Rent a Bus to Allianz Field: The Complete Allianz Field Transportation Guide

Snelling Avenue and University Avenue form the busiest intersection in Minnesota — and that was true before Minnesota United planted a 19,400-seat soccer stadium on its corner. Add a sold-out Loons match to an already-congested Midway Tuesday evening or a Saturday night and you get what actually happens: I-94 Exit 238A backs up a half-mile before kickoff, surface lots within walking distance fill by the time gates open, and the stretch of Snelling between the interstate and the stadium turns into a managed crawl under police direction. The stadium was designed this way on purpose.

Allianz Field opened with fewer than 1,000 on-site parking spaces for 19,400 fans — the smallest parking-to-seat ratio of any major sports venue in the Twin Cities — because the design intent was always transit, shuttles, and walking. That's fine for two people with a Go-To card. For a group of 20, 35, or 50, a Minnesota United party bus or charter bus rental to Allianz Field is the move that skips all of it.

One question decides whether your group arrives together or in waves: where exactly does the bus drop us off, and what happens after the final whistle? Below, we break down exactly how that works — using the stadium's own published guidance and verified transportation details from the official Allianz Field parking and transportation page — along with which vehicle fits your headcount, what shapes the pricing, and every logistical detail a group organizer needs to make this matchday clean and easy. For a broader look at Minneapolis-area sports group transportation, the Minneapolis sporting event party bus page covers other venues and fan travel across the metro.

Why Rent a Party Bus or Charter Bus to Allianz Field?

Allianz Field's parking scarcity isn't a bug — it's the feature. The City of Saint Paul and Minnesota United designed the venue's transportation plan around transit, shuttles, and off-site parking rather than a large on-site lot. The math on driving in is just hard.

Single-game lots publicly available on matchday run roughly $10 to $50, are all cashless, require advance booking through SeatGeek, and fall between a 5-and-20-minute walk from the gates depending on which lot you land. The closest reserved lots aren't available to the public — those are allocated to Season Ticket Members with premium seating. Minnesota United itself explicitly recommends fans explore alternatives to driving.

A charter bus or party bus rental for an Allianz Field matchday removes the entire problem. One vehicle picks up your group at one address — a Minneapolis hotel, a pregame bar in the North Loop, a suburb on the I-494 strip — handles the Snelling Avenue approach, and drops everyone at the designated vehicle hire zone on the southeast side of the stadium. Nobody circles the Midway neighborhood hunting a $40 lot.

Nobody pays $25 at the State Fairgrounds and waits on a shuttle. Nobody gets separated into three rideshares and texts a confused "where are you?" at halftime. The bus handles the logistics; the group handles the match.

Charter Bus & Party Bus Drop-Off at Allianz Field

The designated vehicle hire pickup and drop-off area at Allianz Field is on St. Anthony Avenue at the southeast corner of the stadium, just outside the Allina Health Southeast Entry, per the official Allianz Field A-Z Guide. That's the spot — confirmed on the stadium's own published guidance — and it's one of the most direct entry approaches to the gates rather than a parking lot several blocks off the building. Post-match, your bus stages on surrounding surface streets during the game and returns to the vehicle zone for pickup.

Set a specific post-match meetup time and location before anyone splits up — phone signal at Snelling and University in a 19,000-person crowd is unreliable at best.

Allianz Field has seven entry points around the building: the Bell Bank Southwest Entry, the Allina Health Southeast Entry, a Northeast East Entry, a Northeast North Entry, the Northwest Entry, the Northwest West Entry, and a Premium Entrance. The southeast corner vehicle zone puts your group steps from the Allina Health gate. Know which gate corresponds to your ticket section before the bus departs so the group doesn't scatter at the drop-off trying to find the right entrance.

The south Snelling intersection at University has a pedestrian gate that's only open on matchdays — a St. Paul city addition specifically for game-day crowd flow — so the pedestrian approach from the vehicle zone is more direct than the maps suggest.

ADA Drop-Off at Allianz Field

The ADA-accessible drop-off point is on the east side of the stadium near Simpson Street and St. Anthony Avenue, per the official A-Z Guide. Accessible matchday parking is available in the Cub Foods Lot. If anyone in your group has mobility needs, note it when you request your quote — ADA-accessible vehicles are available through the network of bus companies serving Minneapolis and St. Paul, and the correct drop-off approach for your specific group can be built into the matchday plan from the start.

