UK – Clubs – Arsenal

Arsenal FC plays all its home games in the magnificent Emirates Stadium. The stadium currently has a capacity of 60,260 spectators, and the stands are entirely covered over.

If you go and attend an Arsenal FC match, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how friendly the atmosphere is there. Visiting a football match in London is a real family occasion.

The Emirates Stadium’s gates open 1.5 hours before the match commences. A Hospitality Experience Ticket means you can even enter 2.5 before kick-off.

How to get to Emirates Stadium?

Arsenal FC’s legendary football stadium is located in the north of the city in the Highbury district, around 6.5 kilometres from Central London. London’s public transport system is well-organised, with plenty of buses, metros and trams stops at the stadium.

However, we don’t recommend going to the Emirates Stadium by car or taxi, unless setting off well in advance. London’s metro system is efficient and highly reliable, meaning this is the form of transport of choice. It’s highly congested around the stadium on Arsenal FC match days, and parking is both a nightmare, and extremely expensive. Opt for using public transport.

By metro to Emirates Stadium

There are two metro lines in London that can take you to the Emirates Stadium.

Piccadilly Line, dark-blue line from King’s Cross

Victoria Line, light-blue line from Highbury & Islington

The busiest, although most efficient way to get to the Emirates Stadium is catching the Piccadilly Line from King’s Cross. This journey takes around 15 minutes in total.

You can also opt to take the Piccadilly Line from Finsbury Park instead of from King’s Cross. This journey takes around 10 minutes in total. Although the walk is slightly longer, this station is not as busy compared to King’s Cross, which is the most important interchange station for national railway and many of the metro lines.

If you decide to set out from Highbury & Islington, you’ll have to take the Victoria Line. Bear in mind that if you opt for this route, you’ll have to get out in Finsbury Park and then you’ll also need to take the Piccadilly Line to the Emirates Stadium. This journey – changeover included – takes around 15 minutes in total. You can of course also choose to simply walk to the Emirates Stadium from Finsbury Park, which takes around 15 minutes.

Plattegrond Emirates Stadium

To give you an idea of which tickets you should purchase for the best seats in the Emirates Stadium for your football trip: the stadium is subdivided into four sides and six different categories of football tickets. The Emirates Stadium is a modern ‘bowl’, Meaning each stand displays the same huge variation in rows, forming an unbroken circle around the pitch.

Sides at the Emirates Stadium

The four sections inherited the names of the stands at Highbury:

• The North Bank;
• East Stand;
• The Clock End (South);
• West Stand: this is where the club’s major facilities can be found.

Each category is further subdivided into three circles. 

If you’re booking your football trip with us, you’ll always be ensured tickets on at least the third tier. You will be able to choose between tickets providing Club Level Hospitality tier incl. 2-course buffet dinner or the regular Club Level Hospitality tier.

Tickets are subdivided into a number or categories. See the picture.

The World’s End

The World’s End is widely considered one of the best pubs in London for Arsenal supporters. Situated conveniently close to Finsbury Park Station and a mere 10 minutes’ walk away from Emirates, this venue is a popular pre-match meeting point. The food – especially the hamburgers – is excellent, and with plenty of beers to choose from, if you can put up with plastic on match days.

The Compton Arms

The Compton Arms is an old-school local pub behind Upper Street, where the club memorabilia on the walls makes Arsenal fans feel right at home. This is also somewhere you’ll find a good meal . The menu features dishes such as tagliatelle, and some people also say the best burgers in London. And There are also TV screens for watching live sports, to accompany your pint or meal.

Arsenal FC logo

Arsenal’s logo depicts a cannon, referring to the Woolwich weapons factory mentioned above. There used to be three cannons back in the early days, which became a single cannon from the 1920s onwards.

The current logo was introduced in 2002. This is a simplified, modernised version of the golden cannon on a red-and-white shield with the word Arsenal above.

Chinatown

Between Soho and Leicester Square is London’s Chinatown, surrounding Gerrard Street. This vibrant district with its Chinese lanterns and striking red arches is impossible to miss. Chinatown is packed with authentic Asian restaurants, supermarkets and bars tucked away; so there’s always something new to discover here.

London Eye

No trip to London is complete without experiencing the world-famous London Eye. The Eye is a huge big wheel, offering fantastic views of the city, constructed to mark the millennium. The wheel is illuminated in seasonal colours at night, serving as the focal point of London’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display.

Buckingham Palace

Not to be missed on a visit to London is a stroll through Green Park, a visit to see Buckingham Palace. The palace has been the British Royal Family’s home base since 1837. It consists of 775 rooms, and the largest private garden in the city.

Shoreditch

Shoreditch is one of London’s hippest districts, and has recently undergone drastic redevelopment. It is now one of the city’s most popular destinations for a night out, as well as one of the coolest spots for a stay in London.

Packed with bars and places to eat, this is the ideal place for spending a day or evening.