Details you need to know about transportation and parking
Avariety of transportation options are available if you plan to visit the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Visitors can use METRORail, Park & Ride, or be dropped off by a ride-sharing service. Here are some of the places to access the rodeo via public transportation.
PUBLIC PASSENGER DROP-OFF
Gate 9 off Kirby. Note that Kirby is closed at 9 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends.
UBER & LYFT RIDE-SHARING
Drop-offs and pickups are in the Miller Lite Yellow Lot 38. Entrance Gate 16B off Main; from the northbound lanes of Main is the only access to the lot. There is no left-turn lane access allowed from the southbound lanes of Main.
TAXI
Drop-offs and pickups will be in Gate 14 Teal Lot off Murworth.
LIMOS
Drop-offs and pickups will be at the southeast side of the Miller Lite Green Lot, Gate 13 off Lantern Point.
METRORAIL
The light-rail train delivers rodeogoers to NRG Park daily, with northbound service until 1:40 a.m. MondaysSaturdays and until 11:20 p.m. Sundays. Southbound service runs until 3:25 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and until 1:15 a.m. on Sundays. The Stadium Park/Astrodome stop drops you off at NRG Park.
PARK & RIDE
Park at several convenient locations and ride a shuttle to NRG Park. Metro Park & Ride lots are at 7821 N. Shepherd ($6.50 per person round trip), 4675 S. Braeswood ($4 per person round trip), 8833½ Interstate 45 S. ($4 per person round trip) and 515 Maxey ($4 per person round trip), 1604 W. Bellfort, $20 to park (free METRORail passes for all passengers). Rodeo Express lots are: OST1, 2103 S. Braeswood, this lot is handicap accessible and costs $20 per car to park, shuttle-bus ride is free and $2.50 round trip with METRORail; Aramco Services Co., 9009 West Loop S., no charge to park, though the round-trip ride is $7 for adults (13 and older) and $5 for children (ages 3-12); Reed Road, 2400 Reed, no charge to park, though the round-trip ride is $7 for adults (13 and older) and $5 for children (ages 3-12).
TRAMS
Trams run by rodeo committee members offer visitors free rides to and from parking lots and the grounds, as well as to and from NRG Center and NRG Arena.
WOODLANDS SHUTTLE
Beginning Saturday, March 7, The Woodlands Express Rodeo Service will leave the Sawdust Park and Ride located at 701 Westridge with return trips leaving NRG Stadium from the METRO/Rodeo Express pickup location throughout the afternoon and evening at scheduled intervals. The cost of round-trip transportation to the event is $13 per person. This service will be available only on weekends during the rodeo and reservations will be required.
INFORMATION
rodeohouston.com or download the RodeoHouston mobile app.