Allianz Field Parking: Every Option Compared

For a group larger than a few cars, there's no clean parking solution near Allianz Field. That's not an exaggeration — it's the design intent. Here's an honest look at every option, scored on what actually matters for group travel:

For one or two people already near a Green Line stop, transit is a no-brainer — $2 from anywhere on the line, step off at the Snelling Avenue station, and you're at the gates. The moment your group fills four or five cars, the coordination cost of separate vehicles, multiple parking pass purchases, a cashless-only lot you hadn't budgeted for, and the post-match rideshare surge tips hard toward one bus.

The Minnesota State Fairgrounds Shuttle

The Minnesota State Fairgrounds (1265 Snelling Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55108) — about a mile north of Allianz Field along the same Snelling corridor — is the most popular off-site parking option for Loons matches, and it's the one location where fans can set up a real pregame. The lot cost $25 per car in 2025 (up from earlier seasons), and the Fairgrounds runs free shuttles back and forth to the stadium on matchdays. Fan groups who want to grill, gather, and tailgate before kickoff tend to land here.

It works well. It also means you drive to a lot a mile away, park, set up, pack down, wait for a shuttle, and then do it in reverse after the match — which adds an hour or more to the overall matchday logistics on either end.

Downtown St. Paul Park-and-Ride Ramps

Four City of Saint Paul parking ramps — the Smith Ramp, the 7A Ramp, the Lowertown Ramp, and the Block 19 Ramp — offer a $5 matchday rate beginning two hours before kickoff. From any of these, the Green Line carries you five or six stops west to the Snelling Avenue station, directly in front of the stadium, for $2. This is the transit system working exactly as designed, and for a small group already based in downtown St. Paul, it's genuinely hard to beat.

For a group scattered across Minneapolis, the south suburbs, and a hotel on the I-494 strip, though — everyone meeting at a downtown ramp before boarding the train — a single bus that hits each hotel and delivers the group to the southeast entry in one run is both simpler and more reliable.

What Size Charter Bus or Party Bus Rental Does Your Group Need for Allianz Field?

Minneapolispartybuscompany.com connects you to a wide range of vehicles through a large network of bus companies serving Minneapolis and Saint Paul — so your group travels comfortably and you're never paying for empty seats. Here's how the full vehicle lineup maps to an Allianz Field matchday run.

For supporter groups doing a pregame crawl through the North Loop or Uptown before heading east to the Midway, a 25- to 40-passenger party bus covers the multi-stop itinerary and keeps the energy up from the first stop to the gate. For a corporate hospitality group or sponsor outing with premium ticket packages, a 56-passenger charter bus handles the headcount cleanly with onboard restrooms for the commute and enough undercarriage storage for gear. For a 12-person group of friends heading straight from the office — a Sprinter van is the comfortable, easy call that doesn't require a parking spot on either end.

Allianz Field Charter Bus Rental Prices

Minneapolispartybuscompany.com shows online pricing in under 30 seconds — no account required, no obligation, just a fast look at what's available for your date and headcount. What shapes the quote for an Allianz Field run:

• Vehicle size — a 56-seat charter bus and a 14-passenger Sprinter limo occupy different rate tiers entirely.
• Total hours — how long the vehicle is committed to your group, including any pre-match bar stop, the match itself, and the post-match return.
• Date and kickoff time — a February home opener (cold weather, lighter demand) prices differently from a nationally broadcast Saturday night match in August when the summer schedule peaks.
• Origin and mileage — a pickup from a Minneapolis hotel near Target Field is a different run from a pickup in Eagan or Plymouth on the suburban fringe of the metro.

To give you an idea of what these numbers look like in practice: a 40-passenger party bus on a weekend evening runs roughly $325–$500 per hour. For a four-hour Allianz Field matchday rental — pickup from Minneapolis, drop at the stadium, wait during the 90 minutes, post-match return — that's roughly $1,300–$2,000 total. Split across 40 people, that's $32.50 to $50 per person.

