I drove and it was fine. Straight in and parked right next to the ground.

If using public transport I always walk back into Manchester - its the quickest way.

Only problem we had was because we decided to drive into Central Manchester after the game - big mistake - gridlocked. After nearly two hours of going round in a 400 yard circle we decided to just head out and home.

Forward planning is not some peoples strong points is it.

As a nation we really are clueless even at the initial planning stage of events.

Train from Piccadilly direct to the station behind the South Stand was pretty rammed, but a good laugh and it's absolutely ideal to be dropped off so close to the ground.

After the game we went to the pub at the side of the Salford Quays tram stop while the queues died down, all worked well. The trains at Victoria were a shambles though, there was a Wigan via Atherton train that was delayed half an hour and absolutely rammed. Didn't get on that, waited another 5 minutes and ended up getting a train on the same route with loads of room!

Pain in the backside yesterday. We stood waiting for the train at Oxford Road, as it pulled in we were told there was no chance of getting on as it was rammed. We ended up in a taxi to the ground which only worked out at £2 each so not that bad. Coming back into the centre the train was fine, but trying to get back to Warrington was a joke.

Agree with an earlier poster, platform staff at Manchester Piccadilly are some of the rudest people in the world.

We missed out on one train there due to a train coming from Hull, going through Leeds and Huddersfield, being busy on World Cup Final day.

Coming back was a nightmare. Trains moving platforms, very unhelpful manager on the platform blaming the government, crushing on the platform due to moving platforms, crushing to get on (my leg ended up in the gap between train and platform due to pushing) and a train rammed full.

Why they didn't get some replacement coaches on to help out I have no idea. Had to get a taxi home as missed the connecting train. Sure many, many others were in the same boat.

In short, First Transpennine Express - shambles.

10.22 NLW to Vic, 2 carriages - shambles, few lads couldn't get on at Atherton because trains were full so ended up in a taxi.
Markets and a WC final, so lets reduce carriages - I walked back into town also

Sounds like the Jubilee line every morning and afternoon!

OT must work as Man Utd get full houses every week. How come it goes so wrong in RL!

Because people think it's like going to Castleford on a wet Wednesday - just turn up at the last minute. If you get there early and grab a drink and some chips near the ground it's just about the easiest big stadium in the country to get to and from. Much easier than anywhere else I can think of.

I'm suprised that, after 15 or so grand finals, suddenly the seating is crap.

Getting there was quite bad
Wakey to Hudds fine...
11:00 at Hudds missed three trains to manchester due to them all being full / so many on the platform.
On 4th attempt managed to squeeze on and stood up to piccadilly not too bad, then taxi to OT was fine.

Getting back managed to get on a bus from the stadium that dropped us at piccadilly gardens and got on a train and sat down at platform 1.. only to be told now there swapping trains to another one which we all had to get off and scrum to get on..

First trans-pennine """express""" total joke.. not enough carriages and all the staff underprepared.

Travel was hard work.

Train Not as bad as grand final day coming but close managing to squeeze on but left a good 50+ on the platform and after our stop they didnt let anyone on. 2 carriages.

I then got the tram at eccles to exchange quay much easier than from the city.

On the seating I was in the north stand yesterday and i`ve been to few grand finals in the southstand when I was 6 stone heavier and they did seem cramped compared to the DW 2 weeks ago.

Ater the game I walked to salford quays over the bridge and sat and had a bev round there til 7.

Trams to manchester where empty then.

Victoria was another matter 10:30 train bedlam again the cancelling , changing platforms on trains fiasco.

But thankfully they had to put on a lot more carriages or they would have had a riot.

As long as you are there for the train and have a ticket they have to get you home. Must cost em a fortune.

I think the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff is arguably the easiest, it's right in the city centre and I've never had any issues when I've been.

I didn't have any issues yesterday. Went over in the car, got parked up at 1pm or so and didn't have any issues in the journey (saw a traffic alert that the M60 was congested J18-J12 so just went the other way around it). Easy walk up to the ground, got in in plenty of time. No bother.

There was the obvious traffic congestion after the match but that was to be expected.