Chelsea (a) Sunday
27th October 2.00 pm
Thankfully the threatened LNER strike was called off. These
are the available trains,
with fares as at 10/09:
|
Leeds |
0805 |
0840 |
0905 |
0940 |
|
Kings Cross |
1705 |
1735 |
1803 |
1835 |
|
Wakefield W |
0819 |
0855 |
0918 |
0953 |
|
Wakefield W |
1903 |
1932 |
2005 |
2036 |
|
Kings Cross |
1016 |
1057 |
1134 |
1158 |
|
Leeds |
1918 |
1949 |
2020 |
2053 |
|
From Leeds |
£31.20 |
£31.20 |
£28.50 |
£28.50 |
|
To Leeds |
£47.80 |
£35.70 |
£40.80 |
£40.80 |
|
From Wakefield |
£33.30 |
£33.30 |
£33.30 |
£40.80 |
|
To Wakefield |
£33.30 |
£33.30 |
£33.30 |
£35.70 |
Fares
from Leeds:
|
From £64.20 |
Advance Singles |
|
£140.40 |
Super Off-Peak Singles |
Fares from Wakefield:
|
From £66.60 |
Advance Singles |
|
£140.40 |
Super Off-Peak Singles |
Services from
Sheffield are affected by engineering work, meaning you really need to travel
via Doncaster to Kings Cross. This is what it'll cost:
|
From £63.70 |
Advance Singles (split tickets) |
|
£96.60 |
Super Off-Peak Return |
Notes:
1. Use
trainsplit.com to find the cheapest deals available by splitting your
journey; don't buy tickets from them though, use www.tpexpress.co.uk
or
www.lner.co.uk.
2. Railcard holders get one third off the above prices.
3. Groups of three or more can get 20% off East Coast Advance Singles fares if booked at
www.lner.co.uk.
You can do it for £18.80 from Sheffield with
National Express (0700-1105 down, 1830-2230 back).
Getting
to the ground
To get to Stamford Bridge you catch the Piccadilly line from Kings Cross to
Earls Court, from where it's the District line to Fulham Broadway. It should
take just under half an hour. It's then a 5 or 6 minute walk to the ground.
Alternatively, you could just walk from Earls Court (20 minutes), particularly
if you opt to drink in one of the pubs around there.
Pubs
All of the pubs within a mile or so of the ground are strictly home
fans only. Most away fans tend to stick to
the pubs around Earls Court tube, before making their way to the ground late on.
There are quite a few to choose from. but they're all pretty upmarket, with
fancy/expensive food. Three of the nearest are the
Courtfield, the
Blackbird, and
Prince of Teck, while the
Kings Head is tucked away down a side street so should be quieter.
Alternatively you could head for the
White Horse at Parsons Green, which gets really good reviews. You stay on the
tube for one stop after Fulham Broadway, and obviously have to come back again
later on. A final option is to head for Victoria (only 8 minutes from Kings
Cross), where there's a Spoons inside the station, and then head for the ground
at the last minute (15 minutes to Fulham Broadway, but 10 minutes between
tubes).
Pub map
Kings Cross pub map
Football Ground Guide
Visiting fan guide
London Transport