GAMEDAYTRAVELER / LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles Sports Venue Geography & Transportation Planner

Place the venues before you choose the hotel. Los Angeles has shared sports campuses, rail-linked central branches and separate outer trips; this planner shows which relationship you are booking into.

Find your sports territory

Six territories. Choose the one your ticket actually uses.

Think in three relationships: venues sharing ground; venues connected through the wider network; and separate branches that need an intentional transfer. None of those relationships is a travel-time guarantee.

Inglewood / Hollywood Park: SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome sit southwest of Downtown LA, east of LAX. They share a broad trip territory, but they are separate venues with separate entrances and transport instructions.
Downtown LA: Crypto.com Arena is in the Downtown branch, north of Exposition Park. Pico serves the arena area; 7th Street/Metro Center is another approach.
Chavez Ravine: Dodger Stadium sits north of Downtown, away from the downtown rail platforms. Union Station is an interchange for the ballpark shuttle, not the ballpark itself.
Exposition Park: BMO Stadium and the LA Memorial Coliseum occupy the same park territory south of Downtown. The E Line serves the park through Expo Park/USC.
Pasadena: The Rose Bowl is northeast of central Los Angeles, in the Arroyo Seco west of central Pasadena. Memorial Park station is a connection point, not a stadium gate.
Carson: Dignity Health Sports Park sits south of central Los Angeles in Carson. It is separate from Exposition Park and the Inglewood venues.

See the territories before tracing a route

Metro’s May 2026 Bus and Rail System Detail map is the geographic source behind this regional orientation. Use the geographic map to place the venues and the rail diagram to understand line connections.

The regional shape of an LA sports trip

Conceptual geographic orientation. North is up; west is left. Not to scale. Dots mark named anchors, not stops, gates or hotel boundaries. No travel route is drawn.

NORTH / AIRPORTHollywood Burbank (BUR)North of central LA
NORTHEAST / TERRITORYPasadenaRose Bowl: west of central Pasadena
NORTH OF DOWNTOWNChavez RavineDodger Stadium
CENTRAL / TERRITORYDowntown LACrypto.com Arena
SOUTH OF DOWNTOWNExposition ParkBMO Stadium + LA Memorial Coliseum
WEST / AIRPORTLAXWest of Inglewood
SOUTHWEST / TERRITORYInglewoodSoFi Stadium + Intuit Dome
SOUTH / TERRITORYCarsonDignity Health Sports Park

Map relationships: BUR is north of central LA. Pasadena is northeast; the Rose Bowl lies west of central Pasadena. Dodger Stadium is north of Downtown, while Exposition Park is south. Inglewood is southwest of Downtown, with LAX farther west. Carson is a separate southern branch. SoFi and Intuit share the broad Inglewood territory; BMO and the Coliseum share Exposition Park. Each venue has its own entrance and event instructions.

What it changes: Shared territory can support one base. Central branches still need their rail, shuttle or final approach; Pasadena and Carson each add another journey.

GDT editorial diagram from Metro’s May 2026 geographic map; source reviewed October 6, 2026. Approximate placement shows regional relationships, not distances, precise boundaries, current service, a walking route or step-free access. Use the official map and venue guidance below for your dated plan.

Central LA: a station is not a venue

Downtown arenaCrypto.com Arena is separate from Pico and 7th Street/Metro Center. Metro’s approach from Pico runs west and then north; its 7th Street approach heads south on Figueroa.
Dodger StadiumUnion Station is a shuttle interchange, not the stadium. The ballpark is north of Downtown.
Exposition ParkThe E Line’s Expo Park/USC station serves the park. BMO and the Coliseum remain separate venues.

Outer branches: retain the final connection

InglewoodSoFi and Intuit have their own event-specific Metro guidance. A rail-station arrival does not put you at either venue’s entrance.
PasadenaThe Rose Bowl is west of central Pasadena. Memorial Park is a connection point, not a stadium gate.
CarsonHarbor Gateway and Del Amo are Galaxy Express pickup points. Neither is Dignity Health Sports Park; check home-MLS-match eligibility.

Open Metro’s geographic system map (PDF)

The map is large and rewards zooming. The on-page diagram and its written relationships carry the regional decision; the PDF lets you inspect the underlying geography in more detail. Neither product certifies the last walking leg, an accessible route, a shuttle’s event eligibility or today’s service.

Check Metro’s current map edition before using an older downloaded copy.

The trip decision: shared ground or another journey?

Same territory: SoFi + Intuit, or BMO + Coliseum. Consider the same lodging search, then build a separate entry and exit plan for each ticket. Nearby does not mean a parking pass can be reused.
Central-city chain: Downtown + Exposition Park, or a Downtown base feeding Dodger Stadium. Compare the actual rail/shuttle transfers and return service. A workable two-day plan does not prove a same-day doubleheader.
Separate outer branch: Pasadena or Carson added to another territory. Give the second event its own transfer window. If it only works when the first game ends promptly and every connection appears immediately, split the events across days.

What each territory changes

Inglewood / Hollywood Park

Start by choosing the actual venue and event. An Inglewood or airport-area base can fit a trip dominated by these games; test the hotel-to-venue leg rather than assuming an airport shuttle reaches a stadium.

Metro service to SoFi Stadium · Metro service to Intuit Dome

Downtown LA

A central base can support rail-linked plans, but the arena is not at Union Station. Compare the exact hotel address with the station and your return service.

Metro service to Crypto.com Arena

Chavez Ravine

Choose a complete shuttle or parking plan. A downtown hotel can fit, but a rail symbol near the city center does not remove the final connection or the uphill alternative.

Dodger Stadium Express and transit

Exposition Park

This is a genuine shared-campus relationship. Reach the correct stadium and entry on the day; shared ground does not make tickets, parking passes or event procedures interchangeable.

Metro service to BMO Stadium · Metro service to the Coliseum

Pasadena

Treat Pasadena as its own trip anchor. A special-event shuttle may bridge the final leg; verify that it operates for your date before building a car-free plan around it.

Metro and event shuttles to the Rose Bowl

Carson

For Galaxy home MLS matches, compare the Galaxy Express connections with driving. Do not transfer that match-specific service promise to another event.

Dignity Health Sports Park directions and Galaxy Express

Add the airport after you place the games

LAX lies west of the Inglewood sports territory; Hollywood Burbank Airport is north of central Los Angeles. Those are useful geographic starting points, not automatic winners. Compare flight arrival, bags, terminal-to-ground transport, hotel access and the final event leg as one chain.

For LAX rail connections, distinguish the terminals from LAX/Metro Transit Center. For BUR rail connections, distinguish Airport–South from Airport–North and check the appropriate terminal connection. The same word “airport” can hide an extra transfer.

Current Metro airport connection · Hollywood Burbank Airport bus and rail connections

Build the return, then check access

Write down the exact venue, date, hotel address and chosen boarding point.
Check both directions, including the last useful connection after an uncertain game finish.
If step-free access matters, verify the station, elevator condition, vehicle boarding and final venue approach separately with the operators. A line map cannot certify the whole chain.
Keep a fallback with an actual pickup point and budget. A rideshare app is an option to check, not a guaranteed postgame escape.

You came to experience the city’s sports, not collect transfers. Leave enough room in the plan to arrive before the first whistle and enjoy the place you traveled to see.

Check the details for your date

Source review: October 6, 2026. Routes, event services, entry rules and availability can change. Reopen the relevant operator guidance for your exact event and check the return journey before leaving.