TRAVELLING TO SALFORD CITY STADIUM
Salford City Stadium, Sale Sharks and Transport for Greater Manchester are pleased to be working in partnership to provide the following public transport services to make your journey to the games easier!
Avoid the queues and use one of the services below:
SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE - MUST BE PRE-BOOKED BY EMAILING travel@salfordcitystadium.comby 5pm on Friday 08/03/13
STOCKPORT SERVICES
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PICK UP POINT |
DEPARTURE TIME BUS 1 |
DEPARTURE TIME BUS 2 |
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Edgeley Park Mercian Way |
11.15 |
11.30 |
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Stockport Rail station |
11.25 |
11.45 |
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Parr's Wood Outside Cinema |
11.35 |
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RETURN JOURNEY'S From Stadium Bus Lay By |
Buses depart 15 minutes after final whistle |
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MANCHESTER RUGBY CLUB direct service depart 11.30
Return from Stadium 15 minutes after final whistle
ALTRINCHAM SHUTTLE
Altrincham Bus Station Depart 11.30
Return from Stadium 15 minutes after final whistle
Fares
Manchester Rugby £7.50 Altrincham £6.00
Stockport or Parr's Wood £5.00
To book onto any of these services please email travel@salfordcitystadium.comclearly stating your name, how many places you wish to book, your required departure point and your required departure time. You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of confirming your selected departure location and time. Should you fail to receive this confirmation, please re-send your email or call us on 0161 820 2610.
Trafford Centre shuttle increased service from bay 4 Trafford Centre Bus station
Outward
10.30,10.45,11.00,11.15,11.30,11.45,12.00.12.15,12.30
We have new fares on this service in response to your comments. the £3.00 return remains or £6 for a family ticket (2 adults 2 children) or £5 return 1 adult 2 children. We also have a single fare of £2
Inbound Pre England Match
15.05,15.35,16.00
Inbound post England Match
17.00.17.30 18.00 subject to demand
First Bus Number 100 Service operate the following public bus service which also leaves the Trafford Centre Bus Station at the following times:
13.02, 13.34, 14.02, 14.34 (Journey time approx. 12 minutes)
This bus service will drop you off on the A57, the stadium is a 5 minute walk.
First Bus Number 67
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STATION |
DEPARTURE TIME |
DEPARTURE TIME |
DEPARTURE TIME |
DEPARTURE TIME |
DEPARTURE TIME |
DEPARTURE TIME |
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Manchester Shudehill |
10.25 |
10.55 |
11.25 |
11.55 |
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Eccles |
10.25 |
10.55 |
11.25 |
11.55 |
12.25 |
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Arrival |
10.40 |
11.10 |
11.40 |
12.10 |
12.40 |
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Number 67 buses will drop off and pick up on A57 which is approximately 5 minutes walk into the stadium.
Number 67 bus return journeys to Eccles/Manchester Shudehill leave A57 at
14 and 44 minutes past the hour starting at 15.14
First Manchester also operate additional post match buses to Eccles and Manchester starting 15 minutes after final whistle
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE STILL ASKING FOR IMPROVED SERVICES FROM TRANSPORT OPERATORS OF BOTH BUS AND TRAIN SERVICES AND UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ONCE WE HAVE CONFIRMED ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
STAGECOACH SERVICE X50 and 250
This service operates from Manchester Piccadilly the X50 is 10 minutes quicker than the 250. The service operate via Trafford Park to the Trafford Centre and youi may find easier car parking in and around Trafford Park
X50 Piccadilly;
10.31,10.46,11.01,11.16 and every 15 minutes
250 Ex Piccadilly
10.34,10.49,11.04,11.19,
X50 Trafford Centre Bus station
15.40.15.55,16.10,16.25 and every 15 minutes
250 Trafford Centre Bus station
15.03,15.18,15.33,15.48 and every 15 minutes
You may also wish to use the ML 1 service which links Stretford Metro station with the Trafford Centre Bus station
From Stretford 11.00,11.30,11.50,12.10,12.30
From Trafford Centre 30,50,10 past the hour until last bus at 17.50
ALTERNATIVE COACHES
The Little B Pub, Sale will be operating a Park & Ride Scheme from the pub for every home match. Coach will leave the Little B at 6.45pm; parking in their car park is free. The return journey will leave the Stadium at 10.30pm. Return Journeys are charged at £3.40 per person. For more details contact 0161 973 1168, The Little B Pub, 195 Marsland Road, Sale, M33 3ND
Brook Pub - for details on the shuttle service being run by the Brook Pub, contact 0161 973 7773
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
If you are travelling by Train, our nearest Train Stations with bus connections to the stadium are:
Irlam and Eccles
TRAIN SERVICES
From Manchester Oxford Road to Irlam(Travel Time 13 - 19 mins)
10.45,11.45, Then use 67 local service to ground
Return 15.12,16.12,17.12,18.12
From Manchester PICCADILLY to Eccles (Travel Time 10 mins.)
