A few of us going down in the car, want to get to the ground for at least 12.30 how long approx do we need to allow, whats the traffic going to like as it is a bank holiday.

just sett off at 7am. the drive is fun, goign past all the cars decorated up. you wont go past many shudds fans i guess though, alwasy great when you go past the opposition fans in thier cars, give em a honk and a couple of finger salutes. plenty good banter in the service stations to should you decide to stop off

We're setting off early, 7-8 I think.

Thanks 7 am is what i had in mind.

Google Maps says 196 miles for the shortest route and 3 hours 21 mins.

Add a lot onto that time just for Birmingham alone.

brimingham is fine on a saturday morning. leave here at 7am, u hit brum at 8am and fly straight through. even if it was snagged, just use the toll, its always empty.

Are you thinking of parking at wembley or stoping earlier and catching the train to wembley.
parking charge is a bit steep at nearly £27 a car and you have to prebook.
similar to hj residents parking zones everywhere.

Toll road...

Travel to Rugby quite often and its not that bad going through Birmingham, the toll signs always claim theres congestion, but its only around the m5 junction. just a ploy to get you to use the toll.

Went last year and drove to Hillingdon (3hrs exactly) and then got tube to wembley as its on the same line (25 mins). There is loads of parking just round corner from station and no restrictions. Going to try stanmore this year, it says it has a massive car park 450+ spaces and is only 11 mins from wembley on tube. Google says its 3hrs 5 mins.

leave at 7/7.30 sat morning and you'll be there by half 11 easily,on a clear run you can do it in under 3 hours.

Good choice may give that a wirl.

away from wembley

we went last year in a mini bus, it took us 6 hours, 3 to get to london and 3 to get to harrow on the hill.

Going again this year on the the same mini bus, setting off at 6:45



Come On Wire

I'm the one driving our party down there and back.

I'm refusing to drive on Sunday until my hangover has fully gone away!

Set off about 7. M40, park at Uxbridge. Theres a Weatherspoons in Uxbridge town centre just near the tube station. Quick lunch in there, and then its 20 minutes on the tube to Wembley. Happy days.

I'm driving and in two minds if to go all the way and park at the stadium car park or go to Uxbridge and get the tube in.

Getting to stadium is a nightmare, especially the last 2-3 miles which took us about 1 hr a few years back. Highly recommend the tube - you also get straight on the motorway on the way back. Should be back to wire for about 9pm, just in time to go out and celebrate !

Cheers I think that'll be the plan then so we get back in time for me to have a drink or three. Just checking out the engineering works on the tube to see how it effects travel.

It takes me 4 1/2 hours to drive to Park Royal (which is near the stadium) in a lorry which is restricted to 56mph. You'll have no probs through Birmingham.

M6 M42 M40 A40 to the hanger lane gyratory, turn left onto A406 north circular road & follow the signs the stadium

Evening all, we're heading down in a stretched hummer, cheaper than the wire flyer! does anyone know about parking at wembley? cheers in advance

Visit the wembley website for parking, they include limos about £50 prebook.

Just looked on the London underground route planner and there is engineering works on the day of the final. Which means instead of just getting on the tube you have to mess about on buses walking an trains. What a day to be doing work on the tube

Checking out the timetable of the tubes, Uxbridge to Wembley is 3x 10 min tube rides with 2 changes. There's got to be an easier way.