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Every LA 2028 Olympic Venue, and How to Get There

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LA 2028 uses venues that already exist, grouped into areas across the region. No new permanent stadium is being built for the Games. The areas are Downtown LA, Exposition Park, Inglewood, Long Beach, Carson and the South Bay, the San Fernando Valley, Anaheim, Pasadena and the coast south of the city.

Because the Games are planned as a transit-first, car-free event, you will not be able to drive to a venue. So every venue below carries the same three lines: how to reach it on public transport, roughly how long that takes from LAX, and which area to look for a bed in. The full transport picture is in the LA 2028 car-free transit guide, and the overview of the Games is on the LA 2028 Olympics guide.

The LA 2028 venue map

Every named venue, colored by area. Pick a pin for the sports, the transit and the area to stay in.

Showing 18 of 18 venues

A schematic, not a street map. Venues a few hundred yards apart share one marker, with the number on it, and nothing is moved from where it is. Areas that are close together have markers that are close together, so on a small screen the list below is the quickest way to open a particular venue.

Pick a marker on the map, or a venue from the list below it.

Areas

  • Downtown LA
  • Exposition Park
  • Inglewood
  • Long Beach
  • South Bay and Carson
  • San Fernando Valley
  • Orange County
  • Pasadena
  • The coast
  • Other named sites

Venues on the map

On this page
  1. Downtown LA
  2. Exposition Park
  3. Inglewood
  4. Long Beach
  5. South Bay and Carson
  6. San Fernando Valley
  7. Orange County
  8. Pasadena
  9. The coast
  10. Other named sites
  11. What is still being finalized
  12. Common questions

Downtown LA

The Convention Center, the arena and the theater at LA Live, within a few blocks of each other.

  • LA Convention Center

    Sports held here
    Fencing, Judo, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Wrestling
    Getting there
    Metro A and E Lines, Pico Station The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    about 45 minutes by Metro A rough figure, not a timetable.
    Stay nearby
    Downtown LA and South Park

  • Peacock Theater

    Sports held here
    Boxing, Weightlifting
    Getting there
    Metro A Line, Metro E Line, Metro B Line, Metro D Line, Pico Station, then a short walk The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    about 45 minutes A rough figure, not a timetable.
    Stay nearby
    Downtown LA and South Park

  • Crypto.com Arena

    Sports held here
    Artistic gymnastics, Trampoline gymnastics
    Getting there
    Metro A Line, Metro E Line, Metro B Line, Metro D Line, Pico Station, then a short walk The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    about 45 minutes A rough figure, not a timetable.
    Stay nearby
    Downtown LA and South Park

Where to stay near Downtown LA and South Park

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

Exposition Park

The Coliseum and its neighbors, three miles south of Downtown beside USC. The Coliseum is the only stadium to feature in all three Los Angeles Games, in 1932, 1984 and 2028.

  • LA Memorial Coliseum

    Sports held here
    Athletics (track and field), The opening ceremony (shared with SoFi Stadium), The closing ceremony (expected here)
    Getting there
    Metro E Line, Expo Park/USC Station The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    Downtown LA and the USC area

  • BMO Stadium

    Sports held here
    Flag football, Lacrosse
    Getting there
    Metro E Line, Expo Park/USC Station, then a short walk The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    Downtown LA and the USC area

  • Galen Center

    Sports held here
    Badminton, Rhythmic gymnastics
    Getting there
    Metro E Line, Expo Park/USC Station, then a short walk The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    Downtown LA and the USC area

Where to stay near Downtown LA and the USC area

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

Inglewood

The closest cluster to LAX, and the one the opening ceremony shares with the Coliseum.

