Sports News Southwest

San Diego, California - With a capacity crowd expected for Sunday’s Chargers-Titans Wild Card playoff game (1:30 kickoff), fans should expect delays getting to and parking at Qualcomm Stadium. 

 

With heavy rains expected to fall in San Diego through the weekend, fans are reminded to bring rain jackets and water-proof shoes and clothing.  Umbrellas are not allowed inside the stadium.  Also, heavy rain will impact traffic conditions and parking along the San Diego River throughout Mission Valley.  Please use caution and drive carefully.

 

The parking lot will open at 8 a.m. and could close as early as 11 a.m. The stadium entry gates will open at 11 a.m. for General Ticket Holders and at 10 a.m. for Club Seat and Suite Ticket Holders. A limited amount of paid overflow parking is available in the parking lot of the Chicago Title building, which is located off Northside Drive, west of the stadium.  Additional overflow parking is also available at the Town and Country Hotel (I-8 and Hotel Circle), the Marriott Mission Valley (Qualcomm Way and Rio San Diego Dr.) and San Diego State University (I-8 and College Ave. Rates and parking lots vary).  Fans can ride the San Diego Trolley to the stadium from each of these parking locations. A paid Trolley ticket is required before boarding the Trolley to the stadium.

 

Fans are encouraged to ride the Trolley to the stadium. Round-trip Trolley tickets range from $3.00-$6.00. The Trolley now offers the enhanced Green Line between Old Town and Santee before and after all games. There are several options along the Green Line from the East County, including the El Cajon Transit Center (Main St. at Marshall); Grossmont Transit Center (8601 Fletcher Parkway at Grossmont Center Dr.) and Grantville Trolley Station (I-8 at Mission Gorge).  Fans can also pick up the Trolley at Hazard Center (parking is free on Hazard Center’s lower level, corner of Friars Road and Frazee), the Old Town Transit Center (Pacific Highway at Taylor Street) and Petco Park.  The Green Line begins running three hours before kickoff.  For more information on the San Diego Trolley, visit www.sdmts.com or call 5-1-1.

 

The MTS Chargers Express Bus is another convenient way to get to the stadium on game day. Chargers Express Bud round-trip fares are $10 and exact change is required. Bus service begins two hours before game time. The last departure to the stadium will leave each site 45 minutes before kickoff. Following the game, Chargers Express Buses will leave the stadium 20 minutes after the game ends. The Express Bus has five pick-up locations:

 

 

For more information on the Chargers Express Bus or San Diego Trolley, visit www.sdmts.com or call 5-1-1.

 

Fans traveling to the stadium from the North County also have the option of riding the North County Express Breeze Bus with service along the I-5 and I-15 corridors with departures from the Escondido and Oceanside Transit Centers. Round-trip fare is $12 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Additional information, including departure times, is available online at www.gonctd.com.

 

Fans traveling to Sunday’s game from Los Angeles and Orange County can ride the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner with special priced fares that include round-trip fare to Old Town San Diego and Trolley transfer to the stadium. For schedule and ticket information, contact Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL to make round-trip reservations to Old Town San Diego, and refer to fares code X544.