Guide helps you navigate rodeo traffic

Whether this year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which starts Monday, is your first or 81st, getting around can be difficult, and traffic can certainly take longer than eight seconds.

Driving: Getting to Reliant Park is a matter of taking Loop 610, or Texas 288. Key intersections include Kirby Drive and Old Spanish Trail.

Parking: There are three public parking lots with access, via shuttles or Metrorail. One lot is on Old Spanish Trail, one is on Main and another is south of Loop 610, accessible off Bellfort. Prices vary based on the lot. A second Old Spanish Trail lot will open for the Spring Break Stampede.

Horse: I don’t recommend traveling by horse, but it’s a rodeo. Do what you need to do.
The solution, for some buckaroos, might be to take a shuttle or train.

Shuttles: Metro is offering shuttles from area park and ride locations. Prices are $4 or $6.50 round-trip, depending on which park and ride you choose. The Rodeo Express also ferries people back and forth.

Train: Metrorail runs later, and connects downtown with Reliant.

Parking Lot Map (PDF Doc)
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Houston Metro Poster
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