Compare that to 10 cars paying $25 each at the State Fairgrounds, plus gas, plus the shuttle queue going in and out. A 15-to-35-passenger minibus runs weekday rates of $200–$250 per hour and $200–$275 on weekends. These are planning ranges — the real price moves with your itinerary, vehicle, and exact date.

Call 612-642-3611 or use the online quote tool to get your actual pricing in under a minute. The Minneapolis party bus prices page has the full breakdown across all vehicle types.

Getting to Allianz Field: I-94, Snelling Avenue, and the Midway Approach

Allianz Field sits directly off Interstate 94 at Exit 238A (Snelling Avenue North). Coming from Minneapolis, that's about 8 miles east on I-94 to the Snelling exit, then 1.5 miles north to the stadium entrance. Coming from the south metro or I-494, you're typically connecting to I-94 east via I-35E northbound or taking Snelling Avenue north from its southern approach.

Either way, the Snelling exit is the point where matchday traffic consolidates — police manage the Snelling/University intersection on game days, but "managed" in this context means slow, not fast. Ongoing I-94 reconstruction work in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul corridor has caused periodic full closures and lane reductions between I-35W and Huron Boulevard in recent seasons, and on a bad night the drive from Minneapolis can stretch from a normal 20-minute commute into something north of an hour. Check MnDOT's current roadwork page before matchday for any active I-94 closure information — the Twin Cities highway reconstruction cycle means this is a recurring variable, not a one-time event.

Typical drive times from common pickup points before matchday traffic sets in:

On matchdays, add 20 to 45 minutes to any estimate once you're within a mile of the stadium. A charter bus absorbs all of that — the approach route is handled, and your group stays comfortable instead of white-knuckling through Midway surface streets at 6:45 PM.

The Green Line to the Snelling Avenue Station

The Snelling Avenue station on the Metro Green Line is directly adjacent to Allianz Field — it's the stadium's built-in transit connection and the reason the design works without a multi-deck parking structure. The Green Line runs between Saint Paul Union Depot on the east and Target Field Station in Minneapolis on the west, passing through Midway, the University of Minnesota campus, Downtown East, and Downtown Minneapolis. Fare is $2 per ride, trains run roughly every 10–15 minutes during peak matchday service, and the ride from Target Field Station in Minneapolis takes about 35–40 minutes.

The A Line bus rapid transit also stops just south of the Snelling/University intersection, connecting Rosedale Transit Center to 46th Street Station in south Minneapolis. For transit planning, see the Metro Transit website for trip planner tools and current service alerts.

For a pair of people already at a Green Line stop, transit is the easiest and cheapest option — no debate. For a group of 20 coming from hotels in Bloomington or the North Loop, coordinating who boards which train at which time, keeping everyone together through the transfer, and handling any mobility accommodations starts to look like a project in itself. A 20-seat minibus or party bus solves it in one door-to-door pickup.

Before the Whistle: What to Know at Allianz Field

A few things every group organizer should have briefed before the bus arrives at Snelling Avenue, straight from the official Allianz Field A-Z Guide:

• Clear bag required — and there is no bag check. Each guest may bring one clear bag no larger than 12″ × 6″ × 12″ (or a one-gallon freezer bag) plus a small clutch no larger than 5″ × 9″. Diaper and medical bags are unrestricted. Non-compliant bags must go back to the vehicle before entry — there is no bag check at Allianz Field. Brief the group on the bus before anyone gets off at the drop-off zone.
• No outside food. Outside food is prohibited on entry. Food trucks and concessions outside the gates serve fans in the pre-match area; the concourse handles it inside.
• All parking is cashless. Single-game lots require a credit or debit card — no cash accepted. Book through SeatGeek.com in advance; lots open 2.5 hours before kickoff.
• Group ticket discounts start at 10+. Groups of 10 or more qualify for tickets starting at $20 per seat through mnufc.com's group ticket page — contact the group sales team ahead of your date to lock in availability.
• Seven entry gates, one ticket section. Know which gate your section maps to before the bus drops — the southeast vehicle zone is most direct to the Allina Health Southeast Entry, but different ticket sections use different gates around the building.
• Minnesota weather is a factor through May and again in October. Allianz Field has a 360-degree canopy that covers all seats, but it is not a dome. February, March, April, and late-fall matches mean genuine cold, and the clear bag rule means layers have to fit in the bag or be worn in. Plan the group's gear accordingly before the matchday bus departs.

