James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Will driving there be a nightmare?
How far away is the nearest train station?
Do you recommend travelling by ROFLCOPTER?
Thankyou please
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Nightmare, yes.
Train station probably piccadilly, then you can get the metro.
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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Get train into centre of Manchester and then get the tram thingy over to the ground. It stops just up the road.
Driving right to it is a nightmare, and parking is even worse.
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
Location: south wales Drives: astra sri ecoflex
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ask anyone other than someone from manchester
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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:rolfcopter: would be your best bet.
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Demo
ask anyone other than someone from manchester
Im not from Manchester  Atleast I wasnt coming from Manchester when I was going to Old Trafford.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
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Well just checked it out, trains take anything between 4 and 5 hours abd the route planner says 3.5 hours to drive (which at realistic speeds is about 2 hours 45 mintutes). So think I might drive and park out of town, go to the trafford centre for a bit etc.....
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Well just checked it out, trains take anything between 4 and 5 hours abd the route planner says 3.5 hours to drive (which at realistic speeds is about 2 hours 45 mintutes). So think I might drive and park out of town, go to the trafford centre for a bit etc.....
good luck with that, parking is a nightmare on match days and costs a fortune....and if your car is there when your back getting out is another problem!
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
parking is a nightmare on match days and costs a fortune
Don't know where your parking, but mines free 
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
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Well it'll be the England Macedonia game so not sure if it will be more busy or less busy than a united game?
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Don't know where your parking, but mines free
driven to it a few times (3 or 4) and the only car park we could find that wasnt full was about £10 just for the game.
Parking in the twon centre for anything more than 4-5hours will be up around this too in most places.
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
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On Trafford Park, there is the Village. this is where people get their dinners etc. You can park round there for free. It's also camerad aswell. But, there is a 5 min walk to the stadium.
Or, you can head to the car parks and just shout 'C3' as you drive past the unsuspecting teenager with a hi vis mac on. Always lets me through. (TBH i don't stop)
Only problem is getting back out.
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Melville
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Get there really early and park just outside of Saltford Quays, next to some restaraunts, chiquitos is one of them but cant remember the others, its free to park there providing you go to one of the restaruants. We didnt want anything to eat so just had a few pints. Its only a 10 minute walk from the ground and there are security guards that keep an eye on your car.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Originally posted by Dean_W
Nightmare, yes.
No it not, its easy to get to and all sign posted.
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Lukemax
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Registered: 31st Jul 01
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We drive up to Sale and park in the streets near Sale Station then catch the tram to Old Trafford which is around 10 Mins away but afterwards i wouldnt rush back to Old Trafford station as it gets very very busy
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Danny P
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Melville
Get there really early and park just outside of Saltford Quays, next to some restaraunts, chiquitos is one of them but cant remember the others, its free to park there providing you go to one of the restaruants. We didnt want anything to eat so just had a few pints. Its only a 10 minute walk from the ground and there are security guards that keep an eye on your car.
Yup thats what I always do when going to OT. Never had any probs leaving my car anywhere near Old Trafford.
Man City, however, was a different story 
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Nightmare, yes.
No it not, its easy to get to and all sign posted.
Traffic 
I class that as a nightmare.
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Shelly
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Registered: 15th Nov 00
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
:rolfcopter: would be your best bet.
what about a LOLACOPTER? is it slower?
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Whats the cheapest travel inn type place near by?
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eddiewhiteley
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Registered: 10th Mar 05
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there are loads of streets about 5-10 mins walk from the ground where its safe to park ,and free,ive been watchin united for 20 years and never had any problems whatsoever. we park off a road called davyhulme road in stretford,not far from kelloggs and it only takes 10 mins to walk to the ground,plus you don't really get stuck in any traffic afterwards.
[Edited on 05-09-2006 by eddiewhiteley]
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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I would personally go on your :lollerskates:
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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i've been once to old trafford to watch REM, we got the train into the city centre and got the metro in, it was a busy day but didn't have many problems getting there etc. we got picked up by my mates dad and it took us about an hour to get away, then i threw up out of the car window because i was little intoxicated, good day though!
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