Transportation Plan For Tonight's One Direction Concert

One Direction is tonight and you just know it’s going to be crazy around Investors Group Field.  Get there early! That way if you do get held up, you won’t miss any of the show.

You will basically see a modified version of the regular Bomber game day transportation service put into place this evening with on-campus parking, the Park & Ride service, and Winnipeg Transit. But there are a few changes. 

Merchandise will be available to the public starting at noon in the Tailgate at the Plaza area outside of Gate 2 at the corner of University Crescent and Chancellor Matheson Road.  There will also be merchandise for sale near Gate 1 before the show. You don’t need a tickets to the concert to get into the merchandise tents.

If you’re heading to the show hungry, The Plaza will have food and beverage vendors and restrooms before the show as well.

ON-CAMPUS PARKING

You can buy an advance parking passes through Ticketmaster for $20.00 per vehicle. Otherwise, on site cash parking will be available starting at 3:00pm.

PARK & RIDE

For only $5 you can park your car in a designated lot and hot on the bus. Starting at 5:30, Park & Rides 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 will operate.  Park & Ride #9 is the newest Park & Ride, located at the Southdale Red River Co-op Food Store.  Blue Bomber Park & Rides 5, 6, 7, and 8 will not operate for the concert.

*         Route 1 – Park & Ride Super Express – McPhillips Station Casino (484 McPhillips St) to Investors Group Field. The McPhillips Station Park & Ride can accommodate up to 500 cars
*         Route 2 – Park & Ride Super Express – Club Regent (1425 Regent Ave West) to Investors Group Field. The Club Regent Park & Ride can accommodate up to 115 cars
*         Route 3 – Park & Ride Super Express – Centre Scolaire Leo-Remillard to Investors Group Field. The Centre Scolaire Leo Remillard (1095 St. Anne’s Road) can accommodate up to 125 cars. Please note the Old St. Vital Park Public Works Yard at 590 St. Anne’s Road is now closed and is NOT a Park & Ride site.
*         Route 4 – Park & Ride Super Express – Manitoba Hydro (820 Taylor Ave) to Investors Group Field. The Manitoba Hydro Park & Ride can accommodate up to 500 cars.
*         Route 9 – Park & Ride Super Express – Southdale Red River Co-op Food Store (77 Vermillion Road). The Park and Ride can accommodate up to 300 cars.

The trip back after the show is included in your $5.

WINNIPEG TRANSIT

It’s a free ride home if you show your concert ticket but regular Transit fares will be collected on the way to the concert, including Handi-Transit. Fares may be paid in exact cash, Transit tickets or passes.

Winnipeg Transit has several regular routes that will operate to and from the University of Manitoba

*         60 Pembina
*         75 Crosstown East
*         78 Crosstown West
*         160 Downtown – University of Manitoba
*         162 Downtown – Ft. Richmond (U of M) – St. Norbert Express
*         170 Downtown – Ft. Richmond (U of M) – St. Norbert.

All the Park & Ride buses along with buses on routes 75, 78 (via Cambridge and via Kenaston) and 160 will be lined up on Chancellor Matheson heading west towards Pembina. Route 162/170 buses can be caught at its regular stop – University Crescent at Freedman.

They have a map showing the boarding locations after the show on the Transit website but if you’re not sure, just keep an eye out for Transit Supervisors who will be on scene to help get you to the right bus.

Have fun!