TLDR: Charter buses handle oversized-vehicle parking in the Green Lot off Exposition Park Drive, entering through 39th Street and Figueroa — a paid pass bought in advance, not at the gate. Everyone else is stuck circling Figueroa Street or hiking in from a Metro stop, so a private bus is what gets your group to the Southeast Gates together, on time, with nothing left to guess on match day.
Figueroa Street backs up fast on an LAFC night, and most first-time visitors don't find out until they're sitting in it. BMO Stadium packs 22,000 people into Exposition Park, right next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the USC campus, and the venue itself tells fans to show up two hours before kickoff just to beat the crawl. Add a group of 20, 30, or 50 people trying to park separate cars, and the math gets worse fast.
One question fixes it: where does a charter bus or party bus actually go, and how do you avoid finding out the hard way that oversized-vehicle parking sells out? Below is exactly how that works, using BMO Stadium's own published parking and matchday guidance, so your group's ride to Exposition Park is settled before you ever leave the house. For the wider picture of game-day group travel, see the Inglewood sporting event transportation page.
Why Rent a Bus to BMO Stadium?
A BMO Stadium party bus or charter bus rental solves the one problem every first-timer runs into: Exposition Park's lots are shared by BMO Stadium, the Coliseum, the California Science Center, and the Natural History Museum, and general parking is genuinely limited. LAFC's own Road to the Match page tells fans to arrive two hours before kickoff, because anyone showing up thirty minutes out runs straight into "heavy Figueroa traffic combined with other fans searching for parking."
Rent one bus for the group and that entire scramble disappears. Instead of five or six cars each hunting for a spot, one vehicle drops your whole crew near the Southeast Gates and Figueroa Gates, holds everyone's gear, and is staged and ready when the match ends. No one has to be the group's designated driver, no one gets split up hunting for a parking structure with height restrictions that won't even fit a raised SUV, and your group walks in together instead of trickling in over forty-five minutes.
Request a quote or call 424-509-0910 and you'll see vehicle options and pricing built around your headcount and your exact match date.
Charter Bus & Party Bus Drop-Off at BMO Stadium
BMO Stadium sits at 3939 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90037, one block off the I-110 in Exposition Park. Oversized vehicles — charter buses, party buses, limousines, and RVs — cannot use any of the parking structures at Expo Park, because tall vehicles do not clear the garage height restrictions. That single fact is the whole reason a group needs a bus-specific parking plan instead of just buying a regular parking pass and hoping for the best.
Bus and oversized-vehicle parking is set up in the Green Lot along Exposition Park Drive, in front of the California Science Center's IMAX Theater entrance, per the Science Center's own directions and parking page. Buses reach it by entering through the 39th Street and Figueroa entrance. Published rates run $20 for a school bus and $42 for an oversized vehicle like a charter bus, limousine, or RV, and that pass has to be purchased ahead of the event — it is not something you buy at the gate on a sellout night.
Designated zones exist for loading and unloading passengers, but a bus cannot sit and wait in those zones; it moves on to the paid lot once your group is out.
Rideshare pickup and drop-off runs through the same general area but its own zone: LAFC's official stadium parking page places it in the Green Lot right outside the stadium's Southeast Entrance, with vehicles entering off Figueroa Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. That puts a group riding in on a private bus within a short walk of the Southeast Gates and the Figueroa (East) Gates — two of BMO Stadium's seven entrances, according to LAFC's official Road to the Match guide — instead of parked in a general structure blocks away.
Buy the bus-parking pass before match day, not on it. Oversized-vehicle parking in the Green Lot is limited, requires its own paid pass separate from car parking, and general parking structures cannot legally take a bus due to height clearance. Confirming that pass and the current gate routing before your date, on LAFC's official parking page, is the one step that keeps your group from finding a closed lot.
Why Figueroa Street Is the Bottleneck on Match Day
Every route into BMO Stadium funnels toward Figueroa Street, and LAFC's own guidance is blunt about what happens if you arrive late: heavy traffic stacked with fans still searching for a parking space. From the north, LAFC directs cars off the I-110 at the Exposition Boulevard or Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exits; from the south, it's the MLK Jr. Boulevard or 37th Street exits. Every one of those ramps feeds the same few blocks around the stadium.
A charter bus or party bus rental sidesteps the worst of it because the trip is planned as one block of hours instead of a race against kickoff. Your pickup time gets built backward from LAFC's own two-hour recommendation, the bus takes the cleared approach into 39th and Figueroa, and your group is walking toward the gates while other fans are still circling for a spot. Compare vehicle sizes and pricing for your match date through the full vehicle lineup, or call 424-509-0910 any time.
