Rent a Bus to Yulman Stadium: The Complete Transportation Guide

Getting a group to Yulman Stadium for a Tulane Green Wave game sounds straightforward until you try it. The stadium sits in the heart of New Orleans' Uptown neighborhood, where residential streets were never built for 30,000 fans arriving at once — Ben Weiner Drive goes pedestrian-only hours before kickoff, Willow Street closes to through traffic four hours out, and Audubon Boulevard shuts down entirely. Rideshare drop-off gets pushed to the eastbound shoulder of S. Claiborne Avenue, a solid hike from the gates.

The single question that decides whether your group glides in or scatters across the Uptown grid is simple: where exactly does the bus put us, and where does it wait?

This guide answers it straight, using Tulane Athletics' own published game-day information, and then walks you through everything else a group trip needs: which vehicle fits your headcount, what the tailgate area looks like, what the clear-bag policy requires, and how a charter bus or party bus rental in New Orleans gets your whole crew from one point to another without anyone drawing straws for the designated driver role. New Orleans Party Bus coordinates these game-day runs all season — so everything below comes from doing it, not from a brochure.

Why the Bus Makes Sense at Yulman Stadium

Yulman Stadium is not a suburban stadium surrounded by surface lots. It opened in 2014 on Tulane's compact Uptown campus, flanked by Turchin Stadium, the Devlin Fieldhouse, and residential streets that fill up fast. On a sold-out afternoon, all stadium-adjacent roadways — Ben Weiner Drive, Janet Yulman Way, and Audubon Boulevard — close to vehicles and go pedestrian-only before, during, and after the game.

Willow Street closes to through traffic beginning four hours before kickoff. If you are trying to park anywhere close and walk in, you are already too late.

Day-of-game drive-up parking is available at the Ursuline Academy Lot and the Loyola University garages on Freret Street at $25 per vehicle, cashless. Pre-purchased season-pass lots — the Claiborne Lot, Diboll Garage, Tailgate Village, and St. Rita Lot — are off-limits to walk-up cars on game day; only pass holders enter after 4 p.m. For the 2025 season, construction on the new Enclosed Practice Field eliminated Claiborne Lot availability entirely.

In short: the parking supply at Yulman Stadium is genuinely limited, even before you factor in the street closures that shrink the approach grid.

A New Orleans party bus or charter bus rental solves all of it at once. Your group loads at one pickup point, rides together to Freret Street, and steps off at the designated charter bus drop-off on Freret at Devlin Fieldhouse — well inside the campus pedestrian zone and a short walk to the stadium gates. Nobody is circling the Uptown neighborhood looking for a $25 cashless spot; nobody is hiking from the Claiborne Avenue rideshare shoulder in August heat.

Call 504-264-9429 for an all-inclusive quote in under 30 seconds.

Charter Bus Drop-Off: Freret Street at Devlin Fieldhouse

Here is the specific detail that most group organizers do not find until they are already at the gate.

Per Tulane Athletics' published game-day guidance, the charter bus loading and unloading zone is on Freret Street at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. That is on the western edge of Tulane's Uptown campus, just off Freret Street, one of the main corridors fans use to approach the stadium before the internal road closures kick in. From the Devlin Fieldhouse drop point, your group is inside campus and a short, walkable distance to Yulman Stadium's gates — no pedestrian bridge transfers, no shuttle connections, no long haul from a remote shoulder.

This stands in direct contrast to the rideshare drop-off, which the stadium places on the eastbound shoulder of S. Claiborne Avenue between Ben Weiner Drive and Calhoun Street — a location well outside campus with a feather flag marking the spot. From Claiborne Avenue, fans still need to walk into campus and across to the stadium. On a warm New Orleans game day, that walk matters.

Road Closures to Confirm Before Game Day

Tulane's game-day traffic plan changes with the event, and the street closures at Yulman Stadium are more aggressive than at most similarly-sized college venues. Because Ben Weiner Drive and Janet Yulman Way go pedestrian-only well before kickoff, any approach that relies on driving into the area right around the stadium will be blocked. The closure grid expands for big games — when Tulane hosted the American Conference Championship in December 2025, the entire campus became restricted to pass-holding vehicles after 4 p.m., with no drive-up access for latecomers.

Additionally, S&WB roadwork on Broadway Street has been an ongoing disruption on the main Uptown approach corridor, and Tulane Athletics has repeatedly recommended using alternate routes. GPS apps that route you down Broadway may put you into a construction zone instead of the stadium. We build the current closure picture into the approach plan when you book — because a guide written once and never updated is a coin flip on accuracy for your specific game date.

