In this guide
Matches on Merseyside worth planning around this winterTwo grounds, one city: the side-by-side viewThe Anfield away end: Entrances Q and R and the safe-standing rowsGate E and block 24: the Hill Dickinson Stadium away cornerGetting an away ticket: allocations, the £30 cap and phone passesLime Street, Sandhills and the matchday busesGetting home: the Sandhills queue and the alternativesBags, flags and what stays outsideWhere away fans drink before kick-offDriving, coaches and parkingAccess for disabled away supportersMerseyside derby: what changes for the away endEuropean nights at AnfieldCup ties: Bournemouth at Anfield and the FA Cup drawFlying in from the Gulf for a match on MerseysideTrip timeline: what to do and whenFrequently asked questions about away days at Anfield and Hill Dickinson StadiumThe Anfield away end lets you carry nothing bigger than an A5 bag and offers no bag drop, while Everton's new ground two miles away allows A4 and will store a larger bag for £20. Liverpool send visiting supporters along 97 Avenue to Entrances Q and R in the Anfield Road Stand; Everton send them through Gate E to turnstile block 24 in the north-east corner of Hill Dickinson Stadium. Both use phone tickets and both cap adult away prices at £30. Both also send most fans home through the same small station at Sandhills.
Article Summary: Away supporters at Anfield sit in the lower tier of the Anfield Road Stand and enter through Entrances Q and R, approached only from 97 Avenue. At Hill Dickinson Stadium they sit in the north-east corner, entering via Gate E and turnstile block 24. Both grounds open turnstiles two hours before kick-off and charge visiting adults no more than £30.
- Liverpool allow one handheld bag no larger than A5 (148.5mm x 210mm) and have no bag drop for visiting supporters, according to the club's visiting supporters guidance checked in November 2026.
- Everton allow bags up to A4 and run a bag drop on Budweiser Plaza at £20 per bag, according to the club's September 2026 matchday guidance, with proceeds going to Everton in the Community.
- Everton's September 2026 transport update put the typical post-match queue at Sandhills station at around 18 to 20 minutes, with the queuing area usually cleared within 45 to 60 minutes.
- Liverpool received 3,001 tickets for the Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday 29 November 2026 (12:00), including 30 wheelchair bays.
- Premier League clubs voted unanimously on 19 March 2026 to keep the £30 adult away cap until the end of the 2027/28 season.
This guide is built around the questions visiting supporters actually ask before a trip to Merseyside: where they will be sat, how the ticket arrives, which bus or station to use, which pubs let them in and, above all, how long it takes to get home. Away allocations are sold by the visiting club and nobody else. 1BoxOffice is an independent resale marketplace, not a club-authorised ticket channel. Its seats sit in the home areas, which suits home supporters and neutrals, and the risks that come with that are set out plainly in the ticket section below.
Matches on Merseyside worth planning around this winter
Television has already moved three of Liverpool's December home matches and Everton's December home game against Fulham. The table uses the latest confirmed times as of 10 November 2026. Late December and January kick-offs can still move, so check the match listing before you book trains.
| Date | Match | Ground | Kick-off (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 22 Nov 2026 | Liverpool v Manchester United | Anfield | 16:30 |
| Sun 29 Nov 2026 | Everton v Liverpool | Hill Dickinson Stadium | 12:00 |
| Wed 2 Dec 2026 | Liverpool v Sunderland | Anfield | 19:30 |
| Sun 6 Dec 2026 | Everton v Fulham | Hill Dickinson Stadium | 14:00 |
| Wed 9 Dec 2026 | Liverpool v FC Porto (Champions League) | Anfield | 20:00 |
| Sat 12 Dec 2026 | Liverpool v Leeds United | Anfield | 15:00 |
| Wed 16 Dec 2026 | Liverpool v Bournemouth (EFL Cup quarter-final) | Anfield | 20:00 |
| Sat 19 Dec 2026 | Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur | Anfield | 17:30 |
| Tue 29 Dec 2026 | Everton v Manchester City | Hill Dickinson Stadium | 20:15 (listed, may change) |
| Sat 2 Jan 2027 | Liverpool v Coventry City | Anfield | 15:00 (provisional) |
| Tue 5 Jan 2027 | Everton v Aston Villa | Hill Dickinson Stadium | 19:30 (listed, may change) |
Three of those kick-offs matter more than the rest for travelling supporters. The derby starts at noon on a Sunday, which means an early train and Sunday engineering works. Spurs fans face a 17:30 start on the last Saturday before Christmas, finishing at around 19:25, which leaves little room for the last direct trains south. Sunderland visit on a Wednesday night. Every Premier League ticket on the calendar carries the same warning: book flexible rail fares until the broadcasters have finished picking.
