Aston Villa v Arsenal - Travel Info

BY COACH

Standard Coach
Adults - £20
Concession - £15 (16 and under or 65 and over)

Non member adults - £25
Non member concession - £20 (16 and under or 65 and over)

On request we can source a wheelchair accessible coach as part of the Emirates Stadium / London Gateway convoy.

Departure times
Please note that the pick-ups points will made within two convoys as follows;

Emirates Stadium (Queensland Rd) 14.30, London Gateway 15.00  – Return journey to Emirates should take approximately 2 hours 45 minutes.

Or

Kingsferry  13.30, South Mimms Services 14.45, Newport Pagnell Services 15.30 - Return journey to Kingsferry should take approximately 3 hours 45 minutes.

Visit the “The Armoury or All Arsenal” before meeting the coaches in Queensland Rd and get a 10% discount for a purchase made on production of your coach boarding pass.

How to book your travel?
Please call the “Contact Centre” on 020 7619 5000 and follow the instructions through to an operator who can book your travel.  When calling, please have ready the membership number (s) of the actual person(s) travelling. Non members must provide a full name, address, date of birth and daytime telephone number and pay the extra supplement. Bookings cannot be accepted if we do not have the above information.

Park and Ride
When coming by car to meet the away coaches, please be aware that Controlled Parking Zones are in operation around the stadium with the exception of Sundays and Bank Holidays. For further information on the parking in Islington please refer to www.islington.gov.uk.

For this fixture we have secure parking available at London Gateway, South Mimms and Newport Pagnell service areas.

London Gateway is at Junction 2 of the M1 and accessible from both the north and southbound sides of the motorway. South Mimms is located off Junction 23 of the M25 and Newport Pagnell  is close to Junction 14 on the M1 (when parking at Newport Pagnell, please leave your car in the
Northbound hotel section of the services). The Kingsferry Travel Centre is on Eastcourt Lane, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6HW and only street parking is available.

Car parking at these sites have been provided free of charge and with no restrictions. If you would like to leave your car or meet the coach at one of these sites then please ask when booking your coach ticket for further details. 

Supporters Club Coaches
The following Supporters Clubs will be running a coach to this fixture for more information please contact the numbers listed below and not Arsenal Travel on 020 7619 5000.

South Wales  - please e-mail arsenalsouthwales@msn.com  or call Ian Lawrence on 07967 122464.

If you are organizing your own coach or minibus then please e-mail emiratescoachparking@arsenal.co.uk in order for specific police instructions to be sent out to you.

Terms and Conditions

• All travel once booked is NON transferable and NON refundable.
• No alcohol may be carried on any organised trip – this is an offence under the Sporting Events (control of alcohol) Act 1985.
• No object capable of being construed or used as an offensive weapon may be carried.
• Smoking is not allowed on any Arsenal Travel transport.
• Travel tickets issued through Arsenal Travel are done so on the condition that the holder will at all times be a credit to and uphold the reputation of Arsenal Football Club.
• Some coach trips will only run if sufficient numbers are met.
• Travel tickets and membership cards must be available for inspection at all times and must be given up to any officer, employee or agent of the club.
• On occasions Photographic ID may be requested for inspection.
• Arsenal Travel cannot be held responsible for any possible delays to your travel arrangements.
• Unaccompanied minors under 14 will not be permitted to travel and minors of 14 and over will only be permitted to travel if their parent / guardian has completed the Unaccompanied minors consent form (this is available when booking travel).
• The full terms and conditions of membership are set out on our website at www.arsenal.com
• Arsenal reserves the right to amend or alter the above arrangements and the right at its discretion to terminate any person’s membership.

BY ROAD
Exit the M6 at Junction 6 and Villa Park can be seen from the road you join (A38). Leave the A38 at the first exit for Villa Park.

Car Parking
We recommend all supporters driving to use clearly signposted official car parks as an extensive Residential parking scheme is in operation.

 A good car park link is available on the Aston villa website - https://www.avfc.co.uk/page/MatchdayTransport/0,,10265,00.html

Scheduled Train services
The last direct train from Birmingham New St to Euston departs at 23.10 arriving Euston at 01.13. Witton is the station closest to Villa Park and there is a return service after the game from Witton which will depart at 21.57.

For further information on any scheduled services then please contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.

Other information
Holloway Road underground on the Piccadilly line is the closest station to Queensland Rd where the coaches depart from.

Check the weather forecast on the following link - https://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=football;sess

Or check the roads on -
https://www.trafficengland.com/

Visit the “The Armoury or All Arsenal” before meeting the coaches in Queensland Rd and get a 10% discount for a purchase made on production of your coach boarding pass.