If you Uber straight from the gate to the arena, you could make it

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Mar 17, 2025
12:56:18pm

MaxxPower All-American

If you rent a car, you'll miss the first half

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MaxxPower

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Messages

Author

Time

Denver airport

drdrcoug 3rd String

Mar 17, 8:25am

I get in about the same time

StantonMac

Mar 17, 8:27am

You can do a dry run for me. Thanks!

drdrcoug

Mar 17, 8:28am

I think that will be close. It can take a while to get the shuttle to the rental

Setpoint

Mar 17, 8:28am

You won’t make it for tip off.

Mathew

Mar 17, 8:28am

No way will you make it. I live by airport and will be leaving between 12:00 and

King of Y

Mar 17, 11:40am

I did just check the light rail. It’s 1 hour from DIA to Ball Arena station $10

King of Y

Mar 17, 12:20pm

I used to do in and out trips to Denver during Covid

Jersey hunter

Mar 17, 12:11pm

If it took 45 minutes during COVID, expect it to take 2x now.

russkiejedi

Mar 17, 12:33pm

Well, you’re 30-40 minutes door to door even with no traffic

HRCougar

Mar 17, 8:29am

Uber maybe, getting a rental car no way.

DizzyBanshee

Mar 17, 8:29am

Uber will also save you time from having to park downtown, which can add another 20+ minutes.

Housemartin

Mar 17, 8:36am

No way. The airport is clear out toward Kansas and it takes an insanely long time to get to the rental cars

WP17

Mar 17, 8:30am

Hope we win the first game, because you likely will miss most of the first one.

eyes4byu

Mar 17, 1:41pm

No chance in hades if you have a rental car. You'll miss the first half.

byuluvr

Mar 17, 8:30am

Denver airport is not close to the actual city.

TheWanderer

Mar 17, 8:30am

Getting out of the airport is pretty quick. Getting from the airport to

Mister P

Mar 17, 8:31am

The train is slow. We took that to our hotel and that's the last time I'll use that train.

byuluvr

Mar 17, 8:33am

Not a chance - deplane - walk to train - train to terminal - already going to be hitting 1:30. Min 30 min drive.

JamieTartt

Mar 17, 8:36am

Probably need to change flights.

RexIdaCoug

Mar 17, 8:39am

Remember that the 2:05 tip depends on the previous game getting over in 2 hours and 5 minutes.

jollaksentie

Mar 17, 8:41am

minimum of 30 minutes between games right? so if the 1st game goes from 11:30-2

Powerbait DPM

Mar 17, 1:30pm

That's how I understand it

jollaksentie

Mar 17, 1:32pm

If you do take an Uber, where do you leave your luggage?

Mathew

Mar 17, 8:43am

Are there lockers in the Denver airport? Put the luggage in a locker (if there

BYUMizzou

Mar 17, 8:46am

There is not storage at the airport, but there are companies that have luggage

BYUMizzou

Mar 17, 8:51am

Get your hotel on the route to the arena or near the arena and drop off on the way.

jollaksentie

Mar 17, 8:47am

This ^^^

robocoug

Mar 17, 1:27pm

If you Uber, it will be close. Might miss tipoff, but not much.

volleyjiver

Mar 17, 8:54am

Denver airport is actually in Salina, Kansas

Hammurabi

Mar 17, 8:55am

Carryon and Uber and you may be ok. No time for rental.

Crazy Joe Davola

Mar 17, 8:58am

If you rent you might make it before halftime

fulano

Mar 17, 10:37am

You’ll probably get there 30 mins late

TunaNoCrust

Mar 17, 10:55am

You should make it by the 4th quarter… oh wait, by half-way through second half.

King of Y

Mar 17, 11:38am

Sorry for your loss.

refunder

Mar 17, 11:42am

My experience in car rentals in Denver are

davidmj10

Mar 17, 12:31pm

If you Uber straight from the gate to the arena, you could make it

MaxxPower

Mar 17, 12:56pm

If the flight has no issues…

King of Y

Mar 17, 1:23pm

This is by far your best bet.

kimdaddy35

Mar 17, 1:32pm

Idk why anyone is suggesting anything other than uber/lyft.

artificialflavors

Mar 17, 2:29pm

Use Turo, its all we use now. super fast and your only hope at this point.

Hammurabi

Mar 17, 1:16pm

Your chances are not good. Possible, but especially with a rental they are low. Let's say you get in by

kimdaddy35

Mar 17, 1:32pm

Don't check luggage - only carry on and don't let them check it. Uber.

Ripliancum

Mar 17, 1:59pm

Do not rent a car if you're going to downtown Denver to watch basketball games

Doogal McCougar

Mar 17, 3:59pm

What's ball park cost for tickets? Does the price go up with each round?

Brighams

Mar 17, 4:25pm

looks to be about $150/seat first round, and low-mid $200s for second round

volleyjiver

Mar 17, 4:32pm

THANK YOU

drdrcoug

12:50pm

Glad to hear! If I didn’t have to see patients in the morning I’d offer to pick

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