The Complete Guide to Group Bus Transportation for the Florida-Georgia Game

Every November, Jacksonville transforms. For one weekend, the city that already lives and breathes college football becomes the undisputed capital of it — two massive fan bases converging on the St. Johns River, tens of thousands of orange-and-blue and red-and-black faithful flooding the Sports Complex, and EverBank Stadium filling to its 69,000-seat capacity for one of the most anticipated neutral-site rivalries in the country. Getting your group to the Florida-Georgia Game together, on time, and without a parking nightmare is the question that separates a great game day from a miserable one.

This guide answers it plainly — where a bus drops off, where it parks, what the crowds look like, and exactly how to plan a group trip that starts at your front door and ends at your tailgate spot.

Party Bus in Jacksonville coordinates group transportation to this game every year. The logistics here are genuinely different from a standard Jaguars home game — the parking dynamics, the road closures, the week-long buildup, the RV City scene in Lot E, the construction wrinkles that have reshaped access routes — and the advice below comes from actually running these trips, not from the stadium's homepage. For the full picture of how we handle game days across the Sports Complex, see our Jacksonville sporting event transportation service.

What the Florida-Georgia Game Actually Is

The Florida-Georgia Game has been played in Jacksonville since 1933, making it one of the last true neutral-site rivalries in college football. Played on the first Saturday in November, it draws fans from both Gainesville and Athens — plus alumni scattered across the entire Southeast — into a single stadium for what is arguably the loudest, most colorful single-game college football event in the country. Both fan bases bring full-force energy: Gators fans in orange and blue on the west side, Bulldog fans in red and black on the east, and a wall-to-wall noise that builds from the Tuesday before kickoff when RV City opens in Lot E.

The game spent decades carrying the unofficial nickname the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" — a phrase coined in 1958 by a Florida Times-Union sports editor after witnessing a fan cheerfully offer a drink to an on-duty police officer before the game. The SEC and both schools eventually retired the nickname officially, but the tailgate culture that earned it never went anywhere. If your group has never been, the first thing to understand is that this is not a typical game-day experience.

It is a week-long event with its own ecosystem of parties, concerts, riverside gatherings, and bar crawls, all building toward a 3:30 p.m. kickoff that the city has been planning around since late summer.

One important note for 2026 and 2027 planners: EverBank Stadium's renovation project has moved the game to alternate sites during those years. The 2026 game moves to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta; the 2027 game moves to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The game returns to Jacksonville beginning in 2028 through at least 2031 under a new agreement.

If your group is planning ahead, confirm the host city before booking — and for Atlanta or Tampa years, the logistics in this guide shift accordingly, though Party Bus in Jacksonville can coordinate transportation to those sites as well.

Why a Bus Is the Right Move for This Game

No college football game in Florida demands group transportation more urgently than the Florida-Georgia. The Sports Complex fills with fans from two states, many of whom flew into Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) specifically for the weekend. All-day tailgates mean people have been drinking since before noon.

The game ends in late afternoon, which dumps tens of thousands of fans onto the Beaver Street rideshare zone and the I-95 and I-10 interchange simultaneously. And in 2025, ongoing stadium construction shrunk access routes and closed sections of Lots C, D, and J entirely, pushing even more vehicles into the same narrowed corridors.

A Jacksonville party bus rental or charter bus changes all of that. Your group loads up at one address — a hotel on Bay Street, a vacation rental in San Marco, a parking lot in Riverside — and rides together with a cooler, your tailgate gear stowed in the undercarriage bays, and no one stressing about the drive home. The post-game rideshare surge that hits Beaver Street near Lot Z starts at three to four times base pricing within fifteen minutes of the final whistle.

With a bus, your group walks out of Gate 1 and boards on a schedule you set, not Uber's. That's the whole argument, and it only gets stronger as your group gets bigger.

Charter Bus Drop-Off and Parking at EverBank Stadium

Here is the part most guides either skip or get wrong — so let's go straight to the source.

Buses and oversized vehicles at EverBank Stadium are directed to Lot W, the designated oversized vehicle lot. That's where your bus parks after dropping your group, and it's the lot any group organizer should confirm when booking to make sure the reservation team sends you to the right spot. Lot W is separate from the general parking areas, which means your bus isn't competing with thousands of passenger cars for space — a real advantage on a game day that draws in excess of 60,000 fans.

