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A game at Ross-Ade Stadium, September 2006. Photo: Tstuddud (English Wikipedia), Public domain

Big Ten · West Lafayette, Indiana

Where to stay for a Purdue game Hotels near Ross-Ade Stadium, by time to the gate

Checked against 11 sources on November 10, 2026 · Editorial team · How we check

Stay by State Street and the river, a 32 minute walk or 6 minutes by car, or on Sagamore Parkway, 8 minutes away. The big I-65 group in Lafayette is 14–15 minutes out. If both towns are full, Crawfordsville is 42–43 minutes away.

West Lafayette has few hotels near the stadium. The Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn at Wabash Landing, by the river, are a 32 minute walk or a 6 minute drive. The hotels on Sagamore Parkway (US 52) north of campus are 8 minutes by car. Across the Wabash in Lafayette, a dozen chain hotels sit by I-65, 14–15 minutes away. When those fill, Crawfordsville is 42–43 minutes south.

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Hotels in State Street →See the 2027 weekends

Stadium
Ross-Ade Stadium, 61,441 seats [8]
Gates
General gates open 90 minutes before kickoff [5]
Parking
Lots open 8 hours before kickoff, not before 8 a.m.; game-day lots first come, first served [6]
Free shuttles
From 3 hours before kickoff to 1 hour after the game [7]
Tickets
Digital only; printing costs $40 a ticket [5]

Purdue weekends by the numbers

  • 1.3stadium seats for every resident of West Lafayette: 61,441 seats (capacity) [8] against 45,747 residents [9]
  • 32 minwalk from the closest hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn West Lafayette Wabash Landing, to the stadium (1.5 mi) [10]
  • 2hotels we list within a 40 minute walk of the stadium [10]
  • 151 mindrive, with no traffic, from the furthest overflow town fans use when West Lafayette is full [10]

Purdue's 2027 home weekends, rated

Two non-conference home games are set. Purdue hosts Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State and UCLA in the Big Ten; the conference has not published the dates. [2] Hardest so far: Penn State (Very hard). How we rate weekends.

The Purdue marching band forming a giant block P on the field at night, the stands full behind
The marching band's Block P at Ross-Ade Stadium, September 2009. Photo: Ezipper, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Purdue 2027 home games and how hard rooms will be
DateOpponentRoomsWhyBook
Sat, Aug 28, 2027UAlbany
Non-conference
BusyNon-conference, no billed weekend
Season opener, a first meeting. [3]
Rooms Fri–Sun →
Sat, Sep 11, 2027Miami (Ohio)
Non-conference
BusyNon-conference, no billed weekend [3]Rooms Fri–Sun →
Date not yet setIllinois
Big Ten
HardConference game [2]Rooms →
Date not yet setIndiana
Big Ten
HardConference game [2]Rooms →
Date not yet setMichigan State
Big Ten
HardConference game [2]Rooms →
Date not yet setPenn State
Big Ten
Very hardConference game · Visiting fans travel [2]Rooms →
Date not yet setUCLA
Big Ten
HardConference game [2]Rooms →

Kickoff times may not be set until a few weeks before the game. Book Friday and Saturday nights, and check the time before you travel.

Hotels closest to Ross-Ade Stadium

Of the 12 hotels we list, the closest is the Hilton Garden Inn West Lafayette Wabash Landing at 356 East State Street: a 32 minute walk (1.5 mi) to the stadium. 2 are within a 40 minute walk. Times are routed on OpenStreetMap from each hotel to the stadium with no traffic [10]; on game day the drive takes longer and the lots fill early.

