Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers 26 Dec 2025

All official United Center parking lots are conveniently located near the arena and can be accessed from Damen Ave, Madison St, Adams St, Warren Blvd, Wood St, Monroe St, and Washington St. Reserved parking is available to purchase in several lots:

Passes for "ALT LOT" are valid for lots A, B, D, F, or Malcolm X Garage. Those who have booked premium seating that includes premium parking can park in the relevant sections of lots C and K. Drivers will be directed to relevant lots by traffic police and parking attendants based on traffic conditions. Parking lots generally open 2.5 hours before the start of an event.

EV Charging Stations are available in Lot H and Lot K. Charging is free. Please be courteous and maintain parking/charging for the posted time limits.

Accessible parking at the United Center is located in Lot G at the southwest corner of the building. Vehicles displaying a current handicapped license plate or window placard are permitted to park in Lot G.

Limousines, small busses, and larger busses can park in Lot B only.

To increase and streamline the fan experience for guests who take Uber to and from the United Center, the new Uber Zone is located at the corner of Madison Street and Wood Street (Lot E) and will combine the 3 former Uber locations around the arena. Traffic leading to the 3 prior Uber pickup locations:

1. Zone A, previously located on Wood Street & Washington Blvd. near Lot A
2. Zone D, previously located on Monroe Street & S. Paulina Street near Lot D 
3. Zone F, previously located on Monroe Street & Seeley Ave. near Lot F will now be directed towards the one new Uber Zone in Lot E

Take the Orange, Green, Purple, or Brown lines to Madison. Take #20 Madison buses west.

The #19 United Center Express Bus runs on gamedays. Service begins 90 minutes prior to game time, runs every 10 minutes until 30 minutes until the start of the event. Board at stops starting southbound on Michigan and Randolph. Connections are made with Metra trains at Millennium Station, Ogilvie Center, and Union Station. The #20 Madison Bus travels west on Madison Street, starting downtown at Wabash Street, and runs every few minutes, making all stops to the United Center.

The United Center can be reached via the metro:

• Blue line - Illinois Medical District station · 850 m (10 min) walk
• Green line & Pink line - Ashland station · 1.0 km (12 min) walk

Chicago is a bike-friendly city with all Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Pace buses equipped with racks and bicycles being permitted on most trains. Most stations have bike parking. The city also has a bike sharing scheme called Divvy where you can hire out a bike from a station. The closest Divvy station to the arena is on W Jackson Blvd, just a 800 m (10 min) walk away.

United Center is close to the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago and there are plenty of eateries and bars within walking distance of the arena.

The multi-sensory contemporary WNDR Museum is a 1.6 km (19 min) walk from United Center.