Super Bowl 2022 parking and traffic will be fierce. Here’s how to handle them

Welcome to Los Angeles! Don’t fear, nobody right here seems ahead to driving on the freeways both.

Visitors in L.A. is simply as unhealthy as you assume it’s — and on Tremendous Bowl Sunday? Fuggedaboutit.

No want to fret, there are many methods you may get to SoFi Stadium earlier than kickoff and nonetheless have time to seize some Tremendous Bowl-priced concessions.

How a lot time will it’s essential to get there?

Simply three miles east of Los Angeles Worldwide Airport, SoFi Stadium and its extraterrestrial-looking dome are house to each of L.A.’s soccer groups — the Rams and the Chargers. It additionally phases live shows and different occasions, and is slated to host the opening and shutting ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic Video games.

There’s loads to do across the stadium too. You may play Final Texas Maintain’em at Hollywood Park On line casino, pay your respects to a few of your favourite celebrities on the Inglewood Park Cemetery or cease by the world well-known Randy’s Donuts for — you guessed it — some donuts.

If you’re driving your self to the sport and aren’t ranging from the rapid space across the stadium, you’re going to wish to go away early.

By no means underestimate the chance of a miles-long backup on a Southern California freeway, even on a weekend. Seek the advice of Google Maps or one other mapping app just a few hours earlier than the sport to see how unhealthy the freeways are and test the probably journey time. Then be able to observe the app if it takes you onto the facet streets to keep away from a stretch of the interstate that’s turn out to be a car parking zone.

The place do you have to park?

Commute time may also depend upon the place you’re parking. And in Los Angeles, a great place is a uncommon commodity. As a substitute of doing laps round neighborhoods and taking residents’ spots, attempt one of many shuttle or park and trip companies all through the county.

Parking on the stadium itself is extraordinarily restricted, based on SoFi’s web site. You will need to have a parking cross and your occasion ticket to achieve entry to any of the seven parking zones on web site. SoFi will promote you a spot on Tremendous Bowl Sunday if any stay unsold, however there’s no assure of availability. So to be sure you get a spot, purchase your cross earlier than the occasion. SoFi recommends that you just obtain your cross on a cell machine beforehand in order to not delay the entry course of for your self or these in line behind you.

When it comes time to plug the tackle into your navigation system, be sure you have it set for the lot in your cross. Should you present as much as the flawed entrance, you’ll have to show round and drive to the best one, delaying your entry. SoFi affords zone-specific hyperlinks for Waze Navigation, Google and Apple Maps that will help you get to your assigned lot.

On-site parking tons will probably be opening at 10:30 a.m. on Tremendous Bowl Sunday, however don’t try to get there any earlier. Entry to parking tons or the stadium itself previous to opening is just not permitted, so no tenting out in your automobile to be first in line. Tons are scheduled to shut at 11 p.m., and in the event you’re not out of there by then, you could be topic to towing or extra parking charges.

Tickets for on-site parking are on sale now. The costs are:

• Commonplace dimension vehicle: $120
• Limousine and Sprinter van: $240
• Mini-bus: $300
• Bus: $360

Until in any other case famous, every cross gives a single spot, and attempting to dam off a gaggle of spots inside a zone to your pals is just not permitted. Every cross is scanned on entry, and any duplicates will probably be turned away — so don’t attempt sharing it with another person.

To assist individuals who park off-site, SoFi Stadium affords 4 totally different shuttle companies. One among them, the Blue Shuttle, is run by the stadium itself. The Purple Shuttle is run by the Metropolis of Inglewood and LAZ Parking and the opposite two are in collaboration with town of Gardena and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Kelsey Pietrangelo, supervisor of NFL occasions at SoFi, stated that taking the Blue or Purple Shuttle is the best way to go. “It’s environment friendly and the best strategy to get to the stadium,” she stated.

Two Blue Shuttle buses serve three tons within the metropolis of Los Angeles not removed from the stadium.

The 111th Avenue shuttle serves the 111th Avenue Parking Lot at 5455 W. 111th St. And the 98th Avenue shuttle serves two tons: the Airport Spectrum Parking Storage at 5757 W. Century Blvd., and the Hilton Airport Parking Storage at 5711 W. Century Blvd.

Parking in any of those tons is $40, and the round-trip shuttle trip prices $10. You’ll be dropped off and picked up in Lot J on the stadium.