We recommend always cross-referencing the official Tulane Gameday Central page before your trip to confirm current traffic and closure details.

Yulman Stadium Parking and Shuttles, Explained

Understanding the parking system at Yulman Stadium helps your group plan the right charter bus approach. There are several distinct tiers:

Season-pass lots (Claiborne, Diboll Garage, Tailgate Village, St. Rita Lot): Available only to pre-purchased permit holders. After 4 p.m. on game days, only pass holders are admitted to campus via these lots — drive-up access ends. The Claiborne Lot was unavailable for the 2025 season entirely due to the Enclosed Practice Field construction.

Day-of-game drive-up options: The Ursuline Academy Lots and Loyola University garages on Freret Street accept walk-up vehicles at $25 per vehicle, cashless. These fill quickly on sellout games. Ursuline Academy lots open at 4 p.m.; the Loyola garages are available earlier.

ADA parking is available at the Ursuline Academy front lot with shuttle service to campus.

Fan convenience shuttles: Tulane runs shuttles from four staging areas to the stadium hub on Claiborne Avenue near Ben Weiner Drive — the Tailgate Village Lot, St. Rita Lot (service begins 3 p.m.), Ursuline Academy Lots (service begins 4 p.m.), and a hub on Claiborne. No shuttle runs from Diboll Garage, Oak Lot, or the Loyola Garages. Shuttles do not access Ben Weiner Drive directly per Homeland Security guidance; ADA golf cart service operates on Ben Weiner Drive starting at 5 p.m.

The charter bus skips every layer of this system. Rather than coordinating who drives to which lot, whether passes are still available, and which shuttle stop goes with which lot, your group arrives and leaves at one point — Freret Street at Devlin Fieldhouse — on one schedule you set. One call to 504-264-9429 gets the logistics handled.

Every Way to Get to Yulman Stadium, Compared

We handle these game-day trips all season, and we will be straight with you: a charter bus is not automatically the right call for every situation. Here is the honest comparison for a group.

For one or two people willing to take an Uber to Claiborne Avenue and walk in, rideshare is fine. But once your group grows past what fits in a single car, the coordination math tips decisively toward one bus. Multiple rideshares mean multiple ETAs, multiple pickup requests after the game in the post-kickoff surge, and no way to keep everyone together from the moment you leave.

A New Orleans charter bus rental handles all of it in one booking — and lets everyone at the tailgate actually enjoy the tailgate.

What Size Bus Does Your Group Need?

Matching the vehicle to your headcount keeps costs predictable and nobody squeezed. Here is how the fleet breaks down for a Yulman Stadium run.

For groups who want the pregame atmosphere to start the moment the bus pulls away from their hotel or rental in the Garden District, a 15- to 50-passenger party bus comes with a full bar, color-changing LED lighting, and a sound system that does not stop between the French Quarter and Freret Street. For larger groups where headcount and gear matter more than the party setup, a full-size charter bus gives you deep undercarriage bays for coolers, tailgate supplies, and equipment, plus an onboard restroom that cuts out pit stops on the way back across town. We offer a massive variety of vehicles, meaning you never have to pay for seats you do not actually need.

ADA-accessible vehicles are always available — just let us know before your trip date.

Tailgating at Yulman Stadium: What to Know

The Berger Family Lawn is the designated tailgate area for Yulman Stadium games. Tailgating begins four hours before kickoff and closes 30 minutes before the game starts — no tailgating is permitted during the game itself.

Tulane's tailgating policy permits beer and wine on campus on game day, with specific restrictions from Tulane Campus Health: no common containers (kegs, party balls), no glass bottles or containers, and no drinking games, funnels, or mass consumption setups. Alcohol from outside the stadium is not allowed inside. Tailgate Village Lot pass holders have dedicated access; for groups arriving by bus, the Berger Family Lawn is the public tailgating space.

A charter bus group has a practical edge here. The bus's undercarriage bays can carry a cooler, folding chairs, and tailgate supplies from your starting point to campus — everything loads at pickup and rides along. After the game, the gear loads back in at the Freret Street drop point rather than requiring someone to carry it back from a remote lot.

It is one of those quiet advantages for a bus that most groups only appreciate the first time they try it the other way.

We recommend confirming current tailgate policies against the Tulane Campus Health tailgating guidelines before your trip, as event-specific rules can shift for marquee or championship games.

