Florida State vs Miami at Hard Rock Stadium: Car Service, October 17

Florida State vs Miami, Saturday 17 October 2026, kickoff time to be announced — Hard Rock Stadium, 347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens.

This is the one. Miami and Florida State is the fixture the rest of the home schedule is measured against, and it is the date that fills hotels across Miami-Dade and Broward rather than just seats.

Two practical consequences. Traffic on the approach will be heavier and start earlier than any other Hurricanes date on the calendar. And every operator in the county is committed early for this one — if you are bringing a group, book it well ahead rather than the week of.

The kickoff time is not set yet. Big rivalry games are the last to be scheduled because television decides, often only a fortnight out. Since parking gates open five hours before kickoff and stadium gates ninety minutes before, a TBD kickoff means a TBD everything. Watch for the announcement before you fix the day.

Gate times for this game

Not yet fixable. Hard Rock opens parking five hours before kickoff and stadium gates ninety minutes before for University of Miami games — but both are measured from a kickoff that has not been announced. Once the time is published, the gate times follow from it.

How we run it

Hourly as-directed only, direct to the stadium, six-hour minimum. No drop-only runs on game days. The car and the chauffeur are yours for the day, so you are dropped at the gate and the same vehicle is waiting afterwards in a spot agreed in advance — rather than joining everyone else in the surge.

The stadium's designated rideshare pickup is Lot 44 at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex, which Hard Rock describes as an off-site lot a twenty-five to thirty minute walk away, by its own published figures. That is the alternative.

The parking pass — and what it is actually for

You are not parking. Your car is. On an hourly booking the vehicle stays with you all day, which means it needs somewhere to sit for the hours you are inside the stadium — and that space needs a pass.

So the client purchases the parking pass, and for a booking like this that means parking inside the stadium or as close to it as the venue sells. The whole point of the car waiting is that it is near you when you walk out, so a pass for a distant lot defeats the purpose. Passes are sold through Ticketmaster and appear on resale marketplaces including StubHub, SeatGeek and others. We do not supply the pass and it is not included in the hourly rate.

Buy it in advance — the venue states plainly that prepaid parking is required and day-of parking is not guaranteed — make sure the pass matches this date, and remember the stadium is cashless, including at the parking gates. Send us the pass details once you have them and we will make sure the chauffeur is in the right lot, in the right place, before you come out.

If you are booking the Sprinter or the motor coach, tell us early and call the stadium's Parking Hotline on (305) 943-7275 first. Hard Rock publishes no designated limousine or oversized-vehicle lot, and its one-vehicle-per-space rule is a real constraint for anything large.

Vehicles

• Mercedes S-Class (S580) — 2 passengers, 2 bags
• Cadillac XT6 — 3 passengers, 3 bags
• Cadillac Escalade — 6 passengers, 7 bags
• Mercedes Sprinter — 13 passengers, 16 bags
• Lux Black Bus — 40 passengers, 40 bags

All late-model, licensed and insured, with a professional chauffeur.

Everything else about game day

The clear bag policy, the no re-entry rule, the cashless payment rule and the full 2026-27 schedule are all on our Hard Rock Stadium game day guide, which covers every home game in one place rather than repeating itself sixteen times.

Booking

Send us the game, your pickup address and the time you want to leave, the number of passengers, any stop before or after, and your parking pass details once you have them. The website, SMS and WhatsApp all reach the same booking system on +1 (305) 676-8127, and all three quote and confirm on the spot.

We are an independent chauffeur service and are not affiliated with the University of Miami, the ACC, Ticketmaster or Hard Rock Stadium. We do not sell tickets or parking passes, and every venue rule above is the stadium's own and theirs to change — check anything your day depends on with the venue directly.