Week 8 · 2026 season

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars

EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville

Date
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Kickoff
1:00 PM stadium local time

NFL dates and kickoff times can change. Check the Jacksonville Jaguars schedule before booking travel you cannot change. Listing reviewed 2026-09-23.

Where visiting fans stay

Each area changes how you reach EverBank Stadium and how you get back.

Downtown NorthbankThe water taxi and downtown dinners

Stay on the downtown riverfront, west of the Sports Complex.

To the stadium
Walk to the Hyatt / Riverfront Plaza dock and board the game-day water taxi, which starts three hours before kickoff.
After the game
After the game, the Northbank water taxi stop is the Hyatt dock. Boats run until the dock clears.
The tradeoff
The stadium is about a mile east of the Hyatt in a straight line, and no official walking route is published.
Southbank & San MarcoA Riverwalk hotel with dinner nearby

Stay across the river from downtown, near the Riverwalk and San Marco’s restaurants.

To the stadium
Board the water taxi at your hotel’s dock, or ride JTA Gameday Xpress from the Kings Avenue Parking Garage.
After the game
Take the water taxi back to the DoubleTree dock, or the Gameday Xpress back to Kings Avenue. JTA’s last bus leaves one hour after the game ends.
The tradeoff
You cross the river to reach the stadium, by water taxi or JTA bus.
Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach & Atlantic BeachA beach weekend with one game day

Stay by the ocean and make the game a day trip into town.

To the stadium
Get to the Beaches Lot at Wingate, 278 Penman Road South, and ride Gameday Xpress to its stop by the stadium’s East gates.
After the game
Go back to the stop where you were dropped and board for Wingate. The last bus leaves one hour after the game ends.
The tradeoff
The beaches are about 15 miles from the stadium in a straight line, so the trip in takes planning.
JAX airport / NorthsideLate arrivals and early flights

A practical base near the airport, north of downtown.

To the stadium
Drive to a game-day cash lot, or to the Armsdale Park-n-Ride (3191 Armsdale Road) for Gameday Xpress.
After the game
Walk back to your lot, or to the Gameday Xpress stop by the East gates. The last bus leaves one hour after the game ends.
The tradeoff
The airport hotels are about 11 miles north of the stadium in a straight line, with little to walk to nearby.

Hotels for this game

All 7 hotels

Downtown Northbank

Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront

A large riverfront hotel beside the Main Street Bridge, with the game-day water taxi leaving from the Hyatt dock.

  • Rail / transit
  • Rideshare
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Hyatt’s own pages couldn’t be read for this guide, so room terms, fees and parking rates aren’t shown here. Check them with the hotel.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk to the Hyatt / Riverfront Plaza dock and board the game-day water taxi, which starts three hours before kickoff.
Getting back
After the game, the Northbank water taxi stop is the Hyatt dock. Boats run until the dock clears.
Address
225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Hotel website Downtown Jacksonville listing

Southbank & San Marco

Southbank Hotel Jacksonville Riverwalk

A Marriott Bonvoy hotel on the Southbank, near San Marco and Riverside. The water taxi’s pregame pickup at the Marriott Southbank / Chart House dock serves it.

  • Rail / transit
  • Event shuttle
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After the game the water taxi stops only at the DoubleTree dock on this bank, a short walk along the river. Marriott’s pages couldn’t be read, so rates and fees aren’t shown.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Board the water taxi at your hotel’s dock, or ride JTA Gameday Xpress from the Kings Avenue Parking Garage.
Getting back
Take the water taxi back to the DoubleTree dock, or the Gameday Xpress back to Kings Avenue. JTA’s last bus leaves one hour after the game ends.
Address
1515 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Hotel website Downtown Jacksonville listing

Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach & Atlantic Beach

Dune House Hotel & Spa

An oceanfront hotel in Atlantic Beach’s town center, with Coastal Farmer downstairs and bars and restaurants a short walk away.

