Rent a Bus to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: The Complete Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Transportation Guide

Here is what most first-timers discover only after they are already in it: Glenn Rogers Sr. Street — the main artery into Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium — runs all four lanes one-way southbound starting three hours before kickoff, and the intersection at Glenn Rogers Sr. Street and Southern Avenue closes entirely to incoming vehicles once the game-day directional is in effect. Only designated shuttle buses get through. By the time a first-time visitor figures out which access point they are actually supposed to use, half the lots are full and the tailgate is two hours along without them.

Renting a bus to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium solves this in a single move — the route is planned around the one-way flow, the access point is the right one, and your group walks to the seats together instead of trickling in from four different lots off a parking app they downloaded in the car.

This guide covers how a charter bus or party bus gets into Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (335 Glenn Rogers Sr. Street, Memphis, TN 38104), where it parks, which access point the Tan Lot uses for bus arrivals, how the game-day traffic plan shifts before and after kickoff, and which vehicle matches your group. The stadium just completed a $226.5 million renovation — the first full season in the rebuilt venue opens on September 5, 2026, with a final capacity of approximately 50,000 seats and the new Landers Plaza on the west side adding standing-room fan capacity. Whether your group is 15 people from Germantown heading to the home opener or 56 fans making the AutoZone Liberty Bowl a January road trip, Partybusesmemphis.com makes it easy to compare buses and get pricing in under 30 seconds.

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Why Rent a Party Bus or Charter Bus to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is not a suburban stadium ringed by acres of easy highway-adjacent parking. It sits inside Midtown Memphis, bordered by Central Avenue to the north, Southern Avenue to the south, East Parkway to the east, and Glenn Rogers Sr. Street (formerly South Hollywood) to the west — all normal city surface roads that congest quickly the moment a large event lets out. The stadium's Liberty Park property holds multiple named lots: Tiger Lane, Red, Blue, Gold, Silver, Pink, and Tan.

Every on-site lot requires a pre-purchased pass through JustPark; all payment at stadium lots is cashless. Nothing is sold at the gate.

Stack the game-day traffic directional on top of that, and the case for a bus becomes very clear. One Memphis charter bus rental handles the approach route, the lot entry, the post-game staging, and the ride home in a single arrangement — no individual parking passes, no figuring out the access point mid-drive, no post-game rideshare queue. Your group shows up together and leaves together.

That's the whole difference.

Charter Bus & Party Bus Drop-Off at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

Per the University of Memphis Athletics game-day traffic plan, the designated shuttle drop-off and pick-up location is outside Gate 6 on the stadium side of Glenn Rogers Sr. Street. A dedicated lane on Glenn Rogers Sr. Street has been created specifically for Blue City Tours shuttles — the road infrastructure is built around moving buses to that point efficiently. For groups chartering a private bus, Gate 6 on the Glenn Rogers Sr. Street side is the coordinated drop for stadium arrivals.

The access constraint that matters: Glenn Rogers Sr. Street goes four lanes one-way southbound starting at 4:00 PM on game days (three hours before a 7:00 PM kickoff), and the intersection of Glenn Rogers Sr. Street and Southern Avenue is closed to all incoming traffic except designated shuttle buses during that directional period. This is a hard traffic control enforced by Memphis Police — there is no way through once it is in effect. A bus arriving after the directional closes the wrong approach gets rerouted, not waved through.

When you book, that timing and routing detail is sorted in advance so there is no scramble at a closed lane.

For arrivals without season parking passes — which is most charter bus groups — the stadium's own guidance directs fans to Access 10 on East Parkway (at Young Avenue) or Access 11 on Southern Avenue (at Early Maxwell Boulevard). Charter buses routing to the Tan Lot use Access 11. That lot and its entry point are covered in detail below.

Bus Parking at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: The Tan Lot at Access 11

The stadium's designated parking for buses and oversized vehicles is the Tan Lot, entered via Access 11 at Southern Avenue and Early Maxwell Boulevard. This has been consistent across multiple event cycles. At the 2021 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the published parking guide placed RVs and buses in the Tan Lot at $80 per bus (cars were $20 in the same lot at that event).

