Tell me about parking at Fed Ex Field

TamponMary

A big group of us are going to a concert there next month. We are coming from Richmond. We have a 2 on-site parking passes, but some of our group will have to park off-site. Is there any off-site parking there where they could walk? Or is it better to park at the Metro and take the train into the stadium? We plan on getting there super-early and tail-gating, so they'll have to meet us. Can you give me any tips? I need the skinny since I've never been there before. Thanks!

emjacobs13

Take the Metro in, if your planning on being there super early and maybe staying a little late then you won't have to deal with the traffic. Check Metro hours to make sure they'll still be running when the concert gets out (sad but true).  Could you guys carpool?

 

SSM&JLM

I would tell them good luck as parking is a PITA and that area isn't the greatest.

Here's metro's take on parking and riding for events/games:

FedEx Field, in Landover, MD, is home to the Washington Redskins. For season schedules and stadium and ticket information, please visit the Washington Redskins website. Use our Getting to FedEx Field on Game Day brochure to make travel to the stadium even easier.

Metrorail Service to FedEx Field

Under federal transit regulations, Metro is prohibited from offering shuttle bus service between the Landover station and Redskins games at FedEx Field.

One option fans have is direct Metrorail service to FedEx Field. The Morgan Boulevard station on the Blue Line is the closest station to FedEx Field. The station is nine-tenths of a mile from the stadium and a new walkway offers direct access to the stadium. The Largo Town Center station, also on the Blue Line, is one mile away from the stadium.

Parking Procedures at Morgan Boulevard and Largo Town Center

Non-Metrorail patrons who park at the Morgan Boulevard and Largo Town Center stations to attend special designated events at FedEx Field will be required to pay $25 via their SmarTrip cards.

Metro's premium parking program requires Metrorail riders who park at the Morgan Boulevard or Largo Town Center Metrorail stations during events at FedEx Field to use a SmarTrip? card to exit during events because the SmarTrip? card allows Metro to charge rail customers using the station for transit to park and pay the regular parking rate ($4.25 on weekdays) or park for free on weekends.

For non-Metrorail patrons parking at these facilities who do not have a SmarTrip? card, Metro personnel will be on hand at each game to sell a SmarTripreg card for $30, which includes a $5 fee for purchasing the card. Metro encourages fans to retain these cards for future use, either to use the rail system or to use at these parking facilities if they wish to park there again. Metro also encourages customers to register the SmarTrip? card online for protection in case of loss or theft.

Appropriate signage at these parking facilities, along with personnel from several Metro departments including Metro Transit Police, will be available to assist fans with questions on parking procedures.

The non-Metrorail patron fee is in place three hours prior to event time and remains in effect until two hours after the event. This fee ensures that a premium market-based parking fee is charged to patrons attending these events.