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Event and venue transfers in Columbus
Ohio Stadium on a home Saturday moves more than a hundred thousand people.
| Route | Off-peak | Allow in peak | Sedan all-in | SUV all-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH to Downtown Columbus | 12–18 min | 22–35 min | $125.00 | $170.00 |
Weekday afternoon examples from our quote engine, as of Oct 2026. Includes 20% chauffeur gratuity, tolls, parking, airport fees, surcharges and taxes. Your quote is confirmed in writing and held for 72 hours.
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The Columbus venues we run to
Ohio Stadium on a home Saturday moves more than a hundred thousand people. It reshapes the entire north side of the city. Columbus event work is dominated by Ohio State football, which for seven or eight Saturdays a year is the largest thing happening in the state. The downtown venues cluster in the Arena District with proper parking and good access, which makes them easy by comparison. We stage clear of venues, come forward on a call and treat game days as planned operations rather than ordinary bookings.
Conventions, arenas and venues. The downtown venues cluster in the Arena District, and university game days are the largest movement the city sees.
Culture, dining and the region. Evening work runs to the Short North and German Village, and the surrounding cities are all within comfortable reach.
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Downtown
Downtown next to the Arena District and the Short North, with hotels attached and its own parking. Well organised and easy to work by convention-centre standards. Large shows push traffic up High Street, which is the one thing to plan around.
Nationwide Arena
Arena District
In the Arena District with garages on several sides and a district built around it, which means the crowd disperses into restaurants and bars rather than all leaving at once. That genuinely helps. We collect from an agreed point on the district edge.
Ohio Stadium
Ohio State campus
On the university campus, and a home football Saturday is a movement on a scale nothing else in the region approaches. Roads close, the campus fills and the surrounding neighbourhoods are permit-controlled. We stage well out and plan game days in advance rather than on the morning.
Lower.com Field
Astor Park
North-west of downtown with its own parking and reasonable access, newer and designed with vehicle movement in mind. Match nights are busy but orderly. Easier than any of the older venues here.
Ohio Theatre
Downtown
On State Street downtown, a restored house with a narrow frontage and no forecourt, letting out into a downtown evening that is otherwise quiet. We work from the side street a few steps away, which here is genuinely straightforward.
Palace Theatre
Downtown
On Broad Street, part of the same performing arts organisation as the Ohio Theatre and occasionally finishing at the same time, which puts two audiences onto downtown streets together. We check the calendar rather than assuming one venue at a time.
COSI
Scioto Peninsula
On the Scioto Peninsula across the river, a science centre that also hosts evening corporate events, with its own large car park and simple access. Straightforward for an evening reception, which is not true of most museum venues.
Columbus Zoo
Powell
North of the city at Powell, a genuine drive rather than a local run, with substantial parking and a single main entrance road that queues at opening and closing. Family traffic with equipment is common and affects the vehicle more than the route.
Getting to the Columbus venues
Door to venue, ordinary conditions. The right-hand column means an event night; an Ohio State home Saturday is planned separately because a range would be misleading.
| Route | Approx. distance | Off-peak | Allow on an event night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown to the Convention Center | 1 mile | 5–10 min | 14–28 min |
| Downtown to Nationwide Arena | 1 mile | 5–10 min | 18–35 min |
| Downtown to Ohio Stadium | 4 miles | 12–18 min | 45–110 min |
| Short North to Lower.com Field | 2 miles | 8–12 min | 20–38 min |
| Downtown to the Columbus Zoo | 17 miles | 22–30 min | 35–55 min |
How Columbus event work is priced
Event transfers are quoted per route, and event evenings are usually better booked hourly. All of it is quoted per route and confirmed in writing before you travel, with no surge pricing at any hour, including home game Saturdays.
For a football weekend, book early and tell us where you need to be and when. Those Saturdays commit most of the vehicles in the city and the road closures make timing a planning question rather than an estimate.
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