loanDepot park is the Miami Marlins’ home ballpark in Miami, with four main public entrances and several ways to arrive by car, rideshare or public transit. From Miami Princess Hotel, it’s about a 6-minute drive, making the ballpark a nearby option to plan around your stay.
- Home team: Miami Marlins
- Public entrances: First Base and Home Plate on West Plaza; Third Base and Center Field on East Plaza
- Parking: Four garages and six surface lots
- Nearby transit: Culmer and Civic Center Metrorail stops are within a mile
Miami Princess Hotel can serve as a base for your visit. For other ways to get around the city, see this guide to Miami metro and public transport.
What visitors should know about loanDepot park
loanDepot park is the home ballpark of the Miami Marlins, and its four main public entrances are split between two plazas. First Base and Home Plate are on West Plaza; Third Base and Center Field are on East Plaza. Check your event information for the entrance that fits your plans.
Entry includes inspection of guests and their belongings. For Marlins games, the venue generally opens public gates 90 minutes before first pitch, while premium-area guests are admitted two hours before.
Marlins Members have early admission through East Plaza Gate 11 for Friday and Saturday home games, 2.5 hours before first pitch. The venue encourages guests to arrive at least 90 minutes before first pitch to avoid entry lines.
Bag and food rules can affect what you bring. Permitted clear bags must be plastic, vinyl or PVC and no larger than 16 × 16 × 8 inches. Exceptions include small clutches no larger than 6 × 8 inches and bags for medical or infant purposes.
For baseball games, each person may bring one single-serving food item in a clear plastic bag, with fruit sliced, and/or one factory-sealed, clear, soft-sided bottle of unflavored water no larger than 20 ounces.
Weapons, glass or metal containers, hard-sided coolers, outside alcohol, vaping devices, and soft drinks or sports and energy drinks are among the prohibited items. Strollers are generally prohibited inside, but may be checked at the Home Plate or Third Base entrances; strollers for children with disabilities are permitted.
Guests cannot leave and re-enter on the same ticket except in an emergency or to visit the New Era Team Store on West Plaza. Speak with a Guest Experience Team Member before exiting.
How do you get tickets and check event-day rules?
For Marlins games, you can get tickets through the venue’s marlins.com/tickets page or the MLB Ballpark app. Ticket-office windows are open on event days only.
Non-baseball events can have different entry requirements. The venue determines prohibited items for these events case by case at least 10 days before the event, and advises calling 305-480-1300 within 10 days of the event for the specific list. Its event-specific Showtime page covers details such as event-day parking and transportation.
Before you go, check the official site for current ticket, entry and event-day information.
How do you get to loanDepot park, and where can you park?
Driving, rideshare and public transit are all options for reaching the ballpark. Parking includes four garages on the north and south sides and six surface lots on the east and west sides.
The venue uses a free-flow parking model: vehicles enter subject to availability, and the license plate serves as the parking credential. Prepaid parking is available through the venue’s parking page.
Accessible parking is available in all four garages and in East Lots 2 and 3 on a first-come, first-served basis. A hanging placard or disability license plate is required. Rideshare pickups, including Brightline shuttles, are directed to East Lot 1 at 1380 NW 6th Street, Miami, FL 33125.
Public-transit options include Metrorail stops Culmer and Civic Center, both within a mile of the ballpark, plus Metrobus routes and the City of Miami Trolley Route. A Tri-Rail connection is available via Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Station to MiamiCentral Station.
The venue also lists a complimentary round-trip shuttle between MiamiCentral Station and the ballpark, but it is included only with a Brightline HOME RUNNER train ticket. Arrival shuttles depart about 10 minutes after designated train arrivals, and return shuttles about 45 minutes before designated train departures.
For a broader overview of getting around, use this Miami public-transport guide as a companion to the ballpark’s event-specific directions.
Planning a visit around a game or event
For a Marlins game, begin with your ticket and entry gate, then allow time for arrival and inspection. The venue’s suggested arrival buffer is at least 90 minutes before first pitch; parking availability and transport details are event-day considerations, so check the venue’s information before setting out.
If you need accessible seating, wheelchair-accessible and semi-ambulatory seating with operable armrests is available in various sections on all ballpark levels. One companion or escort may accompany a guest with a disability in designated seating areas.
You can request wheelchair pickup by texting 305-480-4999 with your location, entrance and section. Transport is provided between an entrance and a seating section, and back to the entrance.
For a non-baseball event, check the event-specific Showtime information and confirm its prohibited-item list with the venue within 10 days of the event. If you’re building a wider city itinerary, this one-day Miami route offers another way to plan time around the hotel area.
FAQs
Which entrances are open to the general public?
The four main entrances are First Base and Home Plate on West Plaza, and Third Base and Center Field on East Plaza.
Can you bring food or water to a Marlins game?
Each person may bring one single-serving food item in a clear plastic bag, with fruit sliced, and/or one factory-sealed, clear, soft-sided bottle of unflavored water no larger than 20 ounces.
Where is the rideshare pickup point?
Rideshare pickups, including Brightline shuttles, are directed to East Lot 1 at 1380 NW 6th Street, Miami, FL 33125.
Is accessible parking available?
Yes. It is available in all four garages and East Lots 2 and 3 on a first-come, first-served basis, with a hanging placard or disability license plate required.