BMO Stadium Transportation: Bus, Rideshare & Metro Compared
Not every trip to Exposition Park needs a charter bus. Here's an honest look at how the main options actually stack up for a group heading to an LAFC match, an Angel City FC game, or a concert at BMO Stadium.
| Option | Cost shape | Arrive together? | Door-to-door | Best group size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private charter or party bus | One flat rate, split by the group | Yes — one vehicle, one arrival | Best — Green Lot drop near the Southeast Gates | 15–56 |
| Metro E Line + short walk | $1.75 one-way / $3.50 round-trip per rider | Only if the group boards together | Good — Expo Park/USC Station, roughly a 10-minute walk | Any, but no group control |
| Rideshare (Uber / Lyft) | Per car each way, plus post-match surge | No — multiple cars, multiple ETAs | Good — Green Lot zone off Figueroa | 1–4 per car |
| Everyone drives & parks | Pre-bought pass per car + gas per car | No — cars split up over several lots | Varies — no bus/RV allowed in garages | 1–2 cars |
For a pair of friends catching a match, the Metro E Line or a rideshare is often the simpler, cheaper call — no reason to charter a bus for two seats. But once a group grows past what fits in two or three cars, the coordination problem takes over: different arrival times, scattered lots, and a real chance someone gets stuck on Figueroa alone. That's the group this guide is written for.
Taking Metro to BMO Stadium
The Metro E Line stops at Expo Park/USC Station, an approximately 10-minute walk to the stadium via Kinsey Drive or Victory Walk, and the J Line serves 37th St/USC Station a bit farther out, per the official BMO Stadium getting here page. Fare runs $1.75 one-way or $3.50 round-trip with a TAP card, and BMO Stadium's own guidance is to buy that round-trip fare before the match, since the TAP line at Expo Park/USC station backs up fast the moment the final whistle blows. It's a fine option for a solo rider or a couple coming from Downtown LA, but a train car full of strangers is not the way to keep a 30-person group photo, birthday, or corporate outing together — everyone boards on their own schedule and walks in separately, with no ticket-line workaround the way a private bus pickup gives your group.
What Size Bus Fits Your BMO Stadium Group?
The right vehicle for a BMO Stadium trip comes down to your headcount and how much gear — jerseys, signs, a cooler of ice for the walk, coolers for tailgate food — your group is bringing. Here's how the options break down.
| Vehicle | Typical seats | Best for | Key amenities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-passenger Sprinter limo / Sprinter van | Up to ~14 | Suite groups, small friend groups, corporate outings | Leather seating, USB charging, tinted privacy windows |
| 20-passenger or 25-passenger party bus | ~20–25 | Birthday groups, supporter groups going match to match | Sound system, color-changing lighting, wraparound seating |
| 15–35 passenger minibus | ~15–35 | Mid-size groups, corporate shuttle runs | Strong A/C, reclining seats, quick loading |
| 40-passenger or 50-passenger party bus | ~40–50 | Large fan groups and full supporter sections | Full sound and lighting package, dance floor space |
| 40–56 passenger charter bus | Up to 56 | Season-ticket groups, school and university trips, corporate events | Reclining seats, climate control, overhead storage, restroom, undercarriage bays |
The undercarriage bays on a full-size charter bus matter more here than at most venues, since a group can't just leave a cooler or folding chairs in a parked car nearby — every gear item needs to ride along and come back out with the bus. ADA-accessible vehicles can be requested through the network as well; just note it when you request your quote.
BMO Stadium Party Bus & Charter Bus Rental Prices
Inglewoodpartybuscompany.com shows all-inclusive pricing options online in under a minute, and the number you land on depends on a handful of clear factors: vehicle size, total hours booked (including the pre-match wait and the ride home), the match or event on the calendar, and how far the pickup point is from Exposition Park.
To give you an idea: 14-passenger Sprinter limos and vans typically run $150–$350/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $150–$300/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $200–$350/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $250–$450/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or roughly $1,200–$2,400/day. Pricing shifts with the date, the match, and the season, and it always lands cheaper per person than a caravan of separately parked, separately gassed-up cars trying to find their own spot in the Green Lot. Check the Inglewood party bus prices page for a fuller breakdown, or call 424-509-0910 any time for a free quote at no obligation to you.
