Spurs (a)  Saturday 2nd February 12.30pm
 
It's now nineteen years and counting since we played Spurs away at 3 o'clock on a Saturday. Here are the available train services, with fares as at 11/01.
 Leeds

0640

0700

0715 0738 0815    Kings Cross

1535

1603

1633

 Wakefield W 0653 0713 0728 - 0830    Wakefield W 1734 1759 1836
 Kings Cross

0853

0901

0931 0956 1031    Leeds

1750

1816

1853

 Single fare £29  £38.50* £38.50 £38.50 £46    Single fare £23 £29 £29
* £32.60 by splitting as Leeds-Grantham-Kings Cross

Fares from Leeds and Wakefield:

From £41

 Advance Singles (down on 0505 or 0530 to get this fare)

£113.50

 Super Off Peak Return

Fares from Sheffield:

£49.50

 Advance Singles (down on 0627 booked at Megabus, and back on 1802)

From £59

 Advance Singles (down on 0529 and back on 1802, otherwise 70 quid plus)

£80

 Super Off Peak Return

Notes:
1. Railcard holders get one third off the above prices.
2. Groups of three or more can get 25% off East Coast fares if booked at www.lner.co.uk.

If you're short of dosh, or just tight, and not in a hurry then you might be interested in the National Express option. You can do it for only £18.20 return from Leeds or £16.50 from Sheffield.

Getting to the ground

There are three stations reasonably close to the ground. The nearest is Wembley Stadium, but it is only served by mainline trains from Marylebone. Better therefore is Wembley Park, which you can reach direct from Kings Cross on the Metropolitan line. The journey time is around 20 minutes, and it'll cost you £2.80 each way off-peak, or £3.90 peak (until 1900), with an Oyster or contactless card. The cash price is £5.90 each way, or a One Day Travelcard is £12.70. It's a 10-12 minute walk from Wembley Park to the turnstiles, and then it's anyone's guess how long it will take to get in.

There's absolutely no street parking within a mile and a half of the ground. It'll cost you an astronomical 40 quid to park in the official car park, which I guess is their way of saying that they really, really don't want people to arrive by car. Your best bet if you are driving down is to park some distance away and jump on the tube..
 
Pubs
All the pubs around the ground are strictly home fans only, with the exception of the Green Man, which is officially designated as an away fans pub. They do reasonably priced food, and serve cask ale on match days, but it goes without saying that it'll get chocka. I'd therefore suggest you drink around Kings Cross, or near to where you park, and catch the tube late on.

For more info on getting there, pubs, etc check out:
Wembley area map
Kings Cross pub map
Football Ground Guide
Away fans guide
London Transport
Official Spurs site
Top Spurs (unofficial site)