Getting to Highbury Stadium

Rail, Underground & tram

Travel to Blackpool North if you want the simplest rail connection for Fleetwood. There is no National Rail station in Fleetwood itself, but Blackpool North has a tram interchange taking you north towards Highbury Stadium. Allow around 40 minutes for the onward tram journey, plus the walk to your gate.

Follow signs from Blackpool North railway station to the North Station tram stop beneath the Holiday Inn. Trams towards Fleetwood serve the Stanley Road and Lindel Road area close to Highbury; check which tram serves Blackpool North rather than assuming every seafront tram branches into the rail station.

Poulton-le-Fylde is another rail gateway but does not have a direct tram connection to the stadium. It makes more sense with a planned taxi or local bus, particularly for a group. Check the return tram and mainline train times before booking an evening trip.

Recommended rail station

Blackpool North, with direct tram interchange towards Fleetwood

Fleetwood National Rail station

Fleetwood has no operational National Rail station

Rail onward journey

Blackpool North tram stop on Talbot Road outside/under the Holiday Inn

Tram onward time

Approximately 40 minutes to Fleetwood per Fleetwood club supporter guide; depends on individual service

Tram frequency

Blackpool Transport states a 15-minute core service, with Blackpool North stop served from every 30 minutes; check specific timetable

Other rail gateway

Poulton-le-Fylde; onward journey requires road transport

Station choice for return

Confirm time of connecting Blackpool North mainline train before travelling

Nearest tram stop and walk

Stanley Road is close to Highbury; allow roughly 5–10 minutes on foot, depending on your ticketed turnstile and walking pace. The walk is on local streets, not a rail-platform interchange.

Lindel Road tram alternative

Lindel Road also serves Highbury; a journey-planning map estimates about a three-minute walk to the stadium area. Allow extra for the correct away entrance.

Step-free mainline stations

Blackpool North and Poulton-le-Fylde are National Rail step-free category A. Blackpool North has step-free access to every platform; Poulton-le-Fylde has a lift to its platforms.

Accessible rail-to-tram connection

Blackpool North has a signed pedestrian underpass to North Station tram stop; Blackpool trams have level boarding and step-free interiors. Step-free access all the way to the allocated Highbury away gate has not been independently established: confirm the route with Fleetwood Town.

Blackpool North taxi estimate

Rome2Rio estimates approximately £35–£45 for a taxi from Blackpool North railway station to Highbury Stadium (about 7.3 road miles); this is a planning estimate, not a booked fare or a fare guaranteed on matchday.

Poulton-le-Fylde taxi estimate

Rome2Rio estimates approximately £17–£21 for a taxi from Poulton-le-Fylde to Highbury Stadium (about 7 road miles). Obtain a quote for the station pickup and your fixture; estimates for other Fleetwood destinations can differ.

Poulton bus alternative

Services 74 and 75 run through Poulton-le-Fylde towards Fleetwood; Fleetwood Arts also advises bus 74 from the railway-station area. Verify the correct direction, boarding stop and matchday timetable before relying on a connection.

Blackpool bus alternative

Services 1 and 14 serve Fleetwood from the Blackpool area; for example, journey planners show service 1 from Pleasant Street to Nelson Court and service 14 towards Agnew Road. Check the actual boarding point and timetable rather than assuming both depart at the rail station.

Station to ground & away entrance

Travelling by rail means changing to local transport: Fleetwood has no National Rail station. At Blackpool North, use the North Station tram interchange and check that your Fleetwood-bound departure serves it. Stanley Road is the usual tram stop for Highbury, with Lindel Road another nearby option. Follow the local streets towards the ground on Park Avenue beside Memorial Park. The walk is short, but the old tram-stop figures were straight-line postcode measurements, not measured walks to either away turnstile. Individual pavement surfaces, dropped kerbs and step-free street routes have not been surveyed.

