Getting to Daikin Park

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Downtown puts the park in reach of every option, and rideshare is the easiest of them for most fans, since the drop-off is right outside the Center Field gate. If you’re already downtown or near the rail line, METRORail gets you within a short walk of the same gate, but make sure you ride the Green or Purple Line instead of the Red Line. Driving works too, with close-in lots that are fully cashless, so bring a card and reserve a spot before you go.

Rideshare

The official pickup and drop-off is on Crawford Street outside the Center Field gate, between Preston Street and Congress Avenue. On a sellout, expect a short walk from the curb to your driver rather than a door-side stop, and expect surge pricing when a full house empties into downtown at once. Requesting the car a block or two off Crawford, away from the crush at the gate, usually gets you moving faster.

The METRORail

The Red Line is not the closest rail to the park. METRO’s own routing sends fans to the park on the Green or Purple Line, to Convention District Station.

METRORail is the light rail run by METRO, the region’s public transit agency. Three lines run through downtown: the Red Line north-south along Main Street, and the Green and Purple Lines east-west. If you’re already on the Red Line, ride it to the Central Station cluster downtown (the Main, Rusk, and Capitol stops), get off, and transfer to the Green or Purple Line for the short hop to Convention District. The transfer is only a few blocks, but Red Line riders need to know about it before they board.

Pay with a RideMETRO fare card (a reloadable tap card), the RideMETRO app (shows a QR code you scan to board), a contactless credit or debit card, or Apple Pay and Google Pay. As of July 2026 a single ride is $1.25 to board, $0.60 at the discounted rate, and a Day Pass covering unlimited local bus and rail is $3. Pay with any of the non-cash methods and transfers are free for up to three hours, enough to cover the ride there and back.

Driving and parking

Driving still works, especially for a group splitting one car. The Astros route drivers to the lots off the “Downtown Destinations” freeway exits (I-10, US-59, I-45, SH-288), then point you to the baseball “P” signage. The close-in official lots are Diamond Lot North, Diamond Lot South, and Lots A, B, C, and E, with roughly 25,000 spaces within walking distance. Every lot is fully cashless, so bring a card or a phone, not bills.

The Astros don’t publish a standard lot rate. The official parking page points fans to SpotHero to reserve and prepay ahead of a busy night, which beats hunting for a space on arrival.

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Getting here from the airport

The METRO 500 Downtown Direct bus runs into downtown Houston from both of the city’s airports, George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) and William P. Hobby (HOU). Get off at the George R. Brown Convention Center stop, and look up the route to the gates from there.

At IAH, the 500 boards on Level 2 of Terminal E, outside Door E-201 between signs 6A and 6B. A one-way fare on the 500 is as low as $4.50. METRO’s route page lists a bus every 30 minutes, and the ride from Terminal E to the convention center takes about 40 minutes on the timetable.

At Hobby, the nonstop 500 leaves from the Hobby Transit Center, just north of the baggage claim exit doors, and the fare is the same. From Hobby, the trip to the convention center is about 45 minutes by the timetable.

Heading back after a night game. The 500 will not get you back, because its last trips toward both airports leave downtown before 9 pm. To get back to IAH, take METRO’s local Route 102 to Terminal C, for as low as $1.25. The last 102 of the night leaves the stop at Travis Street and Rusk Street, downtown, at 12:08 am on Monday through Friday nights and at 12:12 am on Saturday and Sunday nights, according to METRO’s current Route 102 schedule. It gets to Terminal C about 40 minutes later. Check that schedule on game day in case the last trip has moved. METRORail stops running at midnight, so do not count on a train to get you to that stop after a long game. To get back to Hobby after a night game, call a rideshare or catch a cab.

Rideshare and taxi. At IAH, rideshare pickup is at Door A-114 on the west side of Terminal A, at Doors C-103 and C-104 on the south side of Terminal C, and in Zone 5 on Level 2, on the west side of Terminal E. From Terminal B South, take the Skyway to Terminal A or C for your ride. Taxis pick up at Door A-115 on the south side of Terminal A, at Door C-105 on the south side of Terminal C, and at Door E-103 on the west side of Terminal E. At Hobby, rideshare pickup is at Curb Zone 5 outside baggage claim on the Arrivals level, and taxis wait at Curb Zone 2. After the game, rideshare pickup at the ballpark is on Crawford Street outside the Center Field Gate.

If you pick up a rental car at either airport, you can find more about the cashless lots and reserving a spot ahead of time in our Driving and parking section above.

For a day game, the 500 gets you back to either airport. After a night game, take the 102 to IAH, or a rideshare or a cab to Hobby.

Luggage

The Astros prohibit luggage at Daikin Park, so you cannot bring a suitcase into the ballpark. The storage at the Astros’ Fan Accommodations Centers, at Section 112 and at Section 323 on the upper concourse, is for large items like strollers and wheelchairs.

A bag you carry in can be up to 16 by 16 by 8 inches. Backpacks are prohibited too, and the Astros say possible exceptions include diaper bags, single-compartment drawstring bags, and medical bags within that size. You can find more about the bag rule in our Bags, outside food, and re-entry section.

Bag storage at a downtown Radical Storage spot, 1602 San Jacinto Street, is listed as low as $6 a bag for the day. The listing shows it open from 11 am to 9 pm Monday through Saturday and closed on Sunday. You have to book online, because it does not take walk-ins or cash. It closes before a night game ends, so it only works for a day game from Monday through Saturday.

For a night game or a Sunday game, your hotel is the place to leave your bags.

The Home Plate Gate and other entrances

The entrances are Left Field, Right Field, Center Field, Clock Tower, and Union Station, and the Home Plate Gate on Crawford Street is the primary way in. Rail riders from Convention District Station and rideshare drop-offs on Crawford both land near the Center Field and Home Plate side, so start there rather than circling the block for a different door. The Astros also offer Go-Ahead Entry, a facial-recognition option that skips pulling up a ticket, at several gates.

Gates open 2 hours before first pitch by default. Use that 2-hour window for a stop at Discovery Green or a walk past the Bagwell and Biggio statues before first pitch.

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