The 49ers' next home games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara are against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 1:25 PM and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, November 29, at 1:25 PM. For each of the four regular-season home games played at Levi's so far this season, the stadium's published timeline opened the stadium gates two hours before kickoff.
This guide covers the practical side of a Sunday at Levi's: when the lots and gates open, what parking costs and which lots are already sold out, how VTA, Caltrain, BART, ACE and Capitol Corridor reach the stadium, where rideshare and accessible drop-off are, and what the security line will turn away.
The 49ers' remaining 2026 home schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Kickoff (Pacific) | TV | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sunday, November 8 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1:25 PM | FOX | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| 11 | Sunday, November 22 | Minnesota Vikings | 5:20 PM | NBC | Estadio Banorte, Mexico City |
| 12 | Sunday, November 29 | Seattle Seahawks | 1:25 PM | FOX | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| 14 | Sunday, December 13 | Los Angeles Rams | 1:25 PM | FOX | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| 17 | Sunday, January 3, 2027 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5:20 PM | NBC | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
The dates, kickoffs and networks come from the 49ers' official 2026 schedule, and Levi's Stadium's own event list shows the same four Santa Clara dates. The stadium's address is 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara.
The 49ers are the designated home team on November 22, but that Sunday night game against the Minnesota Vikings is played at Estadio Banorte in Mexico City. None of the parking, gate or transit detail on this page applies to it, and Levi's Stadium's event list has no 49ers game that day.
Kickoff times can still move. Under the NFL's 2026 flexible scheduling procedures, a Sunday afternoon game can be moved to Sunday night, Monday night or Thursday night, and the night game it replaces moves to Sunday afternoon. Sunday night moves are limited to two in Weeks 5 to 10 and allowed in any week from 11 to 17. Monday night moves can happen in Weeks 12 to 17, and Thursday night moves are limited to two, in Weeks 13 to 17. Sunday afternoon games can also shift between the 10 AM, 1:05 PM and 1:25 PM Pacific slots. The NFL tells ticket holders that a change generally comes at least 12 days ahead, and at least six days ahead for Sundays in Weeks 14 to 17. The Rams game (Week 14) and the Eagles game (Week 17) both fall in Weeks 14 to 17.
The Seahawks game is the Sunday after Thanksgiving, which falls on Thursday, November 26. Check the VTA, Caltrain and ACE pages for that weekend in the days before the game rather than relying on an ordinary Sunday timetable.
What time do gates open at Levi's Stadium for 49ers games?
Levi's Stadium's A to Z guide says opening times vary on an event-by-event basis, and the timeline for each game appears on that game's event page. Every 2026 regular-season timeline Levi's has published so far uses the same spacing. Parking lots and the Visa Box Office open three and a half hours before kickoff, which is also the standing rule in the stadium's parking FAQ. Premium gates, the 49ers Museum and the team store open three hours before. The general stadium gates open two hours before.
| Game | Kickoff | Lots and box office | Premium gates, museum, team store | Stadium gates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins, Sunday, September 20 | 1:25 PM | 9:55 AM | 10:25 AM | 11:25 AM |
| Cardinals, Sunday, September 27 | 1:05 PM | 9:35 AM | 10:05 AM | 11:05 AM |
| Broncos, Sunday, October 4 | 1:25 PM | 9:55 AM | 10:25 AM | 11:25 AM |
| Commanders, Monday, October 19 | 5:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:15 PM | 3:15 PM |
When this guide was updated, the Levi's event pages for the four remaining games listed kickoff times but no timeline. If the stadium keeps the same spacing, the times would be these.
| Game | Kickoff | Lots open (projected) | Stadium gates open (projected) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders, Sunday, November 8 | 1:25 PM | 9:55 AM | 11:25 AM |
| Seahawks, Sunday, November 29 | 1:25 PM | 9:55 AM | 11:25 AM |
| Rams, Sunday, December 13 | 1:25 PM | 9:55 AM | 11:25 AM |
| Eagles, Sunday, January 3 | 5:20 PM | 1:50 PM | 3:20 PM |
The second table is a projection, not a published time. Open the game's event page on levisstadium.com shortly before the game, and if its timeline differs from these figures, go by the event page. A flexed kickoff moves the whole timeline with it.
How much is parking at Levi's Stadium for a 49ers game?
The Levi's Stadium parking FAQ recommends buying prepaid passes online and says prices may differ by event; the stadium's Purchase Parking button goes to Ticketmaster. Credit card lots on the day are limited and may cost more than a prepaid pass, and every stadium lot is cashless. Each pass covers one space in the lot named on it, the vehicle must be under 17 feet long and 8 feet wide, and passes are refunded only if the event is cancelled. The game pages add one more condition: you need a valid ticket or credential for the game as well as the parking pass.
