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Really hate driving these days, but I fancy this one. Is it an easy enough trip to do by train?

Getting to Manchester by train is easy enough.
I'm going via London Euston this time.
Alternatives are change at Bristol, Reading or Didcot for Oxford.
Maybe another change at Birmingham depending on route & time.

Getting to the ground is a pain.
Normally get the tram to Crumpsall and walk from there, about 35 minutes.
Then get a bus to Shudehill after the game and walk to Piccadilly.

Cheers me dears!

Looks expensive, though.

About £70 to £80 return from Swindon with a senior railcard.

Looked way more than that when I looked on Trainline.

Can you point me towards the £80 fare?

Swindon to Manchester Picadilly leave Swindon 8.40 arrive in Manchester 11.59
Manchester Picadilly to Swindon leaves at 18.25 and arrives at 22.04.

Add a senior railcard (if you dont have one buy one as it will save you 1/3) that come sin at £73.64p as without a card its about £110.

When at Picadilly get a tram to Salford for a 5 to 10 min walk to the ground.

Brilliant! Thanks, JJ.

Welcome sir.

Have also looked at this, train from Cheltenham is around £50 return and easy parking at Cheltenham.

Advanced managed to get £48:20 return from Banbury.
Best bet a taxi / uber to and from Piccadilly.

Is this on trainline? Which times have you looked at?

I can't get anywhere near £50 return

It’s a minefield. Simple it is not.

£95 changing at Bristol Parkway going and Reading on return.
Same times JJ gave and not including any rail card discount.

Anyone driving, if so where is the best place to park? Do we look for out of town parking and tram it in?

It may help
https://www.salfordcityfc.co.uk/supporters/supporter-guides

Under Wellens we parked about 10 minutes away in a side street.

Yeah its all just side streets.  Seems to be ok.  I didnt have too much trouble.

Just booked a driveway to be on the safe side. £14 with Just park.

Now the question is, where are we drinking?

Showing £65 total, out Saturday (£41) 08:40 - arr 10:59 with no changes.

Back Sunday night, £20 dep 5pm.

I think we can safely say that trains in the UK are way too expensive.

Of course they are. If you make them cheap too many people will try to use them

😁

South Western Railway has now been re-nationalised, I want to believe. But I am yet to see a substantial drop in fares for that area when I use them. Saying that I’m pretty tactful when it comes to train usage and when to take them so I’m never paying any sort of exorbitant amount

I parked on Littleton Road near junction with bottom of Oaklands Road...bit of walk up the hill but was free.

Thanks, I've got a driveway for about £14. Not ideal but only a 5 minute walk.