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Allianz Stadium holds 82,000, and most of that crowd arrives through one suburban station in Zone 5, into a mile-wide parking zone, down roads that close 90 minutes before kick-off.
💡 The Short Version: Come by train. Twickenham station is four trains an hour from Waterloo, 22 to 23 minutes, then a 1.3km walk: the stadium says 10 minutes, TfL 17, and a full crowd makes it more. Whitton is 20 minutes’ walk and has the shorter queue home. Don’t park on the street: an event-day controlled parking zone covers about a mile around the ground from 11am to 11pm, visitors can’t buy a permit, and the penalty is £140 to £160. Stadium car parks must be pre-booked and close five hours after kick-off. Going home takes two to three hours to clear, and the last train to Waterloo is 00:11. The only all-night service is the Piccadilly line from Hounslow East on Friday and Saturday nights, a 30 to 35 minute walk away.
Getting there by train
| Station | Zone | Walk | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham | 5 | 10 min (1.3km) | Everyone: Waterloo, Reading and Windsor trains, and the match-day queuing system |
| Whitton | 5 | 20 min | The shorter queue home. No ticket gates, step-free |
| St Margarets | 4 | 20 min | A Zone 4 fare. Only partly step-free |
| Strawberry Hill | 5 | 32 min | Teddington, Hampton and Kingston |
| Hounslow | 5 | 30 min | The other end of the Hounslow loop |
| Hounslow East | 4 | 30–35 min | The Piccadilly line, and the only train that runs all night |
| Richmond | 4 | 45 min | District line, Overground and trains, and the free shuttle after the match |
Walk times are the stadium’s own, except Strawberry Hill (TfL: 32 minutes, 2.4km).
Twickenham: the default, and the pinch point
From Waterloo there are four trains an hour (about :03, :18, :33 and :48), taking 22 to 23 minutes via Clapham Junction and Richmond. Six an hour go back, taking 24 to 33 minutes depending on which way round the loop your train runs. The station is step-free, with taxi ranks at both entrances.
⚠️ The 10-minute walk is not 10 minutes. The stadium’s travel page says 10; TfL’s journey planner makes it 17 minutes over 1.3km. Allow 20 minutes each way, more once the pavements fill.
The other stations
- Whitton, 20 minutes west of the ground, is on the Hounslow loop, so trains reach Waterloo either way round: 29 minutes direct, twice an hour. No ticket gates, step-free. Worth the walk against a two-hour queue.
- St Margarets is Zone 4 and 20 minutes’ walk. Step-free only for trains towards Twickenham, and not at all when unstaffed.
- Strawberry Hill is 32 minutes’ walk, on the Shepperton branch and Kingston loop; 38 minutes to Waterloo. Ramps to both platforms.
- Richmond (45 minutes) and Hounslow East (30 to 35) are too far to walk comfortably; they’re the shuttle-bus stations. Both are Zone 4; Richmond is step-free throughout.
The RFU shuttle bus
On any event day with a crowd over 35,000 (every international, the Nations Championship finals and Harlequins’ Big Game), the RFU runs electric shuttle buses on two routes.
| Route | Fare | Coming in from | Going home from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | £5 before, free after | The A316 by Pools in the Park, 5–10 minutes from Richmond station | Rugby Road, beside the stadium |
| Hounslow East | £5 before, free after | Hounslow East station, Kingsley Road | Whitton Dene, north of the stadium |
They run from three hours before kick-off until three hours after the final whistle.
Buses
The 281, 481, 681 and 110 stop within a minute of the ground; the H20 is five minutes away and the 267 eight. The 110 and 267 both run to Hammersmith (Piccadilly and District lines), a slow way back that avoids the station queue.
⚠️ The 281 and 481 get diverted once the road closures go in, about 90 minutes before kick-off.
Driving and the parking zone
The stadium is off the Whitton Road roundabout on the A316. Sat-nav TW2 7BA. It’s inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone: £12.50 a day for a non-compliant vehicle.
On event days a one-day controlled parking zone, the Twickenham Event (R) Zone, covers about a mile around the ground. Richmond and Hounslow councils run it together.
| When | 11am to 11pm on event days |
| Trigger | Crowds of 25,000 or more. Over 30,000 gets the full zone; around 30,000 gets a smaller sub-zone opposite the ground |
| Visitor permits | None. Only residents and businesses inside the zone get them |
| Penalty | £160 in Hounslow; £140 or £160 in Richmond. Halved if paid within 14 days |
| Removal | Possible, in some cases |
Every England international in autumn 2026 is an 82,000 crowd, so the full zone applies. Blue Badge holders can park in the zone as usual.
