Do you want to hit the road for an MLB stadium road trip in 2026, but don’t want to spend time perusing the schedule to find an itinerary that works for you? Well, we’re here to help.

The pursuit of seeing multiple MLB stadiums in one road trip is the most common thing we get asked about here at Itinerant Fan, so it’s no surprise that even during the offseason, we still have baseball on our minds.

As we look forward to the 2026 Major League Baseball season, we can spend the winter breaking down the schedule to plan out itineraries for visiting MLB stadiums.

The fact that MLB teams play nearly every day during the season means that the potential for interesting ballpark road trips are nearly endless, and we’ve pored over the 2026 schedule to come up with just a handful of intriguing trip ideas. However, we know we’ve just scratched the surface, so at the very least we hope this serves as a springboard for inspiration.

It’s certainly fun to follow a team on a lengthy road trip, but we tend to lean toward itineraries that serve the “ballpark chaser,” aka someone who wants to visit as many parks as possible over a certain period of days.

Longtime readers of this blog know that we do road trip suggestions for all the major leagues each season, including the NFL, NBA and NHL. We find it much easier to find good road trip itineraries in baseball because of the fact that the teams play nearly every day, so if anything, let this guide be a jumping-off point to finding an itinerary that works for your specific schedule.

Like the other leagues, we try to apply a few ground rules to these itineraries:

• We looked to pack as many games into as small a timeframe as possible, at least considering typical travel times by car (we won’t suggest you travel cross-country for games on back-to-back days, for instance).
• We try to look only at trips where you’re traveling in the same general direction as you go from city to city (so no zig-zagging around).
• We tried to limit the number of times you see a particular team to twice.
• We looked only at minimum four-city trips, because longer trips are always more fun.
• Because starting times can fluctuate, it’s possible that scheduled day games can impact travel. However, in nearly all of the below cases, itineraries can be stretched out by a day or two to allow for a less hectic travel schedule.

By the way, there are a couple small wrinkles to look out for in the 2026 MLB schedule. The Athletics will continue to use Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park as a waystation while a new ballpark is being built for them in Las Vegas, but they are set to play two series at the minor-league Las Vegas Ballpark in June.

Meanwhile, the Rays will move back to the repaired Tropicana Field in 2026 after spending the previous season using Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the Yankees in Tampa, as a temporary home.

Check out all our ideas for MLB stadium road trips for the 2026 season below.

1) West Coast season opener

Wednesday, March 25: Yankees at Giants
Friday, March 27: Diamondbacks at Dodgers
Saturday, March 28: Tigers at Padres
Monday, March 30: Tigers at Diamondbacks

Be there right from the start of the MLB season, when the