10.50,11.50 Then use 67 local service to ground.
Return from Eccles
15.49,16.49,17.49,18.49
TRAVELING BY METROLINK
If you are travelling by Metrolink, our nearest Metrolink station is Eccles. The Metrolink runs every 12 minutes from Manchester city centre to Eccles. To travel from Sale via Metrolink passengers should change lines at Cornbrook. On arrival at Eccles Metrolink, cross the road to Eccles Interchange Bus Station and catch the Number 67 bus to the stadium:
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BUS 67 |
10.25 |
10.55 |
11.25 |
11.55 |
12.25 |
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ARRIVE AT A57 LIVERPOOL ROAD |
10.40 |
11.10 |
11.40 |
12.10 |
12.40 |
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Metrolink services run from Eccles to Manchester every 12 minutes.
PLEASE NOTE SALFORD CITY STADIUM, SALE SHARKS, TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED COMPANIES WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME FOR KICK OFF, NOR WILL THEY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISSED RETURN JOURNEYS OR MISSED CONNECTIONS.
CYCLING TO SALFORD CITY STADIUM
If you choose to cycle to Salford City Stadium there are 12 bike racks located outside the main west stand. Bikes can be chained to these are the owners own risk.
To see a comprehensive cycle route map please go to TfGM web site under cycling look up Map 10
MOTORCYCLES AT SALFORD CITY STADIUM
There is a dedicated motorcycle parking area within the main west stand car park. There is no charge for parking of motorcycles at the stadium.
CAR PARKING AT SALFORD CITY STADIUM
As a new stadium we have legal and moral obligations to encourage as many of our visitors as possible to make use of the various modes of public transport as detailed above. For those customers who have no alternative but to travel by car, our suggestions are:
Barton Airport, Liverpool Road, M30 7SA - www.cityairportandheliport.com
Located on the A57 (across from the stadium), Barton Airport offers approximately 250 parking spaces. These are charged at £5 per person and payable by cash on the night. The stadium is approximately 10 minutes walk.
The Unicorn Pub, Liverpool Road, M30 7BY
Located on Liverpool Road, (A57 Eccles end), the unicorn pub offers limited match day parking at £5 per car, cash payable on the night. The stadium is approximately 15 minutes walk away
Eccles Rugby Club, Gorton Street, Eccles, M30 7LZ - www.ecclesrfc.org.uk
Located just off of Liverpool Road, Eccles RFC offer match day car parking. Charged of £2.50 per car, cash payable on the night. The stadium is approximately 15 minutes walk away.
Parking at Salford City Stadium
Parking at Salford City Stadium is limited. THERE WILL BE NO CASH PARKING ON THE NIGHT OF THE MATCH. Pre-bookable spaces are available by visiting www.salfordcitystadium.comor at the stadium up until 12pm on the day of the match. These spaces are charged at £5 per car and are sold on a first come first serve basis.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO PARK AT THE STADIUM YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 1.5 HOURS TO GET OFF OF THE CAR PARK.
If you do choose to travel by car, please click on the link below for our interactive map.
WESTERN GATEWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME (WGIS)
The Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme (WGIS) will see drastic improvements to the road network around our stadium and will help to ease congestion on match days. By March 2014 a new bridge over the canal to the Trafford Centre as well as various other improvements in the area, will be open.
For full details, including visuals of how the new road layouts will look, please visit:
IMPORTANT NOTICE Please note that glass bottles are NOT allowed within the stadium
