Spectrum Center Parking & Directions
Charlotte Hornets · Charlotte, NC
Know Before You Go
- Parking payments
Most independently operated game lots near Spectrum Center accept cash only and start at $15, according to the Hornets' current group-ticket FAQ.
The Hornets do not arrange car parking. Select nearby spaces can instead be reserved through SpotHero from the team's visitor page.
- Cheapest lot
- $10
- Lots listed
- 2
- Closest
- Adjacent
Spectrum Center has nearly 30,000 off-street parking spaces within a 15-minute walk. The venue offers SpotHero reservations, with filters for tailgating and oversized vehicles. Most nearby independently operated game lots take cash only and start at $15.
Tips & Fan Reports
What fans who park here actually do, and what it cost them.
LYNX connects seven park-and-ride lots to Trade Street Station at the arena.
Nearly 30,000 spaces are within a 15-minute walk, so parking further out costs little.
Both the Charlotte and Gold Rush trolleys stop at the arena.
Trade Street Station is at the arena; seven park-and-ride lots feed the LYNX line into it.
The Charlotte Transportation Center is directly across Trade Street: every CATS bus route passes through it.
Where to Park
Spectrum Center Garage
$20Adjacent
- Use the arena's SpotHero reservation option.
Uptown Charlotte Garages
$100.2-0.4 milesCheapest
Nearby off-street parking totals nearly 30,000 spaces within a 15-minute walk.
- Most nearby independent game lots start at $15 and accept cash only.
Or Skip the Car
- LYNX Blue Line (Charlotte Transportation Center) · $2.2 · Light rail stop 3 blocks from the arena at the CTC
Parking Rules
What the pass covers, what gets turned away, and the lots that run on their own rules.
Your Pass
- Nearly 30,000 off-street parking spaces lie within a 15-minute walk of the arena.
- Parking is reserved through SpotHero, whose filters cover specific needs including tailgating and room for oversized vehicles.
- There are seven park-and-ride lots, with the Lynx train running to Trade Street Station.
Getting There
Spectrum Center is directly across Trade Street from the Charlotte Transportation Center, the hub for every CATS bus route, and the LYNX light rail stops at Trade Street Station at the arena itself. Two streetcar lines stop there too, which makes it one of the better-connected arenas in this data, and nearly 30,000 parking spaces sit within a 15-minute walk if you drive.
- Driving
- The arena is at 333 East Trade Street, bordered by Trade, Fifth and Caldwell Streets. From I-85 south, exit at Billy Graham Parkway, follow it to I-77 north and exit at either I-277 north or Trade Street. From I-85 north, exit at I-77 then take I-277 or Trade Street. From I-77 south, exit at I-277 or Trade Street. From I-77 north, exit at I-277 East, 5th Street, Trade Street or I-277.
- Public Transit
- Park at any of the seven LYNX park-and-ride lots and take the train to Trade Street Station at the arena. The Charlotte Transportation Center, the main hub for CATS bus services, is directly across Trade Street. The arena also has stops for both the Charlotte and Gold Rush street trolleys.
- Walking
- Nearly 30,000 parking spaces sit within a 15-minute walk of the arena.
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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.
- Parking guidance
Official Spectrum Center directions and parking page, read 2026-08-14. The venue publishes no lots of its own: it states the size of the surrounding supply, routes booking to SpotHero, noting the filters for tailgating and oversized vehicles, and points at the park-and-ride network. No lot names, rates, hours, ADA rules, RV or bus policy, closures or map are published.
- Getting there
Spectrum Center directions and parking page on spectrumcentercharlotte.com
- Transit
CATS Fares & Passes: Local Bus and Rail one-way $2.20 adult (Day Pass $6.60). Walking entries carry no transit fare by definition
- Venue policies
Current Spectrum Center A-Z and dining guidance plus official Charlotte Hornets visitor, sensory, concessions, and parking pages reviewed for Hornets game-day policies; the bag policy re-read on 2026-09-23 from the Spectrum Center A-Z Guide after the Hornets' visiting page was retired.
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.
- Parking prices: Never checked against a published rate: the venue's parking page, read 2026-09-05, publishes none. The page sends readers to SpotHero and prices nothing. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "Spectrum Center 2026: $10-$30 by type and location; Center City Green Deck from $6").