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Best Route to Bluebonnet after football games

Posted on 2/21/22 at 5:45 pm
Posted by Chinese Bandit Boy
Member since Jun 2021
881 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 5:45 pm
Started making reservations at downtown hotels for this years home football games and cost is outrageous to book two rooms. River Road to downtown is so easy after games but cost is outa site.

Thinking about Bluebonnet hotels. Which is better route after games? Burbank or Nicholson Drive to Bluebonnet? How is the traffic after games on Bluebonnet/Burbank? Thanks!

Posted by TGK4LSU
Lafayette
Member since Oct 2005
2708 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 5:46 pm to
Kind of depends on where you park
Posted by TW Sauce
Member since Oct 2018
28 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 5:53 pm to
We have a parking pass around the same area as the free lots on River Road, we always take River Road down to L’Auberge and we live in Saint Gabriel so we just take Nicholson down, but we pass Bluebonnet on the way home. Traffic can get backed up but it usually doesn’t get too bad.
Posted by gumbeaux
Member since Jun 2004
4983 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:04 pm to
I drive Burbank/Bluebonnet after each game. It takes about 30 minutes to get to I-10 at Bluebonnet.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
58810 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:12 pm to
Wherever the cops let you leave from your lot and just head towards bluebonnet. Once you get out of contra flow there isn’t really much traffic anywhere
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
103652 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:13 pm to
Burbank
Posted by Geaux Guy
Member since Dec 2018
6546 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:32 pm to
Waze
Posted by tigeraddict
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
14363 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:53 pm to
Park on north east side of campus around Kirby smith. Leave game heading north down highland and cut over to Washington st on-ramp. Once on interstate home free.
Posted by BROpaneTANK
Mandeville
Member since Apr 2010
3051 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 7:06 pm to
Old 9 can get you Burbank to Bluebonnet pretty easily too.
Posted by mcspufftiger7
Member since Oct 2020
3041 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 7:20 pm to
Easiest route is River Road to Gardere then Nicholson to Bluebonnet.
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
12270 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 7:56 pm to
You can do RR to Bluebonnet easy if you park in the right spot.
Posted by GetmorewithLes
UK Basketball Fan
Member since Jan 2011
22109 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 7:58 pm to
quote:

Thinking about Bluebonnet hotels. Which is better route after games? Burbank or Nicholson Drive to Bluebonnet? How is the traffic after games on Bluebonnet/Burbank? Thanks!



Park somewhere from Parker Ag Center to down S. Stadium pay lots and exit out S.Stadium to Stanford to I-10. You will be to Bluebonnet in 20 min from when you get to your car. If you get routed anywhere off of S. Stadium you are fricked.
This post was edited on 2/21/22 at 7:59 pm
Posted by CBLSU316
Far Right of Left
Member since Jun 2008
11417 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 8:09 pm to
Why not river road to bluebonnet?
Posted by Helmethead
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
1213 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 8:16 pm to
quote:

Park on north east side of campus around Kirby smith. Leave game heading north down highland and cut over to Washington st on-ramp. Once on interstate home free


This is the only answer. You will be on bluebonnet in less than 15 mins from when you start the car. I haven’t finished the post game show in years. Always been home in less than 40 minutes from 0:00 on the game clock, which includes walking to the truck.
Posted by JvB_84
Member since Apr 2013
633 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 10:16 pm to
Just drive 30 minutes down hwy 30 to Gonzales and get a hotel there
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
48993 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 10:27 pm to
quote:

Park on north east side of campus around Kirby smith. Leave game heading north down highland and cut over to Washington st on-ramp. Once on interstate home free.

This takes about 15 minutes. Absolute best answer. I give this advice to anyone trying to get on 10-E after a game.
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
53405 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 10:34 pm to
Spot on. I park by Burger King, those lots, the crappy apts complex where you pay the mayne $25 or whatever if the free spots are taken. At any rate, park around there, that side, breeze down Highland, hell I go downtown, take Gov't back into town, don't even frick with the interstate. Take Gov't back to Jefferson/Corporate and on from there. Like you said, 15 min. You can get to Lake Charles faster than parking around Walk On's /Baseball area and out on Burbank etc.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
175433 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 10:45 pm to
quote:

Easiest route is River Road to Gardere then Nicholson to Bluebonnet.


River Road backs up bad at Lauberge.

I would park on the north side, get on I-10 at the ramp by Howard St, and take I-10 to Bluebonnet.
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
12167 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 10:49 pm to
River road to Lauberge, do the round abouts to cross back over the train tracks, take a right onto highway 30 (Nicholson). Bluebonnet is the first light you’ll see driving south from there—it’s not a very far. Take left and you are set.
Posted by justsaygeaux2
Member since Feb 2017
2210 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 10:53 pm to
A helicopter would be your best option. If that's not available, catch the contra-flow on Stanford/Acadian to the interstate then off at Bluebonnet. (There is talk that contraflow may not happen again this year. Haven't had it for the two covid seasons but next season should be back to normal flow. You'll have to check as we get closer.)
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