  • SoFi Stadium

    Sports held here
    Swimming, The opening ceremony (shared with the LA Memorial Coliseum)
    Getting there
    Metro K Line, Downtown Inglewood Station, then the Inglewood Transit Connector The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    about 20 to 30 minutes A rough figure, not a timetable.
    Stay nearby
    Inglewood and the area around LAX

  • Intuit Dome

    Sports held here
    Basketball
    Getting there
    Metro K Line, Inglewood Transit Connector, Downtown Inglewood Station, then the Inglewood Transit Connector, a people mover still under construction The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    about 20 to 30 minutes A rough figure, not a timetable.
    Stay nearby
    Inglewood and the area around LAX

Where to stay near Inglewood and the area around LAX

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

Long Beach

The waterfront cluster, at the southern end of the Metro A Line, carrying more sports than any other single area.

The brief lists ten sports for the waterfront as a whole without naming the individual arenas, so this is one entry rather than ten. Which building holds which event inside the cluster is still being finalized.

  • Long Beach waterfront venues

    Sports held here
    Open-water swimming, Sailing, Coastal rowing, Canoe sprint, Artistic swimming, Water polo, Beach volleyball, Shooting, Sport climbing, Handball
    Getting there
    Metro A Line to Downtown Long Beach The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    about 45 to 60 minutes A rough figure, not a timetable.
    Stay nearby
    the Long Beach waterfront

    This venue, or what is held in it, is still being finalized.

Where to stay near the Long Beach waterfront

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

South Bay and Carson

One large multi-sport site, reached by bus rather than by rail. The sports here are confirmed for the Carson and South Bay area rather than for the venue.

  • Dignity Health Sports Park

    Sports held here
    Archery, Field hockey, Rugby sevens, Tennis, Track cycling Not yet confirmed.
    Getting there
    Bus connections. The nearest rail station is still being confirmed The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    Carson and the South Bay

Where to stay near Carson and the South Bay

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

San Fernando Valley

An open-air cluster in the Valley, on the Metro G Line.

  • Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area

    Sports held here
    BMX racing, BMX freestyle, Modern pentathlon, 3x3 basketball, Skateboarding
    Getting there
    Metro G Line (bus rapid transit) The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    the Valley

Where to stay near the Valley

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

Orange County

Anaheim, reached by Metrolink rather than by Metro.

  • Honda Center

    Sports held here
    Volleyball
    Getting there
    Metrolink to Anaheim, at ARTIC The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    Anaheim, including the Disneyland area

Where to stay near Anaheim, including the Disneyland area

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

Pasadena

The Rose Bowl, north east of Downtown at the top of the A Line.

  • Rose Bowl Stadium

    Sports held here
    Soccer finals
    Getting there
    Metro A Line to Memorial Park, then a shuttle The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    Pasadena

Where to stay near Pasadena

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

The coast

The surfing break, two counties south of the city.

  • Lower Trestles

    Sports held here
    Surfing
    Getting there
    Metrolink heading south The line you will most likely use. Games-time service is still being planned.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    San Clemente and south Orange County

Where to stay near San Clemente and south Orange County

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

Other named sites

Sites LA28 has named without saying yet which sports they will hold.

LA28 has named these sites without saying which sports they will hold. They are on the map so you can see where they sit, and each one says in plain words that its events have not been announced.

  • Universal Studios Hollywood

    Sports held here
    LA28 has not announced which sports are held here.
    Getting there
    The nearest station is still being confirmed.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    depends on the site

    This venue, or what is held in it, is still being finalized.

  • Fairplex, Pomona

    Sports held here
    LA28 has not announced which sports are held here.
    Getting there
    The nearest station is still being confirmed.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    depends on the site

    This venue, or what is held in it, is still being finalized.

  • Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

    Sports held here
    LA28 has not announced which sports are held here.
    Getting there
    The nearest station is still being confirmed.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    depends on the site

    This venue, or what is held in it, is still being finalized.

  • Venice Beach

    Sports held here
    LA28 has not announced which sports are held here.
    Getting there
    The nearest station is still being confirmed.
    From LAX
    Not yet worked out. We do not estimate travel times.
    Stay nearby
    depends on the site

    This venue, or what is held in it, is still being finalized.

