LoanDepot Park was built on the site of the former Miami Orange Bowl in Little Havana, about 2 miles west of Downtown Miami. Construction was completed in March 2012 ready for the 2012 season. The park was named Marlins Park until 2021 when the company loanDepot acquired the naming rights.

LoanDepot Park is known for its extraordinary architectural design that boasts several modern techniques hinting at a glimpse of the future baseball stadiums. The building is also environment friendly. Sealants, adhesives, and paints used in this ballpark contain low VOC, which maintains the air quality within the park.

The nearest airport to LoanDepot Park is the Miami International Airport (MIA), which is about 4 miles away.

Several airlines offer direct flights from London to Miami International Airport (MIA) with a flight time of 9-10 hours. These airlines include American Airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, all of which fly from London Heathrow.

If you are already in the US and looking to travel to/from Miami, then you have the choice of most US domestic airlines including Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Frontier Airlines, Jet Blue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airways and WestJet.

Getting to LoanDepot Park by public transportation is easy. The MetroRail and MetroBus are just a short walk from the LoanDepot Park entrance.

LoanDepot Park is served by two Miami-Dade Metrorail stops within a mile of the ballpark: Culmer and Civic Center. The nearest Metrobus stops to LoanDepot Park are NW 7 St & NW 15 Av, which is 125 yards away and a 3-minute walk, and NW 17 Av & NW 7 St, which is 328 yards away and a 6-minute walk.

You could also make use of apps such as Moovit to get directions to the arena using public transportation.

Beyond the Airbnb and Sonder options there are many hotels nearby to suit all budgets, which can be booked directly or via one of the hotel reservation booking sites.

LoanDepot Park is in Little Havana, a neighbourhood in Miami known for its Cuban culture and heritage. Some popular attractions near LoanDepot Park include Miami Culinary Tours, Art Deco Tours, Bayside Marketplace, Little Havana Cigar Factory, Plaza de la Cubanidad, Cubaocho Museum and Performing Arts Center. There are also many restaurants near LoanDepot Park such as Wendy’s (fast food), Batting Cage Sports Bar & Lounge (pub), and Crust (Italian).

The Miami Marlins sell their tickets via mlb.tickets and the MLB Ballpark App.

SeatGeek has replaced StubHub as the official ticket resale partner for MLB.

Baseball fans can still use other resale ticket marketplaces to buy and sell tickets to MLB games. MLB will verify those tickets so buyers know they’re getting a legitimate ticket.

Here are links to the main ticket resale sites. Click on the link, which will open up a new window, and you can compare the prices on the different ticket resell sites, bearing in mind that the prices shown are before the selling platforms fees are added, so take time to have a read of my tips to Buying Tickets in North America.

• SeatGeek
• SportsEvents365 (Click on the Search Button)
• StubHub International
• StubHub US
• Ticketmaster US
• TicketNetwork
• Viagogo
• Vivid Seats

I recommend downloading the Ballpark App to your phone as it contains a lot of Gameday information for the Ballpark you are visiting and a place to check in and record all the baseball games you have been to.