National Football Museum

Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm
The museum cafe is open for breakfast and hot drinks from 9am each morning.
The museum is closed on Easter Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Free Admission. The museum is a charity and donations are very welcome. There is a charge for activities such as our Penalty Shoot Out, speak to staff for details.

By train
We’re a two minute walk from Manchester Victoria Train station. Come out of the station and look to your right; you won’t be able to miss our big triangular shaped glass building! We are a ten to twenty minute walk from other city centre stations in Manchester; Salford Central, Oxford Road, Piccadilly and Deansgate.

By bus
There is a bus stop (code NJ) right outside the museum on Corporation St served by many different routes. The free city centre Metroshuttle service number 2 stops at the museum and links directly to Deansgate and Oxford Rd train stations as well as other Metroshuttle services.

See the TFGM website for more details including maps of city centre bus routes.

By metrolink
The nearest metrolink tram stop is at Victoria station. All services from Bury stop at Victoria, as do services from the city centre towards Bury or Oldham. www.tfgm.com

By car
Manchester is ringed by the M60, linking to the UK's extensive motorway network. Many of the brown signs read 'National Football Museum at Urbis', so follow these to the city centre. There are a number of car parks within a 5-10 minute walk of the museum, including parking at the Manchester Arena. The nearest disabled parking is on Todd Street. See our Access page for more information.

By coach
There is a coach drop off point on Todd Street next to VIctoria Station.

From the airport
There is a regular train service from Manchester Airport to Manchester Piccadilly, from where the museum is approximately a 15 minute walk, or you can change to the Metrolink Bury service and alight at Victoria.