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St. Louis Cardinals Stadium Guide
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Traveling to St. Louis

St. Louis is probably one of the easiest ballparks you can visit. Being in the middle of the country has its perks, with nonstop flights from 28 of the 29 MLB cities (sorry, Cincinnati). If you’re one of our midwestern neighbors, driving is easy, with relatively little traffic congestion. The Amtrak train is even an option for certain cities (primarily Chicago).

Flying to St. Louis

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St. Louis Lambert International Airport

St. Louis has one primary airport: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). It has two terminals and a strong Southwest Airlines presence, which will likely be your best bet for finding nonstop flights. Southwest has nonstop service to 56 cities, as compared to 13 with American, seven with Frontier, and five each with Delta and United. The airport is about 15 miles northwest of the stadium, with little of note nearby. Thus, we recommend staying downtown, unless you have an early morning flight that would make staying near the airport more convenient for you.

Also, because we’re pretty much in the center of the country, getting into and out of St. Louis on the same day as you’re catching a game is very doable if you can find a direct flight. If you can land by 4pm, you can very likely be in your seat for a 7pm game, and if you can take off after 6:45pm, you can probably catch that 1:15 day game as well.

Driving to St. Louis

Interior of DCA Airport

Roads into St. Louis

St. Louis traffic is such that you can actually drive into town at 5pm and still be at the ballpark ahead of a 7pm game. The main downside to driving in St. Louis is that parking at most downtown hotels is about $40/night. If you want a decent hotel downtown with free parking, your only option is the Pear Tree Inn – more on that in the Lodging section.

Bottom Line

Getting to St. Louis is pretty simple: one airport and then an easy rideshare or MetroLink ride to downtown, or arrive downtown by train or car. Easy peasy. Now let’s figure out where you should stay.

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