Clear-Bag Policy and Gate Entry

Yulman Stadium enforces a clear-bag policy at all ticketed events. Per Tulane Athletics, each guest may bring one clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag measuring no larger than 12" wide by 12" tall by 6" deep — or a one-gallon re-sealable plastic storage bag — plus a small clutch purse no larger than 4.5" by 6.5". Non-clear bags, backpacks, and oversized bags are prohibited.

Stadium gates open 1.5 hours before kickoff. Metal detection is in place at all Yulman Stadium entrances, and Tulane Athletics recommends arriving early to get through campus and stadium entry quickly — on sellout games, the security queue builds fast. Fans with Jill H. & Avram A. Glazer Family Club tickets must enter at the Hertz Center entrance on Ben Weiner Drive.

All other ticketholders use the general entrances.

Make sure everyone in your group knows the bag policy before the bus leaves. A charter bus ride to Yulman Stadium is the right call precisely because the ride is handled; the last thing you want is to arrive at the Freret Street drop point and have someone turned back at the gate for a backpack they could have left at the hotel. Give the group the policy in your pre-game message and the gate entry will be seamless.

Review the full Tulane Athletics clear-bag policy page to confirm current specifications.

2026 Tulane Green Wave Home Schedule

The 2026 Tulane football season brings six home games to Yulman Stadium, and groups who lock in transportation early get the best vehicle selection and pricing. The defending American Conference champion Green Wave play:

• September 12: South Alabama
• September 26: Southern Miss (Hall of Fame game)
• October 16: Memphis (Friday night)
• October 24: UTSA
• November 7: Tulsa (Homecoming)
• November 21: North Texas

Homecoming in November is the highest-demand weekend of the season for group transportation in the Uptown area — alumni groups, Greek organizations, and out-of-town fan buses all converge on the same dates, and the right-size vehicles book up weeks in advance. The Friday night Memphis game in October creates a different kind of demand spike: fans traveling in from out of town book hotel blocks near the French Quarter and need a single-vehicle run from there to Yulman and back late on a weeknight. If either of those dates is on your calendar, the time to call is now, not in October.

Call 504-264-9429 to lock in your date.

Routes to Yulman Stadium From Common New Orleans Starting Points

Yulman Stadium sits in the Uptown neighborhood, accessible from the main New Orleans corridors but subject to the street closure grid described above. Drive times below are off-peak estimates — on game days, expect the final approach to add meaningful time as traffic funnels through the roads that remain open.

The Broadway Street S&WB roadwork detours complicate every Uptown approach on game days — GPS routing that takes you down Broadway may drop your group into construction rather than the stadium. A group that books transportation through us gets the current approach built into the plan rather than discovering the detour at the worst possible moment.

Trip Types We Cover to Yulman Stadium

Different groups, same goal: everyone arrives together, on time, and with none of the parking headache. A few of the Yulman Stadium runs we handle most often:

• Alumni and Greek organization game-day groups. Out-of-town alumni flying into Louis Armstrong Airport, staying in the French Quarter, and needing a single coordinated transfer to Yulman and back — one bus, one schedule, no caravan of rental cars.
• Corporate sponsor and hospitality groups. Companies with Glazer Family Club seats or premium hospitality packages who need to move employees or clients from downtown hotels to the Hertz Center entrance and back without parking logistics eating into the client experience.
• Homecoming and special-event groups. The biggest crowd dates of the season, when every parking option near campus fills hours before kickoff and anyone without a pre-purchased pass is circling Uptown streets. A party bus from your group's gathering point covers the round trip cleanly.
• Out-of-town fan buses. Visiting teams' fan groups and long-distance Tulane fans arriving from Baton Rouge or the Gulf Coast who need a coordinated group ride rather than a dozen separate vehicles crossing the Causeway or I-10.

Going to a different New Orleans venue on the same trip? We provide the same group service to the Smoothie King Center for Pelicans games and concerts, to Caesars Superdome for Saints matchups, and to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for major conferences — all through our New Orleans group transportation services.

Yulman Stadium Bus Rental Prices

New Orleans Party Bus offers all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you will know the exact price before you ever book. There is no single sticker number, because the quote depends on a few clear factors:

• Vehicle size — a 56-passenger charter bus and a 14-passenger Sprinter limo are different rates.
• Total hours — how long the vehicle is reserved for your group, including pregame arrival time and the post-game pickup window.
• Date and game — a Homecoming night prices differently than a mid-week fall opener.
• Starting point — a French Quarter hotel pickup is a shorter run than a group coming in from Metairie or the airport corridor.

For real ranges to anchor your estimate: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Pricing depends on mileage, time of year, and vehicle type, but you will never be surprised by hidden costs.