Two grounds, one city: the side-by-side view
Most Merseyside guides cover one ground. The rules differ enough that a supporter who did Anfield last season can get caught out at Bramley-Moore Dock, and the other way round. These are the differences that change what you pack and when you leave.
| What you need to know | Anfield (Liverpool) | Hill Dickinson Stadium (Everton) |
|---|---|---|
| Away section | Lower tier, Anfield Road Stand | North-east corner of the North Stand |
| Way in | Entrances Q and R, approach from 97 Avenue only | Gate E, then turnstile block 24 |
| Turnstiles open | Two hours before kick-off | Two hours before; Budweiser Plaza opens three hours before |
| Largest bag allowed | A5 (148.5mm x 210mm) | A4 |
| Bag drop for away fans | None | £20 per bag, Budweiser Plaza |
| Capacity | 61,276 | 52,769 |
| Nearest rail | Sandhills plus Soccerbus, or the 917 bus from the city centre | Sandhills, about 15 minutes on foot |
| Standing | Licensed safe standing in rows 6 to 35 of the away section | Licensed safe standing in the away section |
| Ticket office for away fans | Under the Kop, bring ID | Next to turnstile 24, opens three hours before, photo ID |
Capacity figures are the clubs' own: 61,276 from Liverpool since the Anfield Road Stand expansion and 52,769 from Everton, which cut 119 seats from the 52,888 design figure after a post-construction audit in June 2025. Guides still quoting 52,888 are out of date.
The Anfield away end: Entrances Q and R and the safe-standing rows
Visiting supporters at Anfield sit in the lower tier of the rebuilt Anfield Road Stand, at the opposite end from the Kop. Visiting clubs usually receive about 3,000 tickets in the Premier League, and the allocation is sold through that club alone. Any seating map drawn before the stand reopened in 2024 is out of date, so use the current Anfield seating plan for orientation and our guide to the best and worst seats at Anfield for the view from each part of the ground.
The route in is fixed. Liverpool's visiting supporters guidance says away fans must approach Anfield Road from the direction of 97 Avenue, because there is no access from Arkles Lane, and Anfield Road itself is closed to pedestrians except for access to the turnstiles. Supporters coming from the away coach park or Stanley Car Park walk along Dahlia Walk to 97 Avenue. When you leave, the club's instruction is simple: turn left.
- Entrances: Q and R, with turnstiles opening two hours before kick-off (Brentford's May 2026 guide to Anfield).
- Ticket collection: the away ticket office sits under the Kop. Duplicates go through your own club's box office before matchday, and you need ID to collect.
- Searches: every adult and every bag is searched, so allow extra time at the turnstile.
- Automatic bans: Liverpool say anyone entering the pitch or carrying smoke bombs or pyrotechnics now receives an automatic club ban, which can extend to the parent or guardian of a child involved.
Standing is allowed in a defined part of the away end. Liverpool's visiting fans booklet says rows 6 to 35 of the visitors' section have rails and form a Licensed Safe Standing Area, and Brentford's May 2026 guide says the same. Stand only at your own allocated seat, never in gangways or on steps. Supporters who want to sit should look for seats in the rows outside that range. The general visiting supporters webpage still describes Anfield as all-seater with no persistent standing; the booklet is the more specific and more recent document.
Home and neutral buyers looking at Anfield tickets should note the other side of this: the lower Anfield Road tier next to the visiting section is segregated on the day, so seats close to the away end are worth avoiding for high-tension matches.
