Away Guide | Ipswich Town
Swansea City are back on the road this weekend with a trip to Ipswich Town in the Championship. (Saturday, 3pm kick-off).
Here is a handy travel guide for all the Jacks making the journey.
IPSWICH TOWN v SWANSEA CITY
Date: Saturday, November 11 (3pm).
Address: Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2DA
Distance from the Swansea.com Stadium: 276 miles
TICKETS
Tickets for this game are no longer on sale.
Tickets are not available to purchase on the day at Portman Road. If you have not purchased a ticket in advance, please do not travel.
POSTAGE/ DELIVERY
All tickets purchased before 5pm on Wednesday, November 8 have been posted out first class, with any tickets purchased after this point being available to collect on Thursday, November 9.
If your tickets have not arrived in the post by 10am on Friday, November 10, please let the ticket office know by emailing ticketing@swanseacity.com and including your customer number or booking reference, and the club will arrange duplicate tickets for you to collect at the host club.
The club encourages supporters to purchase online, with all tickets purchased online being posted out. This is the fastest and most convenient method to secure your seat.
SEAT ALLOCATION
The club was given an allocation of just over 1,000 tickets.
Away fans are housed in blocks V1 and V2 of the Cobbold Stand. This stand runs the length of the stadium and these blocks are located in the upper tier.
TRAVELLING BY CAR
There is no official stadium car park and street parking close to the ground is extremely limited with most being residents only.
However, there are plenty of car parks near the ground. The largest of these is located right by the away end (postcode IP1 2BP).
This car park does fill up quickly and is often full by 90 minutes before kick-off. The Portman Road exit for this car park will be closed until 15 minutes after full-time.
There are other large car parks near by:
West End Road – IP1 2DZ
Railway Car Park - IP2 8AL
There are also plenty of car parks in the town centre, which is a 10-minute walk from the stadium.
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
Ipswich Town has advised that engineering work is currently taking place on the London to Ipswich line and replacement buses are in operation.
The journey from Swansea to Ipswich takes approximately five and three-quarter hours. Trains leave Swansea station approximately every hour.
You can see Portman Road from the train station in Ipswich, and it takes five to 10 minutes to walk to the ground.
Ipswich Town has created an away guide here which provides further details, including return travel.
SUPPORTER COACHES
Travel packages are now sold out for this fixture.
Coaches are departing at 6am from Rossi’s, facing the Swansea.com Stadium, but parking for supporters using the travel service is available onsite in the stadium’s north car park.
Once at Ipswich, away coaches will park in West End Road car park, which is a 5 to 10-minute walk from Portman Road.
NEARBY PUBS
The Station Hotel, located opposite the railway station, is the official away pub and has a garden and TV screens.
Please note most pubs near the ground, and the majority in the city centre, are for home fans only.
REMEMBRANCE
Saturday's match will mark Ipswich Town's remembrance game with a moment of reflection ahead of kick-off.
As part of the matchday activities they are supporting Medals2Matches, inviting veterans to wear their medals to the game. For more information about this, please click here.
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For more information, you can click the button below to view Ipswich Town's guide for visiting fans.