January 2012 Travels

Last updated : 20 December 2011 By Covsupport News Service

THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
 
By car: Leave the M6 at junction 3. Take the A444 towards the City centre and at the first island go left and you will see the Ricoh Arena on your right.

By rail: For all train information call National Rail Enquiries on: 08457 48 49 50, but be warned Coventry station is a £10+ taxi ride away. Take the 27 bus from the train station get off at Pool Meadow bus station and catch the 4 or 5 service. Or go out of doors and over the road by Sainsburys and get the 20, getting off the by Tescos.
 
Parking: Car parking is extremely restricted around the ground. Street parking outside the exclusion zone is available if you are prepared to walk.

City supporters can now pay on the day to park at the Ricoh Arena before Coventry City home games. £10 will be charged to park in Car Park A and C with £7 for Car Park B.

Parking places are subject to availability and motorists will not be allowed to leave the car parks A & B for twenty minutes after the final whistle.
 
Park And Ride
The park and ride site is at The Oak Pub  in Baginton near to Coventry Airport. Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and St Finbarrs and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane.  Vehicles can park there for £5.50 per game.

Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane won't be affected. Vehicles can park there for £5.50 per game.
 
For further information or to buy tickets at any the three sites log on to http://www.ricoharena.com/ or telephone 08444 121 747.

Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/

The Sky Blue Express return coach service is back for the new season. Leaving from Christ The King Club in Coundon to the Ricoh Arena for all home games. The coach leaves the club approximately 35mins prior to kick off and returns after the match.

Prices remain the same as last season which are £3.50 for Adults, £2 for under 16's and £5 Family Ticket (one adult//one under 16).

Tickets will be available from behind the bar For Further Info you can contact the Sky Blue Express on
 
// 07974532056 // www.facebook.com/skyblueexpress  // www.twitter.com/skyblueexpress
 
CTK Parish Centre, 14 Westhill Road, Coundon, Coventry, CV6 2AA

AWAY SUPPORTERS PUB
The Lord Raglan,Coventry Rd,Exhall,Coventry,CV7 9EZ   Telephone 02476734008 or 07747115478.Opens 11am every day,very large car park for coaches etc.Free car park for people who go into the pub.Less than 10 mins walk to the ground.Exit J3 M6 Follow signs for Bayton Rd Ind Est just 2 mins off the motorway.
 
SAT NAV
Some car satellite navigation systems have not been updated to show Coventry City FC as playing at the Ricoh Arena. Those visiting the ground for the first time are advised to enter "Phoenix Way" and the post code "CV6 6GE" instead.

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WEST HAM UNITED V COVENTRY CITY
MONDAY JANAURY 2ND AT 3PM
AT BOLELYN GROUND, GREEN STREET, LONDON, E13 9AZ

Club Coach leaves the Ricoh Arena at 10.30am and costs £19.

By Road
FROM THE NORTH
M1, M25 to jct 27 and onto M11 Southbound. Follow until it meets the North Circular (A406)  and take this to A124 (East Ham), then on Barking Road for approximately 1.5 miles until you approach the traffic lights on cross-roads. Turn right into Green Street, ground is on the right hand side.

FROM THE EAST
Use A13 (signposted London) then at cross-roads turn right A117. In 0.9 miles at cross-roads turn left into Green Street for West Ham United FC.

FROM THE SOUTH
Use Blackwall Tunnel and A13 to Canning Town, then follow signs East Ham A124 in 1.7 miles turn left into Green Street for West Ham FC.

FROM THE WEST
Take North Circular (A406) to A124 (East Ham), then on Barking Road for approximately 1.5 miles until you approach traffic lights on cross-roads. Turn right into Green Street , ground is on your right hand side.

BY TUBE
Upton Park is the closest Underground station to West Ham United FC - (The Boleyn Ground).
Upton Park Station is on the District (Green) line, in Zone 3 and journey times from Central London are approx 45mins.
When you exit the station turn right. The stadium is then a 2 minute walk (400yds) on your left hand side.

BY BUS
Bus routes 5, 15, 58, 115, 147, 58, 104, 330 and 376 serve The Boleyn Ground

BY Rail
Upton Park does not have a mainline railway station, however the following the stations can be used (with connections) to get to The Boleyn ground: Stratford Mainline Station, then take bus route 104 or Underground (Jubilee Line then change at West
Ham for District Line)

Barking Mainline Station then take bus route 5 or Underground (District) Line
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COVENTRY CITY V SOUTHAMPTON FA CUP 3
SATURDAY JANUARY 7TH AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE

See directions above
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DERBY COUNTY V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY JANUARY 14TH 9TH AT 3PM
AT PRIDE PARK, ROYAL WAY, DERBY, DE24 8XL

By road:
From the North (M1):Leave at junction 28 and head south on A38 to Derby, follow away supporter signs for Pride Park Stadium.

From the South (M1): Leave at junction 25 and take A52 to Derby, then follow away supporter signs to Pride Park Stadium.

From the South-west: From the M5, join the M42/A42 until you reach M1 junction 24. Follow A50 towards Derby City Centre, then follow signs to Pride Park Stadium.

From the North-west: Leave M6 at junction 16, from Stoke-on-Trent take the A50 Stoke-Derby link road. Join A38 to Derby, then follow signs to Pride Park Stadium.

By rail: Derby mainline station is a 15-minute walk from Pride Park Stadium. When leaving your train use the footbridge from the station directly into Pride Park.

By bus:A shuttle bus operates from the city centre.

Parking for City supporters can be found at Catalyst, which is on London Road (A6) opposite the Navigation pub.
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COVENTRY CITY V MIDDLESBROUGH
SATURDAY JANUARY 21ST AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE

See directions above
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FA CUP FOURTH ROUND
SATURDAY JANUARY 28TH AT 3PM
DETAILS WILL APPEAR HERE IF REQUIRED
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BLACKPOOL V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY JANUARY 31ST AT 7.45PM
SEASIDERS WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6JJ

By Car
M6 then M55 to end.

By Train
The nearest train station is Blackpool South with Blackpool North, a good twenty minutes walk away.

You can fly to Blackpool Airport at Squires Gate from Belfast, Dublin, Isle of Man, Palma, Malaga, Sorrento, Faro, Gerona, Jersey, Murcia and Alicante. The airport is a 15 minute drive from the ground.