At the 2023 Southern Heritage Classic, the official event parking details listed the Tan Lot at $100 per bus and $30 per car. Those figures shift by event — a Liberty Bowl bus rate and a regular Tigers season game bus rate are not the same — but Access 11 and the Tan Lot is the consistent designated entry for oversized vehicles.

What that means for your group: your bus enters off Southern Avenue, stages in the Tan Lot, and walks to the stadium gates from the southeast corner of the property. Bus parking for major events like the Liberty Bowl and the Southern Heritage Classic must be pre-purchased — nothing is sold at the gate, and the Tan Lot fills well before the event-day purchase window would open anyway. Review the official Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium parking page before your event date to confirm current lot availability and any event-specific Tan Lot restrictions.

For groups considering off-site alternatives: most of the independent lots surrounding the stadium — Christian Brothers University (Central Ave. & Early Maxwell), the Maxine Smith STEAM Academy lots, and the Shelby County School Board lot at 160 S. Hollywood — do not permit buses or RVs. The Coca-Cola Lot (499 S. Hollywood St., just north of Southern Avenue) is one of the few off-site options that does allow buses, at a per-space rate, but it prohibits tailgating. If your group needs both tailgate space and bus parking in one arrangement, the Tan Lot at Access 11 is the answer.

Game-Day Traffic at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: The Glenn Rogers Sr. Street Plan

The traffic plan at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is more structured than most stadium traffic plans because the venue sits inside a residential grid rather than off a highway interchange. The University of Memphis, Oak View Group, and the City of Memphis operate a published game-day directional that has been in place since the 2025 season. Understanding it before you arrive — not once you are already in it — is what keeps your group on schedule.

Key elements of the 2025 Memphis Tigers game-day traffic plan:

• Glenn Rogers Sr. Street pre-game: All four lanes run one-way southbound toward Access 4 beginning at 4:00 PM on game days. This flow remains in place until the game begins, at which point the street reverts to two-way traffic.
• Glenn Rogers Sr. Street post-game: Approximately at the final whistle (around 9:00 PM for evening games), Glenn Rogers switches to one-way northbound to manage exit flow out of the stadium area.
• Southern Avenue intersection closed: The intersection of Glenn Rogers Sr. Street and Southern Avenue is closed to all incoming vehicle traffic during the game-day directional — only Blue City Tours shuttles operating in the dedicated lane are permitted through.
• Access 10 and Access 11 for general arrivals: Fans without season passes are directed to Access 10 on East Parkway (at Young Avenue) or Access 11 on Southern Avenue (at Early Maxwell Boulevard). Bus groups heading to the Tan Lot use Access 11.
• Shuttle pickup on Central Avenue: Both the Blue City Tours paid shuttle and the free MATA shuttle pick up at the lot entrance at Zach Curlin Street and 3845 Central Avenue — three hours before kickoff through one hour after the game.

The I-240 approach is worth knowing before game day. Most groups coming from East Memphis, Bartlett, or Germantown take I-240 or I-40 to Sam Cooper Boulevard, travel west on Sam Cooper to East Parkway South, and turn south on East Parkway past Central to Access 10. This route avoids the Glenn Rogers directional entirely — it is the approach the stadium's own published directions recommend for fans coming from the north or east.

Groups coming from downtown or the Medical District typically travel east on Lamar Avenue (Crump Boulevard) to Southern Avenue and approach Access 11 from the west. A private bus gets routed specifically for your date and approach, not whatever Google Maps defaults to on a game day without live traffic updates already loaded.

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Transportation Options Compared

Partybusesmemphis.com is a comparison website, so here's an honest look at every option for getting a group to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium — not just the bus. For very small groups, the shuttles are a real and reasonable alternative. Once your party grows past a handful of cars' worth of people, the calculus shifts.