For drop-off, the practical approach is the Sports Complex road grid: Gator Bowl Boulevard loops the stadium and provides the main bus access corridor from both the I-95 Prudential Drive exit and the I-10/Matthews Bridge approach. From I-95 northbound, take the Prudential Drive / Main Street exit (#350A), cross the Main Street Bridge, and follow Sports Complex signage. From the Arlington Expressway or I-10, cross the Matthews Bridge, take the Sports Complex / Stadium Eastside exit, and follow Gator Bowl Boulevard around to the appropriate lot entrance.

The accessible drop-off zones are at Gate 1 on the west side (Florida Gators home side) and Lot C on the east side (Georgia Bulldogs side). For groups with ADA needs, both of those points are where the stadium directs accessible drop-offs, so your bus coordinator should know which side your group's seats are on before pulling in.

Every Transportation Option Compared

Jacksonville offers several ways to reach the stadium on game day. Here's an honest look at all of them, scored on what actually matters for a group.

For one or two people staying at a downtown hotel a ten-minute walk from the stadium, the JTA Gameday Xpress at $10–$15 round-trip is genuinely hard to beat. The River Taxi at $20 round-trip is a fun option for groups staying on the Southbank or at riverfront hotels — and it sidesteps road congestion entirely. But the moment your group grows past four or five people, the hassle of splitting into rideshares and dealing with surge pricing tips the decision clearly toward one bus.

And for groups traveling from outside downtown, from Gainesville or Athens or from a hotel out by the airport, there is no realistic alternative to a private bus that picks everyone up at one address.

JTA Gameday Xpress: What It Is and Where It Runs

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority operates Gameday Xpress shuttle service for Florida-Georgia and every other major stadium event. Single-game passes cost $10 from Downtown lots and $15 from Suburban lots, purchased in advance through the MyJTA app (advance purchase is strongly recommended — do not assume you can buy day-of). Shuttles begin at 12:30 p.m. and run until approximately one hour after the game ends.

The JTA Skyway, Jacksonville's automated monorail, also runs free rides throughout downtown and the Southbank all game week — useful for getting to shuttle lots without driving. Check the official JTA Gameday Xpress page for current lot locations and purchase links before your trip.

The limitation for large groups: Gameday Xpress is a shared public service. You cannot reserve seats, you cannot guarantee your whole group boards the same bus, and there is no space for coolers or tailgate equipment. For a fan group of 15 or more who want to arrive together and store gear, it is not the answer.

The GEICO Game Day Shuttle

The stadium's complimentary GEICO Game Day Shuttle runs from Lots S, X, Z, and Met Park to the stadium, available starting three hours before kickoff and running for one hour after the game. For post-game pickup from Lots S, X, and Z, the shuttle stages near the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall; guests parked in Met Park access post-game pickup via Lot D. The shuttle is free for ticketed fans — but it only makes sense if you drove to one of those four lots in the first place, which means someone in your car still couldn't drink all day. A private bus solves both problems at once.

RV City and the Florida-Georgia Tailgate Scene

No guide to this game is complete without explaining RV City. Located in Lot E, directly across from EverBank Stadium along the St. Johns River, RV City is a city-managed, first-come/first-served RV and tailgate camping area that opens on the Tuesday before the game — making it a four-day tailgate that runs through game day. For the 2025 game, the booking window was October 29–November 2, and RV City sells out well before the Tuesday opening with a waitlist that regularly exceeds capacity.

If your group has a spot in RV City, a charter bus from the airport or from hotels outside downtown is the cleanest way to bring the traveling members together before arriving — the bus drops at the Sports Complex, your group walks to Lot E, and you join the party already in progress.

For groups without an RV City spot: the Fan Fare family fun zone opens at 10:00 a.m. at the Sports Complex on game day, giving your group a sanctioned gathering point before gates open at 1:30 p.m. Tailgating in stadium-controlled parking lots is governed strictly — one vehicle per lined space, tents capped at an 8' x 8' size, no loitering or open fires — and all tailgating in stadium lots is prohibited during the game itself. Private lots near the Sports Complex fill early and some allow tailgating; Tailgaters Parking at 225 Talleyrand Ave. ((904) 353-1126) and Old Cypress Game Day Parking at 1746 East Adams St. ((904) 316-4849) are two options worth calling well before game week.

Stadium lot passes for the Florida-Georgia Game sell out before the season starts — by the time you're searching in October, they're gone.

What Size Bus Does Your Group Need?

The right vehicle depends on your headcount and how much tailgate gear you're hauling. A Jacksonville party bus rental to the Florida-Georgia Game comes in several configurations, and the Florida-Georgia crowd is diverse — some groups want a rolling tailgate with a bar and LED lighting; others just need a clean way to move 45 people from their hotel to the stadium without a parking headache.