For a Percy Ronson standing ticket, head to visiting turnstiles 1–3 at Hatfield Avenue and Highbury Avenue. For Parkside away seating, use turnstiles 1–2 by the club shop on Park Avenue. These are distinct entrances, so check the stand on your ticket before walking around the ground. Visiting clubs usually advise turnstiles opening 90 minutes before kick-off, but follow any match-specific instruction. Wheelchair users should arrange and confirm their entrance with the Fleetwood ticket office before travelling.

Stadium

Highbury Stadium, Park Avenue, Fleetwood FY7 6TX

Away standing

Percy Ronson Stand terrace behind the goal

Standing entrance

Away turnstiles 1–3, at the junction of Hatfield Avenue and Highbury Avenue

Away seating

Parkside Stand visiting seated section (normally blocks F and G when allocated; check fixture ticket)

Seating entrance

Parkside turnstiles 1–2 beside the main club shop and ticket office on Park Avenue

Turnstile opening

Normally 90 minutes before kick-off, according to visiting-club guidance; fixture instructions take priority

Closest mapped tram stop

Stanley Road; NaPTAN supplied dataset 0.164 km straight-line from stadium postcode centroid

Other mapped tram stop

Lindel Road; NaPTAN supplied dataset 0.360 km straight-line

Wheelchair arrival gate

Confirm accessible entrance and route with club ticket office; terrace route may differ

Closest tram stop

Stanley Road (Blackpool Tramway); operator map shows it near Highbury. Previously supplied 0.164 km was straight-line postcode-centroid data, not a verified walking distance.

Alternative tram stop

Lindel Road (Blackpool Tramway); nearby on the operator map. Previously supplied 0.360 km was straight-line postcode-centroid data, not a verified walking distance.

Wheelchair arrival

Arrange accessible allocation and confirm entrance and street approach with the Fleetwood ticket office before travelling; wheelchair provision is at pitch level and must be pre-booked.

National Rail arrival

Fleetwood has no National Rail station; Blackpool North is a practical interchange for the tram, while Poulton-le-Fylde is nearer geographically but needs road transport.

Tram interchange

The Blackpool North rail station has a nearby North Station tram stop; check for a Fleetwood-bound service via North Station rather than assuming all seafront trams call there.

Walking route and surfaces

From Stanley Road use local streets towards Highbury/Park Avenue, then follow the correct stand entrance. Neither an audited turnstile-specific walking distance nor continuous pavement and dropped-kerb assessment was established.

Tram accessibility

Blackpool Transport says its modern trams offer wheelchair-accessible level boarding; this does not confirm the whole street route to the assigned stadium entrance.

Blackpool North taxi

Rome2Rio lists an indicative taxi estimate of £35–£45 for the approximately 7.3-mile Blackpool North–Highbury Stadium road journey; this is not a booked fare or taxi-operator quotation. Ask the operator for a current price.

Buses & local travel

Take the tram towards Fleetwood from Blackpool North or the Blackpool seafront, then get off at Stanley Road or Lindel Road for the short walk to Highbury. Fleetwood’s own guide also identifies Blackpool buses 1 and 14, although the right boarding point depends on where you join the service.

Blackpool Transport currently shows trams running through to Fleetwood Ferry, but the northbound platform at London Street is closed while scaffolding remains. Use Stanley Road or the other signed operational stop rather than relying on a northbound departure from London Street.

For an evening fixture, check the last tram and your connecting train before leaving home. Blackpool Transport also publishes late-night engineering changes, so the journey home can differ from the outward service.

Primary local service

Blackpool Tramway towards Fleetwood; alight near Stanley Road or Lindel Road

Blackpool bus alternative

Services 1 and 14 serve Fleetwood from Blackpool area; exact stop and connection should be checked

Bus journey estimate

Club guide suggests about 30 minutes from Blackpool for bus option; dependent on route and traffic

Tram journey estimate

Fleetwood guide suggests approximately 40 minutes

Tram frequency caveat

Core tram route around every 15 minutes, station branch roughly every 30 minutes, timetable-dependent

London Street northbound stop

Closed for scaffold works in 2026; southbound remains usable per operator

Engineering disruption

Blackpool Transport advises checking service updates, including late-evening track works

Sunday and bank holidays

Service frequency and last tram need date-specific confirmation

Away coaches

If you are travelling on an official away coach, follow your organiser’s confirmed drop-off and collection instructions rather than setting a sat-nav destination yourself. Fleetwood has used Hatfield Avenue outside the Percy Ronson entrance for away-coach drop-offs on past fixtures.

