Can you take a train to an NFL game?

Can you take a train to an NFL game? For more than half the league, the answer is yes. Below is a list of NFL stadiums and their walking distance to the nearest train station. Train service varies wildly, from frequent subways and light rail; to intercity service; to shorter intra-city trams and streetcars.

** indicates extremely limited service

  • Seattle: 0.1 miles to King Street Station
  • San Francisco: 0.1 miles to Great America Station
  • Minnesota: 0.1 miles to US Bank Stadium Station
  • Cleveland: 0.1 miles to W. 3rd St. Station
  • New York: 0.1 miles to Meadowlands Station
  • Baltimore: 0.2 miles to Stadium/Federal Hill Station
  • New England: 0.2 miles to Foxboro Station
  • Atlanta: 0.2 miles to GWCC/CNN Center Station
  • Chicago: 0.3 miles to 18th Street Metra Station // 0.9 miles to Roosevelt “L” Station
  • New Orleans: 0.3 miles to Poydras Streetcar Stop // 0.3 miles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
  • Detroit: 0.3 miles to Grand Circus Park Station
  • Denver: 0.4 miles to Empower Field at Mile High Station
  • Cincinnati: 0.4 miles to The Banks Connector Station
  • **Indianapolis: 0.4 miles to Union Station (**only has 3 trains a week)
  • Philadelphia: 0.5 miles to NRG Station
  • Charlotte: 0.5 miles to Brooklyn Village Station
  • Houston: 0.6 miles to Stadium Park/Astrodome Station
  • **Las Vegas: 0.7 miles to Mandalay Bay Tram Station (**tram only goes to 3 hotels)
  • Nashville: 0.8 miles to Riverfront Station
  • Washington: 1.1 miles to Morgan Boulevard Metro Station
  • **Jacksonville: 1.5 miles to Central Skyway Station (**people mover)
  • LA: 1.7 miles to Downtown Inglewood Station
  • Tampa: 4.4 miles to Union Station
  • Miami: 4.4 miles to Golden Glades Tri-Rail Station
  • Kansas City: 6.9 miles to Union Station
  • Dallas: 8.9 miles to Centreport/DFW Airport Station
  • Arizona: 9.6 miles to Glendale/19th Ave. Station
  • Buffalo: 9.3 miles to Buffalo-Exchange St. Station
  • Green Bay: 112 miles to Milwaukee Intermodal Station

For comparison, here is the same list for the English Premier League. Many of these are older stadiums in city centers which do not have parking, thus trains are the primary mode of transport for most fans.

  • Man City: 0.1 miles to Etihad Campus Station
  • Newcastle: 0.1 miles to St. James Station
  • Arsenal: 0.2 miles to Arsenal Station
  • Brentford: 0.2 miles to Kew Bridge Station
  • Brighton: 0.2 miles to Falmer Station
  • Chelsea: 0.2 miles to Fulham Broadway Station
  • Tottenham: 0.2 miles to White Hart Lane Station
  • Aston Villa: 0.3 miles to Witton Station
  • Man United: 0.3 miles to Wharfside Station
  • Ipswich: 0.5 miles to Ipswich Stattion
  • Crystal Palace: 0.6 miles to Norwood Junction Station
  • Wolves: 0.7 miles from Wolverhampton Station
  • Bournemouth: 0.8 miles to Pokesdown Station
  • Everton: 0.8 miles to Kirkdale Station
  • Fulham: 0.8 miles to Putnam Bridge Station
  • West Ham: 0.8 miles from Stratford Station
  • Nottingham Forest: 1.1 miles to Nottingham Station
  • Southampton: 1.2 miles to Southampton Central Station
  • Leicester: 1.3 miles to Leicester Station
  • Liverpool: 1.5 miles to Kirkdale Station