OPPOSITION: Hull City
THE KC Stadium was opened on Wednesday December 18th 2002, when the Tigers played Sunderland in a friendly to mark the occasion. The Kingston Communication Stadium cost £43.5m and is home to the football and rugby clubs of the city.
The stadium is totally enclosed and is situated in a parkland setting with a total capacity of 25,400.
Click here for information about the stadium from the club itself on the official Hull website.
TOTAL MILAGE (from Vicarage Road): 200
BY CAR:
Take the M1 up to Junction 32 for the M18 in the direction of Hull. Leave the M18 at Junction 35 for the M62 to Hull. Exit at Junction 38 for the A63 to Hull. Next take the A15 which will become the A1105. Eventually this becomes Anlaby Road. Walton Street is a further half mile down the road.
TOTAL DRIVE TIME: 3 hours 30 minutes.
POST CODE: HU3 6HU.
BY TRAIN:
The walk from Hull Paragon Station is about 15 minutes to the ground. Exit at the south side and turn right. Go along Anlaby Road until you can do another right for Walton Street. Click here for train times and availability - as always you are encouraged to book as early as possible to get the best possible fare.
PARKING: £3 pays for your right to park at the stadium although it can take a while to get out. Parking is also available at Hull Royal Infirmary, it is a longer walk but you won't have to wait as long at the end.
AWAY END: Appropriately 2000 seats are normally handed to away sides in the North Stand.
PROGRAMME COST: £3
RESTAURANTS: Hull city centre has food of all flavours to suit all palates; there are also takeaways outside the ground.
PUBS: You may well be best suited to reserving your drinking for inside the stadium as the pubs around the ground are strictly for home fans.
If you do want to find yourself a welcoming establishment then head into the city centre. The Sandringham has been listed as particularly pleasant as well as pubs and bars around Spring Bank.
The info displayed on this page is only a guide for supporters, you are always recommended to check before travelling.
Thanks to Mark Bisson, author of The Football Fans' Guide who has kindly allowed some information to be reproduced on this page. His book is the ultimate guide for any football fan and provides information on every Premiership and Football League ground - from how to find them, where to park, what the local area is like to what the away section is like itself. It also offers handy tips on planning your journey and all the best motorway pit stops!
The Football Fans' Guide is available at all good book shops and can be ordered through Amazon. Click here to order.