The lots nearest the gates are not on sale for single games. The FAQ says Red Lot 1, Blue Lot 1 and Green Lot 1 were sold out for this season, and that Blue Lot 1 and Green Lot 1 host the Early Entry Tailgate, which is open only to season ticket members holding season-long Blue Lot 1 or Green Lot 1 passes. The FAQ adds that single-game parking can become available later, so it is worth checking Ticketmaster again as the game gets closer.
What each type of lot cost on the day at the four 2026 home games so far:
| Lot type | Lots listed | Day-of price |
|---|---|---|
| Prepaid passes only | Red Lot 1, Red VIP, Blue Lot 1, Green Lot 1, Yellow Lot 1, Yellow VIP | Not sold on the day |
| Day-of-game sales | A changing set of Blue, Green, Pink and Yellow lots | $60 to $80 |
| Accessible | Red Lot 1 ADA | $60 |
| Oversized vehicles, tailgating | Pink Oversized Lot (listed at two of the four games) | $160 |
| Buses and oversized vehicles | Green Bus Lot (no tailgating) or Blue RV Lot (tailgating) | $250 |
Buses and other oversized vehicles have to park in the Blue RV or Green Bus lot and buy that parking in advance through the Visa Box Office on 408-579-4449.
Every lot runs on directed parking, VIP and accessible lots included, so attendants send you to a space rather than letting you pick one. Levi's does not publish a single driving route: its directions page points drivers to the parking page for directions from each lot, so set the route to the lot printed on your pass rather than to the stadium's street address. Stadium lots close two hours after the game ends.
Levi's also lists privately run lots it does not operate, along Patrick Henry Drive, Calle Del Mundo and Tasman Drive. Its page says tailgating is not allowed in them and that they take cash and cards. That list carries no season date, so confirm the price and payment terms with the lot itself.
Tailgating rules in the stadium lots
Levi's game pages set out these tailgating rules:
- Only in lots that allow it; the parking map shows which ones do
- It has to stop at kickoff
- Stay in the area directly in front of or behind your own vehicle, and do not hold empty spaces
- No amplified sound and no excessive drinking
- No tent or canopy with a footprint larger than 8 by 8 feet
- Hot coals go in the proper receptacles
- Nothing may block vehicle traffic, foot traffic or accessible paths
- Breaking the rules can mean removal from the lot without compensation
The parking FAQ adds that an Early Entry Tailgate holder who breaks gameday rules can have that pass revoked for the rest of the season.
Can you take VTA light rail to Levi's Stadium?
Levi's calls VTA light rail the most direct route from the greater South Bay. Trains stop at Great America station on the north side of the stadium, and VTA's event calendar shows special service planned for all four remaining home games at Levi's. VTA says detailed schedules for event service are generally posted at least five days before each event on VTA's Levi's Stadium page.
VTA's pages for the October 4 and October 19 games listed Blue Line trains from Santa Teresa, Green Line trains from Winchester and Orange Line trains from both Mountain View and Alum Rock, with some trips starting at Gish or Diridon. Not every Blue Line train runs through to the stadium. On October 19, VTA told riders on those trips to change to a Green Line train between Convention Center and Tasman, or to the Orange Line at Baypointe, so check the specific departure you plan to catch. For the October 4 game, a 1:25 PM kickoff, the first event departures listed were 8:44 AM from Winchester, 8:45 AM from Santa Teresa, 9:04 AM from Mountain View and 9:16 AM from Alum Rock. VTA's page also lists park and ride lots at stations including Alum Rock, Santa Teresa, Winchester, Tamien and Milpitas.
| Adult fare | Price | How to pay |
|---|---|---|
| Single ride | $2.50 | Clipper or cash; Clipper includes two hours of free transfers on VTA buses and light rail |
| 8-Hour Light Rail Pass | $5 | Light rail station ticket machines only, paid by cash or card; not sold on Clipper |
| Day Pass | $7.50 | Clipper only; once a day's Clipper fares reach $7.50, further local rides that day are free |
VTA accepts Clipper, including Clipper on Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, and contactless Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards for adult fares. Each rider needs their own Clipper card.
After the game, VTA runs extra bus and light rail return service for up to one hour and asks riders to go straight to their return stop. Light rail queues form on the Gate A side of the stadium, facing Tasman Drive. For the October 19 game, VTA's page said the Lick Mill and Old Ironsides stations would close for an hour after the event, with riders directed to Great America station. VTA has staff on hand on event days to answer questions.
