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Best Colorado Rapids Away Games to Attend This Season

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Next Colorado Rapids Road Trips

1

San Diego

Colorado Rapids at San Diego FC plus San Diego Padres — a MLS + MLB road trip.

4-gameAug 2224Projected trip totalUS$1,950· standard tickets · hotel 3 nights · estimated travelBuild Trip
2

Columbus

Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew — 2-game weekend.

2-gameSep 57Projected trip totalUS$1,150· standard tickets · hotel 1 night · estimated travelBuild Trip
3

Los Angeles

Colorado Rapids at LA Galaxy — 2-game weekend.

2-gameSep 2628Ticket stack onlyBuild Trip

This Season's Top Colorado Rapids Road Trip

Top PickBetter at Home

San Diego

Colorado Rapids at San Diego FC plus San Diego Padres — a MLS + MLB road trip.

Stack · 4Leagues · MLB, MLS
Projected trip totalUS$1,950· standard tickets · hotel 3 nights · estimated travelTickets US$360 · Flight US$285 · Hotel 3 nights US$1,300

Colorado Rapids fans have 3 real multi-sport road trips this season, plus 0 MLS-only weekend series. That makes this mostly a MLS travel team with a few standout multi-league weekends worth planning around.

San Diego leads because it delivers a 4-game, 2-league weekend with a US$360 combined ticket cost. Los Angeles stacks 2 games and offers a different league mix.

Denver home weekends actually stack more games (5) than the best away trip, so road trips need to offer either better destinations or different league combinations to justify the travel.

Stay home for volume — Denver stacks 5 games, beating the best away trip (San Diego, 4 games). But San Diego offers league combinations you can't get at home.

Best Colorado Rapids Road Trips: Multi-Sport Weekends

3 away cities where a Colorado Rapids road game turns into a real multi-league weekend. Ranked by league diversity, then stack size, then cost.

1

San Diego

Best Multi-Sport Trip

Colorado Rapids at San Diego FC plus San Diego Padres — a MLS + MLB road trip.

Stack4
Leagues
MLBMLS
Projected trip totalUS$1,950· standard tickets · hotel 3 nights · estimated travelTickets US$360 · Flight US$285 · Hotel 3 nights US$1,300
WhenAug 22–24
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2

Los Angeles

Colorado Rapids at LA Galaxy — 2-game weekend.

Stack2
Leagues
MLSNCAAFB
Ticket stack only(Hotel and travel not estimated)
WhenSep 26–28
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3

Columbus

Cheapest Road Series

Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew — 2-game weekend.

Stack2
Leagues
MLSNCAAFB
Projected trip totalUS$1,150· standard tickets · hotel 1 night · estimated travelTickets US$535 · Flight US$280 · Hotel 1 night US$330
WhenSep 5–7
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Trip totals use Premium-tier ticket pricing, hotel for the cluster nights, and round-trip flights for fly-distance routes. Drive-friendly trips (<150 mi) exclude flight cost; medium-distance trips (150–500 mi) show stay + tickets only because travel cost varies by traveler. Trips with incomplete data fall back to ticket-stack pricing.

What Makes a Colorado Rapids Road Trip Worth It?

San Diego and Los Angeles are the two worth planning around. Both stack MLB and NCAAFB on top of the MLS series. Everything else is either single-league or too thin on game density to justify the travel over a home weekend.

The benchmark is Denver home weekends, where Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets give you 5 games without a flight. An away trip needs to either beat that stack count, offer leagues Denver doesn't have, or send you somewhere worth visiting beyond the games.

San Diego

San Diego leads on pure stacking math: 4 games across 2 leagues in one weekend at US$360 combined. Logistics: direct rail from the airport to the sports district. The MLS anchor is Colorado Rapids at San Diego FC, with San Diego Padres (MLB) filling the rest of the weekend. A solid option if the dates or matchups fit your schedule better than the top picks.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles delivers a 2-game, 2-league weekend — a step down from San Diego on volume, but a different kind of trip. Colorado Rapids at LA Galaxy anchors the weekend, with NCAAFB games layered in. A solid option if the dates or matchups fit your schedule better than the top picks.

