Getting to Women's Rugby World Cup 2025

England are hosting the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup, with a number of matches taking place at Salford Community Stadium.

Use our personalised journey planner to plan your trip to the games.

Find more travel advice below.

Key travel advice

Catch a tram close to the stadium. You can then either walk, or get a shuttle bus to the stadium.
The nearest tram stop to the ground is Trafford Centre (Trafford Park line), which is a 20 minute walk away.
Eccles stop (Eccles line) is also nearby, and you can walk to the ground within 35 minutes.
Trams will run every 12 minutes.
The last tram to Manchester will be 1.27am.

Shuttle buses will be running from Manchester city centre (Aytoun Street) and two park and ride tram stops, Ladywell and Parkway.
Shuttle bus is £2 for an adult and £1 for a child.
They will run on a timetable, starting two hours before kick-off and finishing two hours after final whistle.
See shuttle bus routes

Buy an event travel pass and use any bus, tram or shuttle bus on the day of the events for just £8.
You can buy the ticket on the Bee Network app.

Traffic will start to build from around two hours before each match as fans start to make their way to the ground.

Here are some other traffic hot spots near the stadium:

Manchester Outer Ring Road
Cadishead Way
Barton Road
Trafford Way

Travel by tram

Catch a tram close to the stadium. You can then either walk, or get a shuttle bus to the stadium.

The nearest tram stop to the ground is Trafford Centre (Trafford Park line), which is a 20 minute walk away.
A shuttle bus service will be running from the Trafford Centre tram stop to the stadium.
Eccles stop (Eccles line) is also nearby, and you can walk to the ground within 35 minutes.
Trams will run every 12 minutes.
The last tram to Manchester will be 1.27am.

Beat the queue at the machines and tap in and out at the on-stop machines using contactless tap and go.

If you're travelling as a family, then you can save money with the family travelcard. Remember, this is only available on the on-stop ticket machines.

All Metrolink stops close to the Salford Community Stadium are in Zone 2 and 3.

The nearest park and ride sites to the Salford Community Stadium are:

Shuttle bus services will be running from the tram stops directly to the ground on game days.

Travel by shuttle bus

Shuttle buses will be running Manchester city centre and two park and ride tram stops, Ladywell and Parkway.

Tickets cost £2 an adult and for £1 child.

Three shuttle bus services will be running on game days.

They will run on a timetable, starting two hours before kick-off and finishing two hours after final whistle.

Shuttle bus 1: Parkway – Trafford Centre – Salford Community Stadium

The pick up location at Parkway will be on Westinghouse Rd, close to park and ride entrance.

Shuttle bus 2: Ladywell – Salford Community Stadium

The pick up location at Ladywell will be in the park and ride site on Pilgrams Way.

Shuttle bus 3: Manchester – Salford Community Stadium

The pick up location in Manchester will be Aytoun Street.

Travel by Bee Network bus

There are several Bee Network bus services that can get you close to the ground:

Journey times could be longer due to traffic, so be sure to plan ahead and allow extra time.

The Bee Bus single ‘hopper’ ticket costs £2 for adults for a single trip.
The hopper ticket also allows you to travel on other Bee Network buses, for no additional cost, within 60 minutes of buying your ticket.
If you need to make several trips, a ticket covering a full day of bus travel in Greater Manchester costs just £5.

You can pay for your ticket using contactless tap and go. Just the one tap when you board. Hop on, tap in, enjoy your journey, then hop off.

You can also buy bus tickets from the driver or on the Bee Network app.

Travel by bike

There are 14 double-sided bike racks at Salford Community stadium and you must bring your own lock for your bike.

Plan your journey by bike on the Bee Network app.

Accessibility on the Bee Network

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Find information and accessibility travel guides to help you travel on the Bee Network.