Rams, Chargers fans can dodge SoFi parking headache for just $4

Los Angeles may have a reputation as a city where getting anywhere requires a car, but Torrance is offering Rams and Chargers fans a surprisingly cheap alternative.At a time when seemingly everything about attending an NFL game costs more, Torrance Transit is offering a $4 round trip to SoFi Stadium during the 2026 season.Parking at the Mary K.

Giordano Regional Transit Center is free, meaning fans can leave their cars behind and get to Inglewood and back for less than the price of a pack of Twizzlers from stadium concessions.That bargain stands out even more against the broader cost-of-living picture in Southern California.Consumer prices in the Los Angeles area were up 3.4 percent over the previous 12 months through July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Meanwhile, SoFi Stadium warns that its on-site NFL parking inventory is “extremely limited” and directs fans without parking passes toward public transit and park-and-ride alternatives.And expensive stadium parking is hardly hypothetical in Los Angeles.

During the 2026 World Cup, parking for some SoFi Stadium matches climbed as high as $300, at times costing more than the tickets themselves.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story Torrance’s alternative is decidedly simpler.The first buses leave the transit center roughly three hours before kickoff, with the final departure about 30 minutes before game time.After the final whistle, buses continue bringing fans back to Torrance for up to 90 minutes.

One catch: the transit center has only 250 free parking spaces, so the city recommends carpooling, rideshare or its Connect Torrance microtransit service when necessary.It is also a small counterpunch to one of Los Angeles’ most persistent stereotypes.LA has long been synonymous with fr...