Should you’re within the LAX space and don’t have to park your automobile, you’ll be able to simply purchase a shuttle cross and trip from both 98th Avenue places.

The Purple Shuttle runs between the Purple Shuttle Lot on the stadium and the next six IPARK&GO parking tons:

• Inglewood:
  • Civic Heart Storage, 1 W. Manchester Blvd.
  • Locust St. Storage, 115 S. Locust St.
  • Senior Heart Storage, 333 E. Queen St.
  • Public Library, 101 W. Manchester Blvd.
• El Segundo:
  • Flyte Storage, 2230 E. Imperial Hwy.
• Playa Vista:
  • Playa District Storage, 6870 Park Terrace

Spots and passes for the shuttle have to be reserved forward of time. The value of the shuttle cross is for a spherical journey, and every particular person wants a separate cross. Which means for a carload of 4 soccer followers, you’ll want a ticket to your spot and 4 passes for the shuttle.

Each IPARK&GO lot is opening at 11 a.m. on Tremendous Bowl Sunday. All places in Inglewood are charging $60 for parking and $10 for the shuttle. The El Segundo and Playa Vista places are charging $55 for parking and $10 for the shuttle.

7X Stadium Specific Sunday Service: For $4 you’ll be able to go away your automobile on the Harbor Gateway Transit Heart on West 182nd St. close to the 110 Freeway in Gardena and take the 7X Stadium Specific shuttle to and from SoFi Stadium. The bus will function between 9:30 a.m. and eight:30 p.m. on Tremendous Bowl Sunday. Parking itself is free and the charge is just for the shuttle.

Public transportation choices

Los Angeles’ public transportation isn’t as complete as, say, the New York Metropolis subway system, but it surely’ll get you from level A to level B.

Rail line: There is no such thing as a practice that may take you on to SoFi Stadium. The closest you may get is to take the C Line (previously often known as the Inexperienced Line) to the Hawthorne and Lennox cease, then take a free trip on the Purple Shuttle to the stadium. The shuttle service runs each 5 to eight minutes, beginning roughly three hours earlier than kickoff. Throughout the sport, the shuttles will run as wanted for many who are just a little late. And after the sport, shuttles will run for roughly an hour and a half.

L.A. Metro’s park and trip tons are situated all through the county. Not all tons cost for parking, however a few of the free ones have restricted areas. Charges for particular occasions are topic to vary; the fees for Tremendous Bowl Sunday haven’t been introduced.

Metro recommends that you just attempt to buy a parking cross for the tons closest to the Hawthorne and Lennox cease:

• Hawthorne/Lennox (which charged $40 for the NFC championship sport)
• Crenshaw (which charged $5 for the NFC championship)
• Aviation (which charged $7 for the NFC championship)
• Norwalk (no cost for the NFC championship)
• Redondo Seaside (no cost for the NFC championship)
• Harbor Gateway Transit Heart (no cost for the NFC championship)

Pre-sale for parking on the Hawthorne and Lennox lot will finish both 12 hours earlier than kickoff or as soon as areas are offered out, whichever comes first.

Listed here are the place yow will discover a park and trip lot elsewhere in L.A.:

• Norwalk: 12901 Hoxie Ave.
• Downey: 12801 Lakewood Blvd.
• Lynwood: 11508 Lengthy Seaside Blvd.
• Willowbrook-Rosa Parks station: 11611 Willowbrook Ave., Los Angeles
• Avalon station: 11667 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles
• Harbor Freeway station: 11500 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles
• West Athens: 11603 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles
• Hawthorne: 11901 S. Crenshaw Blvd. and 5301 Marine Ave.
• Lennox: 11191 Larch Ave. and 4443 W. 111th St.
• LAX: 11500 Aviation Blvd.
• El Segundo: 2226 E. El Segundo Blvd. and 700 S. Douglas St.
• Redondo Seaside: 2406 Marine Ave.

Should you can’t instantly get to the C Line, you’ll be able to:

• Take the A Line (previously often known as the Blue Line) and switch to the C Line on the Willowbrook-Rosa Park station
• Take the B (Crimson), D (Purple) or L (Gold) Line to Union Station, decide up the A Line and trip it to the Willowbrook-Rosa Parks station, the place you’ll make the change to the C Line
• Take the E (Expo) Line to Pico station, change there to the A Line, then switch to the C Line on the Willowbrook-Rosa Parks station

Bus traces: Metro Bus Strains 115, 117 and 212 can take you proper to the entrance door of SoFi Stadium.

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