How to get to Coldplay at Wembley Stadium: complete London public transport guide including tube strike dates

It feels like Coldplay have been on tour for an eternity. The Music of the Spheres world tour has been travelling all over the planet since 2022, but it’s finally due to come to a magnificent close at London’s Wembley Stadium. 

The band’s 10-day residency (which started on August 22) will claim the record for the most appearances at Wembley in a single tour. And we don’t want to get your hopes up, but when the band played the stadium in 2022, they brought out special guests Jacob Collier, Natalie Imbruglia, Simon Pegg and Stormzy. 

This really is your final opportunity to witness Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres in person, so you won’t want to miss a thing. To help make sure you don’t arrive late, here are all your options for getting to Wembley Stadium when Coldplay are back in town. Remember the number one rule: leave with plenty of time to spare. 

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How to get to Wembley

Nearest tube and train stations

There are three train and tube stations near Wembley Stadium. Wembley Park Station is served by the London Underground Jubilee and Metropolitan lines, you can get to Wembley Stadium Station via Chiltern Railways and Wembley Central Station is on the London Underground Bakerloo line, London Overground Lioness line, London Midland and Southern lines. 

Bus 

There are a number of local buses serving Wembley Stadium. You can choose from the 18/N18, 83/N83, 92, 182, 206, 223, 297 or 483.

Coach 

National Express is offering a Wembley Express coach from 50 locations across the UK to help get people to the Coldplay gigs. Return fares start from £37 and coaches arrive to the venue at 3pm, giving you plenty of time to lounge around before doors open. They’ll leave the stadium at 11.15pm. You can book your place here.

Big Green Coach is running a similar service to the stadium with return coaches from Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Chelmsford, Colchester, Coventry, Exeter, Ipswich, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymouth, Reading, Southampton, Swindon and Taunton. Book onto your chosen route here. 

Car 

If you’d prefer to drive to and from the gig, there are parking spaces at Wembley Park (postcode HA9 0HX). Spaces start from £40 or £25 for Blue Badge holders and they’re no more than a 10-minute walk to the stadium. To guarantee a parking spot, you can book it in advance here. 

Tube strikes 

Coldplay have had to reschedule their final two Wembley shows due to tube strikes. They said: ‘Without a tube service, it’s impossible to get 82,000 people to the concert and home again safely, and therefore no event licence can be granted for the nights of 7th and 8th September.’

The rescheduled shows are now on September 6 and September 12, meaning you won’t have to worry about tube strikes when you make your way to Wembley. 

You can find out more about the RMT’s industrial action here and how to get around London during the strikes here. 

Last minute Coldplay tickets

Not fortunate enough to have found a Coldplay ticket yet? Find Time Out’s full guide to sourcing tickets on resale here.