serve Dumfries Place, Greyfriars Road, Kingsway or Castle Street.
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Bute Park Events 2026
16:00 – 23:59, Saturday 4 July 2026
Due to concerts at Bute Park, surrounding roads will close and buses will use different city centre bus stops. We encourage you to check with your bus operator to see how services will run on the following dates:
BUTE PARK CONCERT DATES:
June - Tuesday 30th
July - Wednesday 1st & Saturday 4th
Please also see other notices for Cardiff Castle events, and Principality Stadium events as these may affect your journey on other dates.
Routes 11, 44/45, 49/50, 52 and 57/58
Between 16:00 and 19:00
From City - Journeys will start at their normal city centre origin stop (e.g. Royal Hotel or Wyndham Arcade) and operate their normal routes out of the city.
Towards City - Will operate via Station Terrace, Lower Churchill Way, Bute Terrace and Customhouse Street.
Buses will not serve Dumfries Place, Greyfriars Road, Kingsway, Castle Street.
From 19:00 until last bus
From City - Buses will start from Bute Terrace (44/45 & 49/50), Customhouse Street (52 & 57/58), Hayes Bridge Road (11).
Towards City - Will operate via Station Terrace, Lower Churchill Way, Bute Terrace and Customhouse Street.
Buses will not be able to serve Dumfries Place, Greyfriars Road, Kingsway, Castle Street, Westgate Street or St. Mary Street (Wyndham Arcade).
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- Map (tracking 3 buses)
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City Centre - Albany Road, Ty Gwyn Road - Cyncoed
Cyncoed - Albany Road, Ty Gwyn Road - City Centre
s “set down only” – the bus will only stop to drop passengers off
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