2026 Minnesota United Home Dates at Allianz Field

The 2026 Loons season runs deep into the fall, with home matches at Allianz Field continuing through the late-summer stretch and into the October/November playoff push. The busiest weeks tend to cluster in late summer, when several home dates land close together, and any nationally broadcast or milestone club matches on the calendar typically draw the biggest crowds and the tightest parking. The final weekends of the regular season, when playoff positioning is on the line, are consistently among the highest-demand dates on the home schedule.

Check the official Minnesota United schedule for exact dates, opponents, and kickoff times before locking in your group's transportation plan.

The busiest stretches of the home schedule — the compressed late-summer run and the playoff-push games in October and November — are the dates where right-size vehicles from the network go first. Requesting pricing and locking in a date three to four months ahead for those high-demand fixtures — or at least six weeks out for any match — keeps your options open. Call 612-642-3611 to check availability for your specific date, or use the online form for pricing on any upcoming home game.

Groups That Rent a Bus to Allianz Field

The door-to-door group approach works for every type of group that makes its way to the Midway — the bus handles the logistics; the group handles the match. These are the trip types that come through most often:

• Supporter groups and organized sections. Minnesota United's supporter culture is one of the strongest in MLS — the Dark Clouds and the Wonderwall fill the south end every home match. A charter bus handles the multi-stop pregame run across Minneapolis and gets the whole section to the gate on the same timeline, without stragglers stuck in rideshare queue limbo.
• Corporate outings and hospitality groups. Companies with premium suite packages or bulk ticket allocations use a minibus or charter bus so clients and staff arrive together without anyone navigating Midway traffic alone. The Minneapolis corporate event party bus page covers multi-stop corporate shuttles across the metro.
• Birthday and milestone groups. A Loons match is an increasingly popular group night out for Minneapolis birthday celebrations — the pre-match dinner is a stop on the itinerary, the party bus covers the ride, and the night continues wherever the group decides after the final whistle.
• Out-of-town visitors and wedding weekends. Groups flying into MSP for a long weekend and catching a match book a single bus from their downtown hotel — no one has to figure out the Green Line or hunt for a cashless parking spot in an unfamiliar neighborhood.
• Youth soccer programs and school groups. Minnesota United draws youth clubs and school event groups from across the metro for matchday field trips — a charter bus handles multiple school pickups across different addresses and gets the group to the correct gate on time.

Also planning a Vikings game at U.S. Bank Stadium or a Timberwolves matchup at Target Center on the same trip? The U.S. Bank Stadium transportation guide and Target Center guide cover those drop-offs and parking logistics separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly does a charter bus or party bus drop off at Allianz Field?

The designated vehicle hire pickup and drop-off area is at the southeast corner of Allianz Field on St. Anthony Avenue, just outside the Allina Health Southeast Entry, per the official Allianz Field A-Z Guide. That's the stadium's confirmed vehicle hire zone — and it puts your group a short walk from the main gate cluster rather than at a surface lot several blocks away. Post-match, the bus stages on surrounding surface streets and returns to the southeast vehicle zone for pickup.

Set a specific meetup time before the match; phone signal in a 19,000-person crowd at Snelling and University is unreliable.

Is there dedicated charter bus parking at Allianz Field?

No. Allianz Field has fewer than 1,000 on-site parking spaces, all reserved for Season Ticket Members in premium seating tiers. There is no general-access charter bus parking lot at the stadium. The operational model is drop-off at the southeast vehicle hire zone and staging on surrounding surface streets — Snelling Avenue and the cross streets of the Midway neighborhood — during the match.

This is standard for urban transit-first venues, and it's how the vehicle hire zone is designed to function.

How much does it cost to rent a bus or party bus to Allianz Field?

To give you a planning idea: a 40-passenger party bus on a weekend evening runs roughly $325–$500 per hour. For a four-hour Allianz Field matchday rental from Minneapolis, that's approximately $1,300–$2,000 total — or $32.50 to $50 per person on a full bus. A 15-to-35-passenger minibus runs $200–$275 per hour on weekdays.

Pricing varies with your exact itinerary, vehicle size, date, and origin. Call 612-642-3611 or use the online quote form to get your actual pricing in about a minute.

