Rental Car
Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upSt. Louis · Jun 1
Drop offCincinnati · Jun 3
Total miles385 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · St. Louis, MO
Hotel
St. Louis Overnight
Check-inMon, Jun 1
Check-outTue, Jun 2
First pitch7:45 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Monday, June 1
First pitch at 7:45 PM ET — St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium tonight. Don't leave without St. Louis-Style Toasted Ravioli.
Stop 01 of 02
St. Louis, MO · Mon Jun 1
Busch Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals · MLB
7:45 PM ET
vs. Texas Rangers
Must Eat at the Park
St. Louis-Style Toasted Ravioli
Pasta filled with meat, breaded and deep-fried, served with marinara dipping sauce — a St. Louis original.
Local Beer
Busch Beer
The stadium is literally named for this beer. Historically appropriate in every way.
Anheuser-Busch
Musial, Gibson, and the Cardinal Way
Pilgrim Notes · St. Louis Baseball History
Stay Tonight · St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Overnight
Check-inMon, Jun 1
Check-outTue, Jun 2
First pitch tomorrow at 7:10 PM ET. Leave by 11:02 AM.
Wed Morning
When to Depart
Leave by11:02 AM
Drive to Cincinnati385 mi · 6.6h
Game time7:10 PM ET
Long drive — consider stopping overnight in Cincinnati.
Breakfast Stop · St. Louis, MO
Before You Hit the Road
Goody Goody Diner
St. Louis breakfast institution. Pancakes and biscuits-and-gravy have anchored pre-Cardinals mornings for decades. No-nonsense diner that has stayed exactly itself while the city changed around it.
Pancakes + bacon + coffee
Open 7 AM–2 PM daily
Worth the Detour · +10 min
Hartman Rock Garden Springfield
50 hand-built miniature American monuments in a Springfield machinist's backyard.
Springfield, OH · 10 min detourSt. Louis → Cincinnati
385 mi · 6.6h · regional run
DAY 3
Wednesday, June 3
It's a 6.6h haul from St. Louis — plan to break this into two days or drive the night before. First pitch at 7:10 PM ET — Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park tonight. Hartman Rock Garden Springfield is worth 10 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 02
Cincinnati, OH · Wed Jun 3
Great American Ball Park
Cincinnati Reds · MLB
7:10 PM ET
vs. Kansas City Royals
Must Eat at the Park
Cincinnati Chili Dog (Skyline)
Cincinnati chili served over a hot dog (the Cheese Coney). Skyline Chili has operated in Cincinnati since 1949.
Local Beer
MadTree Axis IPA
Cincinnati's most celebrated craft brewery. Axis IPA is their flagship.
MadTree Brewing
The Big Red Machine
Pilgrim Notes · Cincinnati Baseball History
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 2 games (avg $46)$92
Hotels · 2 nights (avg $155)$310
Fuel · 385 mi at $0.18/mi$69
Ballpark food & drinks$100
Total Estimate$571
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
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