Hotels near Ross-Ade Stadium, closest first, with walk and drive times
HotelAreaOn footBy carGame-day bus
Hilton Garden Inn West Lafayette Wabash Landing
356 East State Street, West Lafayette
State Street32 min · 1.5 mi6 min · 1.7 miNone listed
Hampton Inn & Suites West Lafayette
160 Tapawingo Drive, West Lafayette
State Street32 min · 1.5 mi6 min · 1.8 miNone listed
Home2 Suites by Hilton West Lafayette
1710 Sachem Boulevard, West Lafayette
Sagamore Parkway (US 52)Drive8 min · 2.8 miNone listed
TownePlace Suites West Lafayette
1750 Sachem Boulevard, West Lafayette
Sagamore Parkway (US 52)Drive8 min · 2.8 miNone listed
Residence Inn Lafayette
3834 Grace Lane, Lafayette, Lafayette
Lafayette (I-65)Drive14 min · 5.5 miNone listed
Homewood Suites Lafayette
3939 South Street, Lafayette, Lafayette
Lafayette (I-65)Drive14 min · 5.6 miNone listed
Hampton Inn & Suites Lafayette
3941 South Street, Lafayette, Lafayette
Lafayette (I-65)Drive14 min · 5.6 miNone listed
Courtyard Lafayette
150 Farington Avenue, Lafayette, Lafayette
Lafayette (I-65)Drive15 min · 5.7 miNone listed
Fairfield Inn Lafayette
4000 South Street, Lafayette, Lafayette
Lafayette (I-65)Drive15 min · 5.8 miNone listed
DoubleTree by Hilton Lafayette East
155 Progress Drive, Lafayette, Lafayette
Lafayette (I-65)Drive15 min · 6.0 miNone listed
Best Western Plus Crawfordsville Hotel
2600 Industrial Boulevard, Crawfordsville, Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville (US 231 / I-74)Drive42 min · 25.7 miNone listed
Hampton Inn & Suites Crawfordsville
2895 Gandhi Drive, Crawfordsville, Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville (US 231 / I-74)Drive43 min · 25.8 miNone listed

Where to stay in West Lafayette, by area

3 km10 km25 kmRoss-Ade StadiumChicago151 min driveSagamore Parkway (US 52)8 min driveState Street32 min walkLafayette (I-65)14 min driveIndianapolis86 min driveLebanon51 min driveCrawfordsville (US 231 / I-74)42 min drive
  1. Sagamore Parkway (US 52) 8 min drive
  2. Lafayette (I-65) 14 min drive
  3. State Street 32 min walk
  4. Crawfordsville (US 231 / I-74) 42 min drive
  5. Lebanon 51 min drive
  6. Indianapolis 86 min drive
  7. Chicago 151 min drive
Walk to the gatesShort drive or shuttleOverflow townsPositions are to scale in direction; distance is compressed. Times are routed with no traffic.

Walk to the gates

State Street and Wabash Landing

Walkable at a pushRestaurants nearby

Two hotels at Wabash Landing, at the river end of State Street between campus and downtown Lafayette. A 32 minute walk or 6 minutes by car.

  • 32 min Walk from the Hilton Garden Inn to the stadium (1.5 mi) [10]
  • 6 min Drive, no traffic (1.7 mi) [10]

Hotels here

Hotels in State Street →

A short drive or shuttle

Lafayette (I-65)

DriversEasy from I-65More choice

The biggest group of hotels, a dozen or more by I-65 on Lafayette's east side. 14–15 minutes by car with no traffic.

  • 14 min Drive from the Residence Inn, no traffic (5.5 mi) [10]
  • 15 min Drive from the DoubleTree, no traffic (6.0 mi) [10]

Hotels here

Hotels in Lafayette (I-65) →

When the town is full

Lebanon, Indianapolis and Chicago

Big weekendsFly in

Lebanon, down I-65, is 51 minutes away and downtown Indianapolis 86. Chicago is two and a half hours north.

  • 51 min Lebanon, no traffic (38.5 mi) [10]
  • 86 min Downtown Indianapolis, no traffic (65.9 mi) [10]
  • 151 min Downtown Chicago, no traffic (121.0 mi) [10]
Hotels in Lebanon, Indianapolis →

Booking rules: when rooms open and what big weekends cost

Downtown Lafayette seen from the bridge over the Wabash River, the courthouse dome among brick buildings
Downtown Lafayette from the John Myers bridge over the Wabash, October 2009. Photo: John Schanlaub, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Buy parking ahead

Some lots are sold on game day, but Purdue prefers you buy a pass in advance. Day-of-game parking is first come, first served, after season and advance online sales: Northwestern and University garages, IM Fields, AA, BB, CC, FF, GG, the Driving Range and others. [6]

RVs pay $120 on the day

RV2 and RV4 cost $100 in advance or $120 on game day, by card. RV lots open at 6 p.m. the day before a home game. [6]

Digital tickets only

Purdue sells only digital tickets. Printing one at the ticket office on the east side of Mackey Arena costs $40. [5]

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What we saw in the 2026 season

Our own readings of Booking.com search results: two nights, two adults, prices before taxes, one reading on one day. A record of last season, not a forecast for 2027, and not used in the rating.

