Getting to Old Trafford

Old Trafford, home of Manchester United is situated on Sir Matt Busby Way.

Boasting a 75,000-capacity, the stadium is one of the biggest in the UK.

Upcoming fixtures and key travel advice

Manchester United v Burnley - 3pm on Saturday 30 August

From 9.30am on Thursday 19 June until November 2025, a further closure will be in place at the junction of Chester Road and Talbot Road, restricting vehicles accessing Chester Road from Talbot Road. Signed diversion routes will be in place. Please visit 'Getting there by car' below for more information.

Address and contact details

Old Trafford is located on Sir Matt Busby Way, Trafford, M16 0RA. For sat navs, you can use the postcode M16 0SZ on a non-match day.

Got a question about getting to Old Trafford? Tweet us @BeeNetwork or visit our contact us page for other ways to connect with TfGM.

Travel information

There are a number of stops within easy walking distance of the ground:

Old Trafford (Bury - Altrincham line)
Trafford Bar (Rochdale/Shaw and Crompton, East Didsbury and Manchester Airport lines)
Wharfside (Trafford Park line)
Exchange Quay (Eccles/Ashton lines)

For more information, take a look at the tram network map.

Post-match, trams towards Manchester city centre on the Trafford Park line will not stop at Imperial War Museum. Please use the Wharfside stop for trams back to the city centre or, alternatively, consider walking to Exchange Quay.

Post-match, we advise fans travelling to Altrincham to use Old Trafford. This will help ease congestion at Trafford Bar for fans travelling on the East Didsbury and Manchester Airport lines. We've created a handy map to help with post-match connections.

MUFC matchday map Old Trafford and Trafford Bar stops

Metrolink are constantly improving the network for customers. Make sure you check the Metrolink planned improvements webpage before you travel to see if any works will affect your route.

Park and ride

If you have to drive, did you know that there are 24 park and ride sites in Greater Manchester, where you can park your car for free and hop on the tram to your destination? The nearest Park and Ride sites to Old Trafford are:

Ladywell (Eccles line)
Parkway (Trafford Park line)
Sale Water Park(Airport line)

Planned Improvement Works

Throughout the year, planned improvement work and disruptions will take place across the tram network. These works may affect fixtures once they have been confirmed for the season.

If you are attending a match where planned works will affect your journey, please familiarise yourself with the new service pattern and plan ahead.

Tickets

Beat the queue at the machines and touch-in and out at the on-stop machines using contactless Save money and travel with the family using our family travelcard. Remember, this is only available on the on-stop ticket machines. The stadium and all tram stops close to it are in Zone 2.

If you are intending to catch a bus to or from Old Trafford, the following Bee Network bus services will bring you closest to the ground – 250, 255, 256, 263 and X50.

You can see the nearest stops to the ground with our dedicated map.

Journey times could also be impacted due to the increased levels of traffic, so be sure to plan ahead and allow extra time for your travel.

For more information, you can search your bus service and select your stop on the TfGM website.

Post-match shuttle bus

15 post-match shuttle bus services will operate as a 'load and go' service starting from Chester Road, outside the Ford garage at the junction with Throstles Green.

The buses will take passengers directly to the city centre and drop you at Deansgate-Castlefield, Portland Street and Piccadilly Gardens.

Tickets

The Bee Bus single ‘hopper’ ticket costs £2 for adults and £1 for children. You can only buy this ticket on the bus.

Use this ticket for a single trip and you can then use the hopper ticket to travel on other Bee Network buses, for no additional cost, within 60 minutes of buying your ticket.

Just keep hold of your paper ticket and scan the QR code on your next bus.

Congestion on the roads close to Old Trafford will start to build from around 2 hours before each match as fans start to make their way to the ground.

