Anfield is the home of Liverpool and one of the most famous grounds in world football, a 61,276-seat stadium two miles north-east of the city centre that has been staging football since 1884. Demand for Anfield tickets is close to the highest in England, because a global fanbase, sustained success on the pitch and a long season-ticket waiting list leave very little supply on general sale. The Anfield Road Stand expansion completed in 2024 added several thousand seats, but even so the biggest fixtures are extremely hard to reach through the club. 1BoxOffice is a verified secondary marketplace established in 2006, with seat-level detail at checkout and a 150% money-back guarantee if a ticket fails to grant entry on matchday.
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This guide is written for the supporter making the trip, not the browser. It covers how to reach the ground when there is no station at Anfield, how the four stands are arranged around the famous Kop, where away fans sit, the strict A5 bag rule and digital tickets, the historic pubs of the L4 streets, and the run of European nights that have made this one of football's great theatres. By the end you should know exactly how your matchday will run.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Anfield |
| Address | Anfield Road, Liverpool, L4 0TH |
| Capacity | 61,276 (after the 2024 Anfield Road Stand expansion) |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Home Club | Liverpool (from 1892) |
| Surface | Natural grass with a reinforced hybrid pitch |
| Owner | Liverpool FC |
| Record Attendance | 61,905 (Liverpool v Wolves, February 1952) |
| Nearest Stations | Sandhills, via the matchday Soccerbus link |
| Original Tenant | Everton, until 1892 |
The first thing to understand about Anfield is that there is no railway station at the ground, so reaching it takes a little planning. The stadium sits in a residential district about two miles from the city centre, and the club actively steers supporters onto public transport because parking is very limited. The combination of the Soccerbus rail link and direct buses covers most journeys well.
The Soccerbus is the main rail-based route: take a Merseyrail train to Sandhills station on the Northern Line, then transfer to the free Soccerbus shuttle that runs to Anfield on matchdays, from a couple of hours before kick-off until after the final whistle. This is the quickest way in from the wider region, since Sandhills connects to the whole Merseyrail network and out towards Southport, Ormskirk and the Wirral.
Direct buses run from the city centre to the ground. The 917 matchday service links the central bus stops with Anfield, and regular routes such as the 26 and 27 from Queen Square and the 17 from Liverpool ONE serve the area close to the stadium. Buses are frequent and cheap, and for many visitors staying centrally they are the simplest option of all. Check Merseytravel for current routes, times and fares.
Anfield is walkable from the centre for the energetic, at roughly two miles and around forty-five minutes on foot, a route many supporters enjoy on a dry day. Taxis and ride-hailing cars are plentiful in Liverpool and reasonable for the short hop, though drop-off points are held back from the ground on matchday, so expect a short walk at the end. Lime Street is the main city-centre rail station for arrivals from further afield.
Driving is discouraged and awkward. There is no large public car park at the ground, the residential streets around Anfield operate matchday parking restrictions that are enforced, and a matchday car park at Stanley Park behind the stadium fills quickly. For nearly everyone the bus or the Soccerbus is far less stressful than trying to park nearby, so leave the car in the city or at home.
Parking is one of the harder parts of an Anfield trip. There is no major public car park at the stadium, and the streets around the ground are covered by a matchday residents' parking scheme that is actively policed, so casual street parking risks a fine. The Stanley Park car park behind the ground offers some matchday spaces but fills early. Locals sometimes advertise driveway parking, which is unregulated. The most reliable plan is to park in the city centre or at a Merseyrail station with parking and use the Soccerbus or a bus for the final leg.
Anfield is a four-stand ground built up over more than a century, so the stands vary in size and age, from the towering new Main Stand to the single-tier Kop. The atmosphere is the draw here, and where you sit shapes the day as much as the view. The four sides each have a distinct identity.
The Kop is the most famous stand in English football, a huge single tier behind the goal that holds around 12,000 of Liverpool's most vocal supporters and gives the ground its wall of sound. This is where You'll Never Walk Alone is sung loudest before kick-off. It is the section to target for the fullest Anfield atmosphere, and it is also one of the hardest to reach on resale because home supporters hold on to those seats tightly.
The Main Stand is the largest, a three-tier structure redeveloped in 2016 that holds more than 20,000 and houses the premium and hospitality seating, the media positions and the tunnel. The upper tier gives a commanding elevated view across the pitch, and this side carries the higher-priced seats and the best facilities.
The Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, formerly the Centenary Stand, runs the length of the pitch opposite the Main Stand across two tiers and is a popular choice for a clear side-on view. The Anfield Road End, redeveloped and expanded to two tiers by 2024, sits behind the far goal and houses the visiting supporters in a designated section alongside home seating. It generates its own noise on a big night and now offers some of the newest seats in the ground.
