Study ranks Cardiff second in Championship travel index

Study ranks Cardiff second in Championship travel index

Cardiff City have been ranked second in a study of away ground accessibility in the Championship.

Betting.com has compiled a list of all 24 Championship grounds and marked them on a set of criteria pertaining to how easy it is to visit each ground, with the Bluebirds' Cardiff City Stadium coming up second only to central London outfit Millwall.

They wrote of Cardiff: "In second place is Cardiff, and getting to south Wales seems super convenient with a score of 27.4 out of 40. Train appears to be the best mode of transport for this away day, as there are eight train stations within two miles of the Bluebirds’ Cardiff City Stadium, the closest being Ninian Park at 0.5 miles away."

In contrast, Cardiff's south Wales rivals Swansea City came in 23rd with a score of just 7.4, while Preston North End finished dead last with a miserable 3.7 out of 40.





1. Millwall - The Den: 37.8

2. CardiffCity - Cardiff City Stadium: 27.4

3. BirminghamCity - St Andrew's: 26.9

4. CoventryCity - CBS Arena: 25.2

5. Queens Park Rangers - Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium: 24.7

6. RotherhamUnited - New York Stadium: 23.5

7. LutonTown - Kenilworth Road: 23.4

8. Blackpool - Bloomfield Road: 22.8

9. WestBromwichAlbion - The Hawthorns: 21.3

10. BristolCity 3- Ashton Gate Stadium: 20.3

11. Watford - Vicarage Road: 19.6

12. HuddersfieldTown - The John Smith's Stadium: 18.3

13. Burnley - Turf Moor: 15.2

14. Middlesbrough - Riverside Stadium: 15.0

15. WiganAthletic - DW Stadium: 14.9

=16. BlackburnRovers - Ewood Park: 13.1

=16. SheffieldUnited - Bramall Lane: 13.1

18. HullCity - MKM Stadium: 12.2

19. Sunderland - The Stadium of Light: 10.8

20. StokeCity - Bet365 Stadium: 10.2

21. NorwichCity - Carrow Road: 9.3

22. Reading - Selectcarleasing.co.uk Stadium: 8.7

23. SwanseaCity - Swansea.com Stadium: 7.4

24. PrestonNorthEnd - Deepdale: 3.7

Study ranks Cardiff second in Championship travel index

Cardiff City have been ranked second in a study of away ground accessibility in the Championship.

Betting.com has compiled a list of all 24 Championship grounds and marked them on a set of criteria pertaining to how easy it is to visit each ground, with the Bluebirds' Cardiff City Stadium coming up second only to central London outfit Millwall.

They wrote of Cardiff: "In second place is Cardiff, and getting to south Wales seems super convenient with a score of 27.4 out of 40. Train appears to be the best mode of transport for this away day, as there are eight train stations within two miles of the Bluebirds’ Cardiff City Stadium, the closest being Ninian Park at 0.5 miles away."

In contrast, Cardiff's south Wales rivals Swansea City came in 23rd with a score of just 7.4, while Preston North End finished dead last with a miserable 3.7 out of 40.





1. Millwall - The Den: 37.8

2. CardiffCity - Cardiff City Stadium: 27.4

3. BirminghamCity - St Andrew's: 26.9

4. CoventryCity - CBS Arena: 25.2

5. Queens Park Rangers - Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium: 24.7

6. RotherhamUnited - New York Stadium: 23.5

7. LutonTown - Kenilworth Road: 23.4

8. Blackpool - Bloomfield Road: 22.8

9. WestBromwichAlbion - The Hawthorns: 21.3

10. BristolCity 3- Ashton Gate Stadium: 20.3

11. Watford - Vicarage Road: 19.6

12. HuddersfieldTown - The John Smith's Stadium: 18.3

13. Burnley - Turf Moor: 15.2

14. Middlesbrough - Riverside Stadium: 15.0

15. WiganAthletic - DW Stadium: 14.9

=16. BlackburnRovers - Ewood Park: 13.1

=16. SheffieldUnited - Bramall Lane: 13.1

18. HullCity - MKM Stadium: 12.2

19. Sunderland - The Stadium of Light: 10.8

20. StokeCity - Bet365 Stadium: 10.2

21. NorwichCity - Carrow Road: 9.3

22. Reading - Selectcarleasing.co.uk Stadium: 8.7

23. SwanseaCity - Swansea.com Stadium: 7.4

24. PrestonNorthEnd - Deepdale: 3.7

Ninian Park station half a mile away - only if you walk the wrong way!!

Seriously though, plenty of folks have told me how accessible our ground is, and how welcoming the away end is for them - I know some of us would prefer to welcome the away end in a different way, but those days are long gone and we are now in the age of the entertainment business.

Hope we are in that position in the league at end of season