Etihad Stadium tickets

The Etihad is a continuous bowl, and the club numbers its tiers as Levels 0 to 3 in its price bands and access guide. Going round the ground:

• South Stand, behind the south goal: three tiers since the third was added in 2015, with 4,995 rail seats in the lower tier. Most of City's vocal home support is here, and so is the away section.
• Pep Guardiola Stand (North Stand), behind the north goal, next to the Etihad Campus tram stop: expanded by about 7,900 seats in its second tier, topped by a Skybar and fitted with a rail-seating area. Long known as the Family Stand, it still gives its name to the club's Family Stand price bands.
• Colin Bell Stand (West Stand), along the west touchline: the players' and match officials' facilities are below it, the Tunnel Club is inside, and the Blue Carpet team arrival takes place outside its entrance.
• East Stand, along the east touchline: fans still call it the Kippax, an unofficial name.

Visiting supporters enter the South Stand through entrances L1, L2 and L3, and their turnstiles open two hours before kick-off. Because they share that stand with home fans, a resale seat behind the south goal needs a quick check of the block before you buy.

Hellotickets uses its own wording. "Shortside" means behind a goal, so either the South Stand or the Pep Guardiola Stand, and "Longside" means the Colin Bell or East Stand, with Lower, Middle and Upper Tier in place of the club's level numbers. The Etihad Stadium seating plan puts the blocks in order.

At the last check, resale prices put the visits of Manchester United and Liverpool well clear of the rest, with Arsenal and Aston Villa next. Most of the other league games, and both Champions League nights, started at a much lower level.

A tram stop sits right outside the ground, and there are several other routes into east Manchester (postcode M11 3FF):

• Tram: the Etihad Campus stop is just outside the Pep Guardiola Stand, 8-10 minutes from Piccadilly station. From Holt Town stop, a signposted Citylink walking route takes 15 minutes.
• Bus: Bee Network buses run from the city centre every 4-8 minutes and stop outside on Ashton New Road, a ride of about 20 minutes. The club's Matchday Bus network has 91 stops for 2026/27.
• On foot: about 35 minutes from the city centre on a step-free, lit and signposted route, or about 45 minutes from Piccadilly or Victoria.
• Rail: Ashburys is 20 minutes' walk away but has no step-free access to its platforms.
• Car: matchday parking must be booked in advance, and for 2026/27 there is park and ride from Co-op Academy Belle Vue.

After the final whistle, roads and buses around Ashton New Road are held: the city-centre shuttles leave once the road reopens, about 25 minutes after full time, and away fans may be kept in briefly.

Entry is by NFC mobile ticket: hold the back of your phone against the TAP reader at the turnstile. Bring nothing bigger than a small handheld bag of A4 size (12 x 8 x 3 in); the bag drop in the Grey Car Park, by the away turnstiles, costs £12 per item. The stadium is cashless, applies a strict Challenge 25 policy and bans smoking and e-cigarettes, and under-14s must sit next to an adult aged 18 or over.

City's lounges include the Tunnel Club in the Colin Bell Stand and the Skybar, with premium seating, on top of the expanded Pep Guardiola Stand. Hospitality entrances open three hours before kick-off.

Prices are set match by match. For Fulham, Leeds United and Hull City the club lists bars from £130 and hospitality from £240; for Nottingham Forest, £180 and £320; for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, £220 and £499; and for Arsenal, £290 and £625. The Champions League packages, open to previous customers and Cityzens registered before 27 August 2026, start at £115 for bars and £210 for hospitality against Napoli, and £90 and £160 against Sporting CP.

For the games with no members' tickets on sale at present, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa, hospitality was the one club route open at the last check. The Manchester City v Chelsea tickets page has the details for that December fixture, whose members' allocation was sold out for now.