Away supporters are housed in the Anfield Road End, with an allocation that varies by fixture and expands for cup ties. Family seating is offered in designated areas away from the loudest sections, with age rules set for each match. Accessibility at Anfield is strong, with 333 wheelchair-user spaces spread across the stands, ambulant and easy-access seating at ground level, two Changing Places facilities in the Kop and Main Stand Lower, a sensory room in the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand with soundproof glass and a clear view, audio-descriptive commentary for visually impaired supporters and nine accessible entrances. Because allocations, family rules and accessible seating are arranged per fixture, confirm the detail through the ticketing channel before you travel.
The table below matches a section to what you want from the day.
| Priority | Recommended Sections |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | The Kop, behind the goal |
| Tactical overview | Main Stand upper tier, central rows |
| Close to pitch | Front rows of the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand |
| Families | Designated family areas away from the loudest sections (confirm age rule at purchase) |
| Budget-friendly | Upper corners and the higher rows of the end stands |
| Away fans | Anfield Road End, visiting-supporter section |
| Accessibility | Designated wheelchair-user bays with companion spaces (request at purchase) |
Liverpool has a mild but wet maritime climate, and rain is a real possibility at any time of year, driven in off the Irish Sea. The stands cover the seating well, but wind can carry rain into the front rows on an exposed side in bad weather, and the corners can be draughty. For an autumn or winter fixture a warm layer and a waterproof are sensible, since evening kick-offs by the coast get cold. Umbrellas are not permitted inside, so a hooded jacket is the better choice.
Anfield runs one of the stricter bag policies in the league, so pay attention to this before you set off. Only small handheld bags no larger than A5 size, roughly 15 by 21 centimetres, are permitted, which is smaller than the A4 limit at many grounds, and anything bigger is refused. There is no bag store at the stadium, so an oversized bag has to be left elsewhere. All bags are searched on entry. Prohibited items include bottles, cans, alcohol brought from outside, pyrotechnics and flares, large flags on poles and any object judged dangerous. Check the club's matchday guidance for the current rules and arrive early to clear the search.
The streets around Anfield have a strong matchday culture, with historic pubs and food institutions that are part of the experience. This is one ground where the pre-match hours in the local area are worth arriving early for.
The Sandon on Oakfield Road is the birthplace of Liverpool Football Club and a spiritual home for supporters, with a big matchday operation. The Albert, right by the Kop, is one of the most atmospheric pre-match pubs in football and packed before every game. Homebaked, the community bakery opposite the Kop, is famous for its pies and a matchday ritual in its own right. The Park and the Twelfth Man are other well-used local options. All get extremely busy, so arrive in good time.
The Arkles, close to the Anfield Road end, is commonly used by visiting supporters and has long been a gathering point for away fans. Many visitors also drink in the city centre beforehand, around the Ropewalks and the waterfront, and travel out to the ground, which spreads the crowd and avoids the busiest local pubs.
The concourses take card and contactless payment and serve the usual matchday fare of pies, burgers and hot drinks, with the Homebaked pies outside a local favourite. Prices inside are in line with a Premier League ground. For a fuller meal, eat in the city centre beforehand, where the Baltic Triangle, the Albert Dock and the Ropewalks cover every budget, then travel out for kick-off.
Liverpool use digital ticketing, so for most fixtures the barcode sits in your phone wallet or the club's app and is scanned at the turnstile. Load the ticket, charge your phone and turn the screen brightness up before you reach the entrance, since a saved screenshot can fail to scan when a barcode refreshes. Turnstiles generally open around two hours before kick-off for a Premier League match, and earlier for the biggest games. With a bag search and enormous crowds arriving at once, the streets and entrances get very busy in the last hour, so aim to be at the ground in good time rather than close to kick-off.
Leaving Anfield means moving a huge crowd out of a residential area with no station, so patience and a plan help a lot.
The Soccerbus runs back to Sandhills station for the rail network after the final whistle, and the direct buses and regular routes carry supporters back into the city centre. Both are busy immediately after a sell-out, so either move quickly or give the first surge a few minutes to clear before heading to the stops.
Many supporters simply walk back towards the city centre, which takes around forty-five minutes and avoids the queues for buses altogether. It is a straightforward, largely downhill walk back towards town and a good way to unwind after a big match, particularly on a dry evening when the streets are full of supporters heading the same way.
With so many people leaving at once, the simplest way to beat the crush is to stay in the local pubs such as The Sandon or The Albert for a while after the whistle and let the first wave clear. A short wait usually means a far easier journey back into the city.
Anfield opened in 1884 and was originally the home of Everton, who played there until a dispute with the ground's owner John Houlding led them to leave for Goodison Park in 1892. Houlding then founded Liverpool Football Club to fill his empty stadium, and the club has played at Anfield ever since. Over more than a century it grew from a simple ground into one of the game's most storied venues.
