Arsenal travel guide (pub guide coming soon)

Arsenal
FA Premier League
The Emirates Stadium
Sunday, January 31, kick off 16:00

Tickets
United will have 2,738 tickets priced at £47.50 for adults and £23.50 for juniors and seniors.

Last season, United got 2,914 tickets. Adult tickets were 50p cheaper and concession tickets cost the same.

The application period has ended. Ballot results at 08:00 on Friday.

Weather

Reds making the trip to the capital to see United take on Arsenal this Sunday will be happy to know sunshine is forecast.

But don't whip out the suncream just yet - it will only be about 4C/39F during the game.

The temperature will drop sharply during the match and will drop as far as -1C/30F as reds are making their way home.

TV
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 1HD, with the programme starting at 15:50. Earlier in the day, the same channel will show Manchester City v Portsmouth at 13:30.

Travel

Car - £54
If you're using a satnav or an internet routeplanner, use the destination postcode N5 1BU.

The journey will take about three-and-a-half hours each way and is 206 miles each way. Petrol is £27 each way, with an extra £4 each thrown in for the M6 Toll road if you so choose to take that route.

The basic route is M6 → M4 → M1 → A1 → A503.

Parking - £1
There is no official parking at the stadium itself, and Arsenal “strongly advise” people not to try to park near the ground because: “the ground is situated in a mainly residential area with an extensive Event Day Parking Scheme in operation”

It really is a struggle to find a street within a mile and a half that is not restricted with parking.

A far better solution is to park at Walthamstow Central tube station, which has a car park with 270 spaces. It costs £1 per car all day.

From there, you can get the Victoria Line five stops south and get off at Highbury and Islington station for the stadium. You will need a one-day tube pass covering zones 1-4, which costs £6.30.

Train £45.60
The most basic route is Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston and then a transfer onto the Tube's Victoria Line north to Highbury and Islington (pictured right).

We recommend buying your Tube and train tickets separately.

If you book on the day, you'll pay £66.20 for a return from Manchester to London.

If you book in advance via National Rail, you will save £26.20.

Leave Piccadilly at 10:20 on the way there for £29 one way and leave Euston at 21:50 on the way back for £11 one way.

Piccadilly to Euston
Direct trains leave at 08:05, 08:20, 09:20, 10:20, 10:35, 11:15, 11:35, 11:55, 12:15, 12:33, 12:55. Don't leave it any later than that. The journey takes about two hours and 15 minutes.

Euston to Highbury and Islington
London Tube says the Victoria Line will be running as normal.

Take the Victoria Line northbound two stops. It takes five minutes and services run every five minutes or better throughout the day.

At Euston (pictured left) get a one-day pass covering zones 1 and 2 for £5.60.

Highbury and Islington to Euston

The stadium has a structured waiting system at the surrounding Tube stations after the game, so you can hope to be on a Tube service by 18:30 and back at Euston by 18:40, providing it is a normal service on the Victoria Line.

Euston to Piccadilly
Direct trains leave at: 18:35, 19:55, 19:15, 19:35, 19:55, 20:15, 20:35, 21:24 and 21:50. The journey takes about two hours and 15 minutes.


Match Coach - £30
United are running coaches to this game. They leave from the Old Trafford N2 car park at 09:30 and are due return by 23:30. Places cost £35 per person. To book, call the club on 0161 868 8000.

The Betty Bus is running to the game. Places cost £35. The coach will depart Chorlton Street Coach Station at 08:15 and the Bishop's Blaize pub at 08:30. To book places, email your name and contact number to redsaway@hotmail.co.uk

Red Army Travel are running a coach to the game. Places cost £30. For booking and departure details, visit here.

Public coach and Tube - £15.60

Megabus is running four coaches from Manchester Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station on the day of the game.

Leaves: 04:30, 06:30, 08:45, 10:30
Arrives: 08:30, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00
Journey time: 4:00, 4:30, 4:15, 4:30
One way cost: £5.50, £5.50, £5.50, £7.50

From the coach station, walk the short distance to Victoria Tube station(see map on the right) and buy a one-day pass covering zones 1 and 2 for £5.60.

Then take the Victoria Line northbound six stops and get off at Highbury and Islington. The journey time is roughly 20 minutes and services leave every five minutes or better throughout the day.

After the match, there are two possible returns
Leave: 19:30, 23:00
Arrive: 23:55, 03:00
Journey time: 4:25, 4:00
One-way cost: £10, £5.50

National Express is running three coaches from Manchester Chorlton Street to London Victoria Coach Station on the day of the game.

Leaves: 06:25, 08:00, 09:15
Arrives: 11:35, 13:20, 14:45

Journey time: 5:10, 5:20, 5:30
One way cost: £6, £6, £6

From the coach station, walk the short distance to Victoria Tube station (see map above) and buy a one-day pass covering zones 1 and 2 for £5.60.

Then take the Victoria Line northbound six stops and get off at Highbury and Islington. The journey time is roughly 20 minutes and services leave every five minutes or better throughout the day.

After the match, there are two possible returns
Leave: 19:00, 20:00, 22:30
Arrive: 23:50, 00:45, 02:45
Journey time: 4:50, 4:45, 4:15

One-way cost: £6, £10, £5

Flights - £78.40
With a 16:00 kick off, you need to be landing by 14:00 to make sure you can make it to the ground on time.

British Airways is operating flights from Manchester to Gatwick leaving at 06:40, 09:00 and 12:20 all taking an hour and all costing £39.60 one way.

From Gatwick, you need to head to Highbury and Islington Tube station, which is a five-minute walk to the ground. A return ticket will cost you £18. A one-way ticket will cost you £15.

Trains leave the airport every five-to-ten minutes and the whole journey takes 68 minutes one way.

Get off the train at Victoria and then transfer to the Tube. Take the Victoria Line north.

With an 18:00 finish, you won't be assured of reaching Gatwick until 19:30 and Heathrow until 19:50, giving yourself an hour to pass through security and reach the gate.

To reach Gatwick, reverse the route above. It will take you 68 minutes to reach the airport.

For Heathrow, from Highbury and Islington, take the Victoria Line north to Finsbury Park. It takes 21 minutes and services run every five minutes.

Then transfer to the train station. and get the train to Kings Cross. That takes nine minutes and services run every 10 minutes or so.

Then go back onto the Tube and take the Piccadilly Line southbound for 69 minutes and you will arrive at the airport. The entire journey from Highbury and Islington takes 95 minutes.

We recommend either of these three flights:

British Airways is operating a flight from Gatwick to Manchester leaving at 20:30, taking an hour and costing £46.90 one way.

Or bmi is operating flights from Heathrow to Manchester leaving at 20:50 and 20:55, taking an hour and costing £38.80 one way.

Pub guide coming soon