Getting to Target Field

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Downtown Minneapolis put a light rail station on the ballpark’s doorstep, so unlike at most parks, you can skip the car. Two METRO lines stop a few steps from the gates. Rideshare covers whoever isn’t near a station. Driving still works for a group riding together, though the North Loop ramps and lots fill on a big night.

The METRO

METRO is the light rail brand run by Metro Transit, the Twin Cities’ public transit agency. Two of its lines, the Blue Line and the Green Line, both stop at Target Field Station, which sits right against the ballpark on 5th Street. Riders arriving that way come out closest to Gate 6 (Oliva) and Gate 29 (Carew). The Blue Line runs to the Mall of America and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The Green Line runs to downtown St. Paul and the University of Minnesota.

You can find more about the ride from MSP, including the last train back to the airport, in our Getting here from the airport section below. Metro Transit does run construction reroutes that swap buses in for trains on stretches of the line, so check the Blue Line’s status before you count on a one-seat trip from the airport.

Fares run through the Metro Transit app, the agency’s mobile ticketing app, or a Go-To Card, Metro Transit’s reloadable fare card.

• A single ride: $2.00, good for 2½ hours, which covers a transfer if you need one.
• Reduced fare (kids 6-12, seniors 65+, Medicare cardholders): $1.00.
• An All-Day Pass: $4.00 adult, $2.00 reduced. The simplest choice if you’re doing a game and a full day downtown.
• A trip that stays inside the downtown core: $0.50 Downtown Zone fare.

Rideshare

Set your own pickup spot in the app when you request a ride after the game, because the Twins do not name a rideshare zone at Target Field. The taxi stand is on 7th Street, between Gates 29 and 14.

Driving and parking

The ABC ramps, the Target Field lots, and the downtown ramps make up the three pools of parking around the ballpark, and a car works fine for a group splitting the cost of one ramp. On a weeknight against a middle-of-the-pack opponent, arriving 45 minutes ahead is plenty. On a weekend or a marquee opponent, the close-in ramps and lots tend to fill before first pitch, and the downtown ramps become the fallback.

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By bike

A staffed bike corral runs near Gate 6 and Target Field Station on game days, free to use. For a downtown ballpark with a light rail platform built into the site, riding in and locking up close to the gate skips the parking ramps and the rideshare pickup entirely.

Getting here from the airport

The METRO Blue Line stops at both terminals at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and runs to Target Field Station, right against the ballpark, without a transfer. Metro Transit says the ride to Target Field takes less than 30 minutes.

At Terminal 1, the station is below the Red, Blue, and Silver parking ramps. Go to the Tram Level, one level below bag claim, and take the tram to those ramps. At Terminal 2, the station is on the north side of the Orange Ramp. From Level 1, near Ticketing, take the elevator or escalator up to the Orange Ramp skyway.

An adult Blue Line fare is as low as $2 and is good for 2½ hours. Kids 6 to 12 and seniors 65 and over pay as low as $1. If you will ride more than once that day, the All-Day Pass is as low as $4 for an adult and is good until 2 am the next day. Riding the train between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 is free in either direction. Metro Transit says trains leave every 15 minutes during most of the day.

Heading back after a night game. A long night game can end after the last Blue Line train to the airport has left. On Metro Transit’s Blue Line schedule, the last train to the airport leaves Target Field Station at 11:17 pm, the same time all week, and it reaches Terminal 1 at 11:44 pm and Terminal 2 at 11:46 pm. Check that schedule for your own game date, and if the game runs later than the last train, get an Uber, Lyft, or taxi back to MSP.

Rideshare and taxi. At Terminal 1, Uber, Lyft, and other app-based rides pick you up in the Ground Transportation Center on Level 1 of the Green/Gold Parking Ramps. At Terminal 2, rideshare pickup is on the second level of the Purple parking ramp. For a taxi at Terminal 1, go to the Tram Level (Level T), where signs direct you one level up to the taxi starter booth. At Terminal 2, taxis are at the Ground Transport Center, on the ground level of the Purple Ramp across from the terminal. MSP says downtown Minneapolis is about 12 miles from the airport.

If you rent a car at MSP, pick out one of the ramps or lots around the ballpark before you leave the airport.

Use the Blue Line to get from MSP to the game, and keep a rideshare as the backup for a night game that runs past the last train.

Luggage

The Twins say that prohibited bags “may be securely stored at no charge during Twins home games.” The bag storage area is near Gate 6 and Target Field Station, which is where the Blue Line from the airport lets you off. The Twins also say that every bag is searched before it is stored. Their guide does not give hours for the storage area. When you drop off a bag, confirm how late you can collect it after the game.

Inside the ballpark, the Twins allow single-compartment bags up to 16 by 16 by 8 inches, and backpacks, multi-compartment laptop bags, and duffel bags are not allowed. A carry-on or larger suitcase is bigger than that limit, so it cannot come inside. You can find more about the bag rule in our Bags, cashless stands, and re-entry section on the first-timer page.

MSP says luggage lockers are not available at either terminal for now. If you are coming straight from your flight, bring the suitcase on the Blue Line and leave it at the Twins’ bag storage near Gate 6. If you have time to check in to your room before the game, the suitcase can stay there.

The five gates and the light rail

Light rail riders land closest to Gate 6 (Oliva) and Gate 29 (Carew), right off the Target Field Station platform. Gate 3 (Killebrew) is at 5th Street and 3rd Avenue and Gate 14 (Hrbek) is on 7th Street behind home plate. Gate 34 (Puckett) is the biggest of the five and opens onto Target Plaza and the statue lineup, which is useful to know if a pregame stop there is part of the plan rather than a detour from it.

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