  • 11 days before the Wisconsin game (Saturday 21 November), Booking.com showed 6 places with rooms in West Lafayette for the nights of 20–22 November, at a median of $392 for two nights. In Lebanon, the overflow town, the same nights showed 4 places at a median of $274. [1]
  • For a weekend with no home game, 4–6 December 2026, Booking.com showed 11 places with rooms in West Lafayette, at a median of $303 for two nights. [1]

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Game day at Ross-Ade Stadium: parking, traffic and buses

Timeline

Three hours before kickoff Boilermaker Crossing (Weist Plaza) opens and the shuttles start; the Team Walk on Tiller Drive is at 2 hours 15 minutes; the general gates open 90 minutes before kickoff. [5]

Free shuttles

Game-day shuttles are free, first come, first served, from at least three hours before kickoff until an hour after the game. North route from CC lot, the Northwest Athletic Complex roundabout and Turf Research by the Driving Range; south route (accessible) from 3rd and McCormick, the Pickett Park entrance, O Lot, RV2 and the Armory lot. [7]

Parking lots

Lots open eight hours before kickoff but not before 8 a.m. For 2026, accessible parking moved to the Armory and O Lot, and Purdue West and M-Lot were added. [6]

Track the shuttle

From 2026 the shuttle routes changed, the Armory lot became a pickup, and QR codes let you follow buses in real time. [5]

Courtesy carts

Courtesy carts for limited mobility run from three hours before kickoff to about an hour after the game, dropping off at Gate A, south-west of Ross-Ade, and Gates I, GG and EE. [6]

Students' gates

Gates A and B are for students only; everyone else can use any other gate. [6]

Getting back after the game

Shuttles keep running for an hour after the game. From the I-65 hotels, allow for traffic over the Wabash bridges. [7]

Getting to West Lafayette

Driving

Lafayette sits on I-65 between Indianapolis (86 minutes) and Chicago (about two and a half hours) with no traffic. The I-65 hotels are 14–15 minutes from the stadium. [10]

Flying

Indianapolis International is the nearest big airport, about an hour and 40 minutes by car with no traffic. [10]

Flying in

Indianapolis International (IND) is 98 minutes' drive from the stadium with no traffic (70.8 mi). [10]

Travel news for the 2027 season

  • Purdue added a 2027 game at West Virginia and set UAlbany (28 August) and Miami (Ohio) (11 September) at home. [3]
  • For 2026 Purdue changed its shuttle routes, moved accessible parking to the Armory and O Lot, and added parking at Purdue West and M-Lot. [5]

Purdue game weekends: questions fans ask

What is the closest hotel to Ross-Ade Stadium?

Of those we list, the Hilton Garden Inn and the Hampton Inn at Wabash Landing, a 32 minute walk (1.5 miles) or a 6 minute drive. [10]

Is there a free shuttle to Purdue football games?

Yes. Purdue's game-day shuttles are free, from at least three hours before kickoff until an hour after the game. [7]

Where should I stay if West Lafayette and Lafayette are full?

Crawfordsville, 42–43 minutes south. Lebanon on I-65 is 51 minutes and downtown Indianapolis 86. [10]

When are Purdue's 2027 home games?

UAlbany on 28 August and Miami (Ohio) on 11 September. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State and UCLA also visit; the Big Ten has not published those dates. [2]

When do parking lots open for Purdue games?

Eight hours before kickoff, but not before 8 a.m. RV lots open at 6 p.m. the day before. [6]

Does Purdue play Notre Dame in 2027?

No. Purdue plays at West Virginia instead and has put its long-running Notre Dame series on hold. [4]

Sources

  1. Our reading of Booking.com search results (two nights, two adults, before taxes): searches for West Lafayette, Indiana, United States on booking.com, for the nights given with each reading, FootballStay (10 November 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
  2. Purdue Football Future Schedules, Purdue University Athletics, PurdueSports.com. Checked November 10, 2026.
  3. Purdue Football Adds Matchup with West Virginia to 2027 Schedule, Purdue University Athletics, PurdueSports.com (3 November 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
  4. Purdue to play at West Virginia in 2027, pauses Notre Dame series, FBSchedules.com (3 November 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
  5. Get Ready for Game Day: 2026 Ross-Ade Updates & Reminders, Purdue University Athletics, PurdueSports.com (28 August 2026). Checked November 10, 2026.
  6. Football Game Day Information, Purdue University Athletics, PurdueSports.com (2026 season). Checked November 10, 2026.
  7. Football Shuttles, Purdue University Athletics, PurdueSports.com (2026 season). Checked November 10, 2026.
  8. Ross–Ade Stadium, Wikipedia. Checked November 10, 2026.
  9. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2025 (Vintage 2025), U.S. Census Bureau. Checked November 10, 2026.
  10. Routed walk and drive times (OSRM on OpenStreetMap, no traffic), FOSSGIS routing.openstreetmap.de. Checked November 10, 2026.
  11. Hotel positions and addresses, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Checked November 10, 2026.

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