getting there

Getting to the San Diego Symphony Summer Pops is easy, and there are so many ways to do it!

Driving: If you must drive to the concert site, then follow these directions:

From North

– take I-5 south, exit Front Street, drive south to Harbor Drive, turn left, proceed to Park Blvd. (just past Convention Center), turn right, parking on your left.

On Padre Game nights, avoid Downtown traffic by proceeding farther down I-5 to the Cesar Chavez Parkway exit. Take a right on Cesar Chavez, proceeding SW to Harbor Drive. Turn right, proceed to Park Blvd. (just before Convention Center), turn left, parking on your left. Patrons coming down Hwy 163 should take the I-5 south exit before downtown, then once on the 5, take the Chavez exit as noted above.

From South

– take I-5 north, take the Cesar Chavez Parkway exit, turn left, drive SW to Harbor Drive, turn right, proceed to Park Blvd. (just before Convention Center), turn left, parking on your left.

From East

– take King/Hwy.94 west toward downtown. Before coming into downtown, exit to Hwy. 15 south, and then shortly exit to I-5 north. Take the Cesar Chavez Parkway exit, turn left, drive SW to Harbor Drive, turn right, proceed to Park Blvd. (just before Convention Center), turn left, parking on your left.

(Please note: Except for buses, left turns will be disallowed onto Harbor Drive after the concert, please plan accordingly)

Parking Structure Shuttle: Before and after every concert, there will be shuttle transportation running patrons to and from the Hilton Bayfront Parking Structure at Harbor & Park Blvd. Concert site dropoff and pickup for these buses is at the same point: the NW edge of the traffic circle adjacent to the Summer Pops patron entrance. An intermission bus will run as needed.

San Diego Trolley: Take the Orange Line to the Convention Center stop (The Special Event Line also stops here on Game and Special Event Days). Cross Harbor Drive and look for the footpath found between the Convention Center and the Marriot Hotel. As you walk SW down the walkway and emerge on the other side, the Summer Pops site is towards your left just down the Embarcadero footpath.

By Ferry: Coronado residents! The Convention Center Landing of the Coronado Ferry is now open! On Summer Pops concert evenings you can take the Coronado Ferry from the Coronado Ferry Landing to the Convention Center Landing, just steps away from Summer Pops at Embarcadero Marina Park South. There are 5:17pm and 6:17pm departures from the Coronado Ferry destined for the Convention Center, and on Friday and Saturday nights, there is a 10:25pm departure from the Convention Center Landing back to Coronado. (Note: this return trip is NOT currently available on Thursday and Sunday nights.) The Convention Center Landing is located at 600 Convention Way, zip code 92101.

By Foot: The Summer Pops can be accessed by the Embarcadero footpath that, moving SE by the water, runs by the Manchester Hyatt, Seaport Village, the Marriot Marina, and a new section down to the Hilton Bayfront. The Summer Pops site is just behind the Convention Center by the Bay, on the Marina Park South peninsula.

By Water: Water taxis from Coronado (Hotel Del Coronado, Ferry Landing Marketplace), Harbor Island, Shelter Island, the Broadway Pier, and other locations can moor at the new Convention Center Ferry Landing. Call the water taxi at 619.235.8294 for more details and rates.

Note: The Lane Field double-decker shuttle has been discontinued.