For fan groups who want the rolling tailgate experience on I-95 heading downtown, a 15- to 50-passenger party bus with a built-in bar, color-changing LED lighting, and Bluetooth sound keeps the pregame energy building from the moment the bus pulls out. For out-of-town groups flying into JAX who need a clean airport transfer and then a hotel-to-stadium run, a 40-56 passenger charter bus has deep undercarriage bays for suitcases on arrival day and tailgate gear on game day. ADA-accessible vehicles are always available — just let us know before your departure date so we have the right vehicle ready.

Call 904-677-0660 to talk through the right fit for your group's headcount, origin, and game-day plan.

How Much Does a Bus to the Florida-Georgia Game Cost?

Party Bus in Jacksonville provides all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you will know the exact price before you ever book. The quote depends on a handful of clear variables:

• Vehicle size — a 56-passenger charter bus and a 14-passenger Sprinter limo are different rates.
• Total hours — the Florida-Georgia Game is typically a 7-to-9-hour day when you factor in pickup time, the pre-game tailgate window, and post-game staging.
• Pickup location and mileage — a pickup from a Riverside hotel is a shorter run than coordinating from the Beaches or from the airport.
• Date premium — the Florida-Georgia Game is the highest-demand college football date in Jacksonville; vehicles book faster here than at any other game on the local calendar.

For real ranges to anchor your estimate: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Pricing depends on mileage, time of year, and vehicle type, but you will never be surprised by hidden costs.

The per-person math that usually settles the debate: a 40-person group on a full-size charter bus for an 8-hour Florida-Georgia day rental typically comes out to $55–$70 per person — comparable to what two post-game rideshare cars from Beaver Street would cost each way during surge pricing, and it includes the roundtrip, the group ride, and the ability to bring your tailgate gear along. One bus. One price.

No drawing straws for who stays sober.

Check out our party bus prices page to learn more, or call 904-677-0660 any time for a free, all-inclusive quote with no obligation.

A Real Game-Day Example

For the 2024 Florida-Georgia Game, a 42-person Gators alumni group booked a 56-passenger charter bus for pickup at 9:30 a.m. from a hotel on Bay Street. The bus reached the Sports Complex by 10:15 a.m. — well ahead of the Fan Fare opening — with four coolers, two folding tables, and a portable speaker stored in the undercarriage bays. The group tailgated through 1:15 p.m., entered through Gate 1 when gates opened at 1:30 p.m., and arranged a 7:45 p.m. post-game pickup at the same Sport Complex access point.

The 10-hour all-inclusive rental came to $2,900 — about $69 per person, the parking problem solved, and everyone back at the hotel together by 8:30 p.m. while the Beaver Street rideshare line was still backed up.

Getting There: Routes, Traffic, and Timing

EverBank Stadium sits on the south bank of the St. Johns River in the Jacksonville Sports Complex, easily accessible from I-95 and I-10. Approximate drive times from common origin points on game day (before the traffic surge):

Those times stretch significantly on game day. The Sports Complex road grid — Gator Bowl Boulevard, A. Philip Randolph Boulevard, Adams Street, Bay Street — begins filling from the north by 9:00 a.m., and Bay Street shifts to a three-eastbound, one-westbound lane pattern starting at 8:30 a.m. for the Florida-Georgia game specifically. I-95's downtown exits back up well before the 3:30 p.m. kickoff, and post-game I-95 northbound (toward the airport and Southside) can sit near-stopped for 45 minutes to an hour after the final whistle.

The route recommendation for groups coming from the Beaches or Southside is I-95 North to the Prudential Drive / Main Street exit (#350A) across the Main Street Bridge, following Sports Complex signage from there. Groups coming from Riverside, Avondale, or the west side approach via I-10 East to the Sports Complex / Stadium Eastside exit off the Matthews Bridge, then south on Gator Bowl Boulevard. For out-of-town fans driving up from Gainesville, I-75 North connects to I-10 East into downtown — build in an extra 30 minutes on game day.

We plan around the day's traffic schedule and the Bay Street lane pattern, so your group arrives early without burning hours in a gridlock lane. Always recommended: review the official Florida-Georgia transportation page and follow JSO at jaxsheriff.org for live road closure updates on game day.

