West Ham (a)  Monday 10th March 8.00pm

Below are some train times from Leeds, with fares as at 14/02:
 Leeds 1315 1345 1415 1445 1515 1545    Kings Cross 2333
 Wakefield W 1328 1358 1428 1458 1528 1559    Wakefield W -
 Kings Cross 1531 1600 1631 1700 1730 1800    Leeds  0250*
 Single fare £28.30 £28.30 £28.30 £25.40 £30.50 £28.30    Single fare £46.50
 * replacement bus from Doncaster
 
Fares from Leeds (italics means can be bought on the day):

From £74.80

  Advance Singles

£146.80

 Super Off-Peak Singles


Fares from Sheffield (italics means can be bought on the day):

From £42

 Advance Singles (back on the 2232 which may mean leaving a bit early)

£101

  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 approx 20% off East Coast Advance Singles fares if booked at www.lner.co.uk.
 

Getting to the ground
There are basically two ways to get to the ground from Kings Cross. Firstly, you can jump on a tube to Liverpool Street, and change there for the Central Line to Stratford, from where it's getting on for a 20 minute walk to the away turnstiles. There's a tube every 3-4 minutes, and the journey should take you around 20 minutes. It'll cost you £2.80 each way with an Oyster Card or contactless debit/credit card. The alternative travel option is to catch a fast train from St Pancras to Stratford International. It only takes 7 minutes, but at the same time there are only four trains an hour. The last one that you can catch if you want to be pretty sure of seeing the kick-off is the 19.20. The fare is £9.40 return, although you get a third off this with a railcard or with a group of three or more. Stratford International is around 15 minutes from the ground. The first train back is a tight 22.11, but then the next one's not until 22.34. If you choose the first option, and if you're heading straight to the ground rather than to a pub and if you time it right, you can jump on a DLR service to Pudding Mill Lane. It's only a two minute journey, and it's half the distance from there to the ground than it is from Stratford. Trains are only every 10 minutes though, so you may be better off just walking.
 
If for some reason you choose to drive there then you should be aware that the only parking anywhere near the ground is at the Westfield shopping centre, and it'll cost you a tenner.
 
After the game the police will probably "encourage" any fans who aren't on coaches to march on a circuitous route to Stratford tube station, regardless of where they actually want to go. It may therefore be a good idea to cover up and get your head down, and to try to sneak away from the escort if you're not on the tube.

Pubs
 Virtually all the pubs anywhere near the ground are home fans only. The one possible exception is the Sportsman, which is pretty close to Stratford tube station. It's a Wetherspoons clone, so the beer and food are good value, exceptionally so for the area. They certainly welcomed away fans pre-Covid, but it's possible that they've since changed their policy. You may be able to sneak into some of the others if you've got no colours showing. You could try the Crate, Howling Hops, or the Lord Napier Star, which are in Hackney Wick. These all have a good selection of cask and/or craft ales, but all are probably pretty expensive. Alternatively, jump on a tube to either Liverpool Street, where there's a massive Wetherspoons in the station plus numerous other pubs, including the Magpie and Lord Aberconway, close by. You'd have to set off by around 10 past 7 to see the kick-off. A final suggestion is somewhere like Leyton (where the Leyton Technical is worth checking out).
 
If you're down on the train you best bet is to either head for Liverpool Street and the aforementioned pubs around there or just to drink around Kings Cross and travel to the ground late on.
 

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