Event-day logistics, U.S. West
You have the ticket. We handle everything between the car and your seat.
Where to park, what bag gets turned away at the gate, how early to show up, and how to get out afterward without losing an hour. Written for people who go to a venue once or twice a year, not for season-ticket holders who already know.
Every number here names who published it
Bag dimensions, garage rates, gate times and last train departures come from the venue, the team, the transit agency or the parking authority, and each one carries the month we checked it. When a venue does not publish a number, we say so instead of borrowing one from a third party. Aggregator prices are labelled as the operator’s own, never as the official rate.
Venues change rules without notice. Check the issuer before you go.
Las Vegas
Allegiant Stadium, Sphere and T-Mobile Arena, plus how the Strip itself works on an event night.
California
The Bay Area, Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Diego and Sacramento, including the Inglewood and Mission Bay districts.
Northwest and Mountain
Seattle, Portland, Phoenix and Salt Lake City, where transit and street closures decide the night.
Latest venue guides
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Delta Center Doors Open: 90 Minutes and an 8:00 AM Line
An arrival in Salt Lake City is normally planned backwards from the ticket. Delta Center answers that plan with two published hours,…
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Delta Center: The No Bag Rule, Door 5 and the Last TRAX Home
A Delta Center night is measured against the game, not against the clock. Doors open against tipoff, the box office shuts at…
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When T-Mobile Park gates open, and which gate opens first
Asking when the gates open at a ballpark assumes the ballpark has one answer. Seattle has two, published by the same club,…
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Rose Bowl Shuttle: Where It Boards in Old Town and When It Starts
A first rail trip to Pasadena ends at Memorial Park Station, and the last leg is a bus that loads in an…
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Intuit Dome: bags, garages, Park and Ride and the shuttle home
Most of an Intuit Dome night is settled before anyone leaves home: an account in the arena’s app, a license plate saved…
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Angel Stadium Gate Times, Printed Three Ways, and When to Arrive
Angel Stadium gates open at three printed times, and the parking lot opens ahead of every one Angel Stadium’s lot opens 2.5…
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Angel Stadium: the bag ban, $25 parking and three gate times
A first trip to Angel Stadium runs through six pages the Los Angeles Angels put online, and those pages do not always…
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Levi’s Stadium game day, from the clear bag to the event guide
A first 49ers game in Santa Clara runs on two kinds of page. Standing pages hold the bag rule, the lot clocks…
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T-Mobile Arena Doors Open by Event Page, and Hockey Nights Get None
A T-Mobile Arena ticket carries a start time and nothing about the doors. The arena’s A-Z Guide adds one hedged sentence for…