News: Let the train take the strain for FA Cup

Flights > News > # 286 (29/03/2005)

Flightmapping has investigated route options for Newcastle fans to reach Cardiff for the FA Cup Semi Final on 17th April. Our conclusion is that the train represents the best bet for travelling from Newcastle to Cardiff.

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Comment:

The FA have quite rightly been criticised for the transport chaos which will result from having two FA Cup semi finals in Cardiff on the same weekend.

Cardiff still suffers from relatively poor transport connections, compared with many other UK