Raymond James Stadium
Tampa · Home of 🏈 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
✈️🚗 Getting to Raymond James Stadium
Nearest major airport: Tampa (TPA) — about 3 mi / 4 min away.
🚗 Rent a car at TPA🏟️ Fan guide
Best seats
Lower sidelines (100s) — the pirate ship in the north end fires cannons on scores (a fun target). Upper 300s cheap. Open bowl — it's hot; hydrate and sit shaded if you can.
Parking
Big lots around the stadium (by the airport, north of downtown); tailgating happens. No transit — drive. ($30–50 USD)
Getting there
No rail — drive to the stadium (near TPA airport, not downtown). Budget traffic.
Bar scene
Suburban by the stadium — the lots (tailgate) + chains nearby; Ybor City and downtown/Channelside are ~15-min drives for real bars.
Pre-game bars
- Lot tailgates — Bucs pre-game (the pirate crowd).
- Ybor City — Tampa's nightlife, short drive.
Concession prices (USD, approx)
- Beer$12–16
- Cuban sandwich$12
- Grouper sandwich$15
Insider tips
- Drive — it's by the airport
- Watch the pirate ship cannons on scores