Front façade of ARTIC in Anaheim, photographed in December 2024

ORANGE COUNTY · SPORTS TRAVEL GUIDE

ANAHEIM

Angels afternoons. Ducks nights. More to your weekend.

Bring your colors to Anaheim, then leave time for the Packing District or Disneyland. Choose your game, pick the right stay area and plan the ride home.

ARTIC · December 2024 · Photo credits

2 Featured
Professional Teams

MLB + NHL
Different Seasons

Anaheim
Both Venues Here

Packing District
Food Hall & Dining

ARTIC
Plan the Last Return

Disneyland Resort
Beyond the Game

Anaheim Teams & Venues

View team guide →

Aerial view of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, photographed in August 2025

Los Angeles
Angels

MLB
Angel Stadium · Anaheim

Team guide →

Historical hockey game and scoreboard inside Honda Center in April 2016

Anaheim
Ducks

NHL
Honda Center · Anaheim

Team guide →

Aerial view of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, photographed in August 2025

Angel Stadium · Photo credits

Build Your Anaheim Trip

Start with the ticket, then choose your stay, non-game time and return. The planning guide below keeps the details together.

1. Choose
Your Game

2. Set Your
Stay Base

3. Add City Time

4. Plan Your
Return

Historical Downtown Disney entrance arch in Anaheim, January 2007

More Than a Game

Give Disneyland its own day—or make a lighter outing to the Packing District.

SAMPLE ITINERARY

A 3-Day
Anaheim Sports Weekend

One confirmed game, local dining and a day beyond the venue. Move the days around your actual fixture; this is not a promised Angels–Ducks doubleheader.

Exterior of Anaheim Packing House on a sunny day in November 2021

DAY 1

Arrive + Packing District

Settle into your stay base.

Check dining hours.

Explore the food hall.

Confirm the game-day return.

Historical hockey game and scoreboard inside Honda Center in April 2016

DAY 2

Your Anaheim Game Day

Choose Angels or Ducks.

Follow that venue’s guidance.

Protect the game window.

Use your planned ride home.

Historical Downtown Disney entrance arch in Anaheim, January 2007

DAY 3

Make Time for Disneyland

Confirm park admission.

Plan a full park day.

Match transport to your stay.

Keep departure time in view.

Where to Stay in Anaheim

Compare areas →

Front façade of ARTIC in Anaheim, photographed in December 2024

Platinum Triangle / ARTIC

Put the game and venue-area journey first.

Stay guide →

Historical Downtown Disney entrance arch in Anaheim, January 2007

Anaheim Resort

A resort-oriented base calls for a separate game transfer.

Stay guide →

Area photographs show Anaheim context, not recommended hotels or exact arrival routes. The historical Downtown Disney arch image illustrates the resort focus, not a hotel or the current entrance.

Getting Around Anaheim

ARTIC & Rail ›

Check the last train and backup return.

Parking & Driving ›

Use the right venue’s current map.

Taxi & Rideshare ›

Honda Center directs pickup to ARTIC.

Airport & Hotel ›

Compare the full ground transfer.

Walking & Access ›

Check crossings and accessibility.

Food & Time Beyond the Game

A food-hall meal or a separate park day: choose what fits your ticket and the hours available.

View local planning guide →

Visitors and dining space inside Anaheim Packing House in June 2014

Anaheim Packing House

Food-hall variety in the Packing District.

Dining guide →

Exterior of Anaheim Packing House on a sunny day in November 2021

Packing District Outdoors

Explore the district around the food hall.

District guide →

The Anaheim Planning Guide

Choose your Anaheim game

Angel Stadium and Honda Center are both in Anaheim. The Angels’ Los Angeles name does not make their home games a Los Angeles-city arrival. Baseball and hockey home schedules differ; confirm the exact fixture before booking a combined sports weekend.

Angels stadium arrival · Ducks game-day guide

Los Angeles Angels · Angel Stadium

Choose your baseball date first, then use the stadium’s official arrival instructions. Compare the complete journey from your hotel, including the postgame return. A regional train option needs a last-departure check before you commit to it.

Official Angel Stadium transportation

Anaheim Ducks · Honda Center

Use the current Honda Center plan for the event you have booked. OCVIBE construction and redevelopment are changing parking and traffic patterns. Historical photographs do not show the current garage, entry or accessible-route arrangements.

Ducks game-day guide · Current Honda Center transportation

Put your Anaheim trip together

Start with one confirmed game. Favor the Platinum Triangle/ARTIC side when venue logistics lead the weekend, or Anaheim Resort when Disneyland takes a full day. Fit the Packing District around opening hours and the return journey rather than adding another stop after an uncertain late finish.

Compare stay areas · Sample weekend

Compare Anaheim stay bases

These are editorial geographic choices, not inspected hotel recommendations. Check the exact property location, accessibility, cancellation terms and the complete game-day journey. A Los Angeles hotel is a separate regional travel choice, not an automatic substitute for an Anaheim base.

Platinum Triangle / ARTIC · a venue-focused base

Favor this side when Angel Stadium or Honda Center is the priority. Compare the actual hotel address to the correct venue and the route back after the game. Do not assume that a venue-area label guarantees a walkable, step-free or late-night route.

