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Home to Manchester United Football Club and Emirates Old Trafford, Trafford is widely held as an international sporting destination. It has a rich heritage with over 200 listed buildings and is home to many outstanding nature reserves. The Imperial War Museum and Trafford Shopping Centre are cultural and retail highlights. For more information on where to stay, what to do and where to eat whilst you’re in Trafford click here.
Old Trafford is the home of Manchester United Football Club and is the UK’s largest club stadium. The venue has held many of the biggest fixtures in the game including the1966 FIFA World Cup, UEFA EURO ’96, the 2012 Olympics men’s and women’s football tournaments and the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final.
Old Trafford
Sir Matt Busby Way
Stretford
Manchester
M16 0RA
The fastest way of getting to the stadium is to take a tram from Piccadilly Station. Northern Rail provides some extra train services from Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road, direct to Old Trafford Football Ground (South Stand).
National Rail
The Manchester Piccadilly station is 3.5 miles from the ground and offers services from most major cities across the country.
Manchester Oxford Road station is 2.7 miles from the ground and offers services from Liverpool, Preston, Wigan, Manchester Airport, Scarborough, Blackpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Norwich and Nottingham.
Tram/Metrolink
The three closest Metrolink stops are Old Trafford, Wharfside and Trafford Bar, all of which are within 15 minutes’ walk of the ground.
Bus
Routes 79, 255, 256, 263, 250 and X50 all connect Old Trafford with Manchester City Centre.
Arriving at Old Trafford by Car
The stadium is served by the following main roads:
From North: M60, M61; passing Middlebrook and Farnworth
From South: M60, A56; passing Stretford, Sale and Altrincham
From East: A57, M67; passing Hyde, Denton and Central Manchester
From West: M62, passing Warrington and Sale
Stadium Area
The stadium lies just south of the Manchester Ship Canal, and is approached by the A5081 (Wharfside Way) from the west, A5063 (Trafford Road) from the north, and A56 (Chester Road) from the south and east. Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground is 5 minutes south of Old Trafford. Sir Matt Busby Way, which leads right up to the stadium, is closed on matchdays.
Parking
Trafford Council operates a pay-to-park facility on event days within the Trafford Village area of Trafford Park, close to Old Trafford.
Payment can be made via RingGo using a mobile phone or app on the day of an event.
Please only use official car parking sites which will be clearly identified.
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