The Kop, built up in 1906 and named after a hill from the Boer War, became the symbol of the ground, a vast terrace of singing supporters that was converted to an all-seater single tier in 1994 while keeping its identity. The Bill Shankly era from 1959 transformed the club and the stadium's aura, turning a struggling second-division side into a European force and building the culture that still defines the place. From that period came the legendary Boot Room, the modest coaches' room where Liverpool's managers plotted a golden age, and the anthem You'll Never Walk Alone, adopted in the 1960s, which became inseparable from Anfield. The Shankly Gates, erected in 1982 in the great manager's memory, carry the anthem's title in wrought iron at the entrance, and a statue of Shankly stands outside the Kop with the words that he made the people happy.
The ground also carries a solemn duty of memory. The Hillsborough memorial, with its eternal flame, honours the 97 Liverpool supporters who died as a result of the 1989 disaster, and it stands as a permanent place of remembrance at the stadium. In recent years the club has modernised without losing that heritage, redeveloping the Main Stand in 2016 and expanding the Anfield Road End by 2024 to lift capacity above 61,000.
Anfield's reputation as a European theatre was sealed on nights that have entered football folklore. On 7 May 2019, Liverpool beat Barcelona 4-0 to overturn a three-goal first-leg deficit and reach the Champions League final, one of the greatest comebacks the competition has seen, a result confirmed by UEFA and contemporary reports. Decades earlier, on 16 March 1977, Liverpool beat Saint-Étienne 3-1 on a famous European night settled by David Fairclough's late goal, a match still spoken of as the template for an Anfield comeback. The ground's record attendance of 61,905 was set against Wolves in February 1952, in the era of the great terraces, when the Kop alone held tens of thousands standing. Nights like these are why visiting players and supporters talk about Anfield under the lights as an experience unlike any other in the English game, and why a European fixture here remains one of the most sought-after tickets in football.
With the Anfield Road Stand expansion completed in 2024, there is no confirmed plan for further large-scale expansion of the ground. The club's recent investment has focused on that redevelopment and on the surrounding stadium precinct rather than on adding more capacity, and the current 61,276-seat configuration is the settled home of Liverpool football. Any talk of further growth should be treated as speculative unless the club sets out concrete proposals.
Anfield offers strong accessibility across its stands. It provides 333 wheelchair-user spaces spread through the Main Stand, the Kop, the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand and the Anfield Road End, along with ambulant and easy-access seating at ground level. There are two Changing Places facilities, in the Kop and the Main Stand Lower, and a sensory room in the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand with specialist equipment and an unrestricted view behind soundproof glass. Audio-descriptive commentary is available for registered visually impaired supporters, and nine accessible entrances serve the ground. Accessible parking is offered with advance booking. Because accessible seating is allocated per fixture and demand is high, supporters with access requirements should book directly through the club's disability ticketing channel well ahead of the match.
Almost every Liverpool home fixture sells out, but some drive resale demand far harder than others. The Merseyside derby against Everton and the visit of Manchester United are the standout occasions, and you can follow them on the Merseyside derby tickets and Liverpool vs Manchester United tickets pages, while the full home programme sits on the Liverpool tickets and Premier League tickets listings. European nights are the hottest tickets of all, with the knockout rounds of the Champions League tickets calendar and any Europa League tickets ties producing the famous Anfield atmosphere. Early-season fixtures against mid-table sides are the most accessible and sometimes available closer to kick-off. Secondary-market prices move with demand, so treat any figure as indicative rather than fixed and buy early for the marquee matches.
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Liverpool is one of the great football cities to visit, with a UNESCO waterfront, the Beatles heritage and a warm, welcoming character, and Anfield is the centrepiece of a footballing culture that runs deep. Fly into Liverpool John Lennon Airport, about half an hour from the centre, or into Manchester Airport with a direct train to Liverpool Lime Street in around an hour and a half. Base yourself in the city centre near Lime Street or the waterfront for the best mix of bars, restaurants and transport out to the ground. Card and contactless payment are standard everywhere, and the buses and Soccerbus make the ground easy to reach without a car.
With the north-west packed with clubs, many supporters build a longer trip around the match. If you are lining up other fixtures, the football tickets hub, the wider football tournaments calendar and the venues tickets directory show what else is on, while tournament travellers follow the World Cup tickets hub. In Liverpool itself, the Albert Dock, the Beatles Story, the two cathedrals and a Liverpool FC stadium tour and museum all make good use of a matchday morning before the short trip out to Anfield.
Anfield holds 61,276 following the Anfield Road Stand expansion completed in 2024, which made it one of the largest club grounds in England. It is an all-seater stadium. Its record attendance is 61,905, set against Wolves in February 1952 in the era of the terraces.
