Matchday parking at London Stadium

Driving & road restrictions

Drive to a public car park in Stratford, not to London Stadium itself. Westfield Stratford City and Newham’s Stratford Multi-Storey have published entry arrangements, while the stadium has no ordinary supporter parking.

For Westfield, follow the route for your chosen car park: the operator recommends the A12 for Car Park A and the A112 via Penny Brookes Street for Car Park C. Car Park B has restricted matchday access, so do not simply follow a sat-nav route to the stadium.

Closures normally start three hours before kick-off and can continue for around two hours afterwards. They affect streets including Marshgate Lane, Carpenters Road, Pool Street, Sidings Street and parts of Westfield Avenue or Montfichet Road. Check the day’s signs before setting off.

Stadium address

London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 2ST

Ordinary stadium parking

Not available

Westfield Car Park A approach

Access recommended via A12; Westfield says Car Park A is best for Olympic Park visitors

Westfield Car Park C approach

Access recommended via A112, Penny Brookes Street and Montfichet Road

Westfield Car Park B approach

Limited access on West Ham matchdays

Closure period

Roads normally close about three hours before kick-off and remain controlled for approximately two hours after the final whistle

Named roads affected

Westfield Avenue, Montfichet Road, Pool Street, Carpenters Road, Sidings Street and Marshgate Lane; consult event traffic staff and signage

Parking & park-and-ride

Do not plan on free on-street parking for a West Ham match. Stratford’s event-day permit zones run until 9pm, and Hackney extends controls around the Olympic Park. You might find a legal paid bay, but an unrestricted street within an easy walk of the away turnstiles could not be established.

Westfield Stratford City is the simplest parking choice for most drivers. It has three public car parks open around the clock, and the club directs visiting motorists there. Allow a walk through the Olympic Park towards Bridge 4 rather than assuming the nearest stadium entrance is the away entrance.

For a four-to-six-hour visit, Westfield currently lists £9.50 on weekdays or £11.50 at weekends and bank holidays. Arrive early: spaces can fill, temporary entry closures apply, and older supporter accounts describe lengthy queues when leaving after full-time.

Newham’s Stratford Multi-Storey off Great Eastern Road is a sensible paid fallback with 430 spaces and a published £15 event-day rate. It stays open 24 hours, but adds a longer walk through Stratford. Neither car park promises an instant departure after the match.

Allow around five or six hours from parking to leaving, especially if you want food before kick-off. Do not leave a car at the Aquatics Centre, Copper Box or another venue-only car park unless you are actually using that venue. Ordinary supermarket parking has no verified football-use permission or long-stay terms.

Parking verdict

Paid parking recommended; no verified legally unrestricted on-street alternative within a practical stadium walk

Legal restrictions — Newham

Event-day RPZ controls 08:00–21:00 in Stratford Central, North West, South West, South East and West Ham; use valid permit or designated paid shared-use bay

Legal restrictions — Hackney Wick

Hackney event-day controls extend weekday restrictions to 20:30 and apply 12:00–18:00 on weekends and bank holidays in QEOP event zones; normal hours still apply as relevant

Named streets affected by road closure

Marshgate Lane, Carpenters Road, Montfichet Road, Pool Street, Sidings Street and Westfield Avenue; not free-parking recommendations

Paid first choice

Westfield Stratford City Car Parks A/B/C, Montfichet Road, E20 1EJ; 24/7 subject to capacity and event access controls

Parking — Westfield 4–6 hours weekday

£9.50

Parking — Westfield 4–6 hours weekend / bank holiday

£11.50

Parking — Westfield 6–8 hours weekend / bank holiday

£13.00

Parking — Westfield height limit

2.1 metres

Access — Westfield A

Best approached via A12, for Olympic Park visitors

Access — Westfield C

Best approached via A112 and Penny Brookes Street

Paid fallback

Stratford Multi-Storey Car Park, Service Route 1 off Great Eastern Road, E15 1XE; 430 spaces, 24/7

Paid fallback — event day charge

£15 midnight to midnight at Newham Stratford Multi-Storey

Paid fallback — ordinary tariff not event day

£8 for over six hours up to 24 hours at Newham Stratford Multi-Storey on non-event days; event tariff supersedes

Walk — Westfield to away entrance

Approximately 20–30 minutes via Olympic Park and Bridge 4; depends on crowd routing; an estimate, not an exact measured path

Walk — Stratford Multi-Storey to away entrance

Approximately 25–35 minutes via Stratford and Olympic Park; estimate, not verified gate-specific routing

Arrive by — before kick-off

Plan to reach stadium searches at least 60 minutes before kick-off; leave extra time for parking and walk

Booking recommendation

Westfield accepts paying on arrival; space is subject to capacity. No evidence of guaranteed reserved bay

Venue car parks not for football

Aquatics Centre, Copper Box and Lee Valley VeloPark parking are for venue users only; VeloPark has up to 3 hours for facility users

Total dwell time

Allow approximately 5–6 hours for parking, walks, early stadium entry, match and exit; estimate not a parking entitlement

After the match

Crowd-controlled walking routes and road closures can slow exit; London Stadium warns stadium-area route to Stratford can take up to 80 minutes post-event

Parking bay enforcement

Newham warns of PCNs and possible towing for non-compliant vehicles