Topic: Going to Manchester

[DutchRed]

Good night,

A mate and I are coming to Liverpool for a long week-end to see us play against Stoke. We'd like to go to Man City - Newcastle as well, have already booked tickets etc. There is one thing, the train website isn't really helpful. Does anybody have experience with going to Lime Street and go to Oxford Road from there? Is it possible to just go to Lime Street, pay by cash and get on the train we want to get on?

And if so, does anyone know whether the prices on offer(there are fares for as little as three pounds) will rise to a higher amount when we go to Lime Street and buy the ticket on the day of travel?

Many thanks!

[ManchesterBlue]

If you're going from Lime St to the Etihad then Piccadilly station is better as you can walk to the ground from there. It's the stop before Oxford Road.

You can get tickets on the day but you'll pay full fare. However it's off-peak if you travel after 9:30 so shouldn't be too bad. It's about £12 for a single journey and £14 for a return ticket.

Just be careful as there are two services to Manchester. The one to Piccadilly is run by Transpennine Express but there's a slower one to Manchester Victoria run by Northern Rail.

[joel]

If you're going from Lime St to the Etihad then Piccadilly station is better as you can walk to the ground from there. It's the stop before Oxford Road.

You can get tickets on the day but you'll pay full fare. However it's off-peak if you travel after 9:30 so shouldn't be too bad. It's about £12 for a single journey and £14 for a return ticket.

Just be careful as there are two services to Manchester. The one to Piccadilly is run by Transpennine Express but there's a slower one to Manchester Victoria run by Northern Rail.

Isn't Picc after Oxford Road if coming from Lime St?

[DutchRed]

If you're going from Lime St to the Etihad then Piccadilly station is better as you can walk to the ground from there. It's the stop before Oxford Road.

You can get tickets on the day but you'll pay full fare. However it's off-peak if you travel after 9:30 so shouldn't be too bad. It's about £12 for a single journey and £14 for a return ticket.

Just be careful as there are two services to Manchester. The one to Piccadilly is run by Transpennine Express but there's a slower one to Manchester Victoria run by Northern Rail.

Thanks. I think we'll be cancelling the tickets in that case and just go to Lime Street and get that one. You're sure we can pay by cash?

[Claire.]

Yes, you can buy a train ticket at the station in cash, at just about every single station in the country.

[red_Mark1980]

Thanks. I think we'll be cancelling the tickets in that case and just go to Lime Street and get that one. You're sure we can pay by cash?

Absolutely 100%, you're tickets will probably still be valid though as oxford road is about two minutes from Piccadilly and most tickets will have "manchester stations" printed on them.

The cheaper £3 will only be valid on that particular train. So if you miss it, you'll pay the full fare.

[red_Mark1980]

Just be careful as there are two services to Manchester. The one to Piccadilly is run by Transpennine Express but there's a slower one to Manchester Victoria run by Northern Rail.

Northern rail run to Piccadilly aswell, takes the same amount of time.

There's an east midlands service too, all just under the hour mark.

Don't get the local stopping one, as that takes an age. If in doubt ask as you board how long it takes to get to Manchester

[TSC]

Isn't Picc after Oxford Road if coming from Lime St?

It is

[DougLFC94]

Thanks. I think we'll be cancelling the tickets in that case and just go to Lime Street and get that one. You're sure we can pay by cash?

Yeah can buy at the station or just jump on the train and get one when they come round.

[DutchRed]

Thanks a bundle lads! Looking forward to it so much, especially visiting Anfield.

[ManchesterBlue]

Isn't Picc after Oxford Road if coming from Lime St?

You're right. I was thinking about the reverse journey.

[Paullfc95]

Yeah can buy at the station or just jump on the train and get one when they come round.

Jumping it is best, once in a while you can get it for free.

[Birdontheshirt]

If you're going from Lime St to the Etihad then Piccadilly station is better as you can walk to the ground from there.

Unless money's really tight, I'd be getting a taxi to the Etihad from either Oxford Rd or Piccadilly station.  It is a good 20 min walk to the Etihad if you know where you're going, and it's not that well signposted.

[red_Mark1980]

Jumping it is best, once in a while you can get it for free.

At certain times, very very early in the morning or late at night. But with guards at the ticket barriers at lime st and Piccadilly the odds are shortening (this is from someone who for over two years made the trip to work)

[Matthew57]

Get the bus from Piccadilly Gardens to the ground - loads on matchdays.

[MKB]

Get the bus from Piccadilly Gardens to the ground - loads on matchdays.

Much easier just to switch to the tram at Piccadilly Station that now goes direct to the Man City stadium.

[CraigDS]

Jumping it is best, once in a while you can get it for free.

Used to be able to do that loads, but these days they have guys when getting on and off at the stations checking for tickets so is a lot harder.

[Matthew57]

Much easier just to switch to the tram at Piccadilly Station that now goes direct to the Man City stadium.

Forgot about that - it wasn't finished when we last played there.

