Crawley
Step-free access recorded
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-10-14
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THE MATCHDAY GUIDE · Crawley
Getting to Broadfield Stadium
Use Crawley railway station for Broadfield Stadium. The ground is south of the centre and is roughly a 25-minute walk, while Metrobus Fastway 10 stops beside the stadium.
Plan a stay at Crawley Town ↗BEFORE YOU SET OFF
Put your trip together
01 · Arrive
Your route into Broadfield Stadium
From Crawley station, follow Station Way and turn south into Brighton Road. Continue towards Southgate and use the pedestrian underpass at the main road to approach Broadfield Stadium safely. Allow roughly 25–30 minutes for the walk rather than planning to reach the turnstiles at the last minute. Visiting supporters normally use the North Terrace for standing tickets and part of the East Stand for seats. Follow the signed away entrance at the north end, near the corner of those stands, and use the gate or turnstile specified on your ticket. AccessAble identifies Gate 25 as an away-supporter accessible entrance, but the precise arrangements can change with the allocation.
Away Guide: Crawley Town ↗02 · Reach the away end
After the match
If you need to catch a train, decide your return route before kick-off. Fastway 10 takes you towards Crawley station and town centre, while Fastway 20 serves Three Bridges. Use the signed Broadfield Stadium stops and check the next departure rather than relying on a generic matchday frequency. Drivers using William Reed should head back to their car after full-time rather than assuming the site stays open late. A secondary guide suggests a one-hour closing window, which we could not confirm with the operator. Reports of car-park exits vary, so allow for pedestrians and traffic around the A23. For a later departure, choose a council car park explicitly listed as open 24 hours.
Getting to Crawley Town FC ↗03 · Stay or head home?
Choose your base before your hotel
Stay around Crawley town centre and High Street if you want pubs, restaurants and the easiest rail connection alongside your football trip. Crawley station and the Fastway 10 provide a straightforward route to the ground.
Hotel to compare: Travelodge Crawley Hotel · Crawley town centre / High Street
Compare the stay areas →Rail, Underground & tram
Use Crawley railway station for Broadfield Stadium. The ground is south of the centre and is roughly a 25-minute walk, while Metrobus Fastway 10 stops beside the stadium. Crawley station has step-free access to all platforms, although you should check lift availability before travelling.
Three Bridges is a useful alternative if your train arrives there directly, particularly from London or Gatwick. Take Fastway 20 towards Broadfield rather than walking the longer route to the ground. Both services can be busy at full-time, so check your return train against the bus journey and leave a sensible connection margin.
- Recommended rail station
- Crawley (CRW): nearest main railway station; Fastway 10 or approximately 25-minute walk.
- Alternative station
- Three Bridges (TBD): transfer to Fastway 20 towards Broadfield Stadium.
- Crawley station step-free
- National Rail describes Crawley as step-free category A with lifts to all platforms.
- Three Bridges step-free and current alert
- Category A, but the inspected National Rail page warns of out-of-order lifts between platforms 3/4 and the subway; verify before accessible travel.
- Rail onward travel
- Metrobus 10 and 20 both call at Broadfield Stadium.
- No separate stadium railway station
- Use Crawley or Three Bridges with onward walking/bus travel.
Station to ground & away entrance
From Crawley station, follow Station Way and turn south into Brighton Road. Continue towards Southgate and use the pedestrian underpass at the main road to approach Broadfield Stadium safely. Allow roughly 25–30 minutes for the walk rather than planning to reach the turnstiles at the last minute.
Visiting supporters normally use the North Terrace for standing tickets and part of the East Stand for seats. Follow the signed away entrance at the north end, near the corner of those stands, and use the gate or turnstile specified on your ticket. AccessAble identifies Gate 25 as an away-supporter accessible entrance, but the precise arrangements can change with the allocation.
- Walking route from Crawley station
- Station Way, Brighton Road, Southgate/A23 underpass, then the signed ground entrance.
- Walk from Crawley station
- Approximately 25–30 minutes, with pedestrian underpass access.
- Away standing area
- North Terrace / KR-L terrace.
- Away seated area
- A segregated section of the East Stand, subject to fixture allocation.
- Accessible away entrance
- AccessAble identifies Gate 25 at the corner of the K-RL and GFS stands, with a permanent ramp.
- Exact fixture entrance
- Follow the ticket and steward instructions: visiting allocation can vary.
