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How to Get to Reliant Stadium: METRORail, Parking and Getting Back

by Wanderu

Fisheye view of a domed stadium, its field and stands full for a match

You don’t need a car to get to Reliant Stadium (formerly NRG Stadium). It sits about 5 miles south of downtown, right next to the Astrodome. The METRORail Red Line stops just outside. Coming in from another city? Most buses and trains into Houston stop near a METRORail station. A few quick tips for getting there:

  • Riding the Red Line: Head south toward Fannin South and get off at Stadium Park/Astrodome. It’s 21 minutes from downtown and $1.25, and you can tap a card or your phone to pay.
  • From the train station to your seat: Stadium Park/Astrodome sits right beside Gate 2. From the gate it’s about half a mile to the stadium, and the Astrodome is your landmark on the way.
  • Getting home: The last train north leaves Stadium Park/Astrodome at 11:26 PM every night. A 7:15 PM kickoff ends around 10:45 PM, and concerts can run later.
  • Arriving by bus or train: FlixBus and RedCoach stop downtown, a few blocks’ walk from the Red Line’s Downtown Transit Center station. Greyhound’s terminal on Harrisburg Blvd is next door to the Green Line, which meets the Red Line downtown. The Amtrak station is about half a mile from the Red Line.
  • Flying in: Hobby (HOU) is the closer airport. The 500 Downtown Direct runs from Hobby and IAH to downtown for $4.50.
  • Driving in: Park at Fannin South Park & Ride, one stop south of the stadium, and everyone in the car gets a round-trip train wristband.

Heading to Reliant Stadium from out of town?

My event starts
Getting thereGet to Stadium Park/Astrodome before the gates openAbout 4 hours 20 minutes by bus to Houston. The FlixBus at 9:50 AM from Deep Ellum reaches Gray St downtown at 2:10 PM.from $26 one way
Getting homeLate Greyhound, or stay overThe Greyhound at 1:50 AM from the Harrisburg terminal: take the last Red Line north at 11:26 PM, then the Green Line to Magnolia Park, next door to the terminal. Otherwise, morning buses leave Gray St at 5:20 and 7:30 AM.Buses home

From Gray St or Jefferson St (FlixBus, RedCoach): Walk a few blocks to Downtown Transit Center. Take the Red Line south, 21 minutes to Stadium Park/Astrodome.From the Greyhound terminal (7000 Harrisburg Blvd): Magnolia Park Transit Center is next door. Take the Green Line downtown to Central Station, then the Red Line south.From a Tornado or Southwest Freeway stop: These stops aren’t near the train. Take a rideshare to the stadium or the nearest Red Line station.

Search Tickets

Going to RodeoHouston? See What’s on.Concerts: The evening times are Thursday buses. For a weekend or Tuesday concert, check the route page for that day’s buses.Getting home from Gray St: Take the Red Line north to Downtown Transit Center and walk a few blocks.Getting home from the Harrisburg terminal: Take the Red Line north and change to the Green Line for Magnolia Park. A rideshare works too.Getting home from a Tornado or Southwest Freeway stop: Take a rideshare.

What’s the best way to get to Reliant Stadium?

The best way to Reliant Stadium is the METRORail Red Line to Stadium Park/Astrodome, about 21 minutes from downtown and $1.25 a ride at the 2026 fare.

  • The Red Line to Stadium Park/Astrodome

    What it costs
    $1.25 a person each way
    The catch
    A concert can run past the last train north.

  • Park at Fannin South + the Red Line

    What it costs
    $25 to $50 a car, with the train both ways included for everyone in it
    The catch
    Fannin South takes cards only.

  • Park at the stadium (Texans games)

    What it costs
    $40.65 to $75.22 a car for the rest of the 2026 season, bought ahead
    The catch
    Texans passes are mobile and sold ahead.

  • Uber or Lyft

    What it costs
    Metered; no set price
    The catch
    For Texans games, drop-off and pickup are at Yellow Lot 35, by Gate 16B off Main St.

For stadium concerts the Red Line and Fannin South work the same way, and concert parking is sold by gate.

How do I get to Reliant Stadium on the METRORail?

Stadium Park/Astrodome, the Red Line station for Reliant Stadium, is 10 stops and about 21 minutes south of Downtown Transit Center, and the 2026 fare is $1.25 with tap-to-pay.

