1st Mariner Arena Baltimore Parking Information

1st Mariner Arena, formerly known as Baltimore Arena and Baltimore Civic Center, has been a leading indoor sports and entertainment venue of the city since 1962. Although it is not the most modern facility, the Arena has a long, glorious history and keeps to serve all kinds of fans in Baltimore well.

Located at 201 West Baltimore Street, the 1st Mariner Arena is within easy reach. There are many transportation options to help you get the location. As we know, driving yourself is a convenient way to get to the destination you want to go. But sometimes parking may add some inconvenience to driving. Luckily, if you are driving to the 1st Mariner Arena, you don't need to worry about the parking problem.

1st Mariner Arena Baltimore Driving Directions

http://www.baltimorearena.com/directions.php

Parking Options: The Arena has an official garage with 850 parking spots located on Howard Street for the convenience of visitors. There are also about 23,000 parking spaces in the nearby area. You can find parking at:

1) The parking facility at the 1st Mariner Arena is located at the Howard Street. It is open for 24 hours a day. You can contact the garage to confirm the parking spot at 410-837-2060. If you want to reserve parking at the Arena garage for an event, check this page:

http://parking.inticketing.com/evlist.php?events=search&v=4059

2) Another parking option is Days Inn Garage. It is located at 221 West Lombard Street at the corner of Lombard and Howard Street, across the street from the Arena. The hours of operation are 24 hours a day. The contact No. is 410-576-1000.

3) You also can park your car in the Arrow Parking Garage, which is situated at 210 West Baltimore Street, behind the Nancy S. Grasmick School building. It is open for 24 hours a day. You can call 410-727-6811 to confirm the detailed info.

4) The Avalon Centerpoint is a parking garage option. Located at 310 West Baltimore Street, it is open from 7am to 11pm. For more information and details about this garage, dial 410-244-5766.

Besides driving, there are also many other transportation options to help you get to the vicinity conveniently.

You can get to the 1st Mariner Arena via Metro Subway. There is a stop at the Charles Center which is situated one block from the Arena. The subway travels from Owings Mills to Johns Hopkins Hospital. The regular hours of operation are from 5am to midnight from Monday to Friday. During Saturday, Sunday and holidays, the business hours are from 6am to midnight. Please note that Lexington Market East entrance and Charles Center East entrance closes at 8pm. As the subway schedules may change sometimes due to various reasons, you'd better check its official website to confirm the latest schedules:

http://mta.maryland.gov/

Light Rail is another transportation option. It makes a stop on Howard Street directly in front of the Mariner Arena. You also can get off at the Convention Center, Univ. Center or Baltimore Street, all located within one block of the arena. The light rail runs from Hunt Valley to Glen Burnie. The general hours of operation are from 6am to 11pm from Monday to Saturday and from 11am to 7pm during Sunday and holidays. During event days, the light rail runs later.

You can also take the Charm City Circulator, a fleet of 21 free shuttles that run three routes in the city. The routes include the Green Route from City Hall to Fells Point to Johns Hopkins, the Purple Route from Penn Station to Federal Hill, and the Orange Route from Hollins Market to Harbor East. This service is about every 10 minutes from 6:30am to 9pm from Monday to Thursday.

Charm City Circulator

http://www.charmcitycirculator.com/