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Gate E and block 24: the Hill Dickinson Stadium away corner
Everton's away supporters guide places visiting fans in the north-east corner of the North Stand, entering through turnstile block 24. Gate E is the gate closest to both the away coaches and the turnstiles, so that is the one to head for. Several third-party guides still put the away section in the south-east, the north-west or a stand they call the Cowshed. They are wrong; follow the club and the Hill Dickinson Stadium seating plan.
The away section has licensed safe standing on rail seats. Liverpool's ticket notice for the derby advises supporters who want to sit, and who do not need a wheelchair bay, to buy in rows 1 and 24 of blocks 118, 119 and 120. The same notice says some restricted-view seats in the allocation are discounted by £1, so the view is not uniform across the corner.
- Timing: Budweiser Plaza, which leads to every turnstile, opens three hours before kick-off; the turnstiles open two hours before.
- Checks: searches at the turnstiles, with sniffer dogs working for drugs and pyrotechnics.
- Ticket office: next to turnstile 24, open three hours before kick-off; duplicates must be arranged by your home club and you need photo ID.
- Turnstile lights: green means a valid adult ticket, amber a concession or junior ticket and red means you need a steward.
- Concourse: Level 1, with three male and three female toilet blocks, two accessible toilets, a gender-neutral toilet and a first aid room.
For home and neutral buyers, Hill Dickinson Stadium tickets cover the home areas of the ground; the visiting corner is not part of that market.
Getting an away ticket: allocations, the £30 cap and phone passes
The visiting club sells the away allocation, usually to members, season-ticket holders and other eligible supporters ranked by loyalty credits or points, and no other channel sells those seats. Liverpool's sale for the derby shows how fine the margins are: supporters with 15 or more match credits were certain of a ticket in the first window on 11 and 12 November 2026, and later windows dropped to 14, 13 and then 12 credits, each subject to availability. Prices for that match were £30 for adults, £25 for over-65s and 18 to 21s and £20 for under-18s.
The £30 adult price is the Premier League cap. Clubs voted unanimously on 19 March 2026 to keep it to the end of 2027/28, and the league credits it with lifting away attendance from 82% to 91% of allocations. Each club's loyalty system is different, and our guides to Manchester United's away ballot, Tottenham's Ticketing Points, Manchester City's away ladder and Aston Villa's away priority system cover the clubs visiting Merseyside next. Our Premier League ticket price index sets the capped away price against home prices at every ground.
Delivery is increasingly a one-off NFC pass (a phone ticket that opens the turnstile by tapping, like contactless payment). Liverpool's derby passes are emailed from Thursday 26 November, cannot be forwarded and are strictly non-transferable; supporters without a ticket are told not to travel. Everton's guide asks fans to add the pass to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, charge the phone and keep bank cards away from the back of the case, because the reader can pick up the wrong chip.
The cap applies to league matches only. Resale FA Cup tickets and cup allocations follow each competition's own rules, and the FA Cup third round lands in January 2027 with the ties still to be drawn.
One legal point needs stating plainly. Reselling a ticket for a designated football match in England and Wales without the home club's authorisation is an offence under section 166 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. The law makes no distinction between home and away sections, so it covers seats in the home end as well as the away allocation. This is general guidance, not legal advice. If you miss out on your club's allocation, the compliant route is your club's later sales windows and returns. A home seat is not a workaround: both clubs segregate visiting supporters, and Liverpool's derby notice tells away fans without a ticket not to travel at all.
The same caution applies to anyone buying on the secondary market. 1BoxOffice is an independent marketplace, not a channel authorised by Liverpool, Everton or the Premier League. Both clubs' ticket terms restrict transfers, so a ticket bought outside a club-authorised channel can be cancelled or refused at the turnstile, and that risk sits with the buyer. Read the seller's listing details and the venue's entry rules before you buy.