Out-of-Town Groups Flying Into JAX

A significant share of the Florida-Georgia crowd flies in — fans from Athens, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, and beyond who make the pilgrimage to Jacksonville for the game. Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) (2400 Yankee Clipper Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32218) sits about 13 miles north of downtown Jacksonville, roughly a 20-to-30-minute drive to the Sports Complex under normal conditions.

For arriving groups, commercial bus pickup at JAX is on the lower Arrivals level curbside. Have your full group together at baggage claim before calling for the bus — JAX's terminal is a single building, which makes meeting up easy, but commercial vehicles cannot hold at the curb indefinitely. Once everyone has their bags and is at the Arrivals exit, the bus pulls from its staging area to the correct commercial lane.

The most common out-of-town itinerary we handle for this game: airport pickup on Thursday or Friday evening, transfer to a downtown hotel or Riverside Airbnb, game-day run to the Sports Complex Saturday morning, and airport return on Sunday. A single charter bus handles the whole sequence — airport to hotel, hotel to stadium, stadium to hotel, hotel to airport — on one booking. That's one van or bus rental in Jacksonville covering the entire weekend instead of piecing together four separate rideshare runs per day for a group of twenty.

Game Week Events and Booking Urgency

The Florida-Georgia Game is not just a Saturday event — it is a week. The Sports Complex area, the Jacksonville Landing site, the riverfront bars, and San Marco's restaurant strip all see elevated crowds from Thursday through Sunday. Events like the Battle of the Bands, the Gator and Bulldog alumni parties at downtown venues, and the Friday night bar crawls along Hendricks Avenue and Riverside are all part of the game-week fabric, and a party bus in Jacksonville is the right tool for the Thursday-or-Friday group bar crawl just as much as it is for Saturday's game.

For the Saturday game itself, stadium lot parking passes sell out before the season starts — not during game week, before the season. Bus transportation to this game doesn't come with a separate parking pass burden the way cars do, but the vehicle supply itself tightens significantly as the game approaches. In a typical year, the right-size vehicles for a 40-or-50-person Florida-Georgia group are committed by late September.

By mid-October you are looking at whatever is left. By the week of the game, the answer is often nothing at the right size.

For the Florida-Georgia Game: book your bus by early September: That booking window is not conservative — it reflects what actually happens to Jacksonville's vehicle supply in late October when you have a neutral-site sellout game, two traveling fan bases, and a city that treats the weekend like a civic holiday. Call 904-677-0660 as soon as your headcount is confirmed.

The game also moves to Atlanta in 2026 and Tampa in 2027 during the EverBank Stadium renovation. For groups planning those trips, Party Bus in Jacksonville can coordinate charter bus transportation to both Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and Raymond James Stadium in Tampa — the vehicle booking windows for those high-demand neutral-site events are just as tight, so the same early-booking advice applies regardless of city.

Game-Day Know Before You Go

A few things every group needs to have sorted before they arrive at the Sports Complex, straight from the official game-day policies:

• Clear bag policy: Per the Florida-Georgia stadium information page, each fan may bring one clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag no larger than 12" x 6" x 12" (or a one-gallon clear freezer bag), plus a small clutch no larger than 4.5" x 6.5". Backpacks, tinted bags, and anything larger are turned away. Atlantic Self Storage fan lockers are available at Gate 1 for prohibited items.
• One sealed water per person: One factory-sealed 16.9 oz water bottle is permitted. All other outside food and drinks, including alcohol, are not allowed into the stadium.
• Mobile tickets only: Print-at-home tickets are no longer accepted — tickets are scanned at self-service kiosks at the gate using the app on your phone. Make sure every person in your group has their ticket downloaded before the bus departs.
• New magnetometers: New walk-through magnetometer lanes at the gates let fans enter with clear bags and phones in pockets without emptying them — this speeds entry substantially for large groups versus the old wand-based screening.
• Gate 1 (west) for Florida fans; east gates for Georgia fans: If your group is split between fan bases, plan your post-game meetup point in advance — moving between the east and west sides during the game requires the main concourse, and access between some gates is restricted due to construction.
• Rideshare stages on Beaver Street near Lot Z: Follow the pink RIDESHARE signage from Gate 1 or the Gallagher West Club Gate. East-siders need to cross to the west side via the main concourse and exit via Ramp 1 or Ramp 2. Lyft and Uber stage on Georgia Street and must be in position by halftime. With a private bus, you skip all of this — the bus is ready and waiting at the agreed pickup window.

