The Emirates Stadium is the impressive home of Arsenal FC — a modern 60,000-capacity arena in North London hosting Premier League football and major concerts. On match days and event nights, tens of thousands converge on the ground, and getting there and away smoothly takes planning. This guide covers match days, getting there, and fixed-price transfers around North London.
Arsenal match days fill the Emirates with 60,000 fans, and the stadium also hosts major concerts and events. With crowds that size, the surrounding streets and Tube stations (Arsenal, Holloway Road, Finsbury Park) get extremely busy before and after, and Arsenal station in particular restricts flow at peak times. A fixed-price taxi to an agreed drop-off point nearby, with a pickup afterwards, avoids the crush and the packed Tube.
| From | Saloon | Executive | MPV | 8-Seater |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | £81 | £92 | £92 | £104 |
| Heathrow Airport | £98 | £110 | £112 | £120 |
| Gatwick Airport | £128 | £149 | £152 | £165 |
| Luton Airport | £123 | £142 | £146 | £158 |
| Stansted Airport | £128 | £149 | £152 | £165 |
| From | Saloon | Executive | MPV | 8-Seater |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | £146 | £166 | £166 | £187 |
| Heathrow Airport | £176 | £198 | £202 | £216 |
| Gatwick Airport | £231 | £268 | £274 | £297 |
| Luton Airport | £222 | £256 | £262 | £284 |
| Stansted Airport | £231 | £268 | £274 | £297 |
Fares include the London zone charge. Saloon seats 4, MPV 6, 8-seaters for groups of fans.
The Emirates sits in a lively part of North London, with Islington's bars and restaurants close by for pre- and post-match. Many fans and concert-goers combine the event with a night out, and a taxi makes moving between the venue, the bars and home easy — especially valuable when 60,000 people are trying to leave the area at the same time via a handful of busy Tube stations.
The Emirates Stadium stands as one of the finest modern football grounds in the country, a fitting home for Arsenal since the club moved from historic Highbury. With a capacity of around 60,000, it combines the scale and facilities of a top European arena with a design that keeps fans close to the pitch, and its concourses, hospitality areas and the surrounding Arsenal-branded streets make match day a full experience. Beyond football, the stadium is a major concert venue, hosting some of the biggest names in music during the summer months. All of this means enormous crowds converging on a relatively compact part of North London, where the local Tube stations — particularly the exit-managed Arsenal station — simply cannot move everyone quickly. The result is significant crowding before and after events, which is precisely why so many fans and concert-goers prefer a pre-booked transfer to an agreed nearby point, avoiding the packed platforms and getting home in comfort while the stations are still heaving with the departing crowds.
A: Yes — to an agreed drop-off point nearby, avoiding the packed stations.
A: A pre-booked transfer to an agreed pickup point beats the Tube crush.
A: Luton and Stansted north, Heathrow west — all fixed-price; see fares above.
A: Yes — MPVs and 8-seaters keep a group together and split the cost.
The Emirates hosts 60,000 for Arsenal and major concerts, overwhelming the local Tube stations after events. A fixed-price transfer gets you close to the ground and away again door-to-door — the calm way to and from a match or concert in North London.
Door-to-door — skip the packed Tube after the match.
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