Pro sports in Santa Clara
1 pro team plays in Santa Clara. Here's where to see them, plus tickets and how to build it into a road trip.
🏆 Santa Clara teams
⚡ Quick answers
- What pro sports teams are in Santa Clara?
- Santa Clara has 1 pro team: the San Francisco 49ers (NFL).
- Where do Santa Clara's teams play?
- Levi's Stadium (49ers).
- What airport do you fly into for a game in Santa Clara?
- San Jose (SJC) is the closest major airport, about 5 miles (8 km) from Levi's Stadium — roughly 10 min by car depending on traffic.
🧳 Things to do in Santa Clara
Hilly, walkable and food-obsessed. Make a weekend of it.
💬Wear layers — it's colder than you expect, especially near the water, and the fog rolls in fast. Walk or bike the Golden Gate, eat a burrito in the Mission (no rice-vs-no-rice debates, just order it), and grab happy-hour oysters at the Ferry Building before an evening game at Oracle Park.
🍽 Eat
- Ferry Building Marketplace — Artisan food hall on the water.
- The Mission — Burritos, Tartine bakery and taquerías.
- Chinatown — The oldest in North America.
🍺 Grab a drink
- Hayes Valley & the Mission — Cocktail bars and beer gardens.
🎨 See & culture
- SFMOMA — Seven floors of modern art.
- Alcatraz — The island prison — book well ahead.
- de Young Museum — Art in Golden Gate Park.
🎯 Things to do
- Golden Gate Bridge — Walk or bike across it.
- Cable cars & Fisherman's Wharf — The classic SF loop.
🌲 Outdoors & hikes
- Lands End Trail — Coastal path with Golden Gate views.
- Golden Gate Park — Bigger than Central Park.
Hand-picked highlights for planning a trip around the games — verify hours & details before you go.
🏠 Where to stay in Santa Clara
Vacation rentals across Santa Claraon OwnerDirect — book direct with the owner, with more room than a hotel if you're travelling as a group.