The roads close too. Whitton Road, Rugby Road and London Road (between King Street and Whitton Road) close about 90 minutes before kick-off and for up to two to three hours afterwards. The car parks stay reachable, but the stadium asks you to be parked 90 minutes before kick-off.
Where to park
Every RFU car park must be booked in advance, through the parking tab on the fixture’s page at englandrugby.com. Prices vary by event. They open five hours before kick-off and close five hours after it (09:10 to 19:10 for the 14:10 kick-off on 21 November). No camper vans or overnight stays.
| Car park | Sat-nav | Surface | Walk | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | TW1 1DZ | Gravel, uneven | On site, via Whitton Dene | Cars; free motorbike area. Not for impaired mobility |
| Cardinal Vaughan | TW7 7LT | Grass | On site, via Whitton Dene | Cars only, height limit 6ft 1in. Security checks on the footbridge in, so allow extra time |
| Rosebine Avenue | TW2 7PS | Grass | 10–15 min, off the A316 | Overflow. Not for impaired mobility |
| Tesco, Mogden Lane | TW7 7JY | Hard standing | 300m from Gate D | Blue Badge and Access Card holders only |
The fallback is Arragon Road multi-storey in Twickenham town centre (TW1 3NG, 437 spaces, 1.9m height limit), a 22-minute walk, at a special events rate of £26.45. Open 7am to midnight Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 6pm Sunday.
⚠️ Don’t drive to a station either. Twickenham’s car park has 21 spaces, Richmond’s 55 (£15.40 on a Saturday). Whitton, St Margarets and Strawberry Hill have none.
Bike racks are in the south-east corner by the ticket office; bring a lock.
Getting home
The trains don’t change for the match: six an hour to Waterloo, as on any Saturday. Expect the station queue and the road closures to take two to three hours to clear.
- Walk to Whitton (20 minutes): two trains an hour, 29 minutes to Waterloo, no ticket gates. The north side of the ground empties faster.
- Take the free shuttle, from Rugby Road to Richmond or Whitton Dene to Hounslow East, for three hours after the whistle.
- Taxis can’t reach the ground. Private hire pickups are at the Twickenham Stoop across the A316; there’s also a rank at Twickenham station.
The last trains, and the one that runs all night
| From | Last departure | Arrives | After that |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham → Waterloo | 00:11 | 00:35 | Nothing until 06:51 |
| Whitton → Waterloo | 23:50 | 00:19 | — |
| Richmond → Waterloo | 00:15 | 00:35 | — |
| Hounslow East → Green Park | All night Friday and Saturday | 37 minutes | Night Tube, about every 10 minutes |
Times for Saturday 21 November 2026, England v New Zealand.
⚠️ On Saturday 21 November 2026 the Piccadilly line does not run west of Hammersmith, so Hounslow East has no Tube service that day or that night, Night Tube included. Use Twickenham or Whitton for Waterloo, or take the shuttle to Richmond, instead of the Hounslow East shuttle.
⚠️ There is no night train from Twickenham. After 00:11 nothing runs until 06:51. The only all-night option is the Piccadilly line from Hounslow East, Friday and Saturday only, a 30 to 35 minute walk after the shuttle has stopped. It is tightest on Friday 27 November 2026, when the second Nations Championship final kicks off at 20:10.
Check Sunday trains, especially for the 29 November games. Engineering work hits this line on some Sundays and can turn a 25-minute journey to Waterloo into an hour with a change. See South Western Railway’s engineering calendar.
What’s on
Inside Allianz Stadium. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Twickenham Stadium has been Allianz Stadium since September 2024. It hosts England’s internationals, one Harlequins fixture a year and the occasional concert.
| Date | Event | Kick-off | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Nov 2026 | England v Japan | 16:40 | 82,000 |
| Sat 21 Nov 2026 | England v New Zealand | 14:10 | 82,000 |
| Fri 27 Nov 2026 | Nations Championship finals | 16:40 & 20:10 | 82,000 |
| Sat 28 Nov 2026 | Nations Championship finals | 13:10 & 16:40 | 82,000 |
| Sun 29 Nov 2026 | Nations Championship finals | 13:10 & 16:40 | 82,000 |
| Mon 28 Dec 2026 | Harlequins Big Game 18 | 14:00 & 17:00 | — |
| Sun 14 Feb 2027 | England v France, Six Nations | 15:10 | — |
| Sat 20 Feb 2027 | England v Italy, Six Nations | 16:40 | — |
| Sat 13 Mar 2027 | England v Scotland, Six Nations | 16:40 | — |
Crowd figures are Richmond Council’s. England v New Zealand is sold out; the England v Japan game started at £51. On a concert night everything here applies, but the crowd leaves later, closer to the last train.
