Padres Opening Day: MTS encourages fans to take trolley

Dec 14, 2023

by: Zara Barker

Posted: Mar 27, 2023 / 05:39 PM PDT

Updated: Mar 28, 2023 / 11:40 AM PDT

SAN DIEGO — With Padres Opening Day just a few days away, fans are starting to plan how they will get to Petco Park to cheer on the home team.

San Diego leaders and officials from the San Diego Padres are pushing more San Diegans to take public transit for game days and are anticipating MTS ridership will increase compared to last year as more anticipation and excitement is likely surrounding this season.

Online parking pass options for advance purchase can run anywhere from $34 to $98, depending on the location. An MTS day-pass costs $6 per rider.

"The excitement and anticipation surrounding this season is unprecedented," Caroline Perry, COO of the San Diego Padres said. "We are projecting sell out crowds all season long, and while we love sellout crowds, we know that it can create parking and traffic challenges around the ballpark, which makes it even more important to consider taking public transit."

"Nothing activates downtown quite like the padres painting our neighborhoods proudly with brown and gold," Josh Coin, vice president of the Downtown San Diego Partnership said.

"Last year on big game days we saw upwards of 7,000 extra fans take the trolley and with more sellout games expected this season we anticipate more fans than ever taking trolleys on game days," San Diego Councilmember and MTS board member Stephen Whitburn said.

Parking ahead of time can be purchased in advance through San Diego Padres and Ticketmaster.

Parking options around Petco Park can be found on the Padres website.

To schedule your game day trip on the coaster, visit GoNCTD.com.

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