Travelling to Anfield as an away fan is a proper football pilgrimage, but if you don’t know Liverpool, working out the best way in and out of the ground can be genuinely confusing. Between motorway directions, train stations that aren’t actually that close, and matchday-only bus services, it’s easy to overcomplicate what should be a simple day out. Here’s everything you need to know, plus the easiest way to skip the confusion altogether.
Driving to Anfield
If you’re coming by road, you’ll most likely approach via the M62. Coming from the south and east, you stay on the motorway to its end, then follow signs for the football stadia along the A5058 ring road, before turning off towards Utting Avenue and on to Arkles Lane for Anfield. It sounds straightforward on paper, but matchday congestion around these final few miles is heavy, and once you’re close to the ground, expect slow-moving traffic and road closures kicking in up to 90 minutes before kick-off.
Parking is the real sticking point. There’s no dedicated away fan car park at the stadium itself, and the surrounding streets operate a residents’ parking scheme, so unofficial parking is a fine waiting to happen. Paid car parks do exist within walking distance, but they fill up fast and away fans arriving close to kick-off often end up parking much further out than expected.
Coming by Train
Liverpool Lime Street is the main station for national and regional services, and it’s around two miles from Anfield, too far to comfortably walk if you’re short on time. From Lime Street, most away fans either jump on a matchday bus service, grab a taxi, or connect through to Sandhills station via Merseyrail, which links to the Soccerbus, a dedicated matchday shuttle running fans between the station and the stadium in the couple of hours before kick-off.
It works, but it also means juggling multiple legs of a journey in an unfamiliar city, on top of matchday crowds, just to reach the ground.
Buses and Taxis
The 917 express bus runs regularly between the city centre and Anfield on matchdays, and it’s a solid option if you don’t mind the crowds. Taxis are also available from Lime Street and around the city centre, usually costing somewhere in the £8 to £12 range for a single journey, though that price climbs fast with matchday demand and road closures, and drivers often can’t get you right to the gates anyway due to the closures kicking in beforehand.
Why Away Fans Are Switching to Private Transfers
If you’re travelling into an unfamiliar city for the day, the last thing you want is to be working out bus routes and train connections on the fly, especially if you’re only in Liverpool for a few hours either side of the match. Manpool Transfers takes all of that off your hands. We’ll collect you from the train station, your hotel, or straight from Liverpool or Manchester Airport if you’re flying in, and get you to Anfield without any of the guesswork.
You don’t need to know which stop to get off at, which bus to catch back, or how far the walk actually is. We handle the whole journey, both ways.
Perfect For
- Away fans visiting Liverpool for the first time
- Supporters travelling in a group who don’t want to split across public transport
- Fans coming from outside Merseyside on a tight matchday schedule
- Anyone flying into Liverpool or Manchester Airport before the game
- Supporters who’d rather spend the day enjoying Liverpool than navigating it
Book Ahead for Away Days
Big away fixtures see matchday transport around Anfield stretched to its limit. Booking your Manpool transfer in advance means you know exactly where you’re being picked up and dropped off, with no wrong buses, no missed connections, and no getting caught out by road closures you didn’t know were coming.
Get in Touch
Ready to book your Anfield away day transfer? Get in touch with the Manpool Transfers team today.
📱 WhatsApp: +44 7377 339872
📧 Email: info@manpool.co.uk
🌐 Website: manpool.co.uk
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