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🏟️ Address: Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston Rd, Birmingham, B5 7QU, United Kingdom Directions in Google Maps
Edgbaston Cricket Ground is located around 4 km south of Birmingham city centre. The venue is best accessed on foot, by bike, or via public transport, but can also be reached by car.
Below you can find general information on travel and parking for Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Individual events may have additional/restricted services available, and so we recommend clicking through to the event and viewing the Travel & Parking tab for event-specific information.
Parking is available for most major events and international fixtures at Edgbaston. No parking is offered for County Championship or One-Day Cup matches.
There are 3 main car parks:
Visitors wishing to use one of the above car parks must book parking in advance on the Edgbaston website.
Please note, road closures may be in place on matchdays from A441 junction to Cannon Hill Road.
Accessible parking for Blue Badge holders is available onsite. Spaces must be reserved in advance on the Edgbaston website.
Local Buses
The following public bus routes provide easy access to Edgbaston Cricket Ground:
Shuttle Bus
A shuttle bus service is available for Edgbaston's most popular events.
For a small fee, the 501 service will pick guests up from Smallbrook Queensway (right outside New Street Station, opposite TK Maxx) and transport them to the stadium.
Shuttle services start before play begins, and continue for a short while after the game.
Edgbaston Cricket Ground is approximately 3.0 km (36 min) walk from Birmingham New Street, the city's biggest rail hub.
Visitors to Edgbaston can walk from the station or, alternatively catch the Route 45/47 bus from St. Martin's Queensway (Stop NS4), which is 450 m (5 min) walk from the station. Alight at Priory Road bus stop and walk the remaining 200 m (2 min) to Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
Although Birmingham is the second biggest city in England after London, its prices for food and accommodation are not nearly as high. While there are a few high-end luxury hotels in the city centre and other inner-city neighbourhoods, there are plenty of budget hotels too. As the city is becoming more and more popular with tourists, there’s a number of hostels cropping up throughout too.
Renowned for its award-winning food and drink, Edgbaston offers a wide range of options to suit all requirements, including halal, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free food. The venue boasts Fordhall Farm, a community-owned organic farm, as its exclusive food catering partner.
Edgbaston is also a cashless stadium. Food and drink can be purchased via card, e-wallet, or through the Edgbaston app.
Spectators may bring their own food and non-alcoholic drinks into the stadium for all matches. Alcohol can be brought into the stadium (no glass) for County Championship and One-Day Cup matches, but is not permitted for international, Vitality Blast, or Hundred matches.
Visitors to Edgbaston with standard tickets can access the venue via entrances E6 (Exhibition Hall) and E9 (off Pershore Road).
Hospitality ticket holders, or those needing accessible seating, can enter via entrance E4/5 (Main Reception).
Toilets are conveniently located throughout all areas of Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
Edgbaston has several wheelchair-accessible viewing areas – in the West Upper, South Lower, and Eric Hollies stands.
Edgbaston offers a free ticket to wheelchair-user assistants. Please note that these need to be pre-booked for international fixtures.
Cycling to Edgbaston is a good option for visitors, as Birmingham’s Red Valley and A38 cycle routes both pass near the venue. Limited cycle rack spaces are available at the venue’s main entrance.
Edgbaston Cricket Ground is approximately 3.0 km (36 min) walk from Birmingham city centre.
Edgbaston Cricket Ground has a capacity of approximately 25,000. However, the capacity does differ between events depending on the seating configuration.
Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston Rd, Birmingham, B5 7QU, United Kingdom.