Getting to BMO Stadium from Inglewood & the South Bay
BMO Stadium sits northeast of most of the South Bay, so groups starting near SoFi Stadium and the Kia Forum have a straight shot up the 110 corridor. Approximate distances and off-peak drive times:
| From… | Approx. distance | Typical drive time (off-peak) |
|---|---|---|
| Inglewood | ~8 miles | 15–25 minutes |
| Hawthorne | ~9 miles | 20–30 minutes |
| Gardena | ~9 miles | 20–30 minutes |
| Carson | ~13 miles | 20–30 minutes |
| Torrance | ~15 miles | 25–35 minutes |
| Redondo Beach | ~17 miles | 30–40 minutes |
| Compton | ~9 miles | 15–25 minutes |
| Downey | ~13 miles | 20–30 minutes |
| Long Beach | ~22 miles | 30–45 minutes |
| Downtown Los Angeles | ~4 miles | 10–20 minutes |
| Santa Monica | ~16 miles | 25–40 minutes |
Those drive times stretch on match days, mostly right at the Figueroa Street bottleneck described above. A bus rental from Inglewoodpartybuscompany.com pulls together your whole South Bay group at one pickup point — a hotel, a home, an office — instead of asking six households to independently navigate Figueroa and find their own spot in a lot that may already be full.
LAX to BMO Stadium: Airport Group Transportation
For a group flying in for a match or a BMO Stadium concert, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the closest major airport, about 10 miles and 20–30 minutes from Exposition Park off-peak. A private bus is the cleanest way to handle that leg: one pickup at baggage claim gathers the whole group, instead of splitting everyone across several rideshares hauling luggage on arrival day. See the Inglewood airport transportation page and the LAX shuttle guide for pickup-zone details.
What to Know Before You Go to BMO Stadium
A few operational details from BMO Stadium's own published policies that catch first-timers off guard:
- Clear bag policy, no exceptions for small bags. Per the venue's official clear bag policy, each guest may carry one clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag no larger than 12" x 6" x 12", or a one-gallon clear plastic storage bag. Unlike some venues, there's no small-clutch exception — non-clear bags of any size are turned away, so pack accordingly before your group ever leaves the bus.
- Buses cannot use the parking structures. Height restrictions in the garages rule out buses, RVs, and tall vans entirely, which is exactly why oversized-vehicle parking is routed to the separate Green Lot area off Exposition Park Drive.
- Seven gates, and your ticket determines which one. BMO Stadium's entrances include the Toyota Gate (Northwest), North Gates, Postmates Gate (Northeast), Figueroa (East) Gates, Southeast Gates, and two Grand Lobby entrances, per LAFC's Road to the Match page. A group riding in through the Green Lot area is closest to the Southeast and Figueroa gates.
- The Coliseum shares the same neighborhood. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum sits immediately next to BMO Stadium inside Exposition Park and draws its own large crowds for USC Trojans football on fall Saturdays. If a USC home game lands on the same day as an LAFC or Angel City FC match, expect Exposition Park's general lots to fill even faster than usual — check USC's official football schedule against your match date before you finalize plans.
- Arrive on the venue's own timeline. LAFC's official guidance is two hours before kickoff. For a group riding a private bus, that pickup time gets built backward from that window so your bus clears 39th and Figueroa before the worst of the traffic sets in.
Leaving BMO Stadium After the Match
Getting out is usually the roughest part of any Exposition Park trip. With 22,000-plus fans funneling toward Figueroa Street at once, rideshare wait times and surge pricing climb fast, and cars parked in the outer lots sit in the same slow release as everyone else. A charter bus skips most of it — your bus stages in the paid oversized-vehicle lot during the match, your group has an agreed pickup window and meeting point, and the bus takes the clearest route back out toward the 110 the moment your group is aboard.
No standing on a dark corner refreshing a rideshare app, no walking six blocks to find your own car.
BMO Stadium Events Worth Booking a Bus For in 2026
BMO Stadium stays busy well past LAFC's regular MLS slate. Home matches worth planning around this year include LAFC hosting the New York Red Bulls on September 9, a Western Conference Semifinal rematch on the calendar for October 10, and LAFC's Leagues Cup group matches against Chivas Guadalajara on August 5 and Querétaro on August 12, per the club's official schedule page. Angel City FC, the NWSL club that shares BMO Stadium as its home venue, adds its own home dates to the calendar throughout the season.