Bags, entry and the rules that catch people out
| Allianz Stadium | |
|---|---|
| Bag limit | A4 or smaller. Every bag is searched |
| Bigger than A4 | Refused entry without refund, unless needed for accessibility or small children |
| Bag drop | Webb Ellis House, Rugby Road, opposite Gate F: £10 |
| Not allowed in | Alcohol, glass, cans, knives, air horns, professional cameras, pushchairs and buggies, flagpoles of 1.5m or more, large amounts of food |
| Re-entry | None |
⚠️ Arrive at least an hour before kick-off. You can only enter through the gate printed on your ticket, and entry isn’t guaranteed less than 60 minutes before kick-off. Gates open three and a half hours before an England men’s international (10:40 for the 14:10 kick-off against New Zealand).
- Cashless throughout. One cash machine, to the right of the England Rugby Store.
- Free tap water at any bar, and water stations in the north-east and south-east corners.
- No smoking or vaping anywhere inside the perimeter fence.
- Alcohol-free blocks: L15, L16, U14 and U15; tick the box when you buy. Not in use for the finals weekend.
- Babies need a front carrier (no prams or carry seats); under-2s need no ticket. The RFU advises against the steep upper tier for children under 8.
- Drinks can’t be taken out of the ground.
- On the day: text HELP to 60886 to report anti-social behaviour. Lost property: 020 8831 6527.
Step-free access
Stations: Twickenham, Whitton and Richmond are step-free to every platform. Twickenham has staff on hand to help (06:15 to 22:45 Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 20:00 Sunday) and a wheelchair to borrow. St Margarets is only partly step-free. Lifts can fail, so check the station page on the day.
The shuttle buses are the accessible route from Richmond; they leave from Rugby Road going home.
Parking is the Tesco car park on Mogden Lane, TW7 7JY, the only hard standing, 300m from Gate D. It’s limited, must be booked, and is for Access Card holders or people who’ve sent in both sides of a Blue Badge (which also gets 50% off parking at future events). Give your registration to the Horizon Parking steward on arrival, or you may get a penalty notice.
Inside the ground:
| Wheelchair bays | 62, on three raised covered terraces reached by lift |
| Accessible seats and bays | 214 in uncovered pitch-side enclosures |
| Accessible toilets | 70, RADAR key (ask any steward) |
| Changing Places | South-west corner by the Rugby Store, electric hoist and changing table. Bring your own sling |
| Audio description | Free receivers from the Ticket Office (south-east) or the Accessible Support Booth (north-east, by Gate D). First come, first served |
| Chaperone service | Stewards will take you from the turnstile to your seat. Arrange in advance, or text HELP to 60886 on the day |
| Wheelchair hire | None |
| Assistance dogs | Welcome, with a free ticket: tell the Ticket Office when you apply |
Accessible seating is sold through a Nimbus Disability Access Card: free if valid only here, paid if you want it at other venues too. If you can’t manage stairs but aren’t registered, buy lower tier, rows 4 to 15. Ramped “drums” in the south-east and south-west corners reach the middle and upper tiers without a lift, but they’re slow.
Eating and drinking
| Where | Walk from the station | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Road | 1 min | The Fuller’s rugby pub. Opens 11am on Saturdays, kitchen until 9pm. Step-free, big screens |
| The William Webb Ellis, 24 London Road | 2 min | The Wetherspoon. Opens 8am, so it’s the breakfast option. Step-free |
| The Sussex Arms, 15 Staines Road | 12 min | Real ales, a big garden, a play area and Sunday roasts. Nearer the Stoop than the stadium |
| The Huddle, 198 Whitton Road | 2 min from the gates | Neapolitan pizza on the stadium’s doorstep. Bookable, and does collection |
Inside, the British Airways West Fan Village needs a match ticket and its own security check; after a 15:00 kick-off it stays open until 19:30. Bars open about three and a half hours before an international and two before a club game.
Where to stay
Radisson RED London Twickenham is the one hotel at the stadium, built into the South Stand, with suites overlooking the pitch. Guest parking is free on non-event days; on an event day, ask the hotel (020 8891 8200).
Otherwise Richmond has the nearest choice of rooms, one free shuttle ride away. Bingham Riverhousead is a Georgian townhouse on the Thames at 61–63 Petersham Road, with a restaurant; lift access is limited. See our Richmond area guide, or where to stay in London if you’d rather stay central and travel out on the day.