For one or two people, the Blue City Tours shuttle at $10 per person or the free MATA route is a perfectly reasonable call — no reason to charter a bus for two. The moment your group grows past a few cars' worth of people, the math tips. Separate rideshares arrive at different times, separate parking passes go to the wrong lot, and the scramble after the final whistle happens all over again.

One bus solves every piece of that in a single booking.

Blue City Tours and Free MATA Shuttle Details

Blue City Tours shuttle — $10 per person. Pickup at the lot entrance at Zach Curlin Street and 3845 Central Avenue, dedicated shuttle lane on Glenn Rogers Sr. Street, drop-off outside Gate 6 on the stadium side. Service begins three hours before kickoff and runs for one hour after the game.

The shuttle uses the dedicated lane that stays open even when the Glenn Rogers and Southern Avenue intersection closes to regular vehicles — so it bypasses the restriction that catches individual cars whose occupants do not know the plan. The limitation for group control: seats on any given run are not reserved by group, so a 30-person party has no guarantee of boarding the same shuttle.

Free MATA shuttle. Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) runs a complimentary shuttle for Tigers games with drop-off at Central Avenue and Early Maxwell Boulevard, same Central Avenue pickup area, same three-hour-pre-kickoff to one-hour-post-game operating window. Free is a hard price to argue with for a solo fan or a couple.

For a group of 25 or 30, the same problem applies: post-game, your group is in the same queue as the rest of the crowd, waiting for the next run.

A private Memphis party bus rental is the version of this that keeps your specific group together at a specific time — picked up at a door you name, dropped at Gate 6, and staged nearby for whenever you walk out. No shuttle seat competition, no post-game queue.

What Size Bus Does Your Group Need for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium visits cover a lot of territory — a corporate suite outing in the new Landers Plaza, a Germantown family group for homecoming, a fan group crossing state lines for the Southern Heritage Classic, or an alumni party of 50 at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The right vehicle depends on your headcount and how much game-day gear you are hauling. Partybusesmemphis.com connects you to the full vehicle lineup through a large network of bus companies serving Memphis.

The tailgate gear question is worth thinking through specifically for this venue. The stadium prohibits towing anything onto stadium grounds — no trailers, no grill-on-wheels rigs pulled behind a vehicle. Everything has to ride inside the bus.

A full-size charter bus with deep undercarriage bays handles that cleanly: grills, coolers, folding chairs, and tables all load into the bays, nothing gets towed, and your group is in compliance before pulling up to the Tan Lot. ADA-accessible vehicles are available through the network — just note the need when you request your quote.

Rent a Charter Bus to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Pricing

There is no single sticker price for a Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium charter bus rental because the quote moves with a few clear variables. To give you an idea of what planning ranges look like across vehicle types: a 15–35 passenger minibus runs approximately $200–$275 per hour on weekends; a full charter bus runs $200–$350 per hour; and a party bus in the 25–30 passenger range typically falls between $300–$425 per hour on weekend evenings. The real quote for your specific date, group size, pickup location, and itinerary length is a different number — those ranges give you a planning baseline, not a guarantee.

Hours matter: a Tigers game with a pregame tailgate window and a post-game staging wait runs longer than a straight round-trip, and that shapes the total.

The per-person math makes a useful comparison. A 50-person group in one charter bus versus 12–14 cars each buying a pre-purchased Tan Lot pass: the bus often comes out equal or cheaper per head, and every person in the group gets to fully participate in the pregame instead of one per car sitting it out. Check the Memphis party bus prices page for more detail on what different vehicle sizes typically run, or call 901-203-3181 any time for a quote built around your specific date and group size.