Lime Street, Sandhills and the matchday buses
Liverpool Lime Street is where most away trains arrive, and neither ground is close to it. Anfield is about two miles north-east and Hill Dickinson Stadium about two miles north, on the docks. Walking from Lime Street to Anfield takes just under an hour, so most visiting supporters take a bus, or a Merseyrail train to Sandhills and a connection from there.
| Route | Ground | Where to board | When it runs | Fare (adult) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 917 express | Anfield | Commutation Row, by Lime Street | From three and a half hours before kick-off, every 15 minutes, last bus 30 minutes before | £2 single, £4 return |
| Soccerbus | Anfield | Sandhills station | Stagecoach: from three and a half hours before kick-off, last bus 30 minutes before. Merseyrail: from three hours before, last bus about 15 minutes before. Returns from about 10 minutes after the final whistle, from Walton Lane at Anfield Road | £3.80 return as a rail add-on, £4 return on board |
| Merseyrail to Sandhills | Hill Dickinson Stadium | Liverpool Central or Moorfields (Northern line) | Every 15 minutes on the Southport, Ormskirk, Hunts Cross and Headbolt Lane lines before and after the match | Return from £2.80, Day Saver from £4.80 |
| 919 shuttle | Hill Dickinson Stadium | Commutation Row to Great Howard Street (Blackstone Street stop) | From three hours before kick-off, last bus 30 minutes before | £2 single, £4 return |
| 929 shuttle | Hill Dickinson Stadium | Liverpool ONE bus station, stand 4 | From five hours before kick-off, last bus 30 minutes before | £2 single |
Fares and times come from Stagecoach, Arriva and Merseyrail, checked in November 2026; the operators publish different Soccerbus windows (Stagecoach three and a half hours, Merseyrail three, Liverpool's own booklet two), so plan on the shortest and treat the earlier start as a bonus. Stagecoach buses take contactless, cash or the operator's app. The Soccerbus add-on is bought at a Merseyrail booking office with your train ticket, and you need to ask for Anfield.
For Hill Dickinson Stadium, Sandhills is about a 15-minute walk from the ground and has a lift from platform to concourse. Moorfields in the city centre is a 25-minute walk if you use the Old Hall Street exit, which Merseyrail keep open before and after the match. Bootle supporters can use the 939 from Bootle bus station to Derby Road, and Kirkby has the 918. If you are driving in, the safest plan is a city-centre car park and one of these buses.
Getting home: the Sandhills queue and the alternatives
This is the part of a Merseyside away day other guides skip, and it is the part fans complain about most. Everton, Merseyrail and the Liverpool City Region met in September 2026 to review matchday transport. Their figures, published by Everton on 23 September 2026, give a realistic picture of what happens after the final whistle at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
- Queue before boarding: around 18 to 20 minutes in the Sandhills queuing area before you reach the platform, according to supporters' feedback in Everton's September 2026 transport update; it can run longer on big matches.
- Clearance: the queue is usually fully cleared within 45 to 60 minutes.
- Wait for a train: a separate average of about 10 minutes for trains into the city centre and about 20 minutes for other destinations.
- Volume: roughly 6,000 to 8,000 rail passengers after each game, with 24 to 28 trains an hour, which signalling limits make hard to increase.
- Feedback: in a supporters' survey of 656 Everton fans, around half reported a poor experience at Sandhills.
The way round it is to avoid the queue rather than join it. If you are heading to Lime Street for an intercity train, walking 25 minutes to Moorfields via the Old Hall Street exit is often as quick as queueing at Sandhills and then changing. The 929 back to Liverpool ONE picks up at the stadium from around full time and runs for up to two and a half hours, and the 939 to Bootle collects at Derby Road, by Boundary Street, 10 minutes after the whistle. Merseytravel also point supporters to Bank Hall as an alternative station.
At Anfield the pattern is different. Turn left out of the away end, then either take the Soccerbus back to Sandhills or the 917 back towards Commutation Row by Lime Street. Return services restart about 10 minutes after the final whistle and board at different stops: the Soccerbus from Walton Lane at the junction with Anfield Road, the 917 from the return buses that Liverpool's booklet says are stacked on Walton Lane. Both run until the crowd disperses.
Plan the last train before you buy the match ticket. Brentford's May 2026 guide gave 20:43 as the last direct train from Lime Street to London Euston on its matchday, arriving around midnight, but the time varies by day and engineering works. A 17:30 or 20:00 kick-off on Merseyside can leave London, Midlands and southern supporters needing a hotel, so check National Rail on the day you book.
