Honda Center car service and chauffeur

Honda Center is the home of the Anaheim Ducks and hosts concerts and other arena events in Orange County, and the land around it is changing with the OCVIBE development. The arena warns guests to expect changes to parking and traffic patterns and to plan ahead. For Ducks games and arena concerts, hourly service of typically 5 to 8 hours is strongly recommended over a one-way pickup, because the exit crowd, shifting road layouts and a single rideshare hub make a timed pickup unreliable.

Honda Center sends rideshare and taxi drop-off and pickup to ARTIC, the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center at 2626 E. Katella Ave., which sits across the street from the arena. Drivers must enter ARTIC from Douglass Road via Katella Avenue and follow traffic officer instructions when officers are present. ARTIC also serves rail, bus and taxi passengers, so the curb is busy on event nights.

To reach ARTIC after the event, the arena asks guests to exit Honda Center through the South Entrance or the East Entrances. Honda Center does not publish a separate rule for limousines or chauffeured cars, so plan for your chauffeur to meet you at ARTIC as rideshare does, and confirm the exact spot by text before the event. If your seats are near another exit, allow a few extra minutes to walk around the building.

Parking at Honda Center opens three hours before the event start time listed on the ticket, and main entrance doors typically open 60 to 90 minutes before the event starts. The arena advises guests to arrive at least 60 minutes early and to use Waze for real-time directions, since the area around the arena is under construction. On general admission days the lot opens at 9:45 AM. Set the pickup so you reach ARTIC with time to walk over, clear security and find your seats.

• Ducks games: bags no larger than 4 by 6 by 1.5 inches
• Other events: one bag per guest, no larger than 5 by 9 by 2 inches
• Backpacks of any size are not allowed, and there is no bag check
• No re-entry on the same ticket once you leave

When the event ends, guests heading for ARTIC leave through the South and East Entrances at the same time, while parked cars empty onto Katella Avenue and the surrounding streets. Traffic officers direct the flow into ARTIC from Douglass Road. With hourly service your chauffeur holds nearby and moves to the meeting point when you start walking, so you are not waiting at the curb for a car stuck in the queue. Use the live tracking link to find the vehicle at ARTIC.

Honda Center and Angel Stadium are less than a mile apart, with ARTIC between them, so the same stretch of Katella Avenue and Douglass Road serves both venues. On nights when both have events, traffic around ARTIC is heavier and the arena's advice to arrive early matters more. For Disneyland Resort or Anaheim Convention Center plans on the same trip, see our Anaheim car service page.

Because ARTIC is a working transit center, rail and bus passengers, taxis and rideshare cars all share the area before and after events. Give your chauffeur a clear landmark, such as the arena entrance you used and the side of ARTIC you are walking toward, and keep your phone charged so a short call can settle the last few steps of the meeting.

A Comfort Sedan or Executive Sedan carries up to 3 passengers, which suits a couple or a pair of colleagues. A Luxury SUV carries up to 7 passengers and the Escalade Elite up to 6, a good fit for a family going to a Ducks game. For a larger group, the Mercedes Sprinter Van carries up to 16 passengers, so everyone meets one vehicle at ARTIC instead of several. Capacities are maximums, and an equivalent vehicle may be substituted for the class shown.

Honda Center is about 12 miles from John Wayne Airport via CA-55 and I-5, typically 20 to 40 minutes depending on traffic, and about the same distance from Irvine. From LAX the drive is about 36 miles via I-105 and I-5, typically 50 to 110 minutes depending on traffic, so visitors flying into Los Angeles often plan an afternoon arrival. Our Los Angeles to Anaheim route covers the drive down from the city in more detail.