Here is the value point worth running the math on. A 40-person group splitting one charter bus at $2,200 for the night pays roughly $55 per head — and that covers the approach route, the Freret Street drop, the post-game pickup, and the ride back, with no parking costs on top. Twenty separate rideshares, by contrast, means twenty surge-priced requests from Claiborne Avenue after a 30,000-person crowd walks out at once.

One flat rate almost always wins. Check out our party bus prices page to learn more, or call 504-264-9429 any time for a free, all-inclusive price quote at no obligation.

A Real Game-Day Example

For a Homecoming Saturday last fall, a 36-person alumni group booked a 40-passenger party bus. Pickup at 2:00 PM from a hotel block in the Garden District — on Freret Street at Devlin Fieldhouse by 2:45 PM, two hours before the 5:00 PM kickoff. Coolers and folding chairs rode in the undercarriage bays.

The group tailgated at the Berger Family Lawn through 4:30 PM, walked to the gates, and the bus waited on Freret Street for a 9:00 PM post-game pickup. 7-hour all-inclusive rental: $2,100 — about $58 per person, with zero parking hassle and no one missing the postgame reunion because they were stuck in the Uptown street grid trying to back out of a residential spot.

Leaving Yulman Stadium After the Game

The post-game exit at Yulman Stadium is where the group transportation math most obviously pays off. When 30,000 fans pour out of the gates at once onto a campus where the main roads are still closed to vehicles, rideshare wait times spike and the queue on Claiborne Avenue backs up fast. Fans who drove to the Ursuline Academy Lot or Loyola garages wait for the lots to clear — the internal campus roads only reopen to vehicles after pedestrian traffic clears the approach paths.

With a bus, you set the pickup window before the game starts. Your group knows to meet at Freret Street at Devlin Fieldhouse at a specific time, the bus is there and ready, and your crew loads up while the rest of the crowd is still pushing toward the Claiborne Avenue shoulder. We build a realistic post-game buffer into every booking so the bus is in position when you walk out — no surge pricing, no regrouping in the dark, no one waiting alone on a street corner for an ETA that keeps updating.

Call 504-264-9429 and we will plan that pickup window into your quote from the start.

Coming From Out of Town? Airport Pickups and Hotel Blocks

For Homecoming, big rivalry games, and AAC Championship weekend, a large share of Yulman Stadium groups are flying in — and a bus solves the airport-to-stadium leg cleanly. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) sits roughly 15–17 miles from Yulman Stadium via I-10 East, typically a 25–35 minute drive under normal conditions. One coordinated bus pickup at the arrivals curb gathers the whole group and runs it straight to the French Quarter hotel or directly to Freret Street for a pregame drop, instead of splitting everyone across a dozen rideshares on arrival afternoon.

Groups staying in the French Quarter — the most common hotel area for out-of-town Tulane fans — are a 10-15 minute bus ride from the stadium under normal conditions. On a sellout Saturday, with Bourbon Street traffic and the Uptown approach closures factored in, that window is wider; we build the buffer in when you book. If your group is spread across multiple hotels along Canal Street or in the Warehouse District, a single bus can swing by two or three hotel pickup points before the Freret Street drop, keeping everyone on the same schedule rather than arriving in waves.

Tips for Visiting Yulman Stadium

A few things every group organizer should know before the bus leaves the curb:

• Only pre-purchased campus parking passes are valid after 4 p.m. If any member of your group is considering driving to campus and parking, they need a pass bought in advance. Day-of drive-up spots at the Ursuline Academy Lot and Loyola garages are cashless ($25) and fill quickly on big games.
• Clear bags only — pack accordingly. One clear bag (12" x 12" x 6" max) plus a small clutch (4.5" x 6.5" max) per person. No backpacks, no non-clear bags. Remind your group before the bus departs so no one gets turned away at the gate with a prohibited bag.
• Glazer Family Club ticketholders enter at the Hertz Center entrance on Ben Weiner Drive — not the general admission gates. Make sure premium-ticket members of your group know their entry point.
• Gates open 1.5 hours before kickoff. Arrive early — metal detection slows entry and the queue builds on sellout days.
• Tailgating at the Berger Family Lawn ends 30 minutes before kickoff. Plan the group's tailgate-to-gates transition into the schedule so nobody is still at the lawn when the gate entry line peaks.
• Umbrellas are prohibited inside Yulman Stadium. New Orleans weather is unpredictable, but umbrellas stay outside.
• Broadway Street S&WB roadwork is ongoing. GPS may route you through construction — always confirm the current approach against the Tulane Gameday Central page before the trip.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly does a charter bus drop off at Yulman Stadium?