  • Event shuttle
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It’s about 15 miles from the stadium in a straight line. Guests must be 21 to check in, and there’s a nightly destination amenity fee on top of the rate.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Get to the Beaches Lot at Wingate, 278 Penman Road South, and ride Gameday Xpress to its stop by the stadium’s East gates.
Getting back
Go back to the stop where you were dropped and board for Wingate. The last bus leaves one hour after the game ends.
Address
1 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
Hotel website

To the game and back

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

Water taxi from the Hyatt dockDowntown Northbanktransit
Getting there
Buy a $20 round-trip, all-day wristband from the St. Johns River Taxi, check in at the Hyatt / Riverfront Plaza dock and ride to the game. Boats start three hours before kickoff; the operator runs three or four boats on game days.
Getting back
After the game, the Northbank stop is the Hyatt dock. Boats run until the dock clears.

The operator doesn’t publish where boats land at the stadium or how long the wait is after the game. This is a private service the Jaguars link to, not a JTA ferry.

Route information
Rideshare to the west sideDowntown Northbankrideshare
Getting there
Take a rideshare toward the stadium’s west side (Gate 1 and the Gallagher West Club gate).
Getting back
The postgame rideshare pickup is on Beaver Street near Lot Z, by A. Philip Randolph Boulevard. Leave through the west side; if you’re seated on the east side, cross on the main concourse and go out by the Grand Staircases or Ramp 2. Taxis wait at Lot Z.

Expect surge pricing and a walk to the pickup zone after the game; the Jaguars don’t publish wait times.

Route information
Water taxi from the SouthbankSouthbank & San Marcotransit
Getting there
Board at the DoubleTree dock or the Southbank Hotel / Chart House dock with a $20 round-trip wristband. Boats start three hours before kickoff.
Getting back
After the game there’s one Southbank stop: the DoubleTree dock, about a five-minute walk along the river from the Southbank Hotel and Friendship Fountain.

The Southbank Hotel / Chart House dock is a pregame pickup only. The operator doesn’t publish postgame wait times.

Route information
JTA Gameday Xpress from Kings AvenueSouthbank & San Marcoshuttle
Getting there
Ride JTA Gameday Xpress from the Kings Avenue Parking Garage, 1201 Kings Avenue. The $10 round-trip pass includes parking and is sold only in the MyJTA app. Boarding starts two hours before kickoff, and JTA runs continuous service from this lot.
Getting back
Go back to the Gameday Xpress stop next to the stadium’s East gates. The last bus leaves one hour after the game ends.

Gameday Xpress is cashless; JTA recommends buying the pass before game day. Coolers and folding chairs are allowed on board if they don’t block the aisle.

Route information
JTA Gameday Xpress from the Beaches LotJacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach & Atlantic Beachshuttle
Getting there
Get to the Beaches Lot at Wingate, 278 Penman Road South, Jacksonville Beach, and ride Gameday Xpress to the stadium. The $15 round-trip suburban pass includes parking and is sold only in the MyJTA app. Boarding starts two hours before kickoff.
Getting back
Board at the stop next to the East gates where you were dropped. The last bus leaves one hour after the game ends.

JTA doesn’t publish how often the suburban buses run. You still need to reach the Wingate lot from your hotel.

Route information
Drive to a cash lotJAX airport / Northsidedrive
Getting there
Jaguars lot passes are sold out for 2026, so drive to one of the game-day cash lots the Jaguars list, such as the Tailgaters Parking Lot at 1010 East Adams Street or Old Cypress Parking at 1746 East Adams Street. Jaguars lots open four hours before kickoff.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot. Jaguars-run lots close two hours after the game ends.

Prices aren’t published on the pages read. Tailgating is allowed in the lots around the stadium but not in garages, and grills must be contained with no open fires. The free Farah & Farah shuttle runs from Lots S, X, Z, Met Park and Old Cypress.

Route information
JTA Gameday Xpress from ArmsdaleJAX airport / Northsideshuttle
Getting there
Park at JTA’s Armsdale Park-n-Ride, 3191 Armsdale Road, and ride Gameday Xpress in. The $15 round-trip pass includes parking and is sold only in the MyJTA app. Boarding starts two hours before kickoff.
Getting back
Board at the stop next to the East gates. The last bus leaves one hour after the game ends.

Cashless only. JTA doesn’t publish the drive from airport hotels to the lot or how often suburban buses run.

Route information

Before kickoff

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Creole and Southern

Dorothy’s Downtown

New Orleans-style lunch and dinner in the middle of downtown, with weekend brunch.

Seating hours are 11 a.m.–9 p.m. every day; brunch runs Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

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