Caltrain, BART, ACE and Capitol Corridor to Levi's Stadium
Caltrain from San Francisco and the Peninsula
Caltrain does not stop at the stadium. Caltrain's event pages for both November games give the same route: ride to Mountain View station and change there to VTA light rail on the Orange Line toward Alum Rock, which runs to Great America station.
Caltrain also sells a joint Caltrain and VTA Day Pass. It costs $7.50 more than a regular Caltrain Day Pass, its Caltrain portion is valid through Zone 3 until the last train of the night, and it covers VTA local buses and light rail until 3 AM. VTA's page says not to buy the joint pass at Mountain View station: there, buy the Caltrain fare separately and the VTA fare from a VTA ticket machine.
Caltrain lists construction at San Jose Diridon from October 19 into December, with track assignments subject to change, so anyone boarding there should follow the posted signs and platform monitors.
BART from the East Bay
BART does not reach the stadium. VTA's Orange Line connects with BART at Milpitas station and runs through to Great America. Buy the VTA fare from a VTA ticket machine at Milpitas.
ACE from the Central Valley and Tri-Valley
Levi's Stadium's public transportation page says ACE provides service to 49ers home weekend games, with direct trains from Stockton, Lathrop/Manteca, Tracy, Vasco, Livermore, Pleasanton and Fremont. ACE stops at Santa Clara-Great America station, a short walk from the stadium, and Levi's 2026 game pages recommend Toyota Gate F as the exit for ACE riders. Times and fares are on the ACE Rail website, or call ACE on 209-944-6220.
Capitol Corridor
Capitol Corridor trains stop at Santa Clara-Great America station, 5099 Stars & Stripes Drive, which Capitol Corridor puts 0.3 miles from the stadium, about a five-minute walk. Levi's lists service from Auburn and Sacramento through Davis, Martinez, Richmond, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Hayward and Fremont, as well as from San Jose. Capitol Corridor's events page flags a temporary service disruption at Oakland Coliseum station from October 26, 2026 to January 1, 2027, so riders who normally board there should read that alert first.
The station's own lot is for Amtrak and ACE passengers only, so it is not a stadium parking option. Levi's says that neither its accessible courtesy transport nor its mobility carts run from this station, which ACE and Capitol Corridor share, to the stadium gates.
VTA buses
VTA's 2026 game pages have listed bus Routes 55, 57 and 59 plus Shuttle 200. Levi's names two bus drop-off points: Tasman Drive at Great America Parkway, and Tasman Drive at Calle Del Sol. Bus return service starts as soon as the game ends. Accessible courtesy transport is not available from the bus stops.
Rideshare, drop-off and bikes at Levi's Stadium
Levi's puts rideshare drop-off along the bus stop south of Great America Parkway, and rideshare pick-up in Red Lot 7. Anyone being dropped off or collected by a friend, without needing mobility assistance, uses the same two spots.
The Silicon Valley Bike Coalition runs free bike parking with valet outside Gate A and Gate C at NFL games, from three hours before the event until one hour after it ends. For the October 4 game, Levi's opened the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail to ticketed guests from 10 AM; check the event page for each game. At concerts and other non-NFL events only the Gate C corral opens.
Which gate to leave Levi's Stadium by
Levi's game pages for October 4 and October 19 listed a recommended exit for each way home:
| Exit | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Xfinity Gate A | VTA light rail connecting to Caltrain or BART; rideshare; Blue Lot 5 and Red Lot 1 |
| SAP Gate B | Any Blue lot, Green Lot 1 and Red VIP |
| Sutter Health Gate C | Any Blue lot; shuttles to Blue Lot 1, Green Lot 6, Pink Lot 4 and Red Lot 7 |
| Toyota Gate F | VTA light rail, Capitol Corridor and ACE; Yellow Lot 1, Yellow VIP and Yellow Lot 5 |
If the car will not start afterwards, Levi's lists free roadside help in its lots from Unique Towing (battery recharges, flat tires and lockouts) on 408-579-4600, from three hours before the event until an hour after it. Items found during the event are held at United Guest Service Station 105 for 45 minutes after it ends. Levi's also takes reports through an online lost and found form, asks for two to three business days for a response, and calls only if the item is found.
Accessible parking and drop-off at Levi's Stadium
Accessible parking is in Red Lot 1, and only through the Red Lot 1 entrance. Drivers who come in through Green Lot 1 with a Green Lot 1 pass are either parked in general Green Lot 1 spaces or turned around and sent to Red Lot 1. A valid, current DMV-issued Disabled Person Placard or License Plate has to be displayed, together with either a prepaid pass for any Levi's lot or a gameday accessible pass bought at the Red Lot 1 entrance, subject to availability. Spaces go first come, first served. Once they are full, placard holders with a pass are sent to a mobility-friendly lot with a courtesy shuttle.
