Cincinnati Bengals
Venue and travel guide
Venue and location
Address
1 Paycor Stadium
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City
Cincinnati
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State
OH
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Venue name
Paycor Stadium
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Website
https://www.bengals.com/stadium/
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Zip code
45202
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Parking
Guide url
https://www.bengals.com/stadium/parking-and-directions
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Hours
Garages (CRG Premium, CRG West, CRG Mid, CRG East) open 6 hours before kickoff; surface lots (1, 1U, A, B, D, E, Hilltop, Hilltop North) open 4 hours before kickoff; all lots close 2 hours after the event.
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Overnight
Not permitted in Bengals lots — all lots close 2 hours after the event and vehicles must exit at closing.
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Premium
Season-long parking passes available through the Bengals Ticket Hotline (513) 621-8383; CRG Premium garage is the premium option; lots closest to the stadium south of Second Street are permit-only.
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Public transport
Strongly encouraged by the team due to limited parking — Metro buses drop off at the Riverfront Transit Center under Second Street; free Connector streetcar; TANK buses from Northern Kentucky.
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Recommended lots
Lot AA directly adjacent to north gate; Lot CC for east entrance
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Traffic
Second/Third Street downtown exits off I-75/I-71/I-471 back up before kickoff; Central Avenue closes until ~30 minutes post-game; the narrow Clay Wade Bailey Bridge sidewalk gets crowded with walkers from Covington.
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Public transportation
App
Transit app (Metro/EZfare), tankbus.org for TANK, cincinnati-oh.gov/streetcar for the Connector.
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Ferry
Queen City Riverboats gameday water shuttle from Newport, KY ($10, return free with ticket).
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Shuttles
Dropoff
Southbank Shuttle stops at 2nd St. at Race St. (to/from Newport) and 3rd St. at Race St. (to/from Covington), both short walks to the gates.
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Frequency
Every 15 minutes (Southbank Shuttle); riverboats every 30 minutes pre-game.
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Notes
The team does not run its own shuttle; many fans simply walk the Roebling Suspension Bridge or Clay Wade Bailey Bridge from Kentucky (~half mile).
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Operator
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK), tankbus.org, 859-331-TANK; Queen City Riverboats for the water shuttle.
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Pickup
Covington and Newport riverfront stops; riverboat pickup at The Beer Sellar & Hooters, 301 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY.
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Bicycles
Share distance
Approximately 1-2 blocks (The Banks).
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Share station
Cincy Red Bike stations at The Banks/Smale Riverfront Park area, steps from the stadium.
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Valet
None advertised.
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Accessibility
Fun fact
All seven entry gates are wheelchair-accessible, and roughly 1,600 new larger, more accessible wayfinding signs are being installed as part of the current renovation.
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Service animals
Certified service animals permitted per ADA; emotional support/comfort animals are not; handlers should see a gate manager for relief-area re-entry.
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Food and vendors
Parking Apps Accepted
Ticketmaster (official pre-paid lots), SpotHero, ParkWhiz.
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Venue history
Capacity (source context unspecified)
65,515
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Original capacity
65,535 (currently listed at 65,515).
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Original name
Paul Brown Stadium (2000-2022), renamed Paycor Stadium in August 2022.
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Records
Joe Burrow's franchise-record 525 passing yards vs. Baltimore (Dec. 26, 2021); Hubbard's 98-yard fumble return is the longest in NFL playoff history.
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Retired numbers
#54 Bob Johnson (the franchise's only retired number); the Bengals Ring of Honor (Paul Brown, Anthony Munoz, Ken Anderson, Ken Riley and others) is displayed in the stadium.
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Venue details
Climate
Open-air Midwest venue — hot/humid early season, cold river wind and snow possible for December/January games; dress in layers for late-season "Jungle" games.
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Expandable capacity
No announced expansion; renovation focuses on premium spaces, standing-room areas and fan amenities rather than added seats.
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Features
Daktronics scoreboard upgrades underway (~$5.1M contract); the south scoreboard is growing by about half its current size, with full new video boards and a rebuilt control room coming in later renovation phases. Known as "The Jungle," with jungle-themed bowl decor.
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Orientation
Roughly north-south, with the open south end facing the Ohio River and downtown skyline views to the east.
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