The museum and stadium tour
The World Rugby Museum is in the South Stand, with a scrum machine and a kicking machine. On match days it opens 09:30 to 14:00 for a 15:00 kick-off; otherwise Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday 11:00 to 17:00, closed Mondays outside Richmond school holidays.
| Museum only | With a stadium tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult (16–59) | £12.50 | £32.00 |
| Concession (60+, adults with a disability) | £10.00 | £27.00 |
| Student (16+, full-time) | £10.00 | £27.00 |
| Child (5–15) | £7.50 | £21.50 |
| Infant | Free | Free |
The tour covers the England changing room, the tunnel, the Royal Box and pitchside. A free carer ticket can be added when booking, and the route is lift-served. Legends Tours with a former England player (Jason Leonard on 27 February 2027) cost £149.50.
On non-match days, parking in the West or North car park is free if you register your number plate at the England Rugby Store.
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Common questions
Which station is nearest to Twickenham Stadium?
Twickenham, on London Road. The stadium calls it a 10-minute walk; TfL makes it 17 minutes over 1.3km. Allow 20, more in a full crowd. Whitton and St Margarets are 20 minutes' walk, Hounslow and Hounslow East 30, Richmond 45.
How long does the train take from Waterloo to Twickenham?
22 to 23 minutes, four trains an hour, via Clapham Junction and Richmond. Twickenham is in Zone 5, so Oyster and contactless work. Six trains an hour go back, taking 24 to 33 minutes.
Can you park at Twickenham Stadium on a match day?
Only if you pre-book, through the parking tab on the fixture's page at englandrugby.com. The car parks are Rosebine Avenue (TW2 7PS, a 10 to 15 minute walk), Cardinal Vaughan (TW7 7LT, cars only, 6ft 1in height limit) and the North Car Park (TW1 1DZ). They open five hours before kick-off and close five hours after it.
What happens if you park on the street near Twickenham Stadium?
You get a ticket, and possibly a tow. A one-day controlled parking zone covers about a mile around the ground from 11am to 11pm on event days, and visitors can't buy a permit. The penalty is £140 or £160, halved if you pay within 14 days.
Is there a shuttle bus to Twickenham Stadium?
Yes, on event days with a crowd over 35,000: from Richmond (the A316 by Pools in the Park) and from Hounslow East (Kingsley Road). It runs from three hours before kick-off to three hours after the final whistle, costs £5 before the match and is free after. Going back, the Richmond bus leaves from Rugby Road and the Hounslow one from Whitton Dene.
How long does it take to get out of Twickenham after a match?
Plan on two to three hours. Whitton Road and Rugby Road stay closed while the crowd clears, and trains run to the normal timetable: six an hour to Waterloo.
Is there a night train or Night Tube from Twickenham Stadium?
Not from Twickenham. The last train to Waterloo on Saturday 21 November 2026 is 00:11. The all-night option is normally the Piccadilly line from Hounslow East on Friday and Saturday nights, about every 10 minutes, 37 minutes to Green Park, but the Piccadilly line is closed west of Hammersmith on 21 and 22 November, Night Tube included. It's a 30 to 35 minute walk to Hounslow East, and the shuttle will have stopped.
What size bag can you take into Twickenham Stadium?
A4 or smaller, unless a bigger bag is needed for accessibility or small children. Anything larger goes in the bag drop at Webb Ellis House on Rugby Road (£10). Pushchairs, buggies, cans, glass and flagpoles of 1.5m or more aren't allowed in.
What time do the gates open at Allianz Stadium?
Three and a half hours before an England men's international: 10:40 for the 14:10 kick-off against New Zealand on 21 November 2026. Other fixtures vary, so check yours. Entry isn't guaranteed if you arrive less than 60 minutes before kick-off.
Is Twickenham Stadium accessible for wheelchair users?
Yes: 62 wheelchair bays on three raised covered terraces reached by lift, 214 accessible seats and bays pitch-side, 70 accessible toilets and a Changing Places room (bring your own sling). Accessible seating is booked with a Nimbus Disability Access Card, free if you only use it here. Twickenham and Richmond stations are step-free to every platform.
Where do you eat and drink before a match at Twickenham?
The Cabbage Patch (67 London Road) is a minute from the station and opens at 11am on Saturdays; the William Webb Ellis Wetherspoon (24 London Road) opens at 8am. The Huddle on Whitton Road does Neapolitan pizza by the gates. Inside the ground everything is card only.
Is there a hotel at Twickenham Stadium?
One: Radisson RED London Twickenham, in the South Stand, with pitch-view suites. Otherwise Richmond is the nearest place with a choice of hotels, a free shuttle ride after the match.