Buses & local travel
Take Metrobus Fastway 10 from central Crawley and get off at Broadfield Stadium, directly beside the ground. During the Crawley bus-station works, services 1, 2 and 10 use temporary Station Way stop TA instead of their usual southbound stops. Check the stop on the day rather than following an older guide to Stop A.
Fastway 20 links Three Bridges and Gatwick with the stadium. Metrobus advertises frequent daytime services and a Crawley adult single fare of £3, payable on board. For evening fixtures, check the correct return direction and the actual departure time; advertised frequencies are not a promise that a bus will be waiting after the final whistle.
- Fastway 10 route
- Crawley town centre and Crawley station area to Broadfield Stadium.
- Bus station stop during 2026 works
- Temporary Station Way stop TA replaces southbound Stop A/B for services 1, 2 and 10 from 5 September 2026 until further notice.
- Fastway 20 route
- Three Bridges, Crawley and Gatwick linked with Broadfield Stadium.
- Fastway 10 normal daytime frequency
- Metrobus advertises up to every 6–8 minutes; service varies by time and day.
- Fastway 20 normal daytime frequency
- Metrobus advertises up to every 20 minutes; service varies by time and day.
- Crawley adult single bus fare
- 3
Away coaches
If you are travelling on an organised away coach, use the drop-off and collection instructions given by your own club or coach organiser. The visiting entrance is at the north end of the stadium, but a previous accessibility report describes coaches being diverted from their normal parking area when television vehicles occupied part of the site.
Do not assume the coach will collect you from exactly where it dropped you off. Confirm the collection point and any walking assistance before travelling, then keep your group together after the match. We could not verify a fixed public coach-parking bay or collection street for every fixture.
- Reason collection can vary
- A recorded away-supporter visit describes coach relocation to a school-area drop-off when broadcasters used the usual coach area.
- Walking assistance
- Confirm accessible drop-off requirements with away club or coach organiser in advance.
- Away turnstiles
- North end near the North Terrace and East Stand.
Accessible journeys
Contact Crawley Town before travelling if you need an accessible away ticket, parking or a suitable drop-off point. The club has dedicated away wheelchair positions, and AccessAble records a ramped away-supporter entrance at Gate 25. Your ticketed stand and the access route need confirming together, particularly if the visiting allocation changes.
Crawley railway station is described as step-free to all platforms, but that does not establish that the full walk to the stadium is step-free. The club's disabled-supporter contact is listed through Level Playing Field on 01293 410000. Accessible parking capacity is limited, so request and confirm a space rather than assuming a Blue Badge alone permits entry to the stadium car park.
- Disabled supporter contact
- Crawley Town FC Disabled Supporter Liaison, club telephone 01293 410000.
- Away accessible entrance
- Gate 25, by K-RL/GFS corner; AccessAble describes a permanent ramp.
- Away wheelchair locations
- Designated away wheelchair facilities in/near the North Terrace and East Stand; allocation needs confirmation.
- Accessible parking
- Limited away disabled bays; club arrangement and payment must be confirmed in advance.
- Crawley station access
- Category A step-free platforms via lifts; check live lift availability.
After the match
If you need to catch a train, decide your return route before kick-off. Fastway 10 takes you towards Crawley station and town centre, while Fastway 20 serves Three Bridges. Use the signed Broadfield Stadium stops and check the next departure rather than relying on a generic matchday frequency.
Drivers using William Reed should head back to their car after full-time rather than assuming the site stays open late. A secondary guide suggests a one-hour closing window, which we could not confirm with the operator. Reports of car-park exits vary, so allow for pedestrians and traffic around the A23. For a later departure, choose a council car park explicitly listed as open 24 hours.
- Bus to Crawley station
- Fastway 10 from Broadfield Stadium towards Crawley town centre.
- Bus to Three Bridges
- Fastway 20 from Broadfield Stadium towards Three Bridges.
- William Reed after-match closure
- Secondary ground guide says one hour after the final whistle; not confirmed directly with operator.
- A23 exit congestion
- Older council planning evidence describes matchday verge and traffic pressure; no current fixed post-match holding period verified.
- Reported leaving experience
- One 2025 visitor review reports a quick William Reed exit; anecdote is not a guaranteed matchday pattern.
- Late vehicle collection backup
- Broadfield Barton and Orchard Street council car parks: published 24-hour access.
Three Bridges
Step-free access recorded
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-10-14Crawley Rail Station
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-07-29Ifield Rail Station
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-07-29Three Bridges Rail Station
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-07-29Would an overnight stay help?