Drive Times to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium from Memphis Suburbs

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium sits roughly in the center of the Memphis metro, which means drive times from the suburbs are moderate — but every route finishes on city surface streets, not a highway ramp directly to a stadium lot. These are off-peak estimates; add 20–40 minutes on major game days once the Glenn Rogers directional is active and Central Avenue starts backing up:

Those off-peak times balloon on game days. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl and sold-out Tigers home games create significant congestion on Central Avenue, Southern Avenue, and East Parkway in the 60–90 minutes before kickoff — and the Glenn Rogers one-way directional is in effect whether arriving cars are expecting it or not. A charter bus routes around the directional, enters via the right access point, and arrives in the Tan Lot as a single coordinated arrival.

The stadium's guidance for major events is to be in the parking area 90 minutes to two hours before kickoff — build that into any group pickup schedule.

Events at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: When to Book Early

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium hosts three major recurring events each year, plus a growing concert and community calendar tied to the renovated venue. Each brings a different demand profile for group transportation, and knowing the urgency window for each one helps you lock in the right vehicle before supply tightens.

Memphis Tigers football. The University of Memphis plays its home schedule at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium each fall through the American Athletic Conference season. The 2026 home opener on September 5 against Arkansas State is the first full-capacity game in the renovated stadium — the new west tower, Landers Plaza, upgraded scoreboards, and distributed sound system are all debuting in one game, and a sellout is expected.

Group transportation demand around the opener will be high. For a regular Tigers home game without that kind of occasion pressure, two to four weeks of lead time is usually workable — but the opener and rivalry games fill the right-size vehicles faster.

AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl is played annually around January 1 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, matching teams from major conferences in front of one of the biggest bowl game crowds in Memphis. The 2025 edition (January 2, 2026) brought Cincinnati vs. Navy to the stadium.

Bowl weekend draws fans from across the country — many staying in downtown Memphis or East Memphis hotels — and transportation demand spikes sharply. Hotel shuttle service for Liberty Bowl guests has historically been offered through partnered properties, but a private Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium charter bus rental is the direct alternative: pickup at your hotel, drop at the Tan Lot, no shuttle queue. Book Liberty Bowl transportation at least six to eight weeks in advance.

This is not a date to leave until December.

Southern Heritage Classic. The Southern Heritage Classic is an annual HBCU football matchup — one of the largest classic events in the country — held each September at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The 36th edition in 2025 featured Alcorn State vs. the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on September 27.

The weekend runs Thursday through Saturday with concerts, comedy shows, career fairs, and community events surrounding the game, and the stadium area is at capacity by the time kickoff approaches. For the Southern Heritage Classic, the Tan Lot has historically accepted bus parking at $100 per bus — but pre-purchase is essential, and that lot fills before any day-of purchase option would open. Book transportation for the Southern Heritage Classic as soon as your group size is confirmed.

Beyond those three anchors, the expanded halo space and enlarged north tunnel are opening the stadium to concerts and large-format events that were not feasible before the renovation. Check the official Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium website for the current schedule before your visit — the concert calendar is growing.

Leaving Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium After the Game

Getting out is where the game-day traffic plan matters most, and where a charter bus earns its keep most clearly. When 40,000-plus fans push for the exits at the same time, Glenn Rogers Sr. Street flips to one-way northbound, Southern Avenue runs as a post-game directional between Early Maxwell and Highland, and Memphis Police manage flow on Central, East Parkway, and Hollywood simultaneously. Rideshare surge pricing kicks in at the final whistle — and the designated rideshare pickup zones at Tiger Lane and East Parkway do not get any shorter just because the game ended on a walk-off.

With a private bus, you set the post-game pickup window before anyone splits up. The bus stages in the Tan Lot during the game, your group agrees on a meeting spot and a time before kickoff, and the bus is right there when you walk out while everyone else is figuring out their queue. No surge fare, no shuttle wait, no hunting for the right pedestrian exit to reach your rideshare.

The residential streets surrounding the stadium clear slowly after major events — a bus stages and moves as a single vehicle on the cleared route, not one of thousands of cars crawling through the same three-block stretch.

Tailgating at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: What the Rules Actually Say

Tailgating is permitted in all on-site parking lots once the lots open — with specific rules the stadium publishes on its official parking page. Knowing them keeps your group in compliance instead of having a parking attendant reroute your setup on arrival.

