The Ashes at Headingley Leeds: where to park and how to get there

England take on Australia at the Emerald Headingley ground from Thursday, August 22 until Monday, August, 26.

The game is set to last five days.

It is the first time an Ashes Test Match has been played at Headingley since 2009.

How to get there:

By bus:

The 19, 19A and 56 buses go along Cardigan Road.

The 1, 28, 95, 96 and 97 all go to Headingley and stop within walking distance of the ground.

By rail:

Burley park train station is a seven minute walk from Emerald Headingley Stadium.

Headingley train station is a 15 minute walk from the stadium.

Leeds Station is a 45 minute walk.

By car:

The Emerald Headingley Stadium offers this advice for drivers using the M621:

Take M621 – Leave at junction 2, signposted Emerald Headingley Stadium. Follow the A643 (A58) Wetherby road – at the next roundabout take the City Centre/Wetherby A58 exit. Almost immediately, bear left to Ilkley (A65) and the airport. At the lights (TGI Friday is on the left), turn left into Kirkstall Road A65. Go straight on for about .75 mile (Yorkshire Television is on the right).

There is a sign at the traffic lights showing “Headingley 1.5 miles”. Stay in the right-hand lane. Turn right and go up the hill to another set of traffic lights at the crossroads. Carry straight on up Cardigan Road (Co-op is on the left). After the pedestrian lights and bus stop turn left into St Michael’s Lane, signposted Headingley Stadium. The Ground is on your right-hand side.