  1. Tap to pay. Tap a credit or debit card or your phone once each way, $1.25 a ride. A transfer within 3 hours on the same card is free, so the round trip is $2.50 even with a Green or Purple Line change. The RideMETRO app and the machines on the platform also sell tickets.
  2. Ride south toward Fannin South and get off at Stadium Park/Astrodome.
  3. Enter Reliant Park at Gate 2, right beside the station. Then walk about half a mile to the stadium, past the Astrodome.
  • How often trains run: on weekends, every 12 minutes until mid-evening, then every 18.
  • A $3 Day Pass only pays off for three or more separate rides. It’s sold in the app or at a platform machine, and it’s good until 2 AM the next day.

Getting to Reliant Stadium without a car

From any Red Line row, the ride home is the Red Line north from Stadium Park/Astrodome, and the Green and Purple Lines from downtown run later than it.

  • Downtown

    First move
    The Red Line south from Downtown Transit Center
    Time to Stadium Park/Astrodome
    ~21 minutes

  • Midtown or the Museum District

    First move
    The Red Line south from Ensemble/HCC or Museum District
    Time to Stadium Park/Astrodome
    ~13 to 17 minutes

  • Near the Medical Center

    First move
    The Red Line south from TMC Transit Center
    Time to Stadium Park/Astrodome
    ~5 minutes

  • The Northside

    First move
    The Red Line south from Northline or Burnett Transit Center
    Time to Stadium Park/Astrodome
    ~32 to 48 minutes

  • The East End

    First move
    The Green Line to Central Station, then the Red Line south
    Time to Stadium Park/Astrodome
    ~45 minutes from Magnolia Park

  • Near UH or the Third Ward

    First move
    The Purple Line to Central Station, then the Red Line south
    Time to Stadium Park/Astrodome
    ~40 minutes from TSU/UH

  • The Galleria

    First move
    There’s no rail, so take a rideshare to Yellow Lot 35 by Gate 16B
    Time to Stadium Park/Astrodome
    Depends on traffic

How much is parking at Reliant Stadium?

For 2026 Texans games at Reliant Stadium, Yellow and Maroon lot passes run $40.65 to $75.22 a car with fees, sold ahead as mobile passes.

  • Where to buy: Texans passes are sold on gofevo. Stadium concerts are sold by gate on JustPark, about $55 or $90 a car all-in.
  • Paying at the gate: the parking gates take cards only.
  • Lots open: 4 hours before kickoff for Texans games.
  • Other events: the Texas Bowl has posted $25 plus tax per space at the gate.

Park and ride: Fannin South and the Red Line

For park and ride to Reliant Stadium, the lot is Fannin South Park & Ride. It costs $25 to $50 a car for 2026 Texans games, the rodeo and stadium concerts. Everyone in the car gets a round-trip Red Line wristband.

  • Where it is: 1604 West Bellfort Ave, one stop and 4 minutes south of the stadium.
  • How to pay: cards only, on site.
  • After a night game: the lot is open 24 hours, and trains run back to Fannin South until 1:16 AM.
  • Best place to park: Fannin South usually costs less than a stadium pass, and it swaps the lot exit for a one-stop train ride.

Lots, leaving and tailgating

  • Where the lots are: Yellow is the northwest lot across Kirby Dr, reached from Main St. Maroon is the southeast lot on Fannin St, behind Reliant Arena. Yellow passes enter from Main St and Maroon passes from Fannin St. Reliant Park’s address for drivers is 8825 Kirby Dr, at Gate 9, which is also the way into Blue Lot 19 for ADA drop-off.
  • Leaving: the lots close an hour after the game, and the Texans aim to clear them in 50 to 60 minutes. Night games take longer. There’s no in-and-out parking and no overnight parking.
  • Tailgating: allowed in every lot at Texans games. Everyone over 2 needs a game ticket or a tailgate ticket, and the Texans sell those on gofevo too. One pass covers one space. Grills are fine, liquid starter isn’t, and tailgating ends an hour after the game.

What parking costs your group for a Texans game

On the Red Line, a group pays $2.50 a person both ways, so a carload of four pays $10 for the train against one parking pass. The parking figures leave out your gas, and the Red Line leaves out getting to a station.

Driving in from Dallas, Austin or San Antonio: for three people, the car wins in every city. On your own, the bus and the car come out about even.

  • From Dallas: the car is about about $103 to $128 with Fannin South parking; three bus round trips are about about $321 (about $107 for one).
  • From Austin: the car is about about $78 to $103; three bus round trips are about about $252 (about $84 for one).
  • From San Antonio: the car is about about $88 to $113; three bus round trips are about about $303 (about $101 for one).
  • After the Nov 19 night game: the drive home starts after 11 PM, and it’s about 4 hours 25 minutes to Dallas, 3 hours 5 minutes to Austin and 3 hours 35 minutes to San Antonio. The bus doesn’t get you home sooner: Dallas has the 1:50 AM Greyhound and San Antonio the 2:00 AM, both reaching home after sunrise, and Austin’s first bus is the next morning. What the bus buys is not driving after midnight.

