York
Step-free access recorded
RAIL station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-10-17
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THE MATCHDAY GUIDE · York
Getting to LNER Community Stadium
Use York railway station, then the number 9 bus to Monks Cross. The stadium is around three miles from the station, so it is not a useful last-minute walk.
Plan a stay at York City ↗BEFORE YOU SET OFF
Put your trip together
01 · Arrive
Your route into LNER Community Stadium
Go to LNER Community Stadium on Kathryn Avenue at Monks Cross, not York City's former Bootham Crescent ground. From the Monks Cross bus stop and car park, follow the signed pedestrian approach towards the stadium and leave enough time to walk around to your stand. The away allocation can be in the North Stand or West Stand blocks WH and WI, with other West Stand blocks sometimes opened. Check the block and entrance printed on your ticket rather than assuming every visitor uses one gate. The club recommends buying your ticket before travelling.
Travel & Parking Information ↗02 · Reach the away end
After the match
Leave extra time for the return from Monks Cross, especially after a well-attended Saturday game. The stadium is beside shopping traffic as well as matchday parking, and local supporters have reported delays for both the number 9 bus and the Y22 shuttle. If you used the Y22, follow the stewarded queue to the departure point and check the driver’s return arrangements. For a booked car, follow the signed exit rather than assuming Monks Cross Link will be open northbound. Rail passengers should leave a sensible margin before any fixed train from York; the stadium is too far out for a quick walk back as a backup.
Travel & Parking Information ↗03 · Stay or head home?
Choose your base before your hotel
Stay in central York if you want somewhere to eat and drink after the match. Fossgate and Walmgate have plenty of independent places, while the station area is handier for an early train.
Hotel to compare: Hampton by Hilton York Piccadilly · Piccadilly / south-east edge of York city centre
Compare the stay areas →Rail, Underground & tram
Use York railway station, then the number 9 bus to Monks Cross. The stadium is around three miles from the station, so it is not a useful last-minute walk. Service 9 calls at the station and stops beside the stadium complex.
The station has step-free access to every platform and staff assistance. For your return, allow for bus queues as well as the journey back into York, especially if you have a fixed train reservation. Check the service 9 departure board before committing to a tight connection.
- Recommended railway station
- York (YRK), Station Road, YO24 1AB
- Station distance to stadium
- Approximately three miles; bus advised rather than walking
- Bus from railway station
- First York service 9, stop RJ outside York railway station, to Monks Cross Park & Ride
- Station step-free access
- true
- Station assistance
- National Rail lists category A, lifts and staff help
Station to ground & away entrance
Go to LNER Community Stadium on Kathryn Avenue at Monks Cross, not York City's former Bootham Crescent ground. From the Monks Cross bus stop and car park, follow the signed pedestrian approach towards the stadium and leave enough time to walk around to your stand.
The away allocation can be in the North Stand or West Stand blocks WH and WI, with other West Stand blocks sometimes opened. Check the block and entrance printed on your ticket rather than assuming every visitor uses one gate. The club recommends buying your ticket before travelling.
- Ground name and address
- LNER Community Stadium, Kathryn Avenue, Huntington, York YO32 9AF
- Away allocation
- North Stand or West Stand blocks WH and WI; overflow can be West Stand WF/WG according to allocation
- Visitor walk from Monks Cross P&R
- Short signed walk; exact minutes to the allocated away turnstile not confirmed
- Ground opened
- 2021
Buses & local travel
Take the number 9 bus if you arrive by rail or want a regular service from the city centre. It serves York station and Monks Cross Park & Ride, immediately beside the stadium, and is generally frequent during the day.
For a direct football service, York Pullman's Y22 leaves Stonebow two hours before kick-off and returns after the game. The operator lists £4 adult and £2 child return fares, payable by cash or contactless. If you are staying centrally, this is particularly handy, but plan for queues on busy matchdays. The club's older travel page shows a lower Y22 fare, so use the operator's newer price.
- Service 9 operator
- First Bus
- Service 9 boarding
- York railway station stop RJ; city-centre stops include Rougier Street and Stonebow
- Service 9 frequency
- Typically every 10–12 minutes during main daytime service; check date-specific timetable
- Service 9 adult P&R return
- £4 adult day return when boarding at a Park & Ride site; confirm fare for station-only journeys
- Y22 boarding and start
- Stonebow, from two hours before kick-off; 1pm for a 3pm kick-off
- Y22 fare — operator checked 17 October 2026
- £4 adult return; £2 child return
- Y22 payment
- Cash and contactless on bus
- Night-match last bus
- Check fixture-specific service 9 and Y22 notices; older club travel information names 10pm for service 9
Accessible journeys
Book accessible matchday parking through York City's ticketing system before you travel, rather than assuming a Blue Badge secures a space on arrival. There are designated places within the Monks Cross allocation, but staff allocate or direct drivers when they arrive.
York station has step-free access to all platforms, and the Park & Ride buses are wheelchair accessible. At the stadium, wheelchair positions include the North and West stands, with lifts, accessible toilets and lowered catering counters. Contact the club before the fixture about your exact away block, companion ticket and route from the car park.
- York railway station step-free category
- Category A, step-free to all platforms
- Accessible bus service
- Service 9 Park & Ride buses are low-floor and wheelchair accessible
- Blue Badge parking booking
- Book matchday parking via York City; accessible spaces within Monks Cross P&R allotted by stewards on arrival
- Accessible matchday spaces
- York City mentions more than 120 accessible spaces in the shared allocation; exact fixture availability not guaranteed
- Away wheelchair seating
- Wheelchair bays present in North and West stands, location subject to visitor allocation
- Stadium facilities
- West Stand lift access, accessible toilets, wheelchair-height catering counters
- Ground access support contact
- York Stadium Management Company 01904 950 950; contact ticketing club for ticket-specific arrangements
After the match
Leave extra time for the return from Monks Cross, especially after a well-attended Saturday game. The stadium is beside shopping traffic as well as matchday parking, and local supporters have reported delays for both the number 9 bus and the Y22 shuttle.
