Easter Road is the home of Hibernian, in Leith in the east of Edinburgh, at 12 Albion Place, EH7 5QG. It is an all-seated bowl of 20,421, rebuilt between 1995 and 2010, and it still feels like a neighbourhood ground. Visiting supporters are almost always in the South Stand, behind the goal at the south end. For most games that is the lower tier. Bigger followings, especially Hearts, Celtic and Rangers, can be given the whole stand. Seats are allocated, turnstiles are cashless, and tickets are not sold on the gate, so buy before you travel.
The plan above is drawn roughly to the pitch, which runs north to south at about 105 by 68 metres. The goals sit on the goal lines in front of the end stands, not the side stands. The Famous Five Stand is behind the north goal, named for Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond. It is home support, two tiers, with rail seating in the lower tier. The South Stand, gold on the diagram so you can pick it out, mirrors it: two tiers, a cantilever roof, and an upper deck that angles in at the corners because the streets behind would not allow a plain rectangle. Each end holds a little under 4,000.
The West Stand, on the west touchline, is the main stand, opened in 2001. It is two-tiered, about 6,500 seats, with the tunnel and dugouts on this side. Opposite, the single-tier Pat Stanton Stand — the East Stand until it was renamed in 2025 — is the steep one, about 6,400 seats, built in 2010 on the old East Terrace. The roofs are a similar height, but the corners are open. From the away end you look up the pitch at the Famous Five, West Stand on your left, Pat Stanton on your right. No pillars, a decent rake, and one upper corner of your stand clipped by the road behind. The Famous Five and the Pat Stanton Stand make most of the noise.
Edinburgh Waverley is the useful station, a 20 to 25 minute walk via London Road and Easter Road. Lothian Buses from Princes Street stop on London Road at Easter Road, a few minutes from the turnstiles; the tram to Balfour Street suits the airport. Do not count on parking beside the ground. A matchday order cones the streets around Albion Place, and illegally parked cars are towed. Leave the car west of Easter Road, outside the restricted zone. Supporter coaches go to Regent Road, then a ten-minute walk: down Easter Road, right into Bothwell Street, over the footbridge towards Albion Road. Disabled badge holders can be directed to the south side of St Clair Street.
Give yourself time. Lights around Leith Street and Picardy Place regularly add a quarter of an hour. Middletons, at the top of Easter Road, is the pub most often used by visiting supporters and sits well for the away turnstiles. Other bars nearby can be home-leaning on derby days. Kiosks inside are cashless, and bags are discouraged unless you need one. Check your club’s travel notes for the latest on flags and drums.
Hibs first played here in 1893. The record gate is still 65,860, against Hearts on 2 January 1950. The pitch sloped for decades, the north end about six feet lower, until it was levelled after 1999/2000. The old north terrace was the Cowshed; the south was the Dunbar End, after a lemonade factory, and has long been the away end. You now walk into the rebuilt ground: ends from 1995, West Stand from 2001, Pat Stanton Stand from 2010. Compact, covered, and easy to read once you know which goal is yours.