The State Farm Stadium was designed by New York architect Peter Eisenman in partnership with HOK Sports and Hunt Construction Group. It has a retractable roof that opens at lightning speed and is also one of the few stadiums in the world that features a retractable pitch.

The stadium opened in 2006 as Cardinals Stadium. Later that year in September, the University of Phoenix acquired naming rights, renaming it University of Phoenix Stadium, in what was initially a 20-year agreement. The current name was announced in September 2018 and comes from insurance company State Farm, which has an 18-year naming rights deal.

The nearest airport to the State Farm Stadium is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) which is approximately 17 miles away. British Airways operates non-stop flights between London and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) with a flight time of approximately 10 hours and 30 minutes.

If you are already in the US and looking to travel to/from the stadium, 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.

There is no direct public transportation to State Farm Stadium. However, you can use a ride-sharing service such as Lyft or Uber to reach the stadium. The Black Lot is the designated Ride Share pick-up and drop-off location for most State Farm Stadium events. The Black Lot is located South of State Farm Stadium across Bethany Home Road / Cardinals Way which is a short walk from the stadium.

You could also make use of apps such as Moovit to get as close to the arena as possible 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.

The Westgate Entertainment District is located near the stadium and offers a movie theatre, bars, restaurants, and an outlet mall. Other nearby attractions include Desert Diamond Arena, Camelback Ranch, Peoria Sports Complex, and Arizona State University-West Campus.

There are several hotels within a mile of the stadium. Some options include Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix Glendale-Westgate, Home2 Suites by Hilton Glendale, Tru By Hilton Phoenix Glendale, and Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa.

The Arizona Cardinals sell their tickets via Ticketmaster.

Ticketmaster is the official ticket outlet for the NFL.

For most teams, Ticketmaster sells tickets on behalf of the team and resells tickets on behalf of ticket sellers. You can tell the difference on the site as the Blue dots are tickets from the team themselves, and the pink dots are from verified sellers.

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 may have further selling platform fees added, so take time to read 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.