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Old Trafford, Manchester · checked 5 Oct 2026

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Old Trafford

Old Trafford is two grounds: Manchester United's football stadium and Emirates Old Trafford, the cricket ground. A hotel next to one can be 10 to 14 minutes on foot from the other. Here are the walking minutes to both, and until when the trams run back to the city.

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3 hotels, picked per ground

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Football, closest3 minwalk to the football ground

Hotel Football

  • Our route to the football stadium: about 160 m, 3 minutes[2] Calculated from map data
  • To the cricket ground: about 12 minutes[3] Calculated from map data
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Cricket, closest1 minwalk to the cricket ground

Hilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old Trafford

  • Our route to Emirates Old Trafford: about 60 m, 1 minute[4] Calculated from map data
  • To the football stadium: about 10 minutes[5] Calculated from map data
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Salford Quays17 minwalk to the football ground

Ibis Budget Manchester Salford Quays

  • Our route to the football stadium: 1.3 km, about 17 minutes[1] Calculated from map data
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Budget option: Ibis Budget Manchester Salford Quays (budget chain): 17 min to the football stadium, 23 min to the cricket ground (our routes)[1] Calculated from map data

What you only find here

Booking sites list the Hilton Garden Inn as "0.4 miles" from Old Trafford, but that hotel is at the cricket ground. We worked out the walk from every hotel to both grounds, so you pick the right side for your match.

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Hotels, walking routes and shuttles

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AHotel Football
BPremier Inn Manchester Old Trafford
CChesters Hotel
DHilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old Trafford
ETrafford Hall Hotel
FIbis Budget Manchester Salford Quays
GHoliday Inn Express Salford Quays
HPremier Inn Manchester Salford Quays
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These are the 8 hotels we checked for this page, not every hotel in the area. Every fact has a label that tells you how we know it. Prices are live, on the booking sites.

How we get these facts
A
Hotel FootballFootball
To the football ground3 min[2] Calculated
To the cricket ground12 min[3] Calculated
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B
Premier Inn Manchester Old TraffordFootball
To the football ground4 min[6] Calculated
To the cricket ground14 min[7] Calculated
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C
Chesters HotelBetween both grounds
To the football ground4 min[8] Calculated
To the cricket ground9 min[9] Calculated
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D
Hilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old TraffordCricket
To the football ground10 min[5] Calculated
To the cricket ground1 min[4] Calculated
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E
Trafford Hall HotelCricket
To the football ground14 min[10] Calculated
To the cricket ground11 min[11] Calculated
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F
Ibis Budget Manchester Salford QuaysSalford Quays
To the football ground17 min[1] Calculated
To the cricket ground23 min[12] Calculated
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G
Holiday Inn Express Salford QuaysSalford Quays
To the football ground20 min[13] Calculated
To the cricket ground27 min[14] Calculated
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H
Premier Inn Manchester Salford QuaysSalford Quays
To the football ground20 min[15] Calculated
To the cricket ground27 min[16] Calculated
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Step by step

Back to the city by tram

From the official TfGM timetable data (regular service). Extra trams on match days are not in this data.

6 minFrom the football stadium to Wharfside tram stop on our route
11 minWharfside to St Peter's Square, about every 15 minutes in the evening
23:43Last regular tram from Wharfside on a weekday (Saturday night 00:43, Sunday 23:28)
23:53Last from Old Trafford stop, by the cricket ground (Saturday night 00:53)
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Going to the football

Hotel Football, the Premier Inn Old Trafford and Chesters are 3 to 4 minutes on foot from the stadium on our routes.

Going to the cricket

The Hilton Garden Inn is right next to Emirates Old Trafford. From the football-side hotels it is 12 to 14 minutes.

Evening game, staying in town

Regular trams from Wharfside run until 23:43 on weekdays. Check the club's travel page for match-day extras.

Driving in

The club says supporters parked on car parks E1 and E2 may be held back after the game.

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Good to know before you book

  • Taxi from Piccadilly Station: about 15 minutes, average cost £10, says the club (5 October 2026).[17] Reported by official source
  • Football and cricket are different grounds. The cricket ground is on Talbot Road, M16 0PX.[18] Reported by official source
  • The tram times here are the regular timetable. Extra trams on match days are not in this data.[19] Reported by official source
  • Our walking minutes end at the outside of the ground on the map, not at your turnstile. Allow a few extra minutes.[2] Calculated from map data
  • Not checked: road closures around the grounds on match days.

Times, routes and fares can change. We show what the official source said on the date we checked it; always check the operator before you travel.

How we know

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Measured by us

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Calculated from map data

Worked out from OpenStreetMap, for example a walking time along the footpaths. Good, but nobody walked it for this page.

Reported by official source

Taken from the airport, the transport company or the hotel's own website, with the date we checked.

Questions

What people ask

Which hotel is closest to Old Trafford football stadium?

On our routes Hotel Football, about 3 minutes on foot, then the Premier Inn Old Trafford and Chesters, about 4 minutes.[2]

Which hotel is closest to the Old Trafford cricket ground?

The Hilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old Trafford, right next to the ground: about 1 minute on foot on our route.[4]

Which tram stop is best for Old Trafford football ground?

The club says Wharfside and Imperial War Museum are a short walk. Our route from Wharfside to the stadium is about 6 minutes.[20]

Sources

Official pages only: the venue, the transport companies and the hotels' own websites. Checked 5 Oct 2026. Walking times come from our own route calculations on OpenStreetMap unless a fact says "Measured by us". Times, routes and fares can change: fares are the official operator's or venue's own figures on the date shown, never hotel prices, and only meant to help you compare. Always check before you travel.

  1. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  2. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  3. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  4. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  5. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  6. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  7. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  8. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  9. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  10. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  11. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  12. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  13. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  14. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  15. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  16. Own route calculation on OpenStreetMap data (tools/walk-route.mjs) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  17. Manchester United: Getting here (official website) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  18. Emirates Old Trafford: How to find us (official website, Lancashire Cricket) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  19. Transport for Greater Manchester open data: GTFS timetable (Metrolink), published 30 Sep 2026 · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
  20. Manchester United: Getting here (official website) · link, checked 5 Oct 2026
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