Bags, flags and what stays outside
The bag rule is the sharpest difference between the two grounds, and it catches out supporters who travel with an overnight bag. At Anfield, anything bigger than A5 has nowhere to go unless you leave it at your hotel or a city-centre luggage store before you set off.
| Rule | Anfield | Hill Dickinson Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Bag size | One handheld bag, A5 or smaller; Superstore clear carrier for purchases | A4 or smaller |
| Bag storage | None for visiting supporters | £20 per bag behind the Accreditation hub, Budweiser Plaza |
| Medical bag exemption | Email Liverpool's Disability Team at least 48 hours before | Everton's online form at least 24 hours before kick-off |
| Flags | Under 2m x 1m with a pole under 7mm wide and 1m long; larger flags in the visitors' section only, checked with fire safety paperwork | Under 2m x 1m with a fire safety certificate; no poles |
| Banned items (examples) | Laptops, tablets, large umbrellas, cans, bottles over 500ml, selfie sticks, drones, air horns | Pyrotechnics, megaphones, drums, flag poles |
| Political material | No political or nationalistic messaging on flags | Israeli or Palestinian flags, banners, T-shirts or other materials may not be displayed for the foreseeable future, under Premier League guidance |
Everton's ground is cashless and card-only, and alcohol is sold on the away concourse at The People's Bakery and Flightbirds kiosks, though Merseyside Police can suspend sales. The matchday programme costs £4. Anfield is cashless too: Liverpool's visiting fans booklet says contactless or chip and pin is required in all areas. Alcohol is served on the visiting concourse at Anfield, but it cannot be drunk in view of the pitch.
Where away fans drink before kick-off
Anfield has one well-known away pub; Hill Dickinson Stadium has none close to the ground that is set aside for visitors. Football Ground Guide's June 2026 pub guides for both grounds, and Brentford's May 2026 stadium guide, give the clearest current picture.
| Pub | Nearest ground | Walk | Away fans |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arkles, 77 Anfield Road | Anfield | About 6 minutes | Known as the away pub, also busy with home fans; door policy can change match by match |
| The Flat Iron, Walton Breck Road | Anfield | About 10 minutes | Mixed, usually relaxed for non-rival matches |
| The Thomas Frost (Wetherspoon), Walton Road | Anfield | About 20 minutes or a short bus ride | Welcomes travelling fans, large and roomy |
| Thomas Rigby's, Dale Street | City centre, for Hill Dickinson Stadium | About 20 minutes or a short bus ride | Regularly welcomes away groups |
| The Railway Tavern, Tithebarn Street | City centre, for Hill Dickinson Stadium | About 20 minutes | Mixed and friendly outside rivalry matches |
The pubs closest to Anfield's Kop, including The Albert, The Park and The Sandon, are home pubs, and some ask for proof of a home ticket on big matchdays. On the docks, The Bramley Moore, the Sandon Dock Bar and The Atlantic on Regent Road lean heavily Everton, and Everton have said admission to Regent Road pubs is at each venue's discretion. The North Western Wetherspoon inside Lime Street station is a sensible meeting point before heading to either ground, and covering colours in city-centre bars on derby day is sensible.
Driving, coaches and parking
Neither ground offers parking for visiting supporters, and both sit inside Liverpool City Council's event-day controls, which apply when more than 10,000 people are expected. Anfield runs a resident-only scheme and illegally parked cars can be fined or removed. Everton tell supporters not to drive to the stadium at all, not to park in residential or industrial streets and to use car parks in the city centre or at Bootle Strand instead.
- Anfield coaches: park at the away coach park; supporters walk along Dahlia Walk to 97 Avenue and then to Entrances Q and R.
- Hill Dickinson Stadium coaches: free parking on Regent Road, north of the stadium from the Boundary Street junction towards Bootle, about 10 minutes' walk from the turnstiles.
- Coach approach to the docks: from the north along Derby Road, right into Boundary Street, then right onto Regent Road. Home coaches park first, then away coaches.
- Allocation: coach spaces at both grounds are arranged through the visiting club's supporter liaison officer.
