General Information
Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales and the tenth largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is the country’s chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales.
Rich in ancient history, sporting excitement, romantic ambience, eclectic culture and ‘out of this world’ activities, Cardiff is the perfect holiday destination for families, couples and groups. Cardiff is a thriving city, just 2 hours by train from London.
Getting there
By Road
BY CAR
Cardiff is easily accessible via the M4 motorway, which runs through the north of the city, making London a comfortable drive away. From the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland it is a straightforward drive via the M6, M5 and M50/M4. From the South and South West of England the approach is by M5 and M4. Access from West Wales is by M4.
BY COACH
Cardiff bus station is located adjacent to Cardiff Central Station and is the central hub for buses and coaches arriving from outside Cardiff. You can travel to Cardiff by National Express Coach from most UK cities. There are also Megabus routes into Cardiff from London, Swansea, Birmingham Airport, Manchester and Newcastle. The Megabus stops at Kingsway, just opposite the Hilton Hotel.
Visit Megabus.com to check timetables, buy tickets and check routes to Cardiff.
Visit National Express to check information and buy tickets to Cardiff.
By Air
FROM CARDIFF AIRPORT
Cardiff Airport is 12 miles west of the city centre and 10 miles from Junction 33 of the M4. The airport has direct flights to over 50 destinations and connecting flights to over 800 destinations worldwide. Visit the Cardiff Wales airport website for details. Airlines operating from Cardiff include KLM, Aer Lingus, Flybe, Vueling and Ryanair.
GETTING FROM CARDIFF AIRPORT
Trains run between the Airport and Cardiff Central station and Bridgend every hour, with a shuttle bus linking the Airport station to the terminal. Trawscymru operates the T9 express service between Cardiff Airport and Cardiff Central station every 30 minutes hours during the day, 7 days a week. Visit Trawscymru for details.
AIRPORT TRANSFER SERVICES
Rideways Transport
Flightlink Wales
OTHER UK AIRPORTS
Bristol International Airport is only 1 hour away by car with routes direct from the US as well as flights from within the UK and Europe. From March 2013, Greyhound coach services will provide a link to and from Cardiff to Bristol Airport. Birmingham, Manchester and London Airports are also all easily accessible from Cardiff.
By Train & Rail
Cardiff has direct rail links to many cities in the UK including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol and Southampton. The journey time from London Paddington to Cardiff is just over 2 hours and leaves every 30 minutes.
To search train timetables and buy tickets, visit National Rail Enquiries
Visit TheTrainLine.com to search timetables, buy tickets and more for UK trains to Cardiff
For visitors taking the train from Europe, visit the Eurostar website
Trains will still be running over alternative routes, so please check before you travel at nationalrail.co.uk
By Boat & Sea
For those travelling from mainland Europe there is a wide choice of entry points to the UK served by many ferry companies. Ferry ports link with the national motorway system to provide fast and easy access to Cardiff. One resource for ferries to the UK can be found here.
If you’re lucky enough to have your own boat, you can find out more about short term moorings in Cardiff Bay at this website or moor your boat in nearby Penarth using this website.
By Bicycle
Cardiff is very flat and easily negotiated by bike. You’ll find plenty of bike racks around the city centre and cycle paths like the Taff Trail provide traffic-free routes.
To get here by bike, we’d recommend using Google Maps’ excellent Bike route planner. An example journey – from Bristol to Cardiff – can be seen at this link. The Taff Trail also provides a great bike ride to Cardiff from Brecon. Learn more about the Taff Trail and cycling routes here.
Climate and Clothing
August is the warmest month averaging at around 20 degrees Celsius, but weather and temperature change often and rapidly.
It is good to have emergency waterproof clothing at all times.
Currency and Banking
The British Pound is the currency of United Kingdom.
ATMs and credit cards are widely accepted.
Electricity
Power is supplied from UK wall sockets at about 220 volts (actually 220-240). The alternating current cycle is rated at speed of 50Hz. UK adapters will be required.
Time Difference
GMT (UTC)
Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Visa application
If you’re a citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA) nations or Switzerland, you don’t need a visa to enter or work in the UK – you can enter using your national identity card.
If you are a citizen out of the European Economic Area nations you may need to apply for a Standard Visitor Visa.
To check if you need visa go to https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y
You can apply for a Standard Visitor visa if you want to visit the UK for business-related activities, eg:
- you’re coming to the UK for a conference, meeting or training.
A Standard Visitor visa costs £87.
To apply go to https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa/apply
The Conference Organizers will gladly assist you during the Visa application process and provide a visa invitation letter to those delegates who have registered and paid to attend the Conference. Please note the following when applying for a visa invitation letter:
Delegates must fully register and pay to be able to apply for a visa invitation letter. The Organisers cannot provide a visa invitation letter to accompanying persons or family if they are not registered to attend the conference.
The visa invitation letter will help you during the application for a visa permit to authorities and is NOT intended to substitute this official document and/or process
Please check your visa requirements before you book a place at the Congress and before you travel. We’re unable to refund Conference fees outside of our cancellation deadline (July 15, 2017) in the event that your visa is denied or not received in time for you to travel. More information on visa requirements is available from the UK Visas and Immigration
To request a visa support letter, you must provide the following information and send to Miss. Karolina Rucinska (RucinskaKA@cardiff.ac.uk). The conference invoice received after completing the registration payment must be attached in your request email. The letter can be issued only after your payment is complete. For more information, please contact icae2017@applied-energy.org.