Prices checked October 2026: bus fares are the median round trips paid on Wanderu over 12 months; the car is gas at $3.94 a gallon and 25 mpg plus Fannin South parking, tolls left out; the bus side leaves out $2.50 a head on the Red Line and any hotel night.

How do you get back from Reliant Stadium after a game?

The last northbound Red Line train leaves Reliant Stadium’s Stadium Park/Astrodome at 11:26 PM every night on the timetable through Jan 23, 2027.

A 7:15 PM kickoff ends around 10:45 PM, before that train, though the half-mile walk back to Gate 2 and the crowd at the platform eat into the margin. The Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 31 and Nov 24 concerts post no end time and can run past it. If you miss it, take a rideshare to your bus or hotel: from Yellow Lot 35 at Texans games, or from the zone on your concert’s event page.

Your last ride from Reliant Stadium

  • The Red Line north to downtown

    Runs until
    11:26 PM, reaching Downtown Transit Center at 11:47 PM
    Where you catch it
    Stadium Park/Astrodome
    The catch
    METRO runs extra trains after Texans games; the last scheduled one is still the 11:26 PM.

  • The Red Line south to Fannin South

    Runs until
    About 1:12 AM, reaching Fannin South at 1:16 AM
    Where you catch it
    Stadium Park/Astrodome
    The catch
    This train serves Fannin South parkers. The last 73 to Hobby leaves Fannin South at 12:10 AM, so for Hobby be on a southbound train by about midnight.

  • The Green and Purple Lines

    Runs until
    Later than the last Red Line reaches downtown
    Where you catch it
    Central Station downtown
    The catch
    The East End and UH connections always make it.

  • Uber or Lyft

    Runs until
    Whenever you leave
    Where you catch it
    Yellow Lot 35, by Gate 16B off Main St, for Texans games
    The catch
    Concerts post their zone per event.

The last eastbound Green Line leaves downtown at 12:43 AM on weeknights and 1:10 AM on weekends. The last Purple Line leaves downtown at 12:16 AM on weeknights and 12:25 AM on weekends.

Buses home after a game, by city

  • Dallas

    After a noon game
    The FlixBus at 6:00 PM from Gray St, or the Greyhound at 6:55 PM from the Harrisburg terminal
    After a Thursday night game
    The Greyhound at 1:50 AM from the Harrisburg terminal
    First next morning
    The FlixBus at 5:20 AM or 7:30 AM from Gray St

  • Austin

    After a noon game
    The FlixBus at 8:15 PM from Gray St (Sundays and Fridays)
    After a Thursday night game
    Nothing until morning
    First next morning
    The FlixBus at 9:00 AM from Gray St on Mondays, or 7:00 AM on Fridays

  • San Antonio

    After a noon game
    The Greyhound at 5:25 PM from the Harrisburg terminal, or the FlixBus at 7:35 PM from Gray St
    After a Thursday night game
    The Greyhound at 2:00 AM from the Harrisburg terminal
    First next morning
    The 6:00 AM FlixBus from the Harrisburg terminal

  • New Orleans

    After a noon game
    The FlixBus at 10:50 PM from Gray St
    After a Thursday night game
    The Greyhound at 12:05 AM from the Harrisburg terminal. Take a rideshare straight there from the stadium.
    First next morning
    The Greyhound at 5:00 AM from the Harrisburg terminal, or the FlixBus at 7:30 AM from Gray St

  • McAllen

    After a noon game
    The 11:35 PM bus from the Harrisburg terminal
    After a Thursday night game
    Next morning. Check the route page.
    First next morning
    Check the route page

  • Fort Worth

    After a noon game
    Next morning. Check the route page.
    After a Thursday night game
    Next morning. Check the route page.
    First next morning
    Check the route page

Buses Wanderu sold in the last six months that are also on the operators’ current schedules. Sunday schedules for the noon column, Thursday for the night column. If you stay over, stay near your morning bus’s stop, which for FlixBus is downtown by Gray St.

