Week 9 · 2026 season

Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots

Gillette Stadium, Boston (Foxborough)

Date
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Kickoff
4:25 PM stadium local time

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

Where visiting fans stay

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

Patriot Place / FoxboroughThe shortest game-day trip

Sleep next to the stadium, with restaurants and bars a short walk away.

To the stadium
Walk through Patriot Place to the gate on your ticket. Most gates open two hours before kickoff.
After the game
Walk back through Patriot Place to your hotel. There’s no train, lot or bus to wait for.
The tradeoff
Only two hotels sit here, and Boston is about an hour away. Plan a separate trip for any city sightseeing.
Downtown Boston & Back BayA city weekend without a car

Make Boston the weekend and ride the MBTA game-day train to Foxboro station.

To the stadium
Buy the $20 round-trip event ticket in the mTicket app, then board at South Station or Back Bay. Trains usually reach Foxboro about an hour before kickoff.
After the game
Walk back to Foxboro station, about a quarter of a mile from Gillette, and board the Boston train. Check the Foxboro schedule on the day for departure times.
The tradeoff
The game is a separate trip of about an hour each way. Event train seats are limited and the tickets can’t be refunded.
Downtown ProvidenceFans driving in or coming from the south

Stay in a smaller city south of the stadium, with its own game-day train and an I-95 drive.

To the stadium
Board the Providence event train, which also stops at Pawtucket/Central Falls, Attleboro and Mansfield, or drive to a free general lot.
After the game
Take the Providence train from Foxboro station, or walk back to your lot and follow the exit you noted.
The tradeoff
Providence is in Rhode Island, a separate city from Boston. The MBTA lists one Providence event train for each game scheduled so far.

Hotels for this game

All 6 hotels

Patriot Place / Foxborough

Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel

Patriot Place lists it as adjacent to Gillette Stadium, and the hotel’s own site lists Twenty8 Food & Spirits.

  • Walk route
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It’s one of only two hotels next to the stadium. Its events site lists free parking except on stadium event days, so ask what applies to your stay.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk through Patriot Place to the gate on your ticket. Most gates open two hours before kickoff.
Getting back
Walk back through Patriot Place to your hotel. There’s no train, lot or bus to wait for.
Address
28 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035
Hotel website

Downtown Boston & Back Bay

The Lenox Hotel

A historic Back Bay hotel one block from Back Bay station, where the Boston game-day trains stop.

  • Rail / transit
  • Rideshare
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The hotel offers no airport transportation. Guests must be 21 to check in alone.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Buy the $20 round-trip event ticket in the mTicket app, then board at South Station or Back Bay. Trains usually reach Foxboro about an hour before kickoff.
Getting back
Walk back to Foxboro station, about a quarter of a mile from Gillette, and board the Boston train. Check the Foxboro schedule on the day for departure times.
Address
61 Exeter Street at Boylston, Boston, MA 02116
Hotel website

Downtown Providence

Hotel Providence

A downtown Providence hotel on Mathewson Street with overnight valet parking and in-and-out access.

  • Rail / transit
  • Drive
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Its restaurant serves breakfast only Friday to Sunday. Arrange your own way to Providence station or the stadium.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Board the Providence event train, which also stops at Pawtucket/Central Falls, Attleboro and Mansfield, or drive to a free general lot.
Getting back
Take the Providence train from Foxboro station, or walk back to your lot and follow the exit you noted.
Address
139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903
Hotel website

To the game and back

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

From Patriot PlacePatriot Place / Foxboroughwalk
Getting there
Walk from your hotel through Patriot Place to the gate on your ticket. Most gates open two hours before kickoff; club, suite and some hospitality entrances open three hours before.
Getting back
Walk back through Patriot Place to your hotel.

There’s no stadium re-entry at Patriots games. Patriot Place retail lots allow no event parking or tailgating.

Route information
Patriots event train from BostonDowntown Boston & Back Baytransit
Getting there
Board the MBTA event train at South Station, Back Bay or Dedham Corporate Center. For the 1 p.m. games on October 11 and 18, trains leave South Station at 10:05 and 10:45 a.m. and reach Foxboro at 11:05 and 11:45 a.m.
Getting back
Walk back to Foxboro station, about a quarter of a mile from Gillette. Trains usually leave Foxboro 30 minutes after the game ends; check the Foxboro schedule on the day.

Round-trip tickets cost $20, are sold only in the mTicket app from 11 a.m. on the Monday before the game (Thursday December 3 for the December 10 game), and can’t be refunded or exchanged. They can sell out. The regular Franklin/Foxboro Line runs to Foxboro on weekdays only, and its last train may leave before the game ends.

Route information
Rideshare from BostonDowntown Boston & Back Bayrideshare
Getting there
Book Uber or Lyft to Lot 15, the stadium’s rideshare drop-off, closest to the CVS Health Gate.
Getting back
Walk to Lot 15 for Uber, Lyft and taxi pickup.

The stadium publishes no postgame wait times or prices. Expect a long ride back after a full stadium empties.

Route information
Patriots event train from ProvidenceDowntown Providencetransit
Getting there
Board the Providence event train, which also stops at Pawtucket/Central Falls, Attleboro and Mansfield. For the 1 p.m. games on October 11 and 18 it leaves Providence at 10:15 a.m. and reaches Foxboro at 11:30 a.m.
Getting back
Walk back to Foxboro station and board the Providence train. It usually leaves 30 minutes after the game ends.

Only one train runs from Providence for each game listed so far. The $20 round-trip ticket is sold only in the mTicket app, can sell out and can’t be refunded.

Route information
Drive from ProvidenceDowntown Providencedrive
Getting there
Take I-95 North to I-495 North, then Exit 36A onto Route 1 North to Patriot Place. Park free in a general lot across Route 1; lots open four hours before kickoff.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot. General lots close two hours after day games and immediately after night games.

Stadium-side prepaid passes are only for season ticket members and are sold out for 2026. There’s no parking-lot re-entry. Patriot Place retail lots allow no event parking.

Route information

Before kickoff

All food picks
Italian

Tavolino

Homemade pasta and Italian dishes a short walk from the stadium.

Patriot Place lists Mon–Thu 11:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Fri–Sat 11:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m. No game-day hours are listed.

American

Willow & Ivy

Breakfast at The Lenox before walking a block to Back Bay station for the train.

Breakfast Mon–Fri 7–11 a.m.; brunch Sat–Sun 7 a.m.–3 p.m.; dinner Sun–Wed 5–9 p.m. and Thu–Sat 5–10 p.m.

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