The hotel’s own page puts Enterprise Center 0.6 miles away and Union Station 0.1 miles away, with free hot breakfast and the free 5:30 Kickback from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every evening.
A hotel in Ballpark Village, across the street from Busch Stadium, with four dining outlets, including the Clark & Bourbon steakhouse, and Ballpark Village next door.
Parking is $40 self-park or $50 valet overnight, and breakfast isn’t listed as included; the Bed & Breakfast package adds a daily breakfast credit. The hotel doesn’t publish a distance to the arena.
Getting to the game
Ride the free Kind Goods Fan Trolley from Ballpark Village, or walk west along Clark Avenue.
Getting back
Ride the trolley back to Ballpark Village, or walk east along Clark Avenue.
An airport hotel with a free 24-hour airport shuttle, free gated parking and free hot breakfast. The hotel page puts MetroLink’s Lambert Airport East station 1.0 mile away.
From Union Station on footDowntown West and Union Stationwalk
Getting there
Walk east along Market Street toward 14th Street and the arena at 1401 Clark Ave. Drury Plaza Hotel Union Station lists the arena 0.6 miles away.
Getting back
Walk back the same way with the crowd.
21c says only that the arena is a few blocks away. Police close 14th Street between Market and Clark from door time for every event, and bags larger than 16 × 16 inches aren’t allowed or stored.
Free fan trolley from Ballpark VillageBallpark Village and the Archshuttle
Getting there
Ride the free Kind Goods Fan Trolley from Ballpark Village to Enterprise Center. It runs for every Blues home game and starts one hour before game time.
Getting back
Ride the trolley back to Ballpark Village, or walk east along Clark Avenue.
Ballpark Village doesn’t publish where the trolley boards, how often it runs or how late it runs after the game.
From Lambert Airport on the MetroLink Red LineLambert Airporttransit
Getting there
Ride the Red Line from a Lambert Airport station to Civic Center Station, one block from the arena. Pear Tree Inn is 3 blocks from Lambert Airport Main station; Drury Inn & Suites is 1.0 mile from Lambert Airport East. A one-way fare is $2.50.
Getting back
Ride the westbound Red Line from Civic Center back to the airport. Metro’s timetable lists the last westbound Red Line from Civic Center at 12:14 a.m.
On weekday evenings from 6 p.m., Metro is single-tracking at Union Station and Civic Center for tunnel work: Red Line trains may run up to 5 minutes late, and Blue Line trains don’t reach Civic Center. On Saturdays from 11:30 p.m., both lines may run up to 5 minutes late. Check the station page for alerts on your date.
From the airport hotels by rideshareLambert Airportrideshare
Getting there
Book a ride to the arena. The Blues’ gameday guide puts the rideshare zone on the north end of 14th Street between Market Street and Clark Avenue.
Getting back
Walk to the 14th Street zone and book your ride home.
The arena’s parking page names Market Street and Clark Avenue for drop-off and pickup. The airport hotels put downtown St. Louis 12 to 13 miles away. Prices and waits after the game are set by the app.
Downtown West and Union StationWalking to the game
Stay by the restored Union Station or in Downtown West and walk to the arena on Clark Avenue.
To the arena
Walk east along Market Street toward 14th Street and the arena at 1401 Clark Ave.
After the game
Walk back the same way with the crowd.
The tradeoff
Drury Plaza Union Station puts Busch Stadium, by Ballpark Village, 12 blocks away, and hotel parking is paid: $19 a night at Drury Plaza Union Station and $55 valet at 21c.
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Ballpark Village and the ArchPregame bars next door
Stay by Busch Stadium and the Gateway Arch, eat in Ballpark Village and take the free fan trolley or walk down Clark Avenue.
To the arena
Ride the free Kind Goods Fan Trolley from Ballpark Village, or walk west along Clark Avenue.
After the game
Ride the trolley back to Ballpark Village, or walk east along Clark Avenue.
The tradeoff
Drury Plaza at the Arch puts the arena 10 blocks away, and Live! by Loews doesn’t publish a distance. Parking at the hotels here costs more than at Drury Plaza Union Station.
A two-story barbecue restaurant steps from Busch Stadium with an upstairs patio that overlooks the ballpark, on Clark Avenue, the same street as the arena.
Hours & notes
Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat 11 a.m.–10 p.m. The restaurant says it gets busy when the Cardinals are in town.
A Soulard bar with crab cakes and gumbo and its own free shuttle to every Blues home game, starting an hour before the game, with a food or drink purchase. The Blues list it on their bars page.
Hours & notes
Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–1:30 a.m.; Sat 10 a.m.–1:30 a.m.; Sun 10 a.m.–midnight. Weekend brunch 10 a.m.–1 p.m. It’s in Soulard, south of downtown, and Duke’s invites shuttle riders to park in its lighted lot.