Trip Types We Handle to the Florida-Georgia Game

Different groups, same destination. A few of the most common Florida-Georgia runs we coordinate:

• Alumni tailgate groups: Large fan groups — Gator alumni chapters from Tampa, Bulldog fan clubs from Atlanta — who book a full charter bus, load the tailgate gear in the undercarriage bays, and want the whole day taken care of from hotel pickup to post-game drop-off. The 7-to-9-hour block rental is the standard.
• Out-of-town weekend groups: Fans flying into JAX for the game who need airport pickup Thursday or Friday, hotel-to-stadium game day, and airport drop-off Sunday. One booking covers the full weekend.
• Corporate and suite groups: Companies entertaining clients in a suite or club level who need a smooth transfer from downtown hotels to Gate 1, with post-game staging that doesn't leave clients waiting in a rideshare line.
• Game-week bar crawl parties: Thursday and Friday night groups hitting Riverside, San Marco, or the bars along Hendricks Avenue or King Street — a 15-to-25-passenger party bus with a built-in bar keeps the energy up and everyone on the same route without splitting into rideshares at each stop.
• Family and mixed-age groups: Multi-generational Florida-Georgia trips where some people are parked at RV City and others are staying at a hotel — a minibus shuttles between the two without requiring anyone to drive.

For groups planning a full game-week experience in Jacksonville, we also coordinate with our Jacksonville winery tour and pub crawl transportation service for Thursday-Friday night runs, and our Jacksonville airport transportation service for coordinated JAX pickups. Call 904-677-0660 to discuss a multi-day itinerary.

Booking, Timing, and Pickup

Booking a bus to the Florida-Georgia Game is straightforward. Here's how the process goes:

1. Request a quote with your group size, pickup location(s), the day's schedule, and whether you need any airport transfers as part of the booking.
2. Confirm the vehicle and the routing: We lock in the right vehicle, confirm the Lot W approach for game day, and check any current construction access changes for your specific date.
3. Set your pickup and post-game window: Sort out post-game pickup timing before your group heads into the stadium, so the bus is ready and waiting when you exit — not searching for where to meet while the Beaver Street rideshare line backs up.

A few timing questions we hear constantly: How early should we arrive? Stadium lots open at 8:00 a.m. and Fan Fare opens at 10:00 a.m.; for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff, arriving at the Sports Complex by 10:30–11:00 a.m. gives a full tailgate window without sitting in the worst of the inbound traffic. Can the bus hold our gear during the game?

Yes — the bus is reserved as a block of hours, and undercarriage bays can hold coolers, folding tables, and tailgate equipment while the group is in the stadium. What if the game goes long? Build a realistic post-game buffer into your booking window, and we'll account for the post-game lot exit timing and road clearance on I-95 so no one feels rushed.

Ready to get your group to the Cocktail Party together? Call 904-677-0660 any time for an all-inclusive quote — or use our online tool for instant availability.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly does a charter bus drop off at EverBank Stadium for the Florida-Georgia Game?

Charter buses and oversized vehicles are directed to Lot W, the stadium's designated oversized vehicle lot. Drop-off is handled via Gator Bowl Boulevard, which loops the Sports Complex and provides the main bus access corridor from both I-95 (Prudential Drive exit) and I-10 (Matthews Bridge / Sports Complex exit). For ADA needs, accessible drop-off points are at Gate 1 on the west side (Florida home side) and Lot C on the east side (Georgia side).

We confirm the specific approach route for your event date when you book.

Are stadium parking passes available for the Florida-Georgia Game?

Stadium-controlled lot passes for the Florida-Georgia Game sell out before the season begins — by the time most groups start planning in September or October, they are gone. Private lots near the Sports Complex (including Tailgaters Parking at 225 Talleyrand Ave. and Old Cypress at 1746 East Adams St.) offer additional options, but those also fill early. A charter bus sidesteps the parking pass problem entirely — the bus parks in Lot W and your group walks to the gate rather than competing for one of the few remaining private lot spots.

How much does it cost to rent a bus to the Florida-Georgia Game?

Pricing depends on vehicle size, the total hours reserved (typically 7–9 hours for a game-day rental), pickup location and mileage, and date. As a guide: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; small party buses (15–20 passengers) run $204–$378/hour; mid-size party buses (20–30 passengers) run $244–$414/hour; large party buses and minibuses (35–50 passengers) run $294–$490/hour; and full-size charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. We provide an all-inclusive quote in under 30 seconds with no hidden costs.

Call 904-677-0660 or use the online tool.

Where is the rideshare pickup after the Florida-Georgia Game?

