PayPal Park was originally called Avaya Stadium when it first opened in 2015. It was later renamed Earthquakes Stadium before PayPal Holdings Inc. signed a sponsorship agreement that included naming rights in April 2021. The park has been home to the San Jose Earthquakes since the park officially opened on February 27th, 2015.

The suites and club seats are located at field level and the seat pattern includes three different shades of blue as well as a smattering of red seats to pay homage to the club’s North American Soccer League (NASL) history. Additionally, the pattern contains the message “Go EQ” written in binary.

PayPal Park is located next to the San Jose International Airport (SJC) making travel to the park very easy. The distance between the two is less than a mile. The next closest airports are Oakland International Airport (OAK) and San Francisco (SFO), which are both located approximately 35 miles away from the stadium.

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

There are several public transportation options available around PayPal Park. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Route 60 serves PayPal Park directly. You can also take VTA routes 21, 22, 53, 59, 60, or 522, or Caltrain to the Santa Clara Caltrain Station and use the pedestrian tunnel to access the stadium. The walk from the station to the stadium is approximately 1 mile (20 minutes).

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

Popular neighbourhoods to stay in San Jose include Downtown San Jose, North San Jose, Santa Clara, and Palo Alto. These areas offer a variety of hotels, restaurants, and attractions.

Beyond the Airbnb and Sonder options there are hotels to suit all budgets, which can be booked directly or via one of the reservation booking sites. Popular hotel options within a mile of the park include Element San Jose Airport, a Marriott Hotel and Sonesta Simply Suites Silicon Valley Santa Clara.

I would recommend checking where the nearest bus or rail connection is to your hotel for easier travel to the arena.

The San Jose Earthquakes sell their tickets via Ticketmaster.

The official ticketing partner for the MLS is Ticketmaster.

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 platform 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 team’s Mobile App to your phone as it contains much Gameday information for the stadium.