A newer Fleetwood supporter guide identified Copse Road for coaches attending a particular away allocation, while older guides directed empty coaches towards Queens Terrace. These are not reliable all-fixture instructions. Confirm where the coach will wait and whether collection is on the same road before leaving it.

From a Hatfield Avenue drop-off, the Percy Ronson terrace entrance is close by. If the coach uses Copse Road instead, allow for the walk to Highbury and ask the driver where the group must return after full-time.

Historical away coach drop-off

Hatfield Avenue FY7 7DT, outside the Percy Ronson turnstiles; 2021 visiting guide, not universally current

2025/26 supporter guide coach instruction

Copse Road cited for visiting coaches for a particular Swindon allocation; fixture-specific

Historical coach parking

Queens Terrace opposite The Steamer FY7 6BT, per 2021 guide; current allocation unverified

Advice

Follow away club coach operator, fixture instructions and stewards; do not assume old Hatfield/Queens Terrace instructions apply

Accessible journeys

Contact Fleetwood Town before travelling if you need a wheelchair place, accessible entry or parking. The club-supplied Level Playing Field record describes seven away wheelchair positions and only one designated away parking space; even that is subject to operational needs, so it must not be assumed available.

The 2025/26 club guide names Phil Bowker as Disabled Liaison Officer, with contact through the club on 01253 775080 or by email. Ask which arrival route suits your away stand and whether a drop-off can be arranged before travelling.

Highbury has two accessible toilets allocated to the away side in the club-supplied accessibility information, and the Parkside kiosks have low counters. Marine Hall and Central Car Park have designated accessible spaces, but their distance to the stadium means they are not an equivalent substitute for an agreed close drop-off.

Away wheelchair positions

Seven in club-supplied LPF entry, last explicitly updated June 2024; confirm current allocation

Away accessible toilets

Two away accessible toilets in LPF report; Percy Ronson toilet access includes a concrete ramp

On-site away disabled car spaces

LPF states one away designated bay, dependent on availability/officials; visiting club guide says no public accessible parking: arrange in advance

Disabled Liaison Officer

Phil Bowker, club guide and February 2026 Robins Trust fixture briefing

Accessibility email

philip.bowker@fleetwoodtownfc.com

Club ticket office phone

01253 775080

Accessible parking at Marine Hall

12 designated disabled bays, but long walk to stadium

Accessible parking at Central Car Park

Nine designated disabled bays, but long walk to stadium

Assistance dogs

Allowed in Highbury Stadium per club-supplied LPF data

After the match

If you have parked at Marine Hall or Central Car Park, allow for the walk back to The Esplanade after full-time. You will avoid driving immediately beside the ground, but Fleetwood’s limited exit roads still feed traffic back towards the A585, so leave some flexibility in your journey.

For train travellers, return to the operating tram stop near Highbury and connect with Blackpool North. Check the last suitable tram and onward train before the game, especially in midweek when a late finish can turn a straightforward daytime journey into a missed connection.

Official coach passengers should rejoin the vehicle exactly where the organiser tells them. Earlier guides give different pickup and parking roads; the arrangement for your fixture is more important than following a historic postcode.

Car return

Walk back to The Esplanade for Marine Hall/Central council free parking

Car escape route

Main Fleetwood approach via A585 can be congested at busy periods

Tram return

Tram towards Blackpool North from a functioning Fleetwood stop; check train connection

London Street northbound

Temporary closure of northbound platform in 2026; operator lists other stops

Coach collection

Fixture-specific; historically Hatfield Avenue but 2025/26 guide also names Copse Road for one match

Evening transport

Check possible engineering work and last services with operator