Buses home: Dallas · Austin · San Antonio · New Orleans · McAllen · Fort Worth · New Orleans by train: Trains home

How to get to Reliant Stadium from Dallas, Austin and beyond

From Dallas, Reliant Stadium is about 4 hours 20 minutes by bus to Houston and then 21 minutes on the Red Line, and where your bus stops depends on the company: FlixBus at 605 Gray St and RedCoach at 808 Jefferson St, both a few blocks from the Red Line, Greyhound at 7000 Harrisburg Blvd next to the Green Line, and Tornado at its own stops away from the train.

  • Dallas

    Time
    ~4 hours 20 minutes by bus
    Fares (one way)
    Busesfrom $26
    Where you arrive
    FlixBus at Gray St, RedCoach at Jefferson St, Greyhound at Harrisburg Blvd, or a Tornado stop
    Next steps
    From Gray St or Jefferson St, walk to Downtown Transit Center for the Red Line. From Harrisburg, take the Green Line downtown, then the Red Line. From a Tornado stop, take a rideshare.

  • Austin

    Time
    ~2 hours 50 minutes by bus
    Fares (one way)
    Busesfrom $26
    Where you arrive
    FlixBus at Gray St or RedCoach at Jefferson St
    Next steps
    Walk to Downtown Transit Center for the Red Line.

  • San Antonio

    Time
    ~3 hours 25 minutes by bus
    Fares (one way)
    Busesfrom $27Trainsfrom $55
    Where you arrive
    FlixBus at Gray St or Harrisburg Blvd, Greyhound at Harrisburg Blvd, RedCoach at Jefferson St, a Tornado stop, or Amtrak at 902 Washington Ave
    Next steps
    From Gray St or Jefferson St, walk to Downtown Transit Center. From Harrisburg, take the Green Line downtown. From Amtrak, it’s about half a mile to the Red Line. Then ride the Red Line south.

  • New Orleans

    Time
    ~6 hours 20 minutes by bus, 9 hours by train
    Fares (one way)
    Busesfrom $37Trainsfrom $50
    Where you arrive
    FlixBus at Gray St, Greyhound at Harrisburg Blvd, or Amtrak at 902 Washington Ave
    Next steps
    From Gray St, walk to Downtown Transit Center. From Harrisburg, take the Green Line downtown. From Amtrak, it’s about half a mile to the Red Line. Then ride the Red Line south.

  • McAllen

    Time
    ~5 hours 50 minutes by bus
    Fares (one way)
    Busesfrom $37
    Where you arrive
    Mostly Tornado and FlixBus stops on the Southwest Freeway, or Greyhound at Harrisburg Blvd
    Next steps
    From the Southwest Freeway, take a rideshare. From Harrisburg, take the Green Line downtown, then the Red Line.

  • Fort Worth

    Time
    ~5 hours 25 minutes by bus
    Fares (one way)
    Busesfrom $34
    Where you arrive
    FlixBus at Gray St or Greyhound at Harrisburg Blvd
    Next steps
    From Gray St, walk to Downtown Transit Center. From Harrisburg, take the Green Line downtown. Then ride the Red Line south.
  • Booking: booking a week or more ahead has run cheaper on these buses.
  • Bags: the stadium follows a clear-bag rule and has nowhere to check a bag, so a day trip means traveling light, and if you’re staying over, leave the bag at the hotel.
  • Amtrak: the Sunset Limited from New Orleans and San Antonio arrives at 902 Washington Ave. It runs three days a week each way. Westbound trains arrive at 6:18 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Eastbound trains arrive at 11:10 AM on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Either way, it’s a day-before arrival.

What’s the closest airport to Reliant Stadium?

Hobby (HOU) is the closer airport to Reliant Stadium, one $1.25 fare away at the 2026 fare: the METRO 73 bus to Fannin South, then the Red Line one stop.

Hobby (HOU)

  • The day before, to a downtown hotel: the 500 Downtown Direct runs from Hobby to downtown every 30 minutes for $4.50, with no change. It leaves from the Hobby Transit Center, the same stop as the 73. The last one leaves Hobby at 8:00 PM.
  • To the stadium: the 73 leaves the Hobby Transit Center, just north of the baggage claim doors, for Fannin South. That’s about 30 minutes, then one 4-minute Red Line stop.
  • Getting back late: the last 73 to Hobby leaves Fannin South at 12:10 AM every night, Thursday night games included, so be on a southbound train from Stadium Park/Astrodome by about midnight. Trains keep reaching Fannin South until 1:16 AM, but the 73 sets your deadline.
  • First thing next morning: the first 500 to Hobby leaves Travis St and St Joseph Pkwy downtown at 5:46 AM on weekdays and 5:42 AM on weekends. From Fannin South, the first 73 to Hobby leaves at 4:54 AM on weekdays and 5:45 AM on weekends.
  • To a Medical Center hotel: the 73 to Fannin South, then the Red Line north two stops past the stadium to TMC Transit Center.

