The Warriors ownership team entered into an agreement to purchase the property in Mission Bay in 2014 and spent two years participating in a public planning process to build the state-of-the-art sports and entertainment centre. The Warriors held a ground-breaking ceremony for Chase Center on January 17, 2017 and the arena opened on September 6, 2019. The first event at the Chase Center in San Francisco was a concert that featured Metallica and the SF Symphony. The Warriors had their first game at Chase Center on October 5th, 2019, when they hosted the Los Angeles Lakers.

The nearest major airport to Chase Center is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which is about 13 miles south of the arena. Another nearby airport is Oakland International Airport (OAK), which is about 20 miles southeast of Chase Center. There are several airlines that offer direct flights from London to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) including United Airlines, British Airways, Delta and Virgin Atlantic.

If you’re already in the US 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. Some of the lines and routes that have stops nearby include Bus: 15 22 TC, Train: LTD 5 and BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit): Blue 1.

A Muni ticket allows you to ride on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Muni transit system. Muni operates buses, light rail trains, historic streetcars, and cable cars within the city. You can purchase tickets at vending machines in Muni Metro stations or on-board buses and cable cars. On event days at Chase Center, your event ticket also serves as an all-day Muni ticket.

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.

If you’re looking to stay within walking distance of Chase Center, some popular hotels in the SoMa neighbourhood include The Clancy, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA, Hotel VIA, Luma Hotel and The St. Regis. These hotels offer convenient access to Chase Center and other attractions in San Francisco. Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants (MLB), is less than a mile away from Chase Center if you wanted to combine sporting events.

The Golden State Warriors sell their tickets via Ticketmaster.

The official ticket partner for the NBA is nbatickets.nba.com.

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.