Transportation

Pick the option that works best for you — METRORail, Park & Ride, or being dropped off by a driver. Traveling to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ is easy with the variety of multiple options available to visitors.

Traffic Updates


Traveling to the Rodeo via SH 288? Visit Drive 288 for the latest information.

Drive 288

Drop-Off Locations

Public Passenger Drop-Off
  • Gate 9 off Kirby Drive
    • NOTE: Kirby Drive is closed at 9 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends.
    • Driving Directions: Take Main St. to Westridge, and head east to Gate 9.
Uber & Lyft Ride Sharing
  • Drop-offs and pick-ups are in the Miller Lite Yellow Lot 38
  • Entrance Gate 16B off Main St.; from the north bound lanes of Main Street is the only access to the lot. There is no left turn lane access allowed from the south bound lanes of Main Street.

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Taxis
  • Drop-offs and pick-ups are in Gate 14 Teal Lot off Murworth.

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Limos
  • Drop-offs and pick-ups are at the southeast side of the Miller Lite Green Lot, Gate 13 off Lantern Point.

MetroRail

Catch a ride for $2.50 on the METRORail! With three rail lines, the METRORail makes getting to the Rodeo a possibility for a variety of visitors.

For detail information on times for specific stops, please visit the METRORail website.

Northbound Service
  • Monday through Saturday: until 1:40 a.m.
  • Sunday: until 11:20 p.m.
Southbound Service
  • Monday through Saturday: 3:25 a.m.
  • Sunday: until 1:15 a.m.
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Park & Ride

Visitors may park at the following locations and ride the METRORail, METRO bus, or a Rodeo Express bus, managed by the Rodeo, to arrive at NRG Park. The shuttles drop off at NRG Center or NRG Arena located on the park grounds. It is free to park at all lots, except for OST 1. Costs vary between shuttles. Please see below for more information. Handicap Accessible parking locations include OST 1, N. Shepherd, West Loop, Monroe and Maxey.

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Traveling from The Woodlands? Check out the Woodlands Express for a convenient ride to the Rodeo. 


Trams

Trams run by Rodeo committee members offer visitors free rides to and from parking lots and the grounds, as well as to and from NRG Center and NRG Arena.

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Daily Schedule

  • Blue Line – services NRG Stadium, NRG Arena and the Blue Lot
    9 a.m. to midnight

  • Orange Line – services NRG Center and NRG Arena
    9 a.m. to midnight

  • Red Line – services NRG Center and the Red Lot
    8 a.m. to midnight

  • Pink Line – services NRG Park and 610 Lot
    10 a.m. to midnight

  • Yellow Line – services the north side of NRG Stadium and the Yellow Lot
    9 a.m. to midnight