How to get Arsenal tickets in 2026/27: a simple guide for every fan

How to get Arsenal tickets comes down to one step: join as a member. Red Membership costs £38 a season and lets you enter the ballot, a free prize draw, for each men’s home game, because no sale is open to everyone. If you lose, the Ticket Exchange, the club’s own resale service, is your second chance.

Every home and away game, with its sale status today, is on the Arsenal tickets page.

How do Arsenal tickets work?

Arsenal tickets work differently from concert tickets, because the club sells men’s home games only to its members. Arsenal is a Premier League football club from north London. Its home is the Emirates Stadium in Holloway, which holds 60,704 people, according to the Premier League Handbook for 2026/27.

There is no general sale, meaning a sale open to anyone, and no queue at a ticket window. Season ticket holders already have their seats, and members apply for the rest. These words explain nearly all of it:

• Membership: a paid plan for one season that lets you apply for tickets. The ticket itself costs extra.
• Ballot: a free prize draw for one game. If your name comes up, the club charges your card for a ticket.
• Red and Silver: the two main adult levels. Anyone aged 18 or over can buy Red, while Silver is drawn first and comes through a waiting list.
• Category: the price band for a game, set by the opponent. C is the lowest band and A is the highest in normal use.
• Ticket Exchange: fans who cannot go put their seat back, and members buy it at full price.
• Ticket Transfer: a free service that lets a season ticket holder send a seat to a friend or relative.
• Hospitality: a seat sold with food and drink, at a higher price and with no draw.

What is the best way to get Arsenal tickets?

The best way to get Arsenal tickets is Red Membership if you want to go regularly, and hospitality if you need one fixed date. A friend with a season ticket beats both. This table ranks every route by your real chance:

How hard is it to get Arsenal tickets? Very hard: the club’s published 2026/27 success rates so far are 5% to 12% for Red members, so most entries lose. Silver does better because far fewer fans hold it.

If you only want one game a season, do not count on a single Red entry, because a friend’s seat or hospitality is more realistic. If you want to go often, buy Red and enter every ballot you could attend.

How to get Arsenal tickets for the first time

To get Arsenal home tickets for the first time, buy a membership, set up the club’s app, then enter every ballot you could attend. Do these steps in order:

1. Buy Red Membership. It costs £38 a season on arsenal.com if you are 18 or over. The Arsenal membership guide compares every level, including those for children.
2. Set up the Arsenal app. Install the latest version, then log in with your email or username and password.
3. Add your digital pass to your wallet. This is your entry pass, held in Apple Wallet or an Android wallet. Any ticket you win appears on it about one week before the game.
4. Build your Network. This is your list of linked accounts, and everyone in a group must be in it.
5. Enter the ballot. Apply on the Online Box Office, the club’s ticket website. Pick up to two price bands, and choose to be placed in any remaining area.
6. Keep your card ready. The club charges winners automatically, and a declined card makes your application unsuccessful.
7. Check your result. Look under Ballot Activity in the Ticket Hub, the ticket section of the app. The club tries to email you, but checking is your job.
8. Lost? Use the Ticket Exchange. The Arsenal Ticket Exchange guide shows how to buy returned seats there.

Which mistakes cost people a ticket?

• Skipping a ballot because the odds look poor. The Ticket Exchange opens first to members who lost that game’s ballot, so no entry means no second chance.
• Joining too late for a big game. Some games have an embargo, a cut-off date for new members. Memberships bought after 24 June 2026 could not buy for Borussia Dortmund, and those bought after 26 August 2026 could not buy for Real Madrid.
• Choosing free Digital Membership. It gives you video and a newsletter, but no right to enter a ballot.
• Planning on one membership for two people. For most games it is one ticket per membership.

How do Arsenal ballots work?

Arsenal ballots are free prize draws, one for each home game, typically held four to six weeks before the match. Recent ballots opened on a Friday at 12pm and closed the next Monday at 12pm. Arsenal says your odds stay the same whenever you enter, so there is no need to rush.