According to data from previous matches, consider adding the additional journey time below, dependent on which direction you are approaching the ground from:

If you are travelling from the west side of Manchester, plan an additional 20 minutes into any journey by road.
If you are travelling from the east side of Manchester, along the Mancunian Way, expect an additional 15 minutes to your journey.
If you are travelling from the south of Manchester via junction 7 of the M60, expect an additional 30 minutes added to your journey along the A56 Chester Road. The quickest route to the official car parks is via Parkway and Wharfside Way (M60 Junction 9).

At the end of the game, there will be road closures in place for supporter safety. Expect delays of up to 50 minutes if travelling in and around Old Trafford.

Planned roadworks

From 9.30am on Thursday 19 June until November 2025, a further closure will be in place at the junction of Chester Road and Talbot Road, restricting vehicles accessing Chester Road from Talbot Road.

The right turn restriction from Talbot road onto Chester Road will continue until the end of the scheme, while the left turn restriction will be a permanent change. This will support active travel improvements.

Diversion routes:

Travelling southbound on Stretford Road/Talbot Road towards Seymour Grove, traffic will be diverted via Talbot Rd, Great Stone Road and Kings Road.
Travelling northbound on Talbot Road towards Seymour Grove, traffic will be diverted via Stretford Road, Chorlton Road, Upper Chorlton Road and Kings Road.

Customers are advised to follow the signed diversion routes for the duration of the works. You can find more info about the works on the Trafford Council website.

For more information on roadworks in Greater Manchester, please visit out dedicated webpage.

Match day car parking

Official parking is available at Old Trafford and can be booked online via the Manchester United website.

Please ensure that you are parking responsibly on match days, so that other road users and local residents can also use the highways in and around the ground.

More information about match day parking is available on the Manchester United website.

The ground is also only a short Metrolink ride (20 minutes) from Piccadilly Station in the city centre.

From Manchester Piccadilly: Please board an Altrincham tram and get off Old Trafford. For tram services, just take the stairs down from the main concourse area at Piccadilly Station.
From Victoria: Please board an Altrincham tram and get off Old Trafford.
From Oxford Road: Please board an Altrincham tram from Deansgate-Castlefield to Old Trafford.

Please note that on some maps of the area, it depicts an Old Trafford train station. This is no longer in use, but the nearby Old Trafford tram stop provides links to all corners of Greater Manchester. Please see the information above for details.

Remember to plan your journey in advance of your trip by checking with your operator or on the National Rail website.

With a network of cycle lanes around the stadium, beat the queues and make cycling your top choice for getting to and from the match.

Cycle parking

No need to wonder whether there will be somewhere safe to park your bike, as Old Trafford provide free cycle racks at the following car parks:

N2 (Sir Alex Ferguson Stand)
E2 (East Stand)
W2 (West Stand)

To secure your bike, make sure you take your own bike lock with you.

Please ensure that you use the bike racks provided, as locking your bike up at an unauthorised location around the ground may result in your bike being removed. For more information, please visit the Manchester United website.

If you're cycling to the ground via MediaCityUK, this is where TfGM's nearest Cycle Hub is located. Providing safe cycle parking with CCTV in operation, more information on how to use a cycle hub can be found on the Bee Active website.

Cycle hire

Greater Manchester now offers the option to hire bikes. Through the Beryl app, you can locate and unlock your bike, get from A to B, then safely lock your hired bike up again - easy! To find out more about Manchester's cycle hire scheme that operates in the Old Trafford area, visit our dedicated cycle hire information.

Cycle maps

You can find TfGM's own map of cycle routes within the Trafford area on our website or you can visit the TfGM journey planner to find out your bespoke route to the match via Greater Manchester's cycle network.

Whether you decide to walk for a full or partial journey, you can beat the queues, see more of your city and make a positive choice for the environment by walking to Old Trafford.

Visit the Bee Active website and see what's within a 15-minute walk of Old Trafford - including tram stops for those that would like to combine walking with Metrolink travel. Just type the postcode 'M16 0RA' for Old Trafford so that you may consider making a change to your match day travel.