Full name
Date of Birth
Gender
Nationality
Institution
Position
Passport number
Date of expiry
Postal address
Telephone number
Conference registration number
Paper ID
We advise that you start your visa application process as early as possible to ensure it is awarded in good time to travel for the conference.
Hotel
The 4-star Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa is a modern hotel ideally located in the city centre of Cardiff, with 165 spacious bedrooms. The iconic Principality Stadium, Cardiff Castle and St David’s shopping centre are just few minutes’ walk away.
The refundable room rate for ICAE2017 is: £105.00 per night including Bed & Breakfast with single occupancy. To book a bedroom guests would need to call the hotel directly: 0044 (0)29 2043 5000 and quote 53640301 to enable them to book off the negotiated rate. Please note this rate has been agreed for this specific event and is a flexible rate allowing the booker to cancel their reservation up to 7 days prior to their date of arrival free of charge.
You could also book hotels in Cardiff through http://www.booking.com/ or other hotel booking websites. Please check the terms & conditions of the booking because for many of the booking you usually need to pay in full at the time of booking, non-refundable & non-transferrable.
Here are some recommended hotels with discounts you could choose from:
Hotel Radisson Blu Cardiff
21.08.2017: 90 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £110
22.08.2017: 90 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £110
23.08.2017: 90 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £110
24.08.2017: 90 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £110
Booking Code to quote: Quote ICAE Conference 2017
Any unsold Rooms 2 months prior to arrival date will be automatically release by the Hotel.
Hotel Contact – Anne Miles – anne.miles@radissonblu.com
Hotel Jurys Inn Cardiff
21.08.2017: 25 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
22.08.2017: 25 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
23.08.2017: 25 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
24.08.2017: 25 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
Booking Code to quote: ICAEAU210817
Any unsold Rooms 6 weeks prior to arrival date will be automatically released by the Hotel
Hotel Contact – Vicky Clarke – Victoria_Clarke@jurysinns.com
Hotel Novotel Cardiff
21.08.2017: 30 Rooms Single Occupancy £89 Double Occupancy £99
22.08.2017: 30 Rooms Single Occupancy £89 Double Occupancy £99
23.08.2017: 30 Rooms Single Occupancy £89 Double Occupancy £99
24.08.2017: 30 Rooms Single Occupancy £89 Double Occupancy £99
Boking Code to quote: ICAE Conference 2017
Any unsold Rooms 45 days prior to arrival date will be automatically released by the Hotel
Hotel Contact – Samantha O’Connell – h5982-re@accor.com
Hotel Hilton Cardiff
21.08.2017: 50 Rooms Single Occupancy £115 Double Occupancy £125
22.08.2017: 50 Rooms Single Occupancy £115 Double Occupancy £125
23.08.2017: 50 Rooms Single Occupancy £115 Double Occupancy £125
24.08.2017: 50 Rooms Single Occupancy £115 Double Occupancy £125
Booking Code to quote: ICAE Conference 2017
Release policy would be 50 % of unsold rooms released 8 weeks out, the remaining unsold rooms released 4 weeks out
Hotel Contact – Amy Davies – amy.davies@hilton.com
Hotel Clayton Hotel
21.08.2017: 50 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
22.08.2017: 50 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
23.08.2017: 50 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
24.08.2017: 50 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
Booking Code to quote: 478201
Any unsold Rooms 30 days prior to arrival date will be automatically released by the Hotel
Hotel Contact – Rhiannon Pring – rpring@claytonhotels.com
Hotel Park Plaza
21.08.2017: 30 Rooms Single Occupancy £90
22.08.2017: 30 Rooms Single Occupancy £90
23.08.2017: 30 Rooms Single Occupancy £90
24.08.2017: 30 Rooms Single Occupancy £90
Booking Code to quote: ICAE Conference 2017
Hotel Contact – Stephanie Millard – smillard@parkplazacardiff.com
Hotel Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre
21.08.2017: 25 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
22.08.2017: 25 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
23.08.2017: 25 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
24.08.2017: 25 Rooms Single Occupancy £105 Double Occupancy £115
Booking Code to quote: ICAE Conference 2017
Hotel Contact – Sam – Reservations@hicardiffcitycentre.co.uk
Hotel Future Inn Cardiff Bay
21.08.2017: 20 Rooms Single Occupancy £82 Double Occupancy £92
22.08.2017: 20 Rooms Single Occupancy £82 Double Occupancy £92
23.08.2017: 20 Rooms Single Occupancy £82 Double Occupancy £92
24.08.2017: 20 Rooms Single Occupancy £82 Double Occupancy £92
Booking Code to quote: ICAE Conference 2017
Hotel Contact – Nick Ashby – meetings.cardiff@futureinns.co.uk
Alternatively, you can also book your room with the link to the online booking system: http://bookaccommodation.cardiff.ac.uk/. For further information and to view photographs please visit http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/conferences and for menus please visit hospitality at http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/catering.
Travel Guide
Cardiff is a capital city of Wales which is part of the United Kingdom. It means that visitors can embark on a great tour which can take them to not only through Wales, but also England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
To find out more about Cardiff and Wales go to http://www.visitcardiff.com/ and http://www.visitwales.com/
For tourist information about the UK click on https://www.visitbritain.com/gb/en
