FIFA World Cup 2026 in Los Angeles: how to get to SoFi Stadium without the parking nightmare

Short version: Los Angeles was one of the 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities, and every LA match was played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (FIFA called it 'Los Angeles Stadium'). The hardest part of attending was not the ticket but getting in and out. SoFi seats roughly 70,000, parking sells out months ahead, and rideshare on a sold-out match day means surge pricing on the way in and a 60 to 90 minute wait in a crowd on the way out. A private chauffeur drops you at the stadium's premium drop-off, waits nearby during the match and meets you as soon as you walk out. Door to door, one flat rate and no parking.

The tournament is over, but the advice below still applies: the same roads, the same bottlenecks and the same plan. It is how we handle every major night at SoFi, and the next big one is Super Bowl LXI on February 14, 2027.

Why a big match day at SoFi is a logistics problem

SoFi Stadium sits inside Hollywood Park, a 300-acre development with a limited number of roads carrying tens of thousands of fans to the 405 and the 105. On a normal NFL Sunday it is busy. A World Cup match day, with international crowds, tighter security, road closures around the stadium and fans arriving hours early, was another level entirely.

• Parking: on-site lots are reserved and typically sell out long before the event, often as part of hospitality packages. Arriving without a prepaid pass is not a plan.
• Rideshare: prices surge on the way in, and the pickup zones back up badly after the match, so expect a long wait in a crowd before you even start moving.
• Driving yourself: even if you find parking, leaving Hollywood Park after a sold-out event regularly takes 45 to 90 minutes before you reach the freeway.
• Security perimeter: World Cup security closed more roads near the stadium than a regular game does, pushing general drop-off points farther out.

How Continental handles a match day

We handle every major SoFi event, the World Cup matches included, as a planned operation rather than a simple A-to-B trip:

1. We pick you up at your home, hotel or restaurant in a Cadillac Escalade ESV and time the departure to the kickoff, the gates and that day's traffic.
2. We drop you at the stadium's premium or limousine drop-off, the closest authorized point within the security plan, so your walk in is short.
3. During the match, your chauffeur waits nearby. When it is over, text your chauffeur, and they will choose the best pickup spot and send you a pin, so you are not standing in a rideshare crowd.
4. We take you straight home or back to your hotel. Want to keep the car for dinner afterward? We can run the whole evening hourly.

When to leave for a match at SoFi

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World Cup crowds arrived earlier than NFL crowds, for the pre-match atmosphere, the fan events and the tighter security screening. As a rule of thumb for any major match, plan to be at the stadium 90 minutes to two hours before kickoff, and work back from your neighborhood's drive time. From the Westside or Beverly Hills, that usually means leaving 2.5 to 3 hours before kickoff for a sold-out match. Our SoFi Stadium timing guide explains the full timing.

Flying in for the match

Many fans flew into LAX specifically for a match. LAX is only about 10 minutes from SoFi, but on a big day the two share the same traffic. We run direct LAX-to-stadium transfers, and we also handle the whole trip: we meet you at baggage claim with a name sign, take you to your hotel to drop your bags, then to the match and back. One chauffeur for the whole weekend.

Groups and multiple vehicles

An Escalade ESV seats up to six passengers comfortably. Traveling with a bigger group, such as a family, a corporate suite or a group of supporters? We run several Escalades together on a single booking so everyone arrives and leaves together, at the same flat rate per vehicle. Tell us how many are in your party and we will plan the right number of cars.

The bottom line

The World Cup came to Los Angeles once in a generation, and SoFi has major nights on the calendar every season. The match is the easy part. Let someone else handle the parking, the rideshare surge and the traffic afterward, so the only thing on your mind is the game.