BMO Stadium also hosts stadium-scale concerts: Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte, and A Day to Remember on August 30; Carin Leon on September 20; and Iron Maiden's two-night run with Megadeth and Anthrax on September 25 and 27. Concert crowds bring their own version of the Figueroa Street backup, and the same Green Lot bus-parking rules apply. One heads-up worth knowing: LAFC's 2026 season opener was played at the neighboring Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum rather than BMO Stadium as a scheduling exception — always double-check the venue listed on your specific ticket, since Exposition Park's two stadiums sit close enough to confuse a first-time visitor.
Whatever's on the calendar, the same logic applies: request pricing as soon as your date is set. Peak dates pull from the same limited South Bay and LA vehicle supply, and the right-size bus goes fastest. Call Inglewoodpartybuscompany.com at 424-509-0910 to check availability for your date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does a charter bus drop off at BMO Stadium?
Oversized vehicles are routed to the Green Lot area, entering through the 39th Street and Figueroa gate and continuing to a spot along Exposition Park Drive in front of the California Science Center's IMAX Theater entrance. Passengers unload in a designated zone before the bus moves to its paid parking spot, and the walk from there to the Southeast and Figueroa gates is short compared to the general parking lots.
Where do buses park at BMO Stadium?
Buses park in the Green Lot off Exposition Park Drive. A pass is required and must be purchased in advance — published rates run $20 for a school bus and $42 for an oversized vehicle like a charter bus, limo, or RV. Regular parking structures at Exposition Park cannot accommodate buses due to height restrictions.
How much does it cost to rent a bus to BMO Stadium?
Pricing depends on vehicle size, total hours, the date, and pickup distance. To give you an idea: Sprinter limos and vans run $150–$350/hour, small to mid-size party buses run $150–$450/hour depending on capacity, and full-size charter buses run $150–$300/hour or roughly $1,200–$2,400/day. Call 424-509-0910 or use the online form to see current options for your match date.
What's the closest airport to BMO Stadium?
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is closest, about 10 miles and 20–30 minutes away off-peak. A single bus pickup at baggage claim is the simplest way to move a group straight to Exposition Park without splitting into several rideshares.
Can I take Metro to BMO Stadium instead of driving?
Yes. The Metro E Line stops at Expo Park/USC Station, about a 10-minute walk to the stadium, and the J Line serves 37th St/USC Station a bit farther out. Fare is $1.75 one-way or $3.50 round-trip, and the stadium's own advice is to buy the round-trip fare before the match to skip the TAP line after the final whistle.
It works well for a solo rider or a couple, but a group wanting to arrive and leave together is better served by one private vehicle.
What's the bag policy at BMO Stadium?
One clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag no larger than 12" x 6" x 12", or a one-gallon clear plastic storage bag, is allowed per guest. There is no small-clutch exception, so any non-clear bag is turned away at the gate regardless of size.
Does USC football affect parking at BMO Stadium?
It can. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum sits right next to BMO Stadium in Exposition Park and shares the same general lots. USC has multiple home football Saturdays on its 2026 schedule, and if one lands on the same day as an LAFC or Angel City FC match, general parking around Exposition Park fills faster than usual — one more reason a pre-arranged bus-parking pass beats hoping a lot has room.
How early should our group arrive for a match at BMO Stadium?
LAFC's own guidance is two hours before kickoff. Fans who wait until thirty minutes out run into heavy traffic on Figueroa Street combined with other fans still searching for parking, so a bus pickup time is best built backward from that two-hour window.
Are ADA-accessible buses available for a BMO Stadium trip?
Yes — ADA-accessible vehicles can be requested through the network. Note it in your quote request ahead of your travel date so the right vehicle is available.
How far in advance should we book a bus for a BMO Stadium concert or big match?
As soon as your date is confirmed. Marquee dates like Leagues Cup matches, playoff-caliber games, and stadium concerts pull from the same limited South Bay and LA vehicle supply, so the right-size bus and the best pricing go to groups who lock it in early. For most regular-season matches, two to four weeks of lead time is workable.
Book Your Bus to BMO Stadium Today
Whether it's an LAFC match, an Angel City FC game, a Leagues Cup night, or a concert on the calendar, Inglewoodpartybuscompany.com makes it easy to compare party buses, charter buses, minibuses, and Sprinter vans for your trip to Exposition Park. Your group gets one pickup, a drop near the Southeast Gates instead of a hike from a garage that can't even fit the bus, and a ride staged and ready when the final whistle blows. Also headed to SoFi Stadium, Crypto.com Arena, or Dodger Stadium on the same trip?
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