The post-game rideshare pickup is on Beaver Street near Lot Z — follow the pink RIDESHARE signage from Gate 1 or the Gallagher West Club Gate on the west side. Fans on the east side need to cross to the west via the main concourse and exit via Ramp 1 or Ramp 2. Lyft and Uber are required to stage on Georgia Street by halftime to provide post-game service.

Expect significant surge pricing and waits of 30–45 minutes or more during the post-game rush. A private bus cuts out both of those problems.

What is RV City at the Florida-Georgia Game?

RV City is a first-come/first-served RV and tailgate camping area in Lot E, directly across from EverBank Stadium along the St. Johns River. It traditionally opens on the Tuesday before the game and runs through game day — effectively a four-day tailgate that doubles as a campground. Spots sell out well in advance and include a waitlist.

If your group has RV City spots, a charter bus from downtown hotels or the airport on game morning is the cleanest way to bring together traveling members who are not camping in Lot E.

How does construction at EverBank Stadium affect game-day access?

The ongoing renovation project affects Lots C, D, and J specifically, reducing capacity and changing approach routes in those areas. Inside the stadium, the only way to get all the way around is along the main concourse — access between gates is restricted, and some traditional gathering areas are temporarily unavailable. Pedestrian walkways out of the stadium gates remain open.

Always check EverBank Stadium's official parking page for current lot status before your trip date, as the construction schedule changes by phase.

Can a charter bus pick up our group at Jacksonville International Airport?

Yes. JAX is about 13 miles north of downtown Jacksonville — a 20-to-30-minute drive to the Sports Complex under normal conditions. Commercial bus pickup at JAX is on the lower Arrivals level curbside.

The best approach: have your full group together at baggage claim first, then contact our team to bring the bus to the commercial pickup zone. Many out-of-town Florida-Georgia groups book a full-weekend package — airport pickup Thursday or Friday, hotel-to-stadium game day, and airport return Sunday — on a single charter reservation. Call 904-677-0660 to discuss a multi-leg itinerary.

When should I book a bus for the Florida-Georgia Game?

By early September, ideally earlier: The Florida-Georgia Game is the single highest-demand game on Jacksonville's annual transportation calendar. Both fan bases travel in large groups, the game is always a sellout, and the entire city competes for a fixed number of vehicles.

In most years, the right-size buses for groups of 30 or more are fully committed by mid-October. Waiting until November is almost always too late for anything but the smallest vehicles. Lock in your date as soon as your headcount is confirmed — call 904-677-0660 now.

Is the Florida-Georgia Game always in Jacksonville?

Traditionally yes — the game has been played in Jacksonville since 1933 with very few exceptions. However, during the EverBank Stadium renovation, the game moves to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in 2026 and Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in 2027, before returning to Jacksonville from 2028 through at least 2031 under a renewed agreement. For groups planning those road-trip years, Party Bus in Jacksonville coordinates transportation to both Atlanta and Tampa as well — the booking urgency for those neutral-site events is identical.

Book Your Florida-Georgia Game Bus Today

The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party deserves a better arrival plan than four separate rideshares and a 45-minute post-game wait on Beaver Street. Whether you are running a 42-person alumni tailgate from a Bay Street hotel, coordinating a 20-person out-of-town group from Jacksonville International Airport, or planning a game-week bar crawl through Riverside and San Marco before Saturday's kickoff, Party Bus in Jacksonville has access to a fleet of party buses, charter buses, minibuses, Sprinter vans, and Sprinter limos across Northeast Florida. Give us a call any time at 904-677-0660 for an all-inclusive price quote — or use our online tool for instant availability!

Sources and Last Verified

Transportation logistics, parking rules, and road closure details for the Florida-Georgia Game change by year and by stadium renovation phase. Details verified against the venue, the Florida-Georgia organizing committee, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, and the City of Jacksonville in June 2026. Confirm event-specific details (parking pass availability, shuttle schedules, construction lot access) against the official pages below before your trip.

• Florida Georgia 2025 — Transportation & Parking (road closures, shuttle info, rideshare staging, lot access)
• Florida Georgia 2025 — Stadium Information (gates, clear bag policy, accessible entry, prohibited items)
• Florida Georgia 2025 — FAQ (tailgating rules, RV City, ticketing, parking)
• EverBank Stadium — Parking (lot map, shuttle service, general parking policies)
• JTA Gameday Xpress (shuttle routes, passes, MyJTA app purchase)
• Jacksonville Jaguars — EverBank Stadium Parking & Directions (Lot W bus parking, general lot map)