[a former tribune of the plebs]

If you pay by cash at Lime Street make sure you show them your match ticket to the city game so the people in the ticket office can give you a 'travel validity pass' - if the police do a random spot check on the train and you are found going to Manchester without a 'valid reason' to travel they can assume you're a hooligan looking to cause trouble. Especially on the Transpenine ones mentioned by ManchesterBlue above, as these ones stop outside Old Trafford.

[red_Mark1980]

If you pay by cash at Lime Street make sure you show them your match ticket to the city game so the people in the ticket office can give you a 'travel validity pass' - if the police do a random spot check on the train and you are found going to Manchester without a 'valid reason' to travel they can assume you're a hooligan looking to cause trouble. Especially on the Transpenine ones mentioned by ManchesterBlue above, as these ones stop outside Old Trafford.

Old Trafford train station is only in operation on match days.

Seeing as he's going for the City game, Man Yoo won't be at home.

I now live in Manchester and travel over for the games. Never had any issue with needing a reason to travel

[swoopy]

Old Trafford train station is only in operation on match days.

Seeing as he's going for the City game, Man Yoo won't be at home.

I now live in Manchester and travel over for the games. Never had any issue with needing a reason to travel

Whooshed big style

[red_Mark1980]

Whooshed big style

Sorry, thought we were here helping a lad out not taking the piss.

I wonder at this place sometimes

[swoopy]

Sorry, thought we were here helping a lad out not taking the piss.

I wonder at this place sometimes

If you look back through his previous posts you'll see he's never been the most helpful poster!

[red_Mark1980]

If you look back through his previous posts you'll see he's never been the most helpful poster!

Oh so he's one of them oh so "funny" posters? Its all well and good when people know that, this poor lads asked for help and he gets this joker. Hilarious.

Sorry not a pop at you, bad day at work and that's tipped me over the edge.

[a former tribune of the plebs]

Just passing on what I heard mate, from someone in the GMP. It's a relatively new policy. There's no way i'd set out to deliberately cause distress to a fellow red.

[DutchRed]

Just passing on what I heard mate, from someone in the GMP. It's a relatively new policy. There's no way i'd set out to deliberately cause distress to a fellow red.

That would be quite shit though since our tickets are kept apart for us at the Etihad. I guess the 'order confirmation' thingy would do though.

[a former tribune of the plebs]

They are cracking down, and I think it applies to non-matchdays as well. My cousin was on a manc-liverpool train yesterday evening and said a 65 year old woman got escorted off at Warrington because she didn't have the correct documentation, the police were saying to each other stuff like "we've got another hooligan" etc.

[Paragon]

They are cracking down, and I think it applies to non-matchdays as well. My cousin was on a manc-liverpool train yesterday evening and said a 65 year old woman got escorted off at Warrington because she didn't have the correct documentation, the police were saying to each other stuff like "we've got another hooligan" etc.

You badly, badly need to get a life mate. 

[red_Mark1980]

That would be quite shit though since our tickets are kept apart for us at the Etihad. I guess the 'order confirmation' thingy would do though.

He's on a wind up mate. Ignore anything he's said.

He probably thinks he's "hilarious" you'll have no issues on the train

[DutchRed]

He's on a wind up mate. Ignore anything he's said.

He probably thinks he's "hilarious" you'll have no issues on the train

Haha, I'm an idiot. His last post kind of gave it away.. Tribune of the plebs, well done. You had me there

[TSC]

They are cracking down, and I think it applies to non-matchdays as well. My cousin was on a manc-liverpool train yesterday evening and said a 65 year old woman got escorted off at Warrington because she didn't have the correct documentation, the police were saying to each other stuff like "we've got another hooligan" etc.

Apt avatar.  Sooner the school hols are over the better.

[CraigDS]

Apt avatar.  Sooner the school hols are over the better.

Come off it, he clearly hasn't spent a day in school in his life.

[ManchesterBlue]

Much easier just to switch to the tram at Piccadilly Station that now goes direct to the Man City stadium.

Well spotted. I completely forgot about that. I wouldn't mind but I've even used it a couple of times.

[kalle-anka]

They are cracking down, and I think it applies to non-matchdays as well. My cousin was on a manc-liverpool train yesterday evening and said a 65 year old woman got escorted off at Warrington because she didn't have the correct documentation, the police were saying to each other stuff like "we've got another hooligan" etc.

Priceless   

[EstonianRed]

They are cracking down, and I think it applies to non-matchdays as well. My cousin was on a manc-liverpool train yesterday evening and said a 65 year old woman got escorted off at Warrington because she didn't have the correct documentation, the police were saying to each other stuff like "we've got another hooligan" etc.

haha

[Paragon]

Priceless   

haha

Nah, just a wum trying to derail a thread where someone has asked for help. Don't give the saddo the attention he wants.

[stoz]

Nah, just a wum trying to derail a thread

or maybe he's using this site as the online platform for his views

[a former tribune of the plebs]

Look, I was just trying to signal something that I'd been told. I didn't have to say anything but the original posters request was fare enough. I just didn't want his trip over to see the mighty reds to be spoilt - things like getting thrown off the train for being a hooligan won't encarraige members of the #allred family to come over will it? I wish you'd all stop bickering and get the thread back on track. In trying to police this place, some of you are getting ideas above your station.

[CraigDS]

I see what you've done there.