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Pick upMiami · Aug 13
Drop offSt. Petersburg · Aug 14
Total miles255 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Miami, FL
Hotel
Miami Overnight
Check-inThu, Aug 13
Check-outFri, Aug 14
First pitch1:10 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Thursday, August 13
First pitch at 1:10 PM ET — Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at loanDepot park today. Don't leave without Cubano Sandwich.
Stop 01 of 02
Miami, FL · Thu Aug 13
loanDepot park
Miami Marlins · MLB
1:10 PM ET
vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Must Eat at the Park
Cubano Sandwich
A pressed Cuban sandwich with ham, roasted pork, Swiss, pickles, and mustard. Miami's signature food.
Local Beer
MIA Brewing Blonde Ale
Doral-based craft brewery. The Blonde Ale is the local choice in Miami's heat.
MIA Brewing
The Marlins and the Art of Winning Without Trying
Pilgrim Notes · Miami Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Miami, FL
Miami Overnight
Check-inThu, Aug 13
Check-outFri, Aug 14
First pitch tomorrow at 7:10 PM ET. Leave by 1:16 PM.
Fri Morning
When to Depart
Leave by1:16 PM
Drive to St. Petersburg255 mi · 4.4h
Game time7:10 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Worth the Detour · +60 min
Salvador Dali Museum St Pete
The largest Dalí collection outside Europe, in a spiraling glass atrium in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, FL · 60 min detourMiami → St. Petersburg
255 mi · 4.4h · easy leg
DAY 2
Friday, August 14
Miami to St. Petersburg is 4.4h — a solid drive, so leave early and plan a stop along the way. First pitch at 7:10 PM ET — Tampa Bay Rays vs. Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field tonight. Don't leave without Cuban Sandwich (Columbia Restaurant).
Stop 02 of 02
St. Petersburg, FL · Fri Aug 14
Tropicana Field
Tampa Bay Rays · MLB
7:10 PM ET
vs. Baltimore Orioles
Must Eat at the Park
Cuban Sandwich (Columbia Restaurant)
Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on pressed Cuban bread. Tampa's defining sandwich.
Local Beer
Cigar City Jai Alai IPA
Tampa's most acclaimed craft brewery. Jai Alai is regularly voted the best IPA in the South.
Cigar City Brewing
Shift 2 days to catch Flappy Boi Bobblehead at Tropicana Field.
• Flappy Boi Bobblehead at Tropicana Field
• Rays Invasion Shirt at Tropicana Field
• Margaritaville Tropical Shirt at Tropicana Field
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 2 games (avg $46)$92
Hotels · 1 nights (avg $155)$155
Fuel · 255 mi at $0.18/mi$46
Ballpark food & drinks$100
Total Estimate$393
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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