Columbus

Columbus closes the multi-sport list with 2 games across 2 leagues. Logistics: compact downtown venue cluster, quick airport access (15 min to venues). Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew anchors the weekend, with NCAAFB games layered in. Fans here are paying a premium for the destination, not a stronger sports stack.

Cheapest Colorado Rapids Away Game Weekends

Ranked by estimated trip cost — Premium-tier tickets, hotel for the cluster nights, and round-trip flight where the trip is fly-distance. Drive-friendly trips exclude flight cost. Trips between 150 and 500 miles show stay + tickets only because travel cost depends on the traveler. Trips with incomplete data appear at the bottom.

1

Columbus

Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew — 2-game weekend.

2-gameSep 57Projected trip totalUS$1,150· standard tickets · hotel 1 night · estimated travelBuild Trip
2

San Diego

Colorado Rapids at San Diego FC plus San Diego Padres — a MLS + MLB road trip.

4-gameAug 2224Projected trip totalUS$1,950· standard tickets · hotel 3 nights · estimated travelBuild Trip
3

Los Angeles

Colorado Rapids at LA Galaxy — 2-game weekend.

2-gameSep 2628Ticket stack onlyBuild Trip

Closest Colorado Rapids Road Games from Denver

Ranked by miles between Denver and the destination's venue cluster — the most drivable Colorado Rapids road games this season.

1

San Diego

Colorado Rapids at San Diego FC plus San Diego Padres — a MLS + MLB road trip.

4-gameAug 2224832 miProjected trip totalUS$1,950· standard tickets · hotel 3 nights · estimated travelBuild Trip
2

Los Angeles

Colorado Rapids at LA Galaxy — 2-game weekend.

2-gameSep 2628836 miTicket stack onlyBuild Trip
3

Columbus

Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew — 2-game weekend.

2-gameSep 571163 miProjected trip totalUS$1,150· standard tickets · hotel 1 night · estimated travelBuild Trip

Colorado Rapids Away Schedule 2026

18 games · 12 home · 6 away
AUG22
Colorado RapidsATSan Diego FC
Away - San Diego19:30
TicketsUS$75 est.
SEP5
Colorado RapidsATColumbus Crew
Away - Columbus19:30
TicketsUS$93 est.
SEP9
Colorado RapidsATAustin FC
Away - Austin19:30
TicketsUS$114 est.
SEP26
Colorado RapidsATLA Galaxy
Away - Los Angeles19:30
TicketsUS$65 est.
OCT17
Colorado RapidsATPortland Timbers
Away - Portland19:30
TicketsUS$108 est.
OCT28
Colorado RapidsATSan Jose Earthquakes
Away - San Jose19:30
TicketsUS$81 est.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the best Colorado Rapids away game to travel to this season?
San Diego on August 22. The Colorado Rapids road game stacks into a 4-game weekend across 2 leagues (MLB, MLS). Estimated weekend ticket total: US$360.
How much do Colorado Rapids away game tickets cost?
Colorado Rapids tickets average around US$89.25 on the secondary market — and the cheapest road weekend total this season is around US$535 in Columbus. Stacking other games into the same weekend lowers the per-game cost on a road trip.
Where do the Colorado Rapids play on the road this season?
3 cities offer real Colorado Rapids road-trip opportunities: San Diego, Los Angeles, Columbus.
Which Colorado Rapids away game weekend has the cheapest tickets?
Columbus. Estimated weekend ticket total around US$535, anchored by the Colorado Rapids game itself plus 1 other game on the same weekend. Hotel and travel costs aren't included in this ranking.
Can I see the Colorado Rapids play another sport on the same weekend?
Yes. San Diego offers a 4-game weekend spanning MLB + MLS — the Colorado Rapids road game plus other leagues on the same Friday-Sunday window. 2 other cities offer similar multi-sport stacks this season.
When does the Colorado Rapids full schedule get released?
The MLS typically releases its full schedule in December. Once it drops, this page updates automatically with road-trip rankings, multi-sport weekends, and ticket pricing.

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