Baggies fans can coach their team to Championship play-off victory with National Express

15 May 2007

National Express, the Official Travel Supplier to Wembley Stadium, has today announced that it is operating a direct coach service from West Bromwich to Wembley Stadium for The Championship Play-Off Final on Bank Holiday Monday, 28th May. The dedicated service will take fans directly to the gates of the brand new national stadium for 12:30 just in case they want to soak up the atmosphere in time for the 3pm kick-off.

As a public transport destination, travelling by coach is one of the easiest ways to get to Wembley Stadium. National Express will make it simple for fans to travel in a comfortable and convenient way to the big match, and won't leave until after the final whistle has been blown.

The W61 service for fans from West Bromwich Bus Station, priced at £19 return for adults and £9.50 return for children - is as follows:

Outward Journey	Time	Return Journey	Time
West Bromwich Bus Station	09:40	Wembley Stadium	17:45
Birmingham Digbeth Coach Station	10:00	Birmingham Digbeth Coach Station	20:15
Wembley Stadium	12:30	West Bromwich Bus Station	20:35

Tickets for the services are now on sale and can be booked at www.nationalexpress.com/wembley. All services have instant e- and m- tickets available for customers, which means there is no need to worry about the post. Customers also have the option of booking with the national customer contact centre on 08717 818181, at any National Express coach station or through one of a thousand travel shops around the country. Fans can book up until the time of departure but to guarantee a seat National Express recommends booking early.

Dave Watkin, Sales and Marketing Director, National Express said: "Travelling by coach is the simplest way to get to the Conference Play-Off Final from West Bromwich – we will provide a great service and look forward to welcoming travelling fans onto our services direct to the gates of this fabulous new stadium for the big match."

As well as operating the UK's number one coach network for more than 30 years, National Express is an expert at providing transport solutions for events and festivals. For ten years, National Express was the only transport provider at the Glastonbury festival, transporting more than 12,000 festival goers to and from the festival site from around the UK. The company also provides coach services to the Big Chill, Carling Reading and Leeds, V Festival and the NEC. Another area of expertise is providing transport services to high security political events including the G8 Summit in Gleneagles.

As part of National Express' status as Official Travel Supplier to Wembley Stadium, the company is operating 13 new coach routes serving 43 major towns and cities to the gates of Wembley Stadium for all major events. Fans will arrive on National Express coaches that will park directly outside the stadium.

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Notes to editors:

National Express
National Express provides Britain's only scheduled national coach network and serves more than 1,000 destinations, delivering 19 million customer journeys each year. National Express airport services to all major UK airports. Eurolines offers value for money European coach travel to more than 500 destinations. The business employs over 1,500 people across the UK.

National Express Group
National Express is part of the leading international transport business, National Express Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange (NEX.L). It carries over one billion passengers a year worldwide through its, bus, train, light rail and express coach operations. It holds leading market positions in the United Kingdom, North America and Spain and employs over 40,000 people.

Wembley Stadium
Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL) is the company that has redeveloped Wembley Stadium as the world's leading sport and music venue. Offering 90,000 fans unrivalled views of the action in state-of-the-art facilities while generating an unbeatable atmosphere, WNSL is setting new standards for supporters and performers alike.

Wembley Stadium is a public transport destination and we strongly urge visitors not to use private cars but instead travel by National Express coach, train, tube or bus. A residents' permit scheme operates on stadium event days. Only cars with resident permits will be allowed to park in the area. For more information on traveling to the stadium visit www.wembleystadium.com/gettingtowembley or call the Wembley Stadium Travel Information Line on 0845 6000555.

National Express Group is an Official Supplier to the new Wembley Stadium. Other Official Suppliers include: npower, Betfred, Walkers, Coca-Cola and Nationwide. The Stadium's Founding Partners include Microsoft, UMBRO and Carlsberg.

A subsidiary of The Football Association, profits generated by WNSL will provide an important revenue stream for The FA to reinvest in football at every level. For more information about Wembley Stadium visit www.wembleystadium.com