7:00 PM PT kickoff (Thursday night preseason). 125 miles each way — your driver handles I-5, stages through the game, and rolls when you walk out.
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Flat round trip from San Diego: $300 BMW i7 · $350 Rivian R1S · $400 Escalade IQ-L · one run per vehicle · (858) 522-0264
Los Angeles Chargers vs Los Angeles Rams (NFL preseason) at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood — 7:00 PM PT on Thursday, August 27, 2026. SoFi parking is prepaid and mobile-only with no day-of gate sales, and the drive from San Diego is ~125 miles each way. EGT flat round trip: $300 BMW i7 (2 passengers, $150/seat), $350 Rivian R1S (up to 4, $88/seat), or $400 Escalade IQ-L (up to 5, $80/seat) — door-to-curb both ways, driver staged at the stadium through the game, no surge, no parking pass. One round trip per vehicle — three parties for the date, first-come, first-served. Call (858) 522-0264.
SoFi Stadium parking is prepaid, mobile-only, and zone-locked — there are no day-of parking sales at the gate. Published NFL game-day zone passes run roughly $40–$80 prepaid depending on zone, with single-game close-in passes commonly listed at $80–$100 on resale and official channels. Add fuel for a ~250-mile round trip from San Diego (roughly $40–$70 depending on vehicle), plus the post-game lot egress that routinely takes 45–90 minutes before you're even back on the 405.
| Option | Cash cost (group of 5) | Per seat | What you still deal with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drive yourself | ~$80 parking + ~$40–$70 fuel | ~$25–$30 | 5+ hours behind the wheel, lot walk, 45–90-min lot egress, designated driver |
| EGT Escalade IQ-L (5 seats) | $400 flat round trip | $80 | Nothing — curb drop, staged driver, exit on your schedule |
| EGT Rivian R1S (4 seats) | $350 flat round trip | $88 | Nothing — premium EV SUV, staged driver |
| EGT BMW i7 (2 seats) | $300 flat round trip | $150 | Nothing |
For a full group, the per-seat premium over self-driving is roughly the cost of stadium parking itself — and nobody in your party drives 250 miles or sits in the lot queue. Preseason seats are the cheapest tickets of the NFL year, which makes the flat car the easy way to keep the whole night low-cost.
Game listing per the official SoFi Stadium event page and the official Los Angeles Chargers schedule; parking policy per SoFi Stadium parking & transportation; zone pricing per ParkWhiz official SoFi parking. Checked .
There are really five ways to cover the 125 miles from San Diego to Los Angeles Chargers vs Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on August 27, 2026. Here is the fair version — what each actually costs from San Diego, and where each one genuinely wins.
| Option | Real cost from San Diego | The honest trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Drive & park yourself | ~$80 prepaid zone pass + ~$40–$70 fuel | Cheapest on paper — but someone gives up the night to drive 250 miles and sit the 45–90-minute lot egress after the final whistle. |
| Uber / Lyft | ~$130–$220+ each way; post-game surge is the worst of the night | Fine for a short local hop. From San Diego you pay it twice on a weeknight and gamble on a surged pickup as the lot empties — lighter than a regular-season exodus, but still doubled fare with no vehicle held for you. |
| Amtrak / Metrolink + Metro K Line | ~$40–$80 round trip per person, plus transfers | Cheapest for a solo fan — but it is three connections each way and the last southbound trains can leave before you clear the lot. |
| Drive up + LA hotel + park | ~$250–$450 hotel + parking + fuel | Only worth it if you already wanted an LA weekend. Otherwise it is the most expensive way to catch a preseason game. |
| EGT — i7 (2) / R1S (4) / IQ-L (5) | $300 / $350 / $400 flat round trip — no surge, no parking | Door-to-curb both ways in an all-electric BMW i7, Rivian R1S, or Cadillac Escalade IQ-L, driver staged through the game, you leave when you want. Nothing else to manage. |
Straight version: solo on the tightest budget, the train wins; already staying in LA, driving up is moot. For everyone else — couples, a group of friends, families basing in San Diego — EGT is the best answer. One flat price locked at booking, a named driver, zero parking app, zero surge, and nobody driving 125 miles home after the game. At $80 per seat in the Escalade, a chauffeured all-electric round trip lands near the price of stadium parking alone.
Rideshare and transit figures are typical ranges for a SoFi event night and vary with surge and schedule; parking policy per SoFi Stadium parking & transportation. Compared .
For a 7:00 PM Thursday kickoff, plan to leave San Diego between 1:30 and 2:30 PM — a Thursday-afternoon departure drops you into the heaviest northbound I-5 and I-405 commute of the week, so build in the buffer. That is 2.5–3 hours of driving in normal conditions plus the Inglewood approach and SoFi's security queues. Your driver tracks traffic and adjusts the pickup with you the day before.
The crosstown 'Battle of LA' in its preseason form — Chargers and Rams sharing SoFi — is the final tune-up before Week 1, and the last cheap-ticket look at both LA teams under one roof. A Thursday-night preseason crowd is lighter than the regular-season crosstown clash, but the EGT supply is the same three vehicles.
Preseason kickoff times are set by the venue and teams; EGT confirms the adjusted pickup time with every booked guest directly.
You do not have to stay in Inglewood. Many fans fly into San Diego (SAN) or are already here for the beach, Gaslamp, and better hotel value, then head up to SoFi for the event. EGT runs the door-to-door round trip from your San Diego hotel or neighborhood up to the stadium and back the same night - no LA hotel, no rental car, no parking app, and no post-event drive. Keep your San Diego base; EGT handles the ~125 miles each way.
EGT holds one BMW i7, one Rivian R1S, and one Escalade IQ-L, and each makes a single round trip on Aug 27 — three parties for the whole game. $300 i7 (2) · $350 R1S (up to 4, $88/seat) · $400 IQ-L (up to 5, $80/seat), flat, from anywhere in metro San Diego. First-come, first-served — EGT's World Cup Opening Day sold out in five minutes.
Call (858) 522-0264Pick your vehicle and EGT calls you back to confirm — first-come, first-served, timestamped on arrival. Prefer to skip the form? Call (858) 522-0264 or text us — an owner answers.