Where to stay near depends on the site

With no driving to venues, the number of transfers between your bed and your seat is what decides how the trip feels. Look for a room on the line that reaches your venue.

What is still being finalized

Most venue-to-sport assignments are confirmed. Where one is not, the card says so on the line it affects rather than across the whole card. What is still open:

  • The Carson and South Bay sports are confirmed for the area rather than for Dignity Health Sports Park specifically.
  • Universal Studios Hollywood, Fairplex, Santa Anita Park and Venice Beach are named sites with no events announced. They are on the map and claim nothing.
  • Soccer preliminaries also use stadiums outside the region, including San Diego and San Jose. The full list and the match schedule have not been published, so this page names no fixture and no further city.

This page lists 18 venues and sites LA28 has named, 5 of which still have sports or details to be settled. LA28 has not published a final venue count, so the number here is what the plan currently names rather than an official total.

Official sources for this section

How current this page is

Last updated

Confirmed

  • The Games use existing venues, grouped into areas, with no new permanent stadium.
  • The areas themselves: Downtown LA, Exposition Park, Inglewood, Long Beach, Carson, the Valley, Anaheim, Pasadena and the coast.
  • The sport assignments at eleven of the venues on this page, and the Long Beach cluster's ten sports.
  • The opening ceremony is shared between SoFi Stadium and the Coliseum. Surfing is at Lower Trestles.
  • The Games are planned car-free, with no spectator parking at venues.

Still being finalized by the organizers

  • The closing ceremony venue. The Coliseum is reported rather than announced.
  • The Carson and South Bay sports, which are confirmed for the area rather than for Dignity Health Sports Park.
  • What the four named sites with no announced events will hold: Universal Studios Hollywood, Fairplex, Santa Anita Park and Venice Beach.
  • Which building inside the Long Beach cluster holds which of its ten sports.
  • The nearest station for each venue and the last stretch of each trip. The lines are the ones you will most likely use; Games-time service is still being planned.
  • Rough times from LAX. We publish the three we have and leave the rest blank rather than estimating them.
  • Which stadiums outside the LA region host the soccer preliminaries, beyond San Diego and San Jose.

What changed

  • : The operator confirmed the sport assignments at eleven venues and the Long Beach cluster. Carson stays hedged to the area, and the four sites with no announced events stay unclaimed.
  • : First published, with 18 named venues and sites across 10 areas.

Common questions

How many venues are at LA 2028?
This page lists 18 venues and sites LA28 has named, 5 of which still have sports or details to be settled. LA28 has not published a final venue count, so the number here is what the plan currently names rather than an official total.
Where is the opening ceremony for LA 2028?
The opening ceremony is shared between SoFi Stadium in Inglewood and the LA Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park, across two stadiums. The closing ceremony is expected at the Coliseum, which is reported rather than announced. The Coliseum is the only stadium to feature in all three Los Angeles Games, in 1932, 1984 and 2028.
Is there parking at the LA 2028 venues?
No. The Games are planned as a car-free event, with no spectator parking at venues. Organizers expect spectators to arrive by Metro rail, by bus, on foot or on a bike, or to be dropped off away from the venue. The details of the car-free zones have not been published yet.
Which LA 2028 venue is closest to LAX?
Inglewood: SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome sit a few miles from the airport, and the rough figure we have for the trip is 20 to 30 minutes by transit. That timing is not confirmed and it depends on which services run during the Games, and on whether the airport people mover is open by then.
Is surfing really part of the LA Olympics?
Yes, at Lower Trestles, a break near San Clemente in south Orange County. It is the furthest venue from the city, roughly two counties south, and the only one where the nearest rail option is Metrolink rather than Metro. How spectators reach it has not been published.

In this guide

Sources: LA28, Olympics.com, ABC7

This is an editorial guide. It explains and links to official sources, and it is not legal, tax or travel advice.