You can apply alone or in a group of up to four members, and a group wins or loses together. If you win, the club charges you the member price plus booking fees. Disability Access members buy first, then Silver winners are charged, then Red winners.

Timeline for one real match: Arsenal v Ipswich

Arsenal v Ipswich on Saturday 2 January 2027 is a Category C game, from £31.80 for an adult, and the 3pm kick-off is still to be confirmed. Its sale runs like this:

How can you improve your chances in an Arsenal ballot?

Nothing lifts your odds in a single Arsenal ballot, because the draw is a matter of luck. What helps is entering more draws and removing the reasons an entry can fail.

• Enter more games. Each home game has its own draw, so every entry is a fresh chance.
• Stay flexible on seats. Accept any remaining area as well as your two price bands.
• Keep groups small. Arsenal says that if only pairs of seats are left, groups of three or four are not drawn.
• Stay in the queue for Silver. Every Red member joins the Silver waiting list automatically, in order of purchase. Stop renewing and you lose your place.

Are Champions League and cup tickets sold the same way?

Arsenal Champions League and cup tickets are sold to members by ballot, the same way as league games, though cup timings can differ. The next Champions League home game with no ballot date yet is Sabah on Wednesday 27 January 2027 at 8pm.

Can you get Arsenal tickets if you are not a member?

You cannot get a normal Arsenal seat for a men’s home game if you are not a member, because ballots and the Ticket Exchange are for members. Arsenal’s help centre says the only ways to buy without a membership are a hospitality package or an authorised agent. A season ticket holder can also send you their seat.

How does Ticket Transfer work?

Ticket Transfer lets an Arsenal season ticket holder send a seat from the Ticket Hub to a free digital account in your name, so you need no membership. The service closes three hours before kick-off, and a ticket you have not accepted by then is accepted for you. For a few high-demand games, it only works with accounts created before a set date, so open yours early.

Is Arsenal hospitality worth it?

Arsenal hospitality is worth it if you must be there on a set date and can pay more for a seat with food and drink. It is not worth it if you are happy to wait for a ballot win.

Call the club on 0345 262 0001 and select option 2, or use one of its official agents. These include Champions Travel, Travel Connection and Seat Unique.

How much do Arsenal tickets cost?

Arsenal tickets for adult members start at £31.80 in Category C, £44.80 in B, £61.20 in B+ and £78 in A for 2026/27. You pay for your membership on top, and winning entries also pay booking fees.

These ticket prices are for a lower-tier seat behind the goal, in a corner or on a wing. Every area and age is in the guide to how much Arsenal tickets cost.

How do you get cheap Arsenal tickets?

The lowest prices for Arsenal tickets are Category C games in the lower tier, from £31.80 for an adult member. Under-18s on Junior Gunners or Cannon, the club’s youth levels, pay half, which is £15.90 for that seat. Young adults aged 19 to 24 and seniors aged 66 and over pay 75%, which is £23.85.

How do you get Arsenal away tickets?

Arsenal away tickets go first to fans with the most away points, so a new member should not expect one. An away ticket is a seat in the part of another club’s ground kept for visiting fans. You earn an away point by buying one and going to the game.

Tottenham v Arsenal on Sunday 6 December 2026 shows how it works. Arsenal received 3,038 tickets, and the sale opened on Monday 2 November to members with 50 or more points at 10am, then 40 or more at 1pm.

• Silver and Red members: Arsenal calls their access extremely limited, but from this season they can earn away points too.
• Price: adults pay £30, because Premier League clubs agreed on 19 March 2026 to keep this cap for two more seasons.
• Other clubs’ sales: sales on the home club’s website are for that club’s own fans.
• ID and refunds: carry photo ID and your membership pass. Away tickets cannot be refunded.

Arsenal also runs an Away Ticket Exchange, which opens once an away game has sold out.