Access for disabled away supporters
Both clubs publish detailed provision, but the arrangements are booked differently, and most of them must be requested through your own club before the match.
| Provision | Anfield | Hill Dickinson Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelchair bays | 24 bays in front of the visiting supporters, in blocks AL8 and AL9, entrance via Gate 6 on Anfield Road | 30 bays in Liverpool's derby allocation, with in-seat catering |
| Parking | Limited; request a space from Liverpool's Disability Ticketing Team | A small number of free spaces at Nelson Dock (L5 9SR), booked through the visiting club; Everton's guide lists eight, Burnley's March 2026 notice six |
| Getting from the station | Soccerbus from Sandhills | Everton's accessible shuttle from the Bankhall Lane and Sandhills Lane junction to Boundary Street, about 175m from the stadium; book by midday on the last working day before the match online, by email or on 0151 556 1878 (options 1, 2 then 3) |
| Toilets | Toilets and first aid near the viewing area | Two accessible toilets (radar key from a steward); Changing Places on Level 0, inside Entrance 24 |
| Other support | Headsets for blind supporters on request; stewards in blue bibs; oxygen users must tell the club in advance | Audio commentary (bring 3.5mm headphones), sensory packs, dementia wristbands, free wheelchair loan, quiet rooms |
Liverpool's booklet places the bays in blocks AL8 and AL9, while its general webpage still uses older block numbering; the allocation notice for your match is the more reliable source on the day. Confirm the Nelson Dock parking count with your club's disability liaison officer before you travel. Everton note that road closures around Nelson Dock can last up to 45 minutes after the match.
Merseyside derby: what changes for the away end
The derby is the match that puts the most pressure on every system described above. On Sunday 29 November 2026 Liverpool take 3,001 supporters to Hill Dickinson Stadium for a 12:00 kick-off, with 30 wheelchair bays and their personal assistants inside that number. Everton then visit Anfield for the return league match, currently listed for Saturday 30 January 2027 and subject to television selection.
- Tickets: Liverpool's NFC passes for the away derby are emailed from 26 November, with no forwarding. Our guide to Liverpool's away credits explains how the credit thresholds work.
- Arrival: a noon kick-off means Budweiser Plaza opens at 09:00 and the turnstiles at 10:00; aim to be at Gate E well before 11:00, because searches and dog checks take longer on derby day.
- Getting there: Liverpool supporters reported crowding on the derby-day approach to Gate E last season, so follow steward routing to the letter.
- Getting home: expect the Sandhills queue at its longest; the walk to Moorfields or a 929 back to Liverpool ONE is the alternative.
The return match at Liverpool v Everton at Anfield brings the A5 bag rule and the 97 Avenue approach into play for Everton fans. Evertonians who are not in their club's away allocation should look at home matches at their own ground instead; Everton tickets on 1BoxOffice cover home matches at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
European nights at Anfield
Liverpool are in the Champions League league phase this season, which brings visiting supporters from Portugal and France to Anfield: FC Porto on Wednesday 9 December and Lens on 27 January, both at 20:00. Visiting clubs in UEFA competitions receive at least 5% of capacity, and UEFA caps the away ticket price for Champions League matches at €50.
An 8pm kick-off finishes at around 21:50, which rules out most return trains beyond the North West. Overseas groups usually stay in the city centre and use the 917 or a taxi, and the A5 bag rule still applies, so leave cases at the hotel. Home and neutral supporters can find seats for both matches among the Champions League tickets on 1BoxOffice.
Cup ties: Bournemouth at Anfield and the FA Cup draw
Liverpool host Bournemouth in the EFL Cup quarter-final on Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 20:00, live on ITV and Sky Sports. Everton's quarter-final is away at Fleetwood Town on Thursday 17 December, so no cup tie is due at Hill Dickinson Stadium before the FA Cup third round in January.
Cup allocations work differently from the league. The £30 cap does not apply, and the FA Cup allows the visiting club up to 15% of the ground, which can mean a larger away section and extra blocks being turned over at either stadium. Check the visiting club's ticket notice for the exact blocks, because they can differ from the league layout described above. Seats for the competition sit with the other EFL Cup tickets as each tie is listed.
