Three Games in Three Days: Chicago or Detroit, November 27–29, 2026
Compare a hockey-first Chicago weekend with a basketball-first Detroit trip, including schedules, planning estimates and itineraries.
November 8, 2026
Choose Chicago for November 27-29 if you want two Blackhawks games around a Bulls game and can make Friday's 4:30 p.m. CT start. All three are at the United Center. Est. $2,905 USD for two adults: tickets to all three games and three hotel nights in one shared room. Plan the Chicago three-game trip
Prefer two basketball games? Catch the Pistons on Friday and Sunday, with the Red Wings on Saturday, all at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena on November 27-29. Est. $2,075 USD for two adults: tickets to all three games and three hotel nights in one shared room. Plan the Detroit three-game trip
Make Chicago's Friday start your first test
For a Friday arrival, Chicago's 4:30 p.m. CT game is the tighter deadline; Detroit starts at 7:30 p.m. ET.
| Local date and start | Game | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, Nov. 27, 4:30 p.m. CT | Rangers at Blackhawks | United Center |
| Saturday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m. CT | Pacers at Bulls | United Center |
| Sunday, Nov. 29, 1 p.m. CT | Wild at Blackhawks | United Center |
Leave room for Detroit's Sunday evening game
Detroit's Sunday game starts at 6 p.m. ET, versus 1 p.m. CT in Chicago. Chicago's earlier start gives you more room for a Sunday departure, but check your flight and ground transport before counting on it.
| Local date and start | Game | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m. ET | Bucks at Pistons | Little Caesars Arena |
| Saturday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m. ET | Predators at Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena |
| Sunday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m. ET | Magic at Pistons | Little Caesars Arena |
A possible Sunday departure does not shorten the stay in either estimate: arrival November 27, checkout November 30. The modeled November 27-30 stay is a planning assumption, not a minimum.
Check prices and availability before you commit
Both totals are planning estimates, not holiday booking quotes. Flights, local transport, food, taxes and fees are extra. Neither total ranks the cheapest city or measures the incremental cost of adding one game.
Check lodging availability and current prices for your dates. The hotel figures use previously collected samples: five properties observed November 4 for Chicago; eight properties observed November 5 for Detroit. Neither is a quote for these dates, a citywide median or a named-neighborhood rate.
Buy tickets separately and check availability, current prices, game times and travel connections before committing. Ticket estimates are not listing prices or offers for seats together; sample sizes are unavailable for these selected games.
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