Information on attending games

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Key information for fans attending games at Qualcomm Stadium:

Kick-off: 1:15 PM PST

The parking lot opens at 9:00 AM and is expected to fill and close by 11:30 AM. Vehicles with pre-purchased parking permits can enter the parking lot five hours prior to kickoff.
Carpool and arrive early or take the Trolley or Coaster (www.sdcommute.com)
If driving, avoid Interstate 15 south
Chargers Express Buses are available from five convenient Park & Ride locations.
For fans coming from Orange and Los Angeles counties, take the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner with transfers to the stadium via the San Diego Trolley from Old Town.
Get to the entry gates by 12:00 PM in preparation for bag inspection and search procedures
At the gates, all tickets are scanned to ease entry and deter counterfeit tickets
Fans will find the most up-to-date game-day information at www.chargers.com/stadium
Every fan entering Qualcomm Stadium will be subject to a “pat-down” search in an effort to assure a safe and enjoyable game-day experience

Transportation to the Game

Express Bus Service
The Chargers are urging fans to take the Chargers Express Bus to the stadium. The best and most under-utilized way to get to the stadium and avoid traffic is by riding the Chargers Express Bus. There are five pick-up locations:

Kearny Mesa Traffic Court (Clairemont Mesa Blvd. east of 163)
Governor Drive & I-805 Park & Ride
Spring St. Trolley Station (La Mesa, Spring St. at Hwy. 94)
Mira Mesa Blvd & I-15 Park & Ride
Chula Vista High School

Chargers Express Bus round-trip fares are $10. Pay your fare when you board the bus, exact change required. Bus service to the stadium begins two hours before game time and buses leave the stadium 20 minutes after the game ends. San Diego Transit will operate their Chargers Express Bus Service for all Sunday regular season games.

The San Diego Trolley
The San Diego Trolley is the number-one mode of transportation to the stadium. Fans can ride the Trolley on the enhanced Green Line between Old Town and Santee before and after all games. Charger fans will have increased options along the Green Line from the East County, including:

El Cajon Transit Center (Main St. at Marshall)
Grossmont Transit Center (8601 Fletcher Parkway at Grossmont Center Dr.)
Grantville (I-8 at Mission Gorge).

Fans can also pick up the Trolley at:

Hazard Center (parking is free on Hazard Center’s lower level, corner of Friars Road and Frazee)
Old Town Transit Center (Pacific Highway at Taylor Street)
Petco Park.

The Green Line begins running three hours before kickoff. Round trip tickets range from $3-6. For more information on the San Diego Trolley, visit www.sdmts.com or call 5-1-1.

The COASTER
Special COASTER trains will be offered for all home Chargers football games for the 2008 season. Passengers can use their round trip COASTER ticket to transfer for free to the San Diego Trolley for the connection to QUALCOMM Stadium from the Old Town station. For fares and specific COASTER trains for the Chargers pre-season and regular season games, visit www.gonctd.com or call 511.

Amtrak® Chargers Express Trains

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner® offers a convenient and relaxing travel alternative, with the opportunity to ride directly to and from the game with other football fans. Book online at Amtrak.com, make round-trip reservations to Old Town and use code V207 to receive rail fare on Amtrak, plus a direct stadium transfer on the San Diego Trolley; simply show the trolley operator your Amtrak ticket stub with Old Town as the origin or destination station. Eligible Amtrak departure stations are Los Angeles, Fullerton, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Juan Capistrano, Oceanside and Solana Beach. Please note that this offer cannot be booked at Amtrak stations or via telephone.

Driving to the Game
For fans that must drive to the stadium, they are urged to carpool and arrive early. We strongly encourage fans to arrive at least two hours before game time. As usual, there will be heavy congestion around the stadium and avoid the congestion on Interstate 15 South. Fans traveling south to the stadium are recommended to take 163 South to Friars Road East or take Interstate 8 to Qualcomm Way which also leads to Friars Road East.

The stadium parking lot opens four hours prior to kickoff. Vehicles with pre-purchased parking permits can enter the parking lot five hours prior to kickoff. The parking lot can be expected to reach capacity and close an hour or more before kickoff.

Overflow parking will be available at the Chicago Title building (corner of Friars Road and Northside Drive), San Diego State University, the Mission Valley Marriott and the Town and Country Hotel. Overflow lots vary in price. You must purchase a ticket before boarding the Trolley to the stadium.

With the parking lot expected to fill early, fans that are planning to tailgate should be reminded they are only permitted to do so in their parking space. Police will issue citations to fans whose tailgate parties infringe on neighboring parking spaces or parties which block sidewalk and pedestrian areas. Fans are also reminded that glass bottles are not allowed in the parking lot.

Entering the Stadium
Gates to the stadium will open at 11:00 AM. Club seat and luxury suite ticket holders will be admitted beginning at 10:00 AM. In order to be in their seats in time for the 1:15 PM kickoff, fans should arrive at the stadium gates by 12:00 PM.

GAMEDAY…THE RIGHT WAY!

The Chargers are committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable experience for all fans, both in the stadium and in the parking lot. We want all fans attending our games to enjoy the experience in a responsible fashion.

Fans who demonstrate inappropriate and disruptive behavior, including the following, are subject to ejection and season ticket holders risk losing their season ticket account and/or parking privileges for:

Excessive consumption of alcohol
Obscene, offensive or abusive language or actions
Fighting, or otherwise dangerous, abusive or profane behavior
Unruly or inconsiderate behavior
Indecent exposure or undressing
Wearing obscene or indecent clothing
Smoking, except in designated areas*
Scalping or other improper resale of tickets
Interfering with security procedures
Interfering with the progress of the game, going onto the field or throwing any object onto the field or on the stadium premises.

Event patrons are responsible for their conduct as well as the conduct of their guests and/or persons using their tickets. Even if season ticket holders give away or sell their tickets to a game, the account holder is accountable for the actions of those using the tickets.

Stadium staff will promptly intervene to support an environment where event patrons, their guests, and other fans can enjoy the event free from the above behavior. Event patrons and guests will be subject to ejection without refund and potential loss of ticket privileges for future games for violations of the Code of Conduct.

The San Diego Chargers and Qualcomm Stadium thank you for adhering to our Fan Code of Conduct. Let’s all enjoy Gameday...the right way!

*Qualcomm Stadium is a smoke free facility. Smoking is prohibited inside Qualcomm Stadium. Fans wishing to smoke may do so in designated smoking areas on the Plaza level at Gate E and outside Gates O1 and O2, directly behind the scoreboard on the east end of the stadium.