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By car:
From South, East and West (M56): At junction 3, where road divides (i.e. with M63, M62 signposted left) continue straight on, following signs to Manchester A5103. At 1st junction after 0.9 miles go straight on (s/p City Centre A5103, Withington, Moss Side). Past Siemens offices on right hand side after 0.3 miles, and straight over crossroads by Princess pub after a further 0.9 miles. Get in right hand lane and turn right at next lights after 0.2 miles (s/p Ashton-U-Lyne A6010, Sheffield A616, also MCFC Maine Road) into Wilbraham Road. After 0.2 miles turn left (s/p MCFC) into Lloyd Street. Maine Road is down the sidestreets on the right hand side after 0.6 miles.
From North (from M61):Follow signs to Liverpool M62, Stockport M63 onto the M62. Exit M62 at junction 12 (s/p Warrington, Liverpool M62, M602 Salford). Keep in left hand lane, following Salford M602 signs, onto M602. Continue on M602 for 5.1 miles, over seven sets of traffic lights following signs to Manchester A57, to 1st roundabout. Go straight on (2nd exit s/p Sheffield A57(M), A616, Stockport A6) onto the Mancunian Way. Take 1st exit, after 0.4 miles (s/p Chester A5103, Birmingham M6). At roundabout take 3rd exit (s/p Chester A5103, Hulme, Moss Side) onto Princess Road dual carriageway. Past Scottish and Newcastle breweries and McEwan Lager building after 0.7 miles and, 0.4 miles further on, turn left at lights into Claremont Road. Straight on through lights and Maine Road is on right hand side.
By rail:
A short walk to bus stops at Piccadilly Gardens, at top of Oldham Street by Nobles Amusements.
Take the no. 11 'Little Gem' Bus which stops outside the Manchester City Supporters' Club or the no. 99 which stops on Lloyd Street.
Alternatively, bus nos. 41-45, 157 and W2 run along the Wilmslow Road - a ten minute walk from there to Maine Road.
By bus:
In addition to the ones listed above, football specials run from the Chorlton Street coach station about two hours before the match.
Trouble Factor:
Generally a safe ground to visit despite it'slocation in Moss Side. Tensions rise when Manchester United are the visitors.
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Car Parking:
It's mainly street parking and not 100-percent safe (you are in Moss Side).
There has been a tendancy in recent years for kids to demand money to 'mind your car'.
The school car park by the ground is for stewards and season ticket holders only.
Try the school car park off Grantham Street instead.
Pubs:
There are a lot of pubs in the streets around the ground and most of them do not allow away fans in.
Best advice is to stop before you get near the ground.
Food:
There are several chippys in the streets around the ground, the most popular seems to be The City Chippy in Claremont Road. However, all the Chippys had large queues an hour before kick-off when we were there.
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