Dallas Cowboys 2026 Home Schedule: A Game-by-Game Transportation Planner

The 2026 schedule gives Cowboys fans eight regular-season home games in Arlington, a Thanksgiving matchup against the Eagles, and a Thursday night game in October that will empty out offices across the Metroplex by 3 p.m. What it doesn't give anyone is an easier drive down Collins Street.

We move people to AT&T Stadium for every home game. This is our planning sheet for the season: each game, what the traffic will feel like, and when to leave from the places our clients actually start. Kickoff times are subject to the NFL's flexible scheduling, so we keep the live version on our NFL game day page, where you can also book a game with the stadium and suggested pickup time already filled in.

The 2026 home slate at AT&T Stadium

• Week 2 · Sunday, September 20 · 3:25 PM — Washington Commanders. Division game, late-afternoon kickoff. First home game of the year, so expect a full lot and a long tailgate.
• Week 5 · Thursday, October 8 · 7:15 PM — Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thursday Night Football. Weekday rush hour collides with stadium inbound. The hardest drive of the season.
• Week 8 · Sunday, November 1 · 12:00 PM — Arizona Cardinals. Noon kickoff. Calm inbound if you're moving by 9:30.
• Week 10 · Sunday, November 15 · 3:25 PM — San Francisco 49ers. National TV window, big visiting fanbase, sold-out feel.
• Week 11 · Sunday, November 22 · 12:00 PM — Tennessee Titans. Second noon game in three weeks.
• Week 12 · Thursday, November 26 · 3:30 PM — Philadelphia Eagles. Thanksgiving Day. The one to book first.
• Week 16 · Sunday, December 27 · 7:20 PM — Jacksonville Jaguars. Sunday night. Holiday-week traffic is light; post-game exit at 10:30 p.m. is cold and slow.
• Week 17 · Sunday, January 3 · 12:00 PM — New York Giants. Regular-season finale, potential playoff implications.

One note for anyone counting: the Week 3 "home" game against Baltimore on September 27 is being played in Rio de Janeiro, not Arlington. It's on the schedule as a Cowboys home date, but you won't need a ride to it.

How AT&T Stadium traffic actually behaves

The stadium sits in Arlington's entertainment district between I-30 to the north and Randol Mill Road, with Globe Life Field and Texas Live! next door. Three things define game-day movement:

• Inbound is slow but predictable. Traffic builds from about three hours before kickoff and peaks around 90 minutes out. Leave early or leave very early; there's no clever middle.
• Outbound is worse. Arlington closes and reverses streets around the stadium after the game to flush the lots. Rideshare pickup zones jam, phone networks slow, and it can take 45 minutes to move a mile.
• The lots empty in a wave. If you're in a car parked in the lots, you're waiting for the wave. If you're picked up at an agreed rally point a short walk from the perimeter, you're gone before it starts.

Our AT&T Stadium drop-off and pickup guide gets into which side to approach for which sections. The short version: tell us your section and we'll pick the gate.

When to leave, by starting point

These are pickup times we'd recommend for a typical Sunday game so you're through the gates about 45 minutes before kickoff. For the Thursday and Thanksgiving games, see the adjustments below.

Noon kickoff (Nov 1, Nov 22, Jan 3)

• Uptown / Downtown Dallas: leave 9:30
• Plano / Frisco: leave 9:00
• Fort Worth: leave 9:45
• DFW Airport hotels: leave 10:00

3:25 kickoff (Sep 20, Nov 15)

• Uptown / Downtown Dallas: leave 12:45
• Plano / Frisco: leave 12:15
• Fort Worth: leave 1:00
• DFW Airport hotels: leave 1:15

7:20 kickoff (Dec 27)

• Uptown / Downtown Dallas: leave 4:45
• Plano / Frisco: leave 4:15
• Fort Worth: leave 5:00

Flying in for the game? DFW is about 12 miles from the stadium, Love Field about 20. If your flight lands within three hours of kickoff, book the pickup with the flight number and we'll go straight from the curb to the gate. Our DFW airport car service handles a lot of these.

The two games to book now

Thursday, October 8 vs. Tampa Bay

A 7:15 kickoff on a workday means the stadium's inbound wave lands directly on top of the I-30 and 360 evening commute. From Dallas, plan to be moving by 3:45. From Fort Worth, 4:00. From Plano or Frisco, 3:30, and be prepared for the tollway southbound to be unpleasant. An hourly hold is the sane choice here: the chauffeur waits, and you're not searching for a ride at 10:45 p.m. on a Thursday.

Thursday, November 26 vs. Philadelphia (Thanksgiving)

Thanksgiving in Arlington is a different scale of event. Families travel in, the Eagles bring a large road contingent, and the whole day runs on a holiday clock. Inbound is actually lighter than a normal Sunday early on because nobody is commuting, then it compresses hard between 12:30 and 2:30. Book the return in advance with a firm rally point. We wrote a separate piece on Thanksgiving week travel in DFW, including how airport arrivals and the game interact. This date fills first every year.

Point-to-point or hourly for a game?

If you're being dropped off and someone else is getting you home, book two one-way trips. Arlington from central Dallas is about 20 miles, which is $160 each way on our rate card. If you want the same chauffeur to wait and take you home, an hourly hold covers the whole window: for a Sunday game, five to six hours usually does it ($469 to $559 plus mileage beyond the included 20). For a night game or Thanksgiving, budget six to seven. The hourly versus point-to-point guide has the general framework.

Small things that make game day easier

• Agree on a post-game rally point before you get out of the car. A cross street, a hotel entrance, a specific corner of Texas Live!. Not "by the stadium."
• Screenshot your tickets before you go in. Cell coverage inside and around the stadium degrades when 80,000 people open their phones.
• If you're tailgating, tell us. We'll drop you at the lot and pick you up at the rally point; the chauffeur won't be sitting in the lot burning your hourly time.
• Groups larger than five should tell us the headcount up front. Our standard vehicle is a black SUV for up to five; we'll arrange the right vehicle mix for bigger parties.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a car to AT&T Stadium from Dallas?

Roughly 20 miles from downtown or Uptown, so $160 one way in an executive SUV. Fort Worth is a bit closer, around 15 miles. Hourly holds are usually the better structure if you want the same car home.

Where does the chauffeur pick us up after the game?

At a rally point we agree before drop-off, typically a short walk outside the immediate stadium perimeter where vehicles can actually stop. Your chauffeur will text a pin.

Are kickoff times final?

Not until closer to the game. The NFL can move Sunday kickoffs for TV. Our game day page pulls the current schedule, and we confirm timing with you the week of.

Do you do Rangers games and stadium concerts too?

Yes. Globe Life Field is next door and the same logistics apply. See Arlington car service.

Pick your game and your pickup on the NFL game day page, or call us if you're coordinating a group or a suite.