How do you get an Arsenal season ticket?

You get an Arsenal season ticket by joining the Season Ticket Waiting List, at £50 for adults or £25 for juniors, then waiting for an offer. A season ticket is one payment for your own seat at every league home game. Seats only come free when a holder does not renew.

Adult prices for 2026/27 start at £978 for 19 Premier League games. The 23-game version, from £1,171, adds the first stage of the Champions League. That £978 is above Manchester United’s lowest adult price of £646.

Arsenal publishes no waiting time, and the list gives you no ballot entries, so buy Red Membership as well. To renew, holders must use their seat for at least 17 of 19 games, or 20 of 23, so a season ticket suits fans who get to most home games. The Arsenal season ticket guide has every price and rule.

Can you bring children, a group or a disabled fan to the Emirates?

You can bring children, a group or a disabled fan to the Emirates Stadium, but each person needs their own ticket, so plan before a ballot opens.

• Bringing children? Junior Gunners levels can enter ballots. Children aged 13 and under must sit within reaching distance of an adult aged 18 or over.
• Want the family area? Silver and Red groups can ask for blocks 28, 29 and half of block 30 when they apply. It depends on availability and is not offered for Champions League games.
• Going with friends? Apply as a group of up to four. Selected Friends and Family sales may also allow up to three extra tickets.
• Disabled fans: Disability Access members have their own ballot and pay half price, with a free Personal Assistant ticket if eligible. Call the Disability Liaison Team on 020 7619 5000, option 2.
• Aged 66 or over? Seniors can apply for a set number of match tickets at 25% off through the ballot.

How can a tourist or first-timer get Arsenal tickets?

A tourist can get Arsenal tickets most reliably through hospitality, because a Red ballot is a long shot for one fixed trip. It costs more, but it needs no membership and no luck. Check the date first, because TV can move league games.

• Coming from abroad? A lost ballot leaves you with no seat on your dates, so sort out your ticket before you book flights.
• Happy to see Arsenal Women? The club’s women’s team also play at the Emirates, and you need only a free ticketing account. For Arsenal Women v Liverpool, on 20 or 21 January 2027, the general sale is open, with a £1.65 booking fee per ticket.

What happens on matchday at the Emirates Stadium?

On matchday at the Emirates Stadium, you get in with the digital pass on your phone, and Arsenal recommends arriving at least 90 minutes before kick-off. General Admission, the normal seats, typically opens two hours before kick-off, and Club Level, the premium tier, two and a half hours before. All times here are UK time.

• By Tube: Arsenal station, on the Piccadilly line, is about three minutes’ walk away but has no step-free access. Finsbury Park and Highbury & Islington are about 10 minutes’ walk, and both are wheelchair accessible.
• Stations to avoid: Holloway Road is exit-only before matches, and Drayton Park is closed.
• Travelling from outside London? King’s Cross is the main rail link. Take the Piccadilly line to Arsenal, or the Victoria line to Highbury & Islington.
• Reaching your entry gate: use the North Bank Bridge, the Clock End Bridge or the stairs by the Armoury shop. From Arsenal station, the Clock End Bridge is usually quieter.
• Bags and paying: anything larger than A4 is refused and every bag is searched. The stadium is cashless, so bring a card.
• Standing: the Clock End lower tier now has standing rails, so it suits fans who stand throughout.

To see where a ballot may place you, read the Emirates Stadium seating plan.

What to do now (as of 31 October 2026)

As of 31 October 2026, the next ballot for new fans is Arsenal v Ipswich, from 12pm on Friday 6 November to 12pm on Monday 9 November. Do this first: buy Red Membership and set up your Network before that ballot opens.

Later home games, from Newcastle on Saturday 23 January 2027 to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday 1 May 2027, have no ballot date yet. If none of the club’s routes works for the game you want, resale listings with live prices sit on the Arsenal tickets page.