Anaheim Resort · a park-focused base

Favor resort-area lodging when Disneyland shapes most of the non-game time. Keep the stadium or arena transfer as its own decision. Check admission arrangements and opening hours before linking a park day to the game.

Disneyland trip planning

ARTIC and the last train

ARTIC is Anaheim’s regional rail and bus gateway near the sports venues. Check the operator’s current schedule, service alerts, connections and final departure for your actual travel date. Extra innings and overtime can change your return. Have a backup rather than assuming a train will wait for the final whistle.

OCTA Anaheim rail orientation

Driving and event parking

Use Angel Stadium’s guide for baseball and Honda Center’s current guide for hockey. The arena operator warns that OCVIBE work changes parking and traffic patterns. Check your ticket and event-specific parking category, plus the route back to the hotel.

Angel Stadium arrival · Honda Center parking and transportation

Honda Center rideshare · ARTIC pickup

Honda Center’s current guidance places taxi and rideshare pickup and drop-off at ARTIC, 2626 East Katella Avenue. Follow the latest operator approach instructions and traffic staff. This is Honda Center guidance; check the Angels’ own instructions for a baseball pickup.

Current Honda Center transport guidance

Airport arrivals and a Los Angeles stay

Compare the airport-to-hotel journey and hotel-to-game return together. A stay in Los Angeles adds a regional transfer to an Anaheim game; check the actual service, road journey and late return for your dates. No airport, travel time or fare is promised here.

Adding a separate Los Angeles leg? Use the existing Los Angeles sports travel guide to plan that part of the trip.

Walking and accessibility

Check the final approach from your hotel or ARTIC, including crossings and your mobility needs. A building photograph is not a route map. Confirm accessible parking, pickup and entry arrangements directly with the ticketed venue.

Beyond the game · Disneyland and the Packing District

Give Disneyland its own ticketed day and check current admission and reservation requirements. Choose the Packing District for a food-hall and downtown outing with a different pace. Match each stop to actual hours and the journey from your stay.

Disneyland planning · Packing District visitor information

A flexible three-day Anaheim weekend

Arrive and settle into the stay area that suits your game. Use the first evening for a local meal if the hours work. Protect the next day’s game window and its return. Give a spare day to Disneyland or a lighter Anaheim outing. Rearrange this sequence around your confirmed fixture and departure; two sports in one city do not guarantee two home games.

Food and drink · choose the right outing

Choose the Packing District for a food-hall outing or keep a park day focused on the resort. Check the actual business’s hours, admission conditions and return trip. No restaurant availability, current menu or firsthand dining experience is asserted.

Packing District information · Resort planning information

Anaheim Packing House

The Packing House is a food-hall stop within the Anaheim Packing District. Check individual vendors’ current hours and the full transfer from your hotel or game. Historical interior photographs show the place, not today’s menu or available tables.

Packing District visitor information

Packing District outdoors

Use the area around the food hall as a separate downtown outing. Check current visitor information and the business you want to visit. This is not the resort hotel district or a promised walk from either sports venue.

Packing District visitor information

Before you book or leave

Confirm the fixture, tickets, accessible arrival, event parking, transport alerts, last train, backup return and attraction hours. Seasonal schedules and construction can change the plan. Lodging choices are geographic editorial judgments; no hotel availability, price, travel time or firsthand visit is claimed. Research basis: October 29, 2026.

Photography and licenses

ARTIC, December 5, 2024. EEJCC / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0. Display crop; not a current route or pickup diagram. Source photograph · License. Underlying photo unchanged; WordPress resized versions and responsive display crop. No endorsement implied. Any ShareAlike adaptation retains its source license.

Angel Stadium, August 14, 2025. Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0. Display crop; not current parking or access evidence. Source photograph · License. Underlying photo unchanged; WordPress resized versions and responsive display crop. No endorsement implied. Any ShareAlike adaptation retains its source license.

Honda Center, April 27, 2016. Subman758 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0. Historical game photograph, display crop; not a current seating or scoreboard view. Source photograph · License. Underlying photo unchanged; WordPress resized versions and responsive display crop. No endorsement implied. Any ShareAlike adaptation retains its source license.

Anaheim Packing House exterior, November 20, 2021. BakedintheHole / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0. Historical photograph; responsive display crop, not current opening-hour evidence. Source photograph · License. Underlying photo unchanged; WordPress resized versions and responsive display crop. No endorsement implied. Any ShareAlike adaptation retains its source license.

Downtown Disney entrance arch in Anaheim, January1,2007. Geographer / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY2.5. Historical resort-area photograph; the present entrance and visitor arrangements may differ. Responsive display crop; no current navigation or business-availability claim. Source photograph · License. Underlying photo unchanged; WordPress resized versions and responsive display crop. No endorsement implied. Any ShareAlike adaptation retains its source license.

Anaheim Packing House interior, June7,2014. Mike Alcoran / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY2.0. Historical food-hall photograph; no current-menu or availability claim. A1280px Commons resize uploaded, with responsive display crop. Source photograph · License. Underlying photo unchanged; WordPress resized versions and responsive display crop. No endorsement implied. Any ShareAlike adaptation retains its source license.