Game Weekend

Week 9 · 2026 season

Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings

U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

Date
Monday, November 9, 2026
Kickoff
7:15 PM stadium local time

NFL dates and kickoff times can change. Check the Minnesota Vikings schedule before booking travel you cannot change. Listing reviewed 2026-09-11.

Plan this game weekendHotels near U.S. Bank Stadium

Where visiting fans stay

Each area changes how you reach U.S. Bank Stadium and how you get back.

Mill DistrictGame-first weekends

Keep your room and the stadium in the same downtown district.

To the stadium
Walk at street level toward 401 Chicago Avenue; confirm the route from your hotel to your ticketed gate.
After the game
Return on foot to your hotel along your planned street route.
The tradeoff
North Loop dinners require a separate outing.
North Loop & downtown westDinner-led trips

Put restaurants and the city evening first.

To the stadium
Reach a downtown Blue or Green Line station for U.S. Bank Stadium, or choose a street-level walk.
After the game
Take a westbound downtown train or walk back; check current service before leaving.
The tradeoff
More walking than Downtown East; do not assume a continuous open skyway.
Bloomington Blue Line corridorFlights and family time

Use an airport-area hotel with a rail journey into the city.

To the stadium
Take a Minneapolis-bound Blue Line train to U.S. Bank Stadium from your hotel’s nearest station.
After the game
Take the Blue Line toward Mall of America; check the last usable departure before choosing a postgame meal.
The tradeoff
You are outside the downtown restaurant districts.

Hotels for this game

All 6 hotels

Mill District

Canopy by Hilton Minneapolis Mill District

A design-minded stay with an on-site restaurant.

  • Walk route
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Check parking arrangements separately from the room.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk at street level toward 401 Chicago Avenue; confirm the route from your hotel to your ticketed gate.
Getting back
Return on foot to your hotel along your planned street route.
Address
708 S 3rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Hotel website

North Loop & downtown west

Hewing Hotel

Make the North Loop your evening base.

  • Rail / transit
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The stadium is a separate walk or rail journey.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Reach a downtown Blue or Green Line station for U.S. Bank Stadium, or choose a street-level walk.
Getting back
Take a westbound downtown train or walk back; check current service before leaving.
Address
300 N Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Hotel website

Bloomington Blue Line corridor

Hyatt Regency Bloomington–Minneapolis

Blue Line corridor hotel with an indoor pool.

  • Rail / transit
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Plan the last train back after an evening game.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take a Minneapolis-bound Blue Line train to U.S. Bank Stadium from your hotel’s nearest station.
Getting back
Take the Blue Line toward Mall of America; check the last usable departure before choosing a postgame meal.
Address
3200 East 81st Street, Bloomington, MN 55425
Hotel website

Tickets

To the game and back

The return is its own decision. Read it before you choose where to stay.

From Mill DistrictMill Districtwalk
Getting there
Walk at street level toward 401 Chicago Avenue; confirm the route from your hotel to your ticketed gate.
Getting back
Return on foot to your hotel along your planned street route.

North Loop dinners require a separate outing.

Route information
From North Loop & downtown westNorth Loop & downtown westtransit
Getting there
Reach a downtown Blue or Green Line station for U.S. Bank Stadium, or choose a street-level walk.
Getting back
Take a westbound downtown train or walk back; check current service before leaving.

More walking than Downtown East; do not assume a continuous open skyway.

Route information
From Bloomington Blue Line corridorBloomington Blue Line corridortransit
Getting there
Take a Minneapolis-bound Blue Line train to U.S. Bank Stadium from your hotel’s nearest station.
Getting back
Take the Blue Line toward Mall of America; check the last usable departure before choosing a postgame meal.

You are outside the downtown restaurant districts.

Route information

Before kickoff

All food picks
American

Hell’s Kitchen

An independent downtown stop to keep breakfast or lunch in the city plan.

Check the current menu and service before choosing a time.

Website

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Put the whole weekend together.

A base, a good meal and both stadium journeys, built around Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings.

Plan this game weekend