Flying in from the Gulf for a match on Merseyside
Supporters from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the wider Gulf usually fly into Manchester, which has direct flights from the region and direct trains to Liverpool Lime Street, or connect to Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Entry rules depend on nationality. British and Irish citizens need nothing extra. Nationals of countries on the UK visa list need a visit visa. Most other visitors need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (a digital travel permit applied for online before departure), unless they already hold UK immigration permission. Check the UK government's guidance for your passport before you book.
Your ticket route depends on who you support. If you follow the visiting club, your seat comes from that club's away sale, as set out above. If you support Liverpool or Everton, or you simply want to see a Premier League match on Merseyside, home-area seats are the right route, and that is what Liverpool tickets and Everton seats on 1BoxOffice are for. Our guides to buying Liverpool tickets without a membership and buying Everton tickets without a membership are written for those buyers, and Liverpool hospitality and Everton hospitality cover the premium options.
Trip timeline: what to do and when
| When | Anfield | Hill Dickinson Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| When you buy | Check the kick-off has been confirmed for TV and book a flexible return train | Same, and pre-book the accessible shuttle or Nelson Dock parking if needed |
| Week before | Request a medical bag exemption (48 hours minimum) | Request a medical bag exemption (24 hours minimum); send flag paperwork |
| Day before | Download the phone pass; leave larger bags at the hotel | Download the phone pass; decide on the £20 bag drop or the hotel |
| Three and a half hours before | 917 and Soccerbus services start running | 929 already running from Liverpool ONE |
| Three hours before | Buses still running every 15 minutes | Budweiser Plaza and the ticket office open; 919 shuttle and accessible shuttle start |
| Two hours before | Turnstiles at Entrances Q and R open | Turnstiles at block 24 open |
| Full time | Turn left; Soccerbus to Sandhills or the 917 from Walton Lane | Sandhills queue, the walk to Moorfields or the 929 and 939 |
Frequently asked questions about away days at Anfield and Hill Dickinson Stadium
1. Is Hill Dickinson Stadium the same as Everton's ground at Bramley-Moore Dock?
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Hill Dickinson Stadium is the name of Everton's ground on Bramley-Moore Dock, at Regent Road, Liverpool L3 0BW, which replaced Goodison Park as the club's home from the 2025/26 season.
2. What happens if my phone dies before I reach the turnstile?
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A dead phone means no pass, so carry a small power bank that fits inside the bag limit, because a duplicate at either ground has to be arranged through your own club's box office and collected with ID.
3. Is there a prayer room for visiting supporters?
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Everton list a Faith Room on the Level 1 visiting concourse at Hill Dickinson Stadium, while Liverpool's visiting supporters guidance does not mention one at Anfield.
4. Can children attend the away end without an adult?
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Under-16s at Anfield and under-14s at Hill Dickinson Stadium must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over, according to each club's visiting supporter guidance, and the visiting club's own ticket terms can set a stricter limit.
5. Can I do Anfield and Hill Dickinson Stadium on the same weekend?
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Not this winter, because the two clubs' home league matches fall on different weekends, but Everton v Fulham on Sunday 6 December and Liverpool v Leeds United on Saturday 12 December are six days apart, with Liverpool v FC Porto in between, which suits a long Merseyside break.
Anfield and Hill Dickinson Stadium reward supporters who plan the trip home as carefully as the trip there. For home and neutral seats at either ground, every 1BoxOffice order is backed by the 150% money-back guarantee: a full refund if your tickets are not received and no alternative is offered, plus a goodwill credit voucher of up to 50% of the order value (excluding fees and taxes, capped at £125) that 1BoxOffice may issue at its discretion under its terms and conditions. The guarantee covers delivery and does not override either club's admission rules. Under the terms, a ticket the venue deems invalid is refunded at its original face value, excluding service fees, after verification; a valid ticket refused by the venue is not covered; and any entry problem must be reported within 20 minutes of the start of the match. Heading north-west again later in the season? Our Manchester away matchday guide covers Old Trafford and the Etihad.
Sources: Liverpool FC, Everton FC, Merseyrail, Stagecoach Merseyside, Arriva North West, Liverpool City Council, Premier League, Football Supporters' Association, Brentford FC, Burnley FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Football Ground Guide.
