Getting to Chase Field
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Chase Field is in downtown Phoenix, and the Valley Metro light rail stops a short walk from the park. Here is the order we recommend. The light rail comes first, because a ride is cheap and you won’t need to park. Then rideshare, which also saves you the parking bill. Then driving, which is easy in a downtown full of garages and the practical pick for a group.
Parking rates, light-rail fares, rideshare zones, and gate times can change each season, so look them up at mlb.com/dbacks or valleymetro.org before game day.
The light rail
On the Valley Metro A Line, trains heading west into downtown stop at 3rd St/Washington, and trains heading east toward the airport leave from 3rd St/Jefferson. Both stops are a short walk from the park, and you won’t need to park or wait to get out of a garage after the game.
The fares are cheap. A single ride is as low as $2 per person, and the daily fare maximum is $4, so you don’t pay more than that for a day of rides.
The light rail makes the most sense if your hotel is near a stop, if you are flying in without a rental car (the Sky Train connects the airport to the light rail), or if you are traveling solo or as a couple, since the fare is charged per person.
Rideshare
The D-backs put rideshare drop-off and pickup in two zones, on 5th Street north of Washington Street and on Jackson Street east of 9th Street. You won’t pay for parking, and you won’t be stuck waiting in the garage after the game.
Once the whole park empties after the final out, fares tend to surge for a while. If you are in no hurry, have a drink at one of the bars or restaurants near the park, then walk over to the 5th Street or Jackson Street zone. You can find more about the bars and restaurants near the park in our Around the Park section.
Driving and parking
Downtown Phoenix has plenty of garages and surface lots, and the Chase Field Garage on 4th Street is the closest to the park. The garages don’t take cash, so bring a card if you haven’t booked ahead. Expect a wait to get out of the garage when everyone leaves at once after the game.
SpotHero for a spot in advance
To book a spot ahead of time, use SpotHero, a parking-reservation app where you pick a downtown garage or lot, pay in advance, and then drive straight there on game day.
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Driving makes the most sense for a group of three or four, if you are staying somewhere without an easy light rail connection, or if you have a rental car for the rest of your Arizona trip.
Getting here from the airport
To get from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to Chase Field, we would ride the free PHX Sky Train and the Valley Metro A Line light rail, with one transfer at the 44th Street station.
Board the Sky Train at Terminal 3 or Terminal 4 and ride it to the 44th Street station. There, change to a westbound A Line train toward downtown, and get off at 3rd St/Washington, the westbound stop by the park. The Sky Train costs nothing in either direction. The light rail is as low as $2 a ride, and the D-backs say you can buy a fare at any light rail station with cash or a credit or debit card.
From 5 am to 10 pm, PHX says the wait for a Sky Train is about 3.5 to 7 minutes. The D-backs say light rail trains run every 15 to 20 minutes.
Heading back after a night game. Walk to the 3rd St/Jefferson stop and take any eastbound A Line train. Every eastbound train stops at 44th St/Washington, the Sky Train station, and late at night the trains end their run there. The last trains toward the airport leave well after a night game ends, every night of the week, and the A Line schedule lists them for each day, so pull up your game date on it before you leave. The Sky Train runs 24 hours a day, but PHX says that after 10 pm, the wait for a train could be 15 minutes or more. From 10 pm to 5 am, PHX also runs buses from the south side of the 44th Street station straight to Terminal 3, at the outer curb by door 8, and to Terminal 4, on Level 2 outside door 22.
Rideshare and taxi. PHX lists Uber, Lyft, Waymo, Wridz, and HUM for rides from the airport. At Terminal 3, rideshare pickup is along the south outer curb, except its far east end, and at the far east end of the north outer curb. At Terminal 4, rideshare pickup is on Level 1, outside door 1 on the north outer curb and outside doors 2, 6, and 8 on the south outer curb. Taxi stands are on the north curb outside door 7 at Terminal 3, and on Level 1 at Terminal 4, outside door 7 on the north curb and door 4 on the south curb. For the ride back after the game, the D-backs’ rideshare zones are on 5th Street north of Washington Street and on Jackson Street east of 9th Street.
The Sky Train also stops at the Rental Car Center. If you pick up a car there, book a downtown garage ahead of time with the options in Driving and parking above.
If you are not picking up a car, the Sky Train and the A Line get you from your terminal to the stop by Chase Field for as low as $2 in all.
Luggage
The D-backs will not check or store bags at the gates. However, they say fans who arrive by light rail, bus, taxi, or rideshare with a bag that is not allowed inside can use storage lockers on the plaza for a fee. The lockers are first come, first served.
Chase Field is a clear-bag park, and luggage of any kind is not allowed inside. You can find more about the bag policy in our Clear bags, mobile tickets, and gate times section.
PHX says it does not offer any storage at the airport, and the D-backs publish no locker sizes, so plan on taking a suitcase to your hotel. If your flight lands on game day, go to the hotel first, even if your room is not ready yet, because hotels will usually hang on to luggage for a guest who shows up early.
Gates and getting in
Gates open 90 minutes before first pitch Sunday through Friday and 2 hours before on Saturday, and any gate works, so use the one closest to where you arrive.
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