If you used the Y22, follow the stewarded queue to the departure point and check the driver’s return arrangements. For a booked car, follow the signed exit rather than assuming Monks Cross Link will be open northbound. Rail passengers should leave a sensible margin before any fixed train from York; the stadium is too far out for a quick walk back as a backup.
- Y22 matchday bus return
- York Pullman advertises return immediately after the match; older club page says runs until ground clears, up to 90 minutes
- Service 9 return
- Monks Cross Park & Ride to York station/city via advertised schedule; event queues may delay boarding
- Known congestion evidence
- November 2025 local transport-forum users report bus delays on football matchdays; anecdotal not a timetable guarantee
- Roadworks affecting departure
- Northbound Monks Cross Link closed until 6 November 2026 under temporary order
Monks Cross Park & Ride
BUS station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-10-17Stonebow (Y22 matchday shuttle)
BUS station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-10-17York 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 2026-07-29Poppleton 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 2026-07-29Hammerton 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 in central York if you want somewhere to eat and drink after the match. Fossgate and Walmgate have plenty of independent places, while the station area is handier for an early train. From either base, use service 9 or make your way to Stonebow for the Y22 football shuttle. A Malton Road hotel such as Holiday Inn Express York is a different choice: useful if you are driving and want to stay closer to Monks Cross, but less convenient for an evening in the centre. Its free parking is specifically for hotel guests, not a general matchday car park. Check your onward route before choosing it solely for ground proximity.
Travel & Parking Information ↗For the best overall overnight, base yourself around Piccadilly/Fossgate/Walmgate: you can walk to the main food-and-drink streets and use the city-centre-to-Monks-Cross bus pattern or the Stonebow matchday shuttle. Choose Malton Road only when being able to walk back from the ground matters more than the evening. If an early train is the priority, the station-side west of the centre becomes more attractive.
For the evening
Fossgate and Walmgate are the most useful football-weekend cluster in this research: independent food and pubs, The Hop on Fossgate and Brew York just off Walmgate, while still being within the wider historic centre.
For the train
York Station is on the west side of the centre. Service 9 links the station/city with Monks Cross; for a city-centre hotel east of the river, allow roughly 15-20 minutes to walk from the station or use a short taxi/bus with luggage.
Hotels to compare
Hampton by Hilton York PiccadillyPiccadilly / south-east edge of York city centreAll-round choiceCity-centre location puts Fossgate, Walmgate, Shambles-area food and pubs within an easy walk.
Bear in mind: It is not close enough to the stadium to treat walking as the normal match journey; use bus/shuttle or taxi.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-26Check availability ↗Booking.com · Choose your dates and check the final price.More about this choice
Free hot breakfast is included, improving value and convenience for a one-night football trip.
Large current Booking.com review base (8.5 from 11,849 reviews in the research check) gives more confidence than a small-sample boutique option.
Recent Tripadvisor feedback repeatedly highlights clean, modern rooms, friendly staff, good breakfast and a quiet stay.
The city-centre-to-Monks-Cross transport pattern is practical: Service 9 links the centre/station with Monks Cross, while the Y22 matchday shuttle runs from Stonebow.
York Station is roughly a 16-18 minute walk, so the Toft Green Hampton is better if station proximity alone is the priority.
Self-parking is off-site at Q-Park and currently listed at £22 per day by Hilton.
Sampled Saturday prices were roughly £211-£310, so this can cease to be a value choice on busy weekends.
Holiday Inn Express York by IHGMalton Road / Monks Cross side of YorkFor the shortest ground journeyApproximately 0.5 miles / 9 minutes on foot from LNER Community Stadium in current Expedia mapping.
Bear in mind: Around three miles outside York city centre, so it is a poor nightlife base compared with Piccadilly/Walmgate.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-26Check availability ↗Booking.com · Choose your dates and check the final price.More about this choice
Free Express Start breakfast is included.
150 complimentary hotel parking spaces are advertised by IHG.
Recent Tripadvisor evidence is solid for cleanliness, service and breakfast.
Avoids the need to depend on post-match city-centre transport if the sole aim is a quick return to the room.
York Station is not walk-close for a luggage-heavy trip; plan a taxi/bus connection.
The immediate hotel/stadium area is retail/leisure-led rather than a traditional city pub district.
Saturday pricing still rose sharply in the sample despite York City playing away on those dates.
Hotel Indigo York by IHGWalmgate / Fossgate, York city centreFor the eveningDirectly in the Walmgate/Fossgate evening area rather than merely being somewhere in central York.
Bear in mind: Not a near-ground hotel; use Service 9/Y22/taxi for the match journey.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-26Check availability ↗Booking.com · Choose your dates and check the final price.More about this choice
Brew York is just off Walmgate and The Hop is on Fossgate, giving supporters strong independent beer/food options on foot.
Booking.com returned 8.8 from 2,764 reviews in the live research connector.
Tripadvisor showed 4.5/5 from 2,953 reviews with strong recent praise for staff, cleanliness, comfort and location.
Around 20 minutes on foot from York Station, with easy city-centre bus/taxi alternatives.
No on-site parking; IHG lists limited off-site parking nearby.
Some reviews mention road noise and thin walls, so a quiet-room request is sensible for light sleepers.
The sampled Saturday average was more than double the sampled midweek average, making value highly date-sensitive.
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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.
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