The designated charter bus loading and unloading zone is on Freret Street at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse, per Tulane Athletics' published game-day guidance. That puts your group inside campus on the western edge — a short walk to Yulman Stadium's gates — rather than at the Claiborne Avenue rideshare shoulder outside campus. The specific approach may be adjusted for marquee events, which is why we confirm the current drop point for your game date when you book.

Where do rideshares drop off at Yulman Stadium?

Rideshare pick-up and drop-off is on the eastbound shoulder of S. Claiborne Avenue between Ben Weiner Drive and Calhoun Street, marked with a feather flag. From there, fans walk into campus to reach the stadium. A charter bus drops your group at Freret Street at Devlin Fieldhouse — a meaningfully closer and more convenient point, inside campus rather than outside it.

Is parking available at Yulman Stadium on game day?

Limited day-of-game drive-up parking is available at the Ursuline Academy Lots and Loyola University garages on Freret Street at $25 per vehicle, cashless. All other nearby lots — Claiborne, Diboll Garage, Tailgate Village, St. Rita — require pre-purchased season parking passes, and access after 4 p.m. on game day is restricted to pass holders only. The Claiborne Lot was unavailable for the 2025 season due to construction.

Bus parking is not available for non-permitted commercial vehicles in campus lots.

What is Yulman Stadium's clear-bag policy?

Each guest may bring one clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag no larger than 12" x 12" x 6", or a one-gallon re-sealable plastic bag, plus a small clutch no larger than 4.5" x 6.5". Backpacks, fanny packs, and non-clear bags are prohibited. Metal detection is at all entrances.

Review the Tulane Athletics clear-bag policy before your game day.

When do Yulman Stadium gates open?

All Yulman Stadium entry gates open 1.5 hours before kickoff. Tulane Athletics recommends arriving early to get through security quickly — queues build fast on sellout days. Glazer Family Club ticket holders enter at the Hertz Center entrance on Ben Weiner Drive.

Are there road closures near Yulman Stadium on game day?

Yes — and they are significant. Ben Weiner Drive, Janet Yulman Way, and Audubon Boulevard are restricted to pedestrians only before, during, and after the game. Willow Street closes to through traffic four hours before kickoff.

After 4 p.m. on large-crowd games, only pre-purchased pass holders are allowed onto Tulane's campus by vehicle. Additionally, Broadway Street S&WB roadwork has been an ongoing disruption to common Uptown approach routes. Confirm current closures at the official Tulane Gameday Central page.

Can we tailgate at Yulman Stadium?

Yes. The Berger Family Lawn is the public tailgate area. Tailgating begins four hours before kickoff and closes 30 minutes before the game.

Beer and wine are permitted on campus on game day; no kegs, no glass containers, no drinking games. Alcohol from outside cannot be brought inside the stadium. Tailgate Village Lot is for season-pass holders.

Note that championship and major event games may modify the tailgate policy — confirm event-specific rules via the Tulane Campus Health tailgating guidelines.

How much does a bus to Yulman Stadium cost?

Pricing depends on vehicle size, total hours, game date, and pickup location. For reference: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour. You will never be surprised by hidden costs — we provide all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds.

Call 504-264-9429 for your quote.

How far in advance should we book for a Homecoming or major game?

Homecoming and AAC Championship-level games are the highest-demand dates on the New Orleans group transportation calendar. The right-size vehicles book out weeks ahead for Homecoming Saturday in November and any championship weekend. For a regular mid-season home game, two to three weeks of lead time is usually workable — but the earlier you lock in, the better your vehicle selection and rate.

Call as soon as your game date is confirmed.

Do you have ADA-accessible buses?

Yes — ADA-accessible vehicles are always available in our network. Let us know your group's specific needs when you request a quote and we will arrange the right vehicle for your trip.

Book Your Yulman Stadium Bus Today

The perfect New Orleans party bus or charter bus rental for your Tulane game day is one call away. Whether it is a Homecoming alumni group from the Garden District, an out-of-town fan bus coming in from Baton Rouge, or a corporate hospitality run from a Canal Street hotel to the Glazer Family Club entrance — New Orleans Party Bus has the right vehicle, the current approach route, and a team available 24/7/365 to get the details right. Give us a call any time at 504-264-9429 for an all-inclusive price quote in under 30 seconds, or use our online tool for instant availability.

Let's get your Green Wave crew to Freret Street on time.