It is strongly recommended that you travel by public transport, as parking spaces on site are limited. If you are still traveling by car, get on at one of the numerous stops on the 302 line and park your car in the vicinity of the respective stop.

Free parking is also available in the immediate vicinity of the Gelsenkirchen-Buer junction (A2). This is the section of Emil-Zimmermann-Allee between Heistraße and Cranger Straße, as well as Ludwig-Erhard-Straße. The arena can be reached from there in a few minutes on foot.

P&R (Park & Ride) parking lot:

The P&R parking lot at the ZOOM Erlebniswelt (P3 / Grimmbergstrasse) is available. You can park there from 3.30 pm and will be taken to the VELTINS-Arena and back by shuttle bus. The first buses leave at 4.30 pm. The parking lot at the ZOOM Erlebniswelt can be easily reached from the A42 via the Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck and Gelsenkirchen-Schalke junctions and from the A2 via the Herten junction. From the highway exits, please follow the corresponding signs; the address "Grimbergstraße 14" can be used for the navigation system. Parking, including use of the shuttle, costs 5 euros.

Another option: Form carpools or use carpooling opportunities, which you can find via the S04 carpooling exchange, for example.

Motorhomes:
Motorhomes cannot be parked in the parking lots directly adjacent to the VELTINS-Arena. If you are traveling with a motorhome, we ask you to use other areas.

If you use parking lots B to E, you do not pay the parking fees manually to the security staff, but at the machines or digitally via your smartphone.

You will not receive a parking ticket when entering the parking lot, instead your license plate number will be automatically recorded by cameras. The parking fee is 10 euros. We recommend that you pay immediately after entering the car park, but you can also do so after the event.

Ticket machine:
You must enter your license plate number at the ticket machines and can then pay by debit or credit card as well as Google Pay or Apple Pay. The machine does not accept cash.

QR code:
Signs with QR codes have been set up for contactless and cashless payment. After scanning the code, you can also conveniently pay your parking fee by credit card, Google Pay and Apple Pay by entering your license plate number. Please make sure that you enter your license plate number in capital letters and without spaces.

APCOA FLOW App:
If you would like to pay via the APCOA FLOW app, we recommend that you download it in advance. Here, payment is also contactless and cashless by direct debit or credit card.

Late Pay:
The parking fee can also be paid after the exit. A deadline of 24 hours applies (from the time of exit). You can pay online with a link to the following button:

Food and drinks can be paid for contactlessly at all kiosks in the VELTINS-Arena using EC, debit or credit cards as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay. The Knappenkarte can also still be used as a means of payment. Cash payment at the kiosk is not possible.

Please use the "Pay at Schalke" function in the official S04 app to top up your Knappenkarte in order to avoid waiting times. As FC Schalke 04 wants to work sustainably, the sales receipt will be provided digitally. After paying for the purchase at the kiosk, this can be scanned and saved from the customer display at the checkout via smartphone.

The current Stadium regulations of the VELTINS-Arena.

It is best to leave prohibited items at home or in your car. If this is not possible, you can leave them at the drop-off point at the West 1 entrance.

Please note that the size of your bags must not exceed DIN A4 format.

With the question "Where is Elli?" or the code word "Elli" you will get help immediately. Whether it's about discrimination, violence, sexual assault, fears, discomfort or other emergencies, every guest is offered immediate support. In addition to the team at the contact point, you can contact the security service, the service staff in the kiosks, the medical service or the volunteers in the green T-shirts and jackets at any time.

The #STEHTAUF contact point is available with a mobile team in the interior (at the DRK tent between tunnel 1 and tunnel 2), on the stands in the lower tier and in the upper tier and a retreat in the museum at stairwell 12. The team will be wearing pink vests and will be available in the arena from admission until half an hour after the end of the show.