Check your return services, then compare a station, stadium or town-centre stay.
Where to stay
Stay around Crawley town centre and High Street if you want pubs, restaurants and the easiest rail connection alongside your football trip. Crawley station and the Fastway 10 provide a straightforward route to the ground. Travelodge Crawley on Pegler Way is one practical central option, though you should compare the actual price and its guest-parking conditions for your dates. Broadfield is the more convenient area for the turnstiles but has fewer reasons to stay after the match. Three Bridges or Gatwick may suit a flight connection or a hotel near another railway service, with Fastway 20 providing the stadium link. For most overnight away supporters, the trade-off favours Crawley centre unless a particularly early flight or very late arrival changes the plan.
Travelodge Crawley: Location, Facilities and Parking ↗For most supporters, base yourself around Crawley town centre, High Street and Crawley railway station. The Travelodge on Pegler Way is the best balance found between current reputation, budget value, rail access and post-match food/drink. If walking distance to the ground matters more than nightlife, Goff's Park is the better compromise.
For the evening
High Street and the immediate town centre are the useful evening cluster. This is where the stronger concentration of pubs, restaurants and late-opening options sits, and it keeps supporters close to Crawley station. The White Hart is one representative High Street venue; the point is the cluster rather than a single pub.
For the train
Crawley station is the most useful rail base for the ground and town centre. Route 10 links the bus/rail area with Broadfield Stadium. Three Bridges is useful for Gatwick-oriented hotels such as Sandman but is a weaker football-evening base because it puts you farther from both High Street and the ground.
Hotels to compare
Travelodge Crawley HotelCrawley town centre / High StreetAll-round choice · For the eveningTown-centre position works better for an overnight supporter than an airport-focused hotel.
Bear in mind: It is not the shortest walk to Broadfield Stadium; supporters prioritising the ground over the evening should consider Goff's Park instead.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-28More about this choice
About 0.4 miles from Crawley railway station and around 1.3 miles from Broadfield Stadium on third-party location cross-checks.
Recent Tripadvisor evidence is consistently strong for cleanliness, staff and value, with a large review base.
On-site food/bar provision gives a fallback without sacrificing access to High Street.
Direct Travelodge coverage is verified and can be good value when booked early.
Booking.com coverage was not verified in the current checks, so MatchdayHotels' principal affiliate cannot be used for this recommendation at present.
The rate sample was volatile and only two clean weekend observations were captured, so the weekend average has lower confidence than the Sandman sample.
As a budget chain, the offer is functional rather than premium.
Premier Inn Gatwick Crawley Town (Goff's Park) HotelGoff's Park / SouthgateFor the shortest ground journeyBroadfield Stadium is listed at roughly a 15-minute walk.
Bear in mind: Recent September 2026 reviews include a security complaint about an annexe entrance being wedged open.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-28More about this choice
Crawley station is also around a 15-minute walk, keeping rail arrival practical.
Free on-site parking is useful for supporters driving to Crawley.
On-site restaurant/breakfast reduces dependence on the quieter immediate area.
The majority of recent reviews sampled still describe helpful staff, comfortable beds and decent food.
There is a recent isolated but serious cleanliness complaint, so current room condition should continue to be monitored.
Hot rooms/no air conditioning are a recurring summer complaint.
The Goff's Park setting is quieter than High Street for post-match drinks and food.
Booking.com coverage was not verified in the current checks.
Sandman Signature London Gatwick HotelThree Bridges / Tinsley Lane Southbooking com alternativeBooking.com coverage is verified with a large current review base.
Bear in mind: Official hotel information places Crawley Town FC about 2.7 miles / 58 minutes' walk away, so this is not a sensible stadium walk for most supporters.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-28Check availability ↗Booking.com · Choose your dates and check the final price.More about this choice
Strong recent reputation for staff, cleanliness and value.
On-site bar/restaurant, pool and gym make it self-contained.
Three Bridges station is about 0.9 miles / 15 minutes' walk.
Crawley town centre is about 1.9 miles away, weakening the post-match High Street experience.
Private parking is chargeable.
Some recent reviews mention detail-cleaning issues, parking charges and weak summer air conditioning.
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Sources, limitations and matchday changes
Reviewed transport publication. This permanent guide uses the existing approved research; admission, opening hours, services and parking controls may change for each match.
Station mappings identify arrival options. They do not guarantee a walking route, step-free access or a train timetable. Confirm current club guidance and your actual service.
Official club guidance ↗