COVENTRY City Football Club moved to the state-of-the-art Ricoh Arena in the summer of 2005, playing their first ever game there against Queens Park Rangers on August 20. Costing £113 million, the Ricoh Arena is one of the UK's top entertainment, sports and business venues and in 2006 was awarded Confex 2006 Venue of the Year Award - in its first year of operation. DIRECTIONS By Car THE Ricoh Arena is considered one of the easiest venues in the country to reach due to being sat literally next door to the M6 motorway from which you can see the stadium. So for those of you wishing to visit the Ricoh Arena by car, just click HERE for directions from all corners of the country! BY TRAIN Fans travelling to Coventry by train have one of two choices when using public transport from Coventry Train Station to get to the Ricoh Arena, With a taxi rank right outside the train station, fans can take a taxi direct to the Ricoh Arena which will cost approximately £12 or take a taxi to city centre bus station Pool Meadow, costing approximately £6, where they can catch a bus to the stadium. For a comprehensive list of bus routes to the Ricoh Arena, see By Bus below. BY BUS You can travel via a number of bus routes around the city to Arena Park Tesco which neighbours the Ricoh Arena and also provides footpath access to the stadium. Click HERE to visit the Travel Coventry website for details of all bus routes to the Ricoh Arena. PARKING The Ricoh Arena has 2,000 car parking space on site conveniently located next to the North and South entrances to the Venue.   On each Coventry City Football Club match day, the two main car parks in operation that are available to purchase parking passes are Car Park B & C. Please be aware that there is strictly NO parking available in side streets near to the Ricoh Arena. A strict residents' parking scheme is enforced on event days as part of the Ricoh Arena's green travel plan. This enforcement lies within two kilometers of the venue. Car Park B Accessible from the main entrance to the Ricoh Arena, the car park houses 555 spaces for each match day. There are now two exits from Car park B to enable visitors a speedy getaway. Match-by-Match Price: Spaces in Car Park B are available at £10.00 per space. Seasonal Passes: Seasonal passes are available at a rate of £165.00, this price entitles you to a guaranteed car parking space for all CCFC league games, cup games and any special football matches. Any member of your friends/family can use tickets as no vehicle registration recording is used. Should you for any reason be unable to attend a particular game, any member of your party can use the ticket, from the season book. Opening Times: 3.00pm kick off: Opening 12.00 midday, closing at 8.00pm 7.45pm kick off: Opening 5.00pm, closing at 11.00pm Car Park C Car Park C is accessible from the A444 Phoenix Way Road dual carriageway, followed by a short walk across the pedestrian footbridge to the arena. Match-by-Match Price: Spaces in Car Park C are available at £10.00 per space. Seasonal Passes: Seasonal passes are available at a rate of £199.00, this price entitles you to a guaranteed car parking space for all CCFC league games, cup games and any special football matches. Any member of your friends/family can use tickets as no vehicle registration recording is used. Should you for any reason be unable to attend a particular game, any member of your party can use the ticket, from the season book. Opening Times: 3.00pm kick off: Opening 12.00 midday, closing at 8.00pm 7.45pm kick off: Opening 5.00pm, closing at 11.00pm Disabled Badge Holders If you are a disabled badge holder, please feel free to contact us for availability and prices. Telephone: 0844 873 6514 Email karl.chester@ricoharena.com Payment Options Visitors can pay for their Car Parking passes by a number of methods, online, by telephone, or by cheque. Online: Please click here where you will be taken to our online payment store. Telephone: Please contact our car parking team on 0844 873 6514 Cheque: All cheque's should made payable to 'Arena Coventry Ltd' and sent it to the following address: Car Parking Ricoh Arena Phoenix Way Coventry CV6 6GE Off site parking is also available via the Yellow Official Parking around the stadium, prices vary from £2.50 to £5.00. Follow the Yellow signs when arriving at the Ricoh Arena. For more information on off-site parking please visit www.ricoharenaparking.com People should be aware that there is NO parking available in side streets near the venue. A strict residents' parking scheme will be enforced within two kilometres of the Ricoh Arena. Disabled fans and wheelchair users should ring 0844 873 1883 for details regarding parking in the stadium's car-parks or email car.parking@ricoharena.com