DETROIT – The Detroit Lions will be hosting the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Kickoff is at 8 p.m., but majority of fans want to arrive early to get a good parking spot or grab a bite to eat prior to the game.
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To plan ahead, here’s a list of public parking spaces fans could potentially park on Saturday. Keep in mind the majority of these spaces come with a cost—so make sure you have cash, an app, or a secure credit card ready to use.
Downtown Detroit
Visit Detroit has a list of parking garages that are open to the public. Prices will vary and will more than likely change the day of a game or special event in the area—such as Saturday’s game against the Commanders.
The Z Garage - 1234 Library Street
You can enter from Gratiot near Library or on Grand River near Broadway.
Greektown Parking Garage - 1001 Brush Street
This parking garage with 24/7 security is located near Greektown and Campus Martius.
One Campus Martius Parking Garage - 1188 Farmer Street
The One Campus Martius Parking Garage is connected to the One Campus Martius building and the Detroit People Mover. It’s a block away from Campus Martius Park and Woodward Avenue.
One Detroit and Two Detroit parking garages - 200 Larned Street, 160 E Congress Street
These two are next to each other near the one Detroit building. They’re located near the Renaissance Center and Campus Martius.
Kennedy Square Garage - 720 Griswold Street
This underground garage is located just on the other side of Campus Martius and is near restaurants in the downtown area.
Near Ford Field
These parking garages’ availability could be extremely limited since the divisional playoffs game on Saturday will be one of the busiest nights in the city. Payment could fluctuate prior to the game.
- Trinity Health Garage (165 Sproat Street) -- 0.7 miles from Ford Field.
- Temple West Garage (123 Temple Street) -- 0.8 miles from Ford Field.
- 2501 Cass Avenue -- 0.7 miles from Ford Field.
- 2756 Cass Avenue -- 0.8 miles from Ford Field.
- 2721 Cass Avenue -- 0.8 miles from Ford Field.
- 2961 Second Lot -- 1 mile from Ford Field.
- 2955 Cass Avenue -- 1.2 miles from Ford Field.
Parking could be booked in advance using ParkWhiz.
Public transportation to Ford Field
If you snagged a parking spot a little ways away from Ford Field, there’s some public transportation that can get you to the Lions game with ease.
Detroit People Mover
If you park in the Downtown Detroit area, you can hop on the Detroit People Mover free of charge, which runs all around Downtown.
The stop closest to Ford Field is on Broadway Street. The station is about a seven-minute walk from the stadium.
QLine
Qline is a street car that runs up and down Woodward Avenue from New Center/Northend to Downtown Detroit.
Woodward isn’t too far away from Ford Field; you could get off at the Montcalm Street stop on the Qline and walk to Ford Field from there. It’s about a six-minute walk from the stop to Ford Field.
There’s no charge to ride the Qline.
Hours of operation:
- Monday through Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.
- Sunday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
To take a bus throughout the city, you can view Detroit’s bus schedules here.
Never been to Detroit? Here’s a list of alternate routes to Ford Field
Detroit’s parking app
You can reserve your parking spot in advance, whether it’s for the Lions, Tigers, Redwings games or just discovering the city; Detroit has an app for everyone to use for free to find parking spots that are most convenient to them.
ParkDetroit has an interactive map that shows you the prices of parking lots near you as well as what’s available. You can download it for free here.