There is no station at the ground, so take the Soccerbus from Sandhills Merseyrail station, or a direct bus such as the 917 or the 26 and 27 from the city centre. The stadium is about two miles from the centre, walkable in around forty-five minutes. Parking is very limited, so public transport is strongly advised.
There is no railway station at Anfield itself. The nearest practical rail option is Sandhills on the Merseyrail Northern Line, from where the free matchday Soccerbus shuttles supporters to and from the ground. Lime Street is the main city-centre station for arrivals from further afield.
There is no major public car park at the ground, and the surrounding streets operate an enforced matchday residents' parking scheme. A car park at Stanley Park behind the stadium offers some spaces but fills early. Most supporters park in the city or at a Merseyrail station and use the Soccerbus or a bus for the final leg.
It is very difficult on general sale, as members and season-ticket holders take up most of the supply and the waiting list runs into the tens of thousands. Public sales for remaining tickets are limited, which is why a verified secondary marketplace is often the realistic route for visitors, with seat detail shown before you pay.
Anfield only permits small handheld bags no larger than A5, roughly 15 by 21 centimetres, which is stricter than many grounds, and larger bags are refused with no storage available. All bags are searched. Bottles, cans, outside alcohol, pyrotechnics and flares are prohibited. Check the club's matchday guidance before you travel.
The Kop, the huge single tier behind the goal, is the most famous stand in English football and the source of the noise and the singing of You'll Never Walk Alone. Target it for the fullest Anfield atmosphere. The Main Stand upper tier gives the best elevated view of the pitch.
Away supporters are housed in the Anfield Road End, which was redeveloped and expanded by 2024. The allocation varies by fixture and can be larger for cup ties. The section is separated from the home areas in line with Premier League segregation.
Yes. Anfield has 333 wheelchair-user spaces across the stands, ambulant and easy-access seating, two Changing Places facilities, a sensory room in the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, audio-descriptive commentary and nine accessible entrances. Accessible parking is offered with advance booking. Arrange accessible seating through the club's disability ticketing channel well in advance.
Turnstiles generally open around two hours before kick-off for a Premier League match, and earlier for the biggest games. With a bag search and enormous crowds arriving at once, the streets and entrances get very busy in the last hour, so aim to arrive in good time. The precise opening time is confirmed with your ticket.
The concourses take card and contactless payment and serve the usual matchday pies, burgers and hot drinks. Outside the ground, Homebaked opposite the Kop is a famous community bakery known for its pies. Most supporters also drink in the historic local pubs or the city centre before the match.
Yes, family seating is offered in designated areas away from the loudest sections. Age accompaniment rules for children are set by the club for each fixture, so confirm the exact requirement and any child pricing at the point of purchase rather than assuming a fixed rule.
Yes. The Liverpool FC Stadium Tour and Museum take in the dressing rooms, the tunnel with its This Is Anfield sign, pitchside and the club's history and trophies. Tours run on most non-matchdays and should be booked in advance. Confirm the current days, hours and prices with the club before you visit.
Face-value Premier League prices vary by category of fixture, but demand far exceeds supply so resale prices depend heavily on the opponent. The Merseyside derby, Manchester United and European knockout nights command the highest prices, while early-season fixtures are more accessible. Secondary-market prices move with demand, so treat any figure as indicative rather than a promise.
Stay in the city centre near Lime Street or the waterfront for the best mix of bars, restaurants and transport out to the ground. Both areas keep you close to the Albert Dock and the nightlife and within easy reach of the buses and Soccerbus to Anfield on matchday.
Liverpool issue tickets digitally, so the barcode sits in your phone wallet or the club's app and is scanned at the turnstile. Charge your phone, turn up the screen brightness and load the ticket before you arrive. A saved screenshot can fail to scan when a barcode refreshes, so rely on the live ticket.
It is known for the Kop and the singing of You'll Never Walk Alone, for its European nights and famous comebacks, and for the Shankly Gates and the Hillsborough memorial. On the pitch it is one of the most intimidating grounds in the world for visiting teams, especially under the lights.
The immediate area is residential, with Stanley Park beside the ground, so the main attractions are in the city, a short bus ride away: the Albert Dock, the Beatles Story, the waterfront and the two cathedrals all make good use of a matchday morning. The stadium tour and museum are at Anfield itself.
Anfield opened in 1884 and was originally home to Everton before Liverpool was founded in 1892 and took over the ground. Liverpool have played there ever since. The Main Stand was rebuilt in 2016 and the Anfield Road End expanded by 2024.
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Sources: Liverpool FC (liverpoolfc.com), Merseytravel and Merseyrail, Premier League and stadium reference records. Information was gathered in July 2026 and may change; check sources for the latest details. 1BoxOffice is not affiliated with Liverpool FC or Anfield. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.