Christmas Musical Spectacular 22 Dec 2026

There is a multi-storey car park on-site where spaces can be pre-booked in advance, as well as an adjacent car park 100 m (1 min) walk from the venue, which is not run by the AO Arena. Both car parks have accessible parking spaces, the latter with 33.

There are taxi ranks located next door outside Victoria Station and outside The Printworks, which is a 200 m (2 min) walk from the venue. Taxis can be pre-booked to the Arena.

Bus is a popular way to reach the AO Arena because of its connections with multiple routes:

• 2 Free Bus, 8, 10, 59, 67/67A Salford's Reds, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100 Salford's Reds, & 113 – Victoria Rail Station Stop NY · 30 m (1 min) walk
• X41 Red Express & X43 Witchway – Victoria Rail Station Stop NI · 100 m (1 min) walk

Train is a popular way to reach the AO Arena because of its connections to multiple stations:

• Manchester Victoria station · 50 m (1 min) walk
• Manchester Piccadilly station · 1.5 km (18 min) walk
• Salford Central station · 1.2 km (14 min) walk

The AO Arena can also be reached via Tram. The closest Tram stop is Manchester Victoria, which can be reached on the following lines:

• Manchester Airport – Victoria Line
• Altrincham – Bury Line
• Bury – Piccadilly Line
• East Didsbury – Shaw and Crompton Line
• East Didsbury – Rochdale Town Centre Line

The venue is approximately a 1.0 km (12 min) walk from the city centre.