Away Fans' Guide | Chelsea

Address

CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB
Stamford Bridge
Fulham Road
London
SW6 1HS

Miles Away Travel Club

Departure Time: 04:15am

In total there are at least 16 coaches departing Home Park on Saturday morning. It is important that you board the correct coach for your booking and arrive in the designated pick up area. Supporters with coach tickets should have received an email or telephone call from the Home Park Ticket Office providing information on which coach to board.

If you have not received contact from the Ticket Office, please email tickets@pafc.co.uk or call 01752 907700 between 9am-3pm on Friday and a member of the team will help you.

Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes prior to departure time. Coaches will be parked in the park and ride near the Devonport End. Coaches will display a number in the front window and you will need to board the coach number you have been allocated.

Argyle operates a family friendly coach service. For Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup game against Chelsea all fans boarding our official supporters coaches will be asked to present identification matching the name printed on their travel tickets.

If a supporter is under 16, they will need to be travelling with a parent or guardian.

Argyle operates a no alcohol policy, in line with government legislation. You must not board the coach with any alcohol and could be subject to a search prior to boarding the coach.

The coach will stop once for a maximum of 40 minutes for a comfort break en route to the destination.

The coach will park in the allocated coach parking at Stamford Bridge. There may be a 10 minute walk from coach to stadium on arrival.

After the game has finished, please make your way promptly back to your coach. The coaches will depart no more than 30 minutes after the game has finished.

By Road

Driving from The South

Cross the river at Wandsworth Bridge and head up Wandsworth Bridge Road. At the junction with New King's Road, turn right and then immediately left. This will take you up to Fulham Broadway. Turn right onto Fulham Road and the ground is 400 yards on the left. Parking is difficult very close to the ground. 

Driving from The North, East or West

Use the M25 to Junction 15 and turn off onto the M4 towards London. Follow the M4 which becomes the A4 up to Hammersmith. Go over the Hammersmith Flyover and a further 1.5 miles before turning off for Earls Court. Go past Earls Court station and across Old Brompton Road, eventually reaching Fulham Road. Turn right at the traffic lights. After 600 yards, the ground is on the right. Parking is difficult very close to the ground. 

Fans are advised not to drive to Stamford Bridge due to resident parking restrictions in the area around the stadium, especially on match days.

By Rail

The Green Army should be aware that there are large-scale planned engineering works set to affect train services between Plymouth and Exeter this weekend, which supporters travelling by rail will need to factor into their journey.

We have put together, with the help of Great Western Railway, a guide for members of the Green Army who will be travelling by rail, which you can find by clicking here.

By Tube

The nearest tube station is Fulham Broadway on the District Line. Take a train to Earls Court and change for Wimbledon-bound trains. There are two Overground stations near to Stamford Bridge, West Brompton and Imperial Wharf which are both about a 15-minute walk from the stadium. These are both on a direct line to Clapham Junction station, among others.

By Bus

There are two bus stops outside Stamford Bridge on the Fulham Road. Fans can get to the stadium using the number 14, 211 and 414 buses. For further details, times, etc, please contact Transport for London.

The recommended entrances to the site for Visiting Supporters is via Bovril Gate and Stamford Gate (please see map above) which is nearest to the Visiting Supporters turnstiles.

This fixture is sold out for away supporters.

All away tickets have now been processed, and a handful of ticket orders remain at the Home Park Ticket Office for collection.

All tickets purchased for collection must be picked up from the Home Park Ticket Office prior to the fixture as Chelsea will not be offering collections at the ground. The deadline for collections is 3pm on Friday, 4 February. If supporters have not collected their tickets by this point, they will not be granted entry to Stamford Bridge.

If supporters have requested their tickets be posted to them and they are yet to arrive, please call the Home Park Ticket Office on 01752907700 during opening hours, or email tickets@pafc.co.uk for advice.

Chelsea will accept duplicate requests for tickets lost in the post only, and only upon request from Argyle.

The last date and time for requests will be noon on Friday, 4 February.

The Home Park Ticket Office is not open on Saturday, 5 February and Chelsea will not accept any duplicate requests on match day.

Collection of duplicate requests will be from the main ticket office which is situated in the Shed End (south stand) in between the Megastore and Frankie’s restaurant.

Photo identification will be required for tickets to be collected.

The nearest Visiting Supporters pubs are to the north-east of Stamford Bridge at Earls Court and are a 25 to 30-minute walk (1.4 miles) from the Stadium.

Away fan-friendly pubs

Earls Court Tavern
123 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London, SW5 9RL

Prince of Teck
161 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London, SW5 9RQ

The Courtfield Tavern
187 Court Road, Kensington, London, SW5 9AN

In line with the latest Government Guidance, COVID-19 passes will no longer be enforced as a condition of entry to a matches. The FA and clubs will continue to urge fans to follow Public Health guidance to keep each other safe on a match day, including wearing face coverings when indoors or in crowded areas.

As COVID-19 restrictions ease, it is vital supporters continue to do all they can to minimise the risk of passing on COVID-19. There are some simple ways fans can help keep each other safe on a match day:

· Be responsible and do not travel if you have COVID-19 symptoms.

· Wear face coverings in indoor and crowded areas.

· Continue to regularly wash your hands.

· If possible, take a COVID-19 test on a match day to check there is no risk of passing on the virus.

Chelsea FC operate the following queuing procedure (see below) to co-ordinate and moderate the flow of supporters to the turnstiles to ensure a safe entry into the Stadium.

On arrival at the queuing system the following processes will occur:

• Pre-entry ticket checks
• Body and bag search
• Electronic ticket scan
• Entry through turnstile

During these procedures it may be necessary to temporarily hold supporters at cordon points to achieve a safe and steady flow through to the turnstiles.

Turnstiles will be open 2 hours before kick-off, and it is advised supporters to be in their seats no later than 30 minutes before kick-off.

Please note that large numbers of Supporters arriving late cannot have an expectation of making it into the Stadium before kick-off.

Enhanced security measures are in place and supporters are advised to arrive early to facilitate these.

It is requested supporters avoid bringing bags where possible as enhanced searches will be taking place.

Please note that bags larger than A4 will not be permitted entry into the Stadium. Please note that explosive/narcotic/pyrotechnic detection dogs will be present throughout.

Safe standing in seated areas, it should be noted, is distinct both from persistent standing in seated areas, and from safe standing in conventional terraced standing accommodation.

At Stamford Bridge in the Away Supporter Sections standing Supporters are protected from the risks of forward movement by the installation of suitably designed independent barriers in front of each seat, or by the provision of a suitably designed seats that incorporates barriers.

The design of each seat and seating row allows for free flowing lateral movement into and out of the seating row. Safety management procedures are in place to mitigate against encroachment onto the gangways. Safety management procedures are in place to manage the numbers of Supporters entering the safe standing accommodation and safety management procedures are in place to manage the behaviour of Supporters.

There is only a limited amount of space to display banners and flags within the Stadium and they must therefore be no larger than 80cm in depth and 250cm in width. Banners and flags must not obstruct the view of others, cover advertising signs or cause a safety hazard.

Banners and flags must not display any abusive or threatening words, images, political statements or be deemed unacceptable. Flag poles are not allowed. All banners and flags must carry a Fire Safety Certificate.