• One space, one setup. Tailgating must stay in the space immediately in front of or behind your parking vehicle. You may not occupy additional stalls unless those stalls are purchased at the game-day rate and are immediately adjacent. The stadium does not hold adjacent spaces and parking staff does not make exceptions.
• Grills on paved surfaces only. Grills are permitted on concrete and paved parking stalls only. Grills are not allowed in grass areas — specifically Blue Lot 11 and the Purple Lots. Tent stakes are also prohibited in grass areas.
• Tailgating ends one hour post-game. You cannot extend the party in the lot for hours after the final whistle. Plan your post-game timing accordingly.
• Nothing towed on stadium grounds. Vehicles cannot enter the property towing anything — trailers, wheeled grills, or oversized rigs. Everything has to ride inside the vehicle. For a charter bus group, this means the gear rides in the undercarriage bays, which handles the problem cleanly.
• ADA areas are excluded. No tailgating in ADA parking areas (Lot 7).
• Code of Conduct is enforced. Violations result in ejection and parking pass revocation — the stadium does enforce this.

For the Tan Lot specifically: it is a general-access lot on paved surface, and tailgating is permitted in the paved areas. The same one-space-per-vehicle rule applies. A bus group tailgating together should arrive together — adjacent spaces are not held, and the tailgate footprint is the area directly behind the bus, not a reserved zone around it.

Tips for Your Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Visit

A few things every group should know before pulling up to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, straight from the stadium's own published policies:

• Stadium parking is cashless. All on-site lots use credit or debit card only — pre-purchase through JustPark before game day. Most independent off-site lots (Christian Brothers University, the Shelby County School Board lot on S. Hollywood) are cash only, and most of them do not permit buses, so plan accordingly for bus groups.
• Clear bag policy is enforced. Per the official clear bag policy, each guest may bring one clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag no larger than 12" × 6" × 12", or a one-gallon clear Ziploc-style freezer bag, plus one small clutch no larger than 4.5" × 6.5". No backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, or briefcases. Complimentary gallon-sized freezer bags are available at the Gate 1 and Gate 3 ticket offices for fans who need them.
• Pre-purchase parking before major events. Nothing is sold at the stadium gate. The Tan Lot bus parking fills before any day-of window would open for the Liberty Bowl and the Southern Heritage Classic. Do not assume availability.
• Know your access point before you leave. Without a season parking pass, your entry is Access 10 (East Parkway at Young Avenue) or Access 11 (Southern Ave. at Early Maxwell). Attempting to enter via Glenn Rogers Sr. Street after the one-way directional starts at 4:00 PM puts you in the wrong lane on a one-way street — there is no quick fix once you are in it.
• Arrive early. The stadium's guidance for major events recommends being in the parking area 90 minutes to two hours before kickoff. For the 2026 home opener and bowl game weekends, earlier is better.
• Save the stadium's contact information. Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is at 335 Glenn Rogers Sr. Street, Memphis, TN 38104. The stadium's main number is 901-678-4975 if anyone in your group gets separated or needs guest services on arrival.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does a charter bus drop off at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?

The designated shuttle drop-off and pick-up point is outside Gate 6 on the stadium side of Glenn Rogers Sr. Street, per the University of Memphis Athletics game-day traffic plan. A dedicated lane on Glenn Rogers Sr. Street is set up for shuttle buses — private charter buses use the same coordinated approach to Gate 6. For bus groups entering the Tan Lot, Access 11 at Southern Avenue and Early Maxwell Boulevard is the entry point.

When you book, the specific approach for your event date is confirmed in advance.

Where do buses park at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?

The Tan Lot at Access 11 (Southern Avenue & Early Maxwell Boulevard) is the stadium's designated parking area for buses and oversized vehicles. Published event rates have been $80 per bus at the 2021 AutoZone Liberty Bowl and $100 per bus at the 2023 Southern Heritage Classic — rates vary by event, and pre-purchase is required. Nothing is sold at the gate for bus parking at major events.