Which Green Line station serves Allianz Field?

The Snelling Avenue station on the Metro Green Line is directly adjacent to Allianz Field — it's the primary transit point built into the stadium's design. The station is right outside the northwest side of the building. The A Line bus rapid transit also stops just south of Snelling and University.

Fare is $2. Trains run every 10–15 minutes during peak matchday service. The Green Line connects the stadium to both downtown Minneapolis (Target Field Station) and downtown Saint Paul (Union Depot) in a single uninterrupted run.

What is the bag policy at Allianz Field?

Each guest may bring one clear bag no larger than 12″ × 6″ × 12″ (or a one-gallon freezer bag) plus a small clutch no larger than 5″ × 9″. Diaper bags and medical bags are not restricted. There is no bag check at Allianz Field.

Non-compliant bags must return to the vehicle before entry. Brief your whole group on the bus before the drop-off — a non-compliant bag at the gate sends someone back to the vehicle hire zone at the worst possible time.

What parking is available near Allianz Field on matchday?

Single-game lots publicly available on matchday run roughly $10–$50 depending on distance and demand — all cashless, bookable in advance through SeatGeek.com, with lots opening 2.5 hours before kickoff. The closest publicly available lots are generally a 5-to-10-minute walk. The Easy-In Lot is about a 15-minute walk.

The Best Value Lots are the most affordable and run roughly 20 minutes on foot. The Minnesota State Fairgrounds (1265 Snelling Ave N) offers matchday parking at around $25 per car (2025 rate) with free shuttles to the stadium. Downtown Saint Paul ramps (Smith, 7A, Lowertown, Block 19) offer $5 matchday parking with Green Line connections.

See the official Allianz Field parking page for current lot availability before your visit.

When should I book a bus to Allianz Field?

For standard regular-season Loons matches, two to four weeks of lead time is workable outside peak dates. For nationally broadcast or high-demand fixtures — the compressed late-summer stretch and the October/November playoff-push games — aim for three to six months out. The right-size vehicles from the network go first for high-demand Saturday night matches.

Requesting pricing early costs nothing; waiting until the week of the match can mean limited availability or higher rates. Call 612-642-3611 or use the online form to check your date now.

Can a bus pick up my group at MSP Airport and take us to Allianz Field?

Yes. MSP Airport is about 12 miles from Allianz Field — a 20-to-25-minute drive without matchday traffic, longer when Snelling backs up pre-kickoff. A single bus collects the whole group at the terminal and runs straight to the stadium or to a pre-match hotel stop, rather than splitting everyone across separate rideshares on arrival day.

The Minneapolis airport transportation page covers airport shuttle options across the Twin Cities metro.

Does Minnesota United offer group tickets?

Yes. Groups of 10 or more can get tickets starting at $20 per seat through mnufc.com's group ticket page, with a group sales team available to help lock in seating together. If your bus group needs to coordinate tickets alongside transportation, reach out to the group sales team early and build the lead time into your planning timeline.

Is there anything to do near Allianz Field before the match?

University Avenue runs east and west from the stadium with accessible dining options along the corridor, and the Black Hart of Saint Paul — a popular soccer bar — sits within walking distance off University Avenue. Food truck tailgate events operate outside the stadium on matchdays as well; check the official matchday guide at the Minnesota United website for what's scheduled for your date. For pre-match plans that start farther afield — North Loop bars in Minneapolis, Lowertown Saint Paul — a party bus handles the multi-stop run and arrives at the southeast drop-off zone on schedule.

Book Your Allianz Field Party Bus or Charter Bus Today

Allianz Field is one of the best soccer atmospheres in MLS — and the group that arrives together, on time, without fighting Snelling Avenue for a parking spot, has the better matchday. Minneapolispartybuscompany.com makes it easy to find and compare party buses, charter buses, minibuses, and Sprinter vans through a large network of bus companies serving Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the full Twin Cities metro area. Fill out the quick online form to compare vehicles and pricing in seconds — no account required. Or call 612-642-3611 any time to get a quote and talk through your matchday plan.

The bus drops your group at the southeast entry while everyone else hunts for a $25 State Fairgrounds spot and waits on the shuttle. That's the whole difference.