Lots and gates
All pay-to-park lots open at 8 a.m., except Gold Lot (10 a.m. for 3:30 p.m. games, 1 p.m. for 7:30 p.m. games). Stadium gates A to E open 90 minutes before kickoff. [5]
Lot shuttles
Free shuttles run from 8 a.m.: Gold and Blue lots to Hesburgh Library, Bulla lot to Gate 4 of the Joyce Center. They run for at least two hours after the game; expect a wait at the end. [5]
Game Day Express
Transpo's free Game Day Express runs from downtown (the Aloft, Century Center and Courtyard, and the DoubleTree on Washington Street) to McKenna Hall, from three hours before kickoff, last departure one hour before, and for two hours after the game. [5]
Rideshare points
Before the game: Compton Family Ice Arena, the Rugby Lot off Wilson Drive, the Lake Lot on Dorr Road. After the game: the Dorr Road lot, Ivy Road and Bulla Road, Vaness Street. [5]
Clear bags only
Bags must be clear plastic, vinyl or PVC no bigger than 12 x 6 x 12 inches; small clutches are allowed. Stands inside the stadium are cashless. [6]
Friday before the game
Football Fridays at the Eck Visitors Center run 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the band's trumpets play at the Main Building at 4:10 p.m., and the drumline plays from midnight in front of the Main Building. [7]
Getting back after the game
Lot shuttles and the Game Day Express run for two hours after the game, with lines at the end. From the Angela Boulevard hotels you can walk back in 10–17 minutes. [5]