Most independent off-site lots do not permit buses; the Coca-Cola Lot at 499 S. Hollywood is the main off-site exception, though it prohibits tailgating. Current details are on the official parking page.

How does the game-day traffic plan affect bus arrivals?

Glenn Rogers Sr. Street runs four lanes one-way southbound starting at 4:00 PM on game days, and the intersection of Glenn Rogers and Southern Avenue closes to all incoming traffic except designated shuttle buses during that period. For bus groups entering via Access 11 (Tan Lot), the clean approach is eastbound on Southern Avenue — entering before the Glenn Rogers directional complicates the western approach. Buses arriving after the directional is in effect on the wrong side get rerouted.

The routing for your specific event and access point is confirmed when you book.

How much does it cost to rent a bus to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?

Pricing depends on vehicle size, total hours (including tailgate time and post-game staging), your pickup location, and the event date. Planning ranges: a minibus runs approximately $200–$275 per hour on weekends; a full charter bus runs $200–$350 per hour; a party bus in the 25–30 passenger range typically falls between $300–$425 per hour on weekend evenings. The real quote for your specific group is available in under 30 seconds.

Call 901-203-3181 any time or use the online tool — no account required.

What is the bag policy at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?

One clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag no larger than 12" × 6" × 12" (or a one-gallon clear Ziploc), plus one small clutch no larger than 4.5" × 6.5". No backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, or briefcases. Complimentary gallon freezer bags are available at Gate 1 and Gate 3 ticket offices for fans who arrive without one.

Can the bus stay at the stadium during the game?

Yes. The bus is booked as a block of hours, so it stages in the Tan Lot during the game, holds gear in the undercarriage bays, and is ready at the agreed pickup point when your group walks out. Set the post-game pickup window and meeting spot before anyone splits up — that way the bus is right there while everyone else is sorting out the shuttle queue or the rideshare surge.

Is tailgating allowed for bus groups at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?

Yes, in on-site paved lots. Grills are permitted on concrete surfaces only — not in grass areas like Blue Lot 11 and the Purple Lots. Each setup is limited to the space immediately in front of or behind the parking vehicle; you cannot spread into adjacent stalls without purchasing them.

Nothing can be towed onto stadium grounds, so gear rides in the bus's undercarriage bays. Tailgating ends one hour after the final whistle.

When should I book a bus for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl?

At least six to eight weeks before the bowl game date. The Liberty Bowl draws fans from across the country, downtown Memphis fills up fast, and group transportation demand spikes significantly for bowl weekend. The right-size vehicles go first.

For regular Tigers season games, two to four weeks of lead time is usually workable — but the 2026 home opener on September 5 is an exception that warrants booking well ahead. The Southern Heritage Classic is another early-book event: the Tan Lot fills before day-of purchase would open, and the full weekend brings high demand from a wide travel radius.

Are there other Memphis venues covered by group transportation?

Yes. If your Memphis visit includes a Grizzlies game, a concert, or a minor league baseball stop, the Memphis sporting event transportation page covers the full range — and the charter bus guide to FedExForum walks through group drop-off and parking at the arena specifically. Multi-stop itineraries are straightforward to arrange.

Book Your Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Bus Today

The right bus for your Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium trip is one call or one form away. Whether it is a 20-person group from Bartlett heading to a Tigers home opener, a 56-passenger group making the AutoZone Liberty Bowl a January tradition, or a multi-bus operation for the Southern Heritage Classic weekend — Partybusesmemphis.com connects you to a large network of bus companies serving Memphis so you can compare vehicles, check availability, and get pricing in under 30 seconds. Your group arrives at Gate 6 together, your Tan Lot staging is planned in advance, and the post-game pickup is set before anyone splits up.

Call 901-203-3181 any time, or use the online quote tool right now. No account required, no obligation, and no guessing at which access point to use — that part is handled.

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