PPG Paints Arena Parking
Pittsburgh Penguins · Pittsburgh, PA
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Parking payments
PPG Paints Arena lots are cashless, and advance parking purchase through ParkWhiz is strongly encouraged.
Applies to: Pittsburgh Penguins games
- Event rates vary.
- Cheapest lot
- $15
- Lots listed
- 2
- Closest
- 0.1-0.2 miles
PPG Paints Arena is in Uptown Pittsburgh. Port Authority buses serve the arena directly. Same city as Steelers (Acrisure Stadium) but different neighborhood. Garages $15-30.
Parking Maps
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Tips & Fan Reports
What fans who park here actually do, and what it cost them.
When you park in the arena garage, go straight at the entrance, turn left along the wall, and drop down a level. Park near the exit so you can get out faster and not get stuck in the garage.
Prepay for parking in the lots by the arena to know you have a spot. Depending on where they put you though, getting out can be an absolute nightmare. The T is free on game days if you are staying downtown.
Pittsburgh is hilly. The walk from downtown is slightly uphill. Worth it, but be aware.
The arena garage skybridge is the premium option, direct access without braving Pittsburgh weather.
Light Rail to Steel Plaza or Wood Street stations is a transit alternative, 10-minute walk from the arena.
Downtown garages are cheaper and the walk up Fifth Avenue passes several good pregame bars.
Rideshare pickup is on Centre Avenue. Follow signs after the game.
Where to Park
PPG Paints Arena Garages
$300.1-0.2 milesAdvance purchase only
Official garages at PPG Paints Arena in Uptown Pittsburgh.
- Advance purchase recommended
- Multiple garages around arena
- Uptown location
Oakland / Uptown Lots
$150.3-0.5 milesCheapest
Surface lots and garages in Oakland and Uptown neighborhoods.
- $10-20 range
- Walk to arena
- Good budget option
Or Skip the Car
- Port Authority Bus / T Light Rail — $3 · Port Authority T light rail to Steel Plaza or First Avenue, then bus or walk. Multiple bus routes serve the arena directly.
Parking Rules
What the pass covers, what gets turned away, and the lots that run on their own rules.
Your Pass
- PPG Paints Arena lots are cashless.
- The attached parking garage is available for non-hockey events, subject to event-specific availability.
- Event rates vary and advance purchase through ParkWhiz is strongly encouraged.
- Call 412-804-3371 for event-parking details.
Accessible Parking
Accessible spaces are offered in four arena lots and, when available for the event, in the attached garage.
- Accessible parking is available in the East, Fullerton, South and West lots.
- A current state-issued disability placard or license plate is required, and spaces are first come, first served.
- Accessible and general garage availability varies by event; call 412-642-1800 or PA Relay at 711 for event-specific availability.
- Accessible drop-off is on Fifth Avenue near Peoples Gate at the arena's southwest corner.
Game-day help: 412-642-1800
Bus & Limo Parking
Bus groups must purchase a dedicated pass before the event.
- Groups arriving by bus can purchase a prepaid bus parking pass.
- Call 412-804-3371 for bus-parking details.
Pittsburgh Penguins Car Gear
Window flags, plate frames, and decals to fly Pittsburgh Penguins colors in the lot.
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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 PPG Paints Arena directions, parking and accessibility pages, read 2026-08-30: cashless arena lots, advance purchase, the non-hockey garage, bus passes, accessible lots and garage conditions, drop-off, map and parking phone. Lot-specific rates, hours, RV rules and closures are not published.
- Venue policies
Current PPG Paints Arena and Pittsburgh Penguins accessibility, arena-guide, ticketing, parking, payment, and concessions pages reviewed for Penguins policies.
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 lots are cashless and 'event parking rates vary'. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "PPG Paints Arena 2026: the roughly 3,000 official arena spaces cost $26-$32 for Penguins games; off-site reservations from $6").