New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
- Capacity
- 46,537
- Roof
- Open Air
- Surface
- Natural Grass
- Opened
- 2009
- Tickets
- $30+
- Parking
- $25+
- Beer
- $15+
- Food
- $7+
- Est. total
- $77+
Against the other 29 MLB ballparks, Yankee Stadium is the 30th cheapest game day: 30th for tickets, joint 28th for parking and joint 13th for food and drink, compared on market ticket medians and published lot and menu prices in US dollars. See the full ranking.
Prices are estimates. See our methodology.
What to Expect
Yankee Stadium sits in the South Bronx, surrounded by the storied history of 27 World Series championships and the ghosts of Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Jeter. The pregame scene centers on the bars and restaurants along River Avenue and East 161st Street. The Great Hall entrance is a cathedral-like experience, bronze plaques, pennant banners, and pinstripe everything. Arrive 60-90 minutes early to soak in Monument Park (if open) and batting practice. Games run about 3 hours, sometimes longer for rivalry matchups with the Red Sox or Mets.
View Seating GuideTips & Fan Reports
Show up early and hit Monument Park. They close it around the 3rd inning so don't wait. The bleachers in sections 202-203 are where the Bleacher Creatures do the roll call in the top of the 1st. Even without bleacher tickets you can stand nearby and join in.
The earlier you get there the shorter your wait time. Always. Gate 2 is almost always less busy than Gate 4. If you have Field MVP seats or better use the private entrance to the left of Gate 4 and skip the long line.
Amazing seats in the last row of the 1st deck. Don't worry about opposing fans - Yankees fans will be more curious about why you are there than anything. Wear your team's gear proudly.
Soft-sided backpacks are allowed here, unlike most ballparks — the limit is 16x16x8 and it must drop into the size-check bin unaided.
The B train also serves it but only on weekdays; do not plan a weekend trip around it.
The Legends Suite is 1,800 seats, not a suite — the twenty-five sections nearest the field, sold all-inclusive.
Type the address, One East 161st Street, into your GPS rather than the stadium name.
The FreshDirect and Toyota Terraces on the 300 level are standing social areas over the bullpens, open to that level's ticket holders.
No tailgating policy exists because none of the parking is the Yankees' to set rules for.
Driving comes down to two Major Deegan exits: Exit 5 from either direction, or Exit 4 northbound.
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Bag policy
Each guest may bring one soft-sided bag up to 16 x 16 x 8 inches and one smaller soft-sided personal item.
Applies to: New York Yankees games
- All bags and personal items are inspected and must fit in the size-check bins without assistance or adjustment; hard-sided bags and containers are prohibited.
- Gate opening
All Yankee Stadium gates open 90 minutes before the scheduled start of Yankees home games.
Applies to: New York Yankees home games
- Times may change for weather, special events, doubleheaders, Opening Day, Old-Timers' Day, postseason play, or management discretion.
- Venue payments
The Yankee Stadium Box Office and all food and retail locations are cashless and accept credit and debit cards.
Applies to: New York Yankees games and Yankee Stadium events
- No-fee Cash-to-Card kiosks are by Gate 4, Sections 110, 223, and 320C, and in the Team Store by Gate 6.
- Re-entry
Guests may not leave Yankee Stadium and return on the same ticket except in an emergency.
Applies to: New York Yankees games and Yankee Stadium events
- For an emergency, speak with security personnel before exiting.
Guides for Yankee Stadium
- Game Day Guide
8 steps from arrival to first pitch, and 22 venue rules checked against official sources.
- Parking Guide
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $25.
- Pregame Guide
3 bars, patios and plazas near Yankee Stadium to fill the hours before doors.
- Food & Drinks
21 concession stands and 47 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $7 and drink $6.
- Seating Guide
7 seating areas at Yankee Stadium, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Getting There
Driving routes plus every car-free way in — the cheapest is 4 / B / D Subway to 161st St–Yankee Stadium, $3.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Yankee Stadium's stored figures.
How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Venue facts
Wikipedia / Official Venue Page
- Parking prices
City Parking, the operator of the Yankee Stadium garages, publishes $49 Self Park at all four numbered facilities (161st Street, Gerard Avenue, River Avenue, Ruppert Plaza). Supersedes a third-party guide's '$25 prepaid / $35 drive-up', which was used in the morning only because mlb.com was refusing fetches; $35 appears nowhere on the operator's site. A per-event reservation discount may exist but is not a published rate and could not be read. The Bronx-lot entry is a different off-site product and was not re-checked.
- Venue policies
Current Yankees Yankee Stadium information, entry, disability-access, gameday, and dining guidance reviewed for entry, family, payment, food, parking, and accessibility rules.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them — concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces — so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Ticket prices — Secondary market averages (SeatGeek/StubHub)
- Food prices — Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research
- Drink prices — Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research
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