Accessible drop-off and pick-up are both in Red Lot 7, where staff and signs direct drivers to the designated spot. Courtesy transport or wheelchair service runs from the Red Lot 7 drop-off to Gate C before events, and from Gate C back to Red Lot 7 afterwards. The Mobility Services team is on 408-579-4610. Wheelchair assistance is available at every entry gate, with benches past security and a posted number to call. Mobility Services also runs a courtesy wheelchair service from the VTA Great America light rail station to the stadium's west gates, on request through the same number.
Service animal relief areas are near Gates A, B and C, by the bridges. Closed captioning runs on your own phone at captioncast.eegicap.com with the event ID "levis", or on stadium-issued devices. The Sutter Health Sensory Room is in the South Atrium.
What bags are allowed at Levi's Stadium?
The Levi's Stadium bag policy applies to every event at the stadium, 49ers games included. It allows:
- A clear bag no larger than 12 x 6 x 12 inches, and that includes clear backpacks, clear fanny packs and clear purses
- A small non-clear clutch, roughly the size of a hand
- A one-gallon clear plastic zip bag
- A seat cushion
The clutch size differs between the stadium's own pages: 4.5 x 6.5 inches on the bag policy page, 4.5 x 5 inches in the A to Z guide. A clutch within the smaller size satisfies both.
Laptops and laptop bags, coolers of any kind including soft-sided ones, and any bag outside the clear bag rule are refused, and the A to Z guide adds camera bags. Medical bags and items you need to carry are allowed after inspection, and you get a wristband or sticker to show they were checked. Levi's suggests arriving early if you have one, so the check is not rushed at the gate. Anyone stopped with a prohibited bag is asked to take it back to their car or throw it away at the gate.
The A to Z guide lists a paid bag check run by Mobile Locker Co. at $20 per bag, at the RV lot on the west side near the Hilton and on Tasman Drive near Marie P. DeBartolo Way by Gate F. VTA's Levi's Stadium page says the stadium offers no bag check, so the safer plan is a bag that passes the first time.
What else is allowed through the gate at Levi's Stadium?
The Levi's permitted list allows binoculars shorter than 6 inches (without the case), blankets, cameras with lenses of 3 inches or shorter (the A to Z guide separately bars cameras with a detachable lens), flags smaller than 2 by 3 feet without poles, food with any fruit cut into pieces, sunscreen and hand-powered misters, hand sanitizer up to 12 ounces, and umbrellas as long as they do not block anyone's view.
Water is where the stadium's pages disagree. The permitted list allows factory-sealed plastic water bottles and reusable transparent bottles, both under 24 ounces and free of alcohol. The A to Z guide says only sealed plastic water bottles may be brought in. A factory-sealed plastic bottle under 24 ounces meets both.
The prohibited list includes aerosol cans, alcohol, cans and glass bottles, plastic bottles over 24 ounces, thermoses, lights, tripods, selfie sticks, monopods and poles, confetti, laser pointers, glow sticks, battery packs larger than a phone, klaxons, bullhorns, whistles and other noisemakers, projectiles such as footballs and frisbees, drones, helmets not bought from the team store and kept in their packaging, and weapons of any kind, silverware included. At NFL games, the A to Z guide says signs and banners are not permitted.
Levi's is a smoke-free stadium under a Santa Clara city ordinance, and the A to Z guide says the ban covers cigarettes, vapes, e-cigarettes and joints. The same guide states that smoking marijuana is prohibited on stadium grounds, and the prohibited list names drugs, drug paraphernalia, marijuana and marijuana products.
Tickets and paying inside Levi's Stadium
Tickets are mobile only. They are not emailed or printable, and the barcode has to show on your phone at the gate. Levi's asks fans to add tickets and any parking pass to Apple Wallet or Google Pay to speed up entry at the lot and the gate. There is no re-entry at any Levi's Stadium event. Will call is at the Visa Box Office, at the north end of the stadium next to Toyota Gate F, and walk-up tickets may be available there.
The stadium is cashless. Cash-to-card machines sit at section C117 on the main concourse, section 130 next to the Guest Service Station, and section 308 on the upper concourse, with a limit of $500 per transaction.
Purple Lotus stores in San Jose
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Purple Lotus holds two Adult-Use retail licenses from the California Department of Cannabis Control: C10-0000241-LIC for 752 Commercial St, San Jose, and C10-0001440-LIC for 66 W Santa Clara St, San Jose. Every purchase needs a valid government-issued photo ID showing you are 21 or older, and a delivery is handed only to the person who placed the order, with ID in the same name.