Bush Intercontinental (IAH)

  • The day before, to a downtown hotel: the 500 Downtown Direct runs from Terminal E to downtown for $4.50, with no change. It leaves from outside Door E-201. The last one leaves IAH at 8:00 PM.
  • From Terminal A, B or D: take the free Subway, which runs before security, to Terminal C for the 102 or Terminal E for the 500.
  • To the stadium: the 102 runs from Terminal C, outside Door C-105, to downtown for $1.25. Then take the Red Line south from Downtown Transit Center. Allow about an hour and a half.
  • Getting back late: the last 102 leaves downtown at 12:00 AM on weekdays and 12:05 AM on weekends. Its stop is at St Joseph Pkwy and San Jacinto, two blocks from the Red Line’s Downtown Transit Center station. After the last train reaches Downtown Transit Center at 11:47 PM, you have about 13 minutes on a weeknight, so a rideshare may be easier.
  • First thing next morning: the first 102 leaves downtown at 4:55 AM on weekdays and 5:05 AM on weekends. The first 500 to IAH leaves St Joseph Pkwy and Main St at 5:26 AM.

After a day game: the 500 runs from Downtown Transit Center until about 8:30 PM to IAH and about 8:45 PM to Hobby, so it’s the one-seat way back, from the same downtown stops as the morning buses. It doesn’t help after a night event.

What’s on at Reliant Stadium in 2026 and 2027

Reliant Stadium has five Texans home games, four concerts and two college games from October 2026 to January 2027, then RodeoHouston from March 2 to 21, 2027.

  • Fri Oct 9 · Usher & Chris Brown, 7:00 PM
  • Sat Oct 10 · Usher & Chris Brown, 7:00 PM
  • Sat Oct 24 · TSU vs Southern, homecoming, 2:00 PM
  • Sun Oct 25 · Texans vs Giants, 12:00 PM
  • Sat Oct 31 · Ye, 8:00 PM
  • Thu Nov 19 · Texans vs Colts, 7:15 PM, the season’s only home night game
  • Tue Nov 24 · Usher & Chris Brown, 7:00 PM
  • Sun Nov 29 · Texans vs Ravens, 12:00 PM
  • Sun Dec 20 · Texans vs Jaguars, 12:00 PM
  • Thu Dec 31 · Kinder’s Texas Bowl, kickoff to be announced
  • Week 18 · Texans vs Titans, date and time set by the NFL after Week 17
  • Mar 2 to 21, 2027 · RodeoHouston

The NFL can move kickoff times for late-season games, so check the time the week of the game.

RodeoHouston, March 2 to 21, 2027. The rodeo takes over Reliant Park for three weeks. Fannin South serves the rodeo, one Red Line stop away.

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Frequently asked questions

How early should I get to Reliant Stadium?

For 2026 Texans games at Reliant Stadium, the parking lots open 4 hours before kickoff. Most gates open 90 minutes before, and 2 hours for club and suite seats. Coming by train, aim to reach Stadium Park/Astrodome as your gate opens. For concerts, gate times are set per event, so check the event page.

Where do Uber and Lyft drop off at Reliant Stadium?

For 2026 Texans games at Reliant Stadium, rideshare and taxis use Yellow Lot 35, at Gate 16B off Main St. For concerts, check the event page for the zone.

Where is Reliant Stadium?

Reliant Stadium is about 5 miles south of downtown Houston, next to the Astrodome. It has its own Red Line stop, Stadium Park/Astrodome. Reliant Park’s address for drivers is 8825 Kirby Dr, at Gate 9. For Texans games, follow your lot’s route: Yellow off Main St, Maroon off Fannin St. The Texans list the address as 1 NRG Parkway, Houston, TX 77054.

How do I get into Reliant Stadium?

For 2026 Texans games, Reliant Stadium allows one clear bag up to 12 by 6 by 12 inches or a one-gallon zip bag, plus a small clutch, under the NFL’s clear-bag rule. At other events, bag rules vary, but bags bigger than 11 by 17 inches aren’t allowed. There’s nowhere to check a bag and no re-entry.

What is NRG Stadium called now?

NRG Stadium has been Reliant Stadium since August 2026. It’s the same building, the same Red Line stop and the same lots, and the street is still NRG Parkway.

“From” fares refresh from Wanderu’s route data and show the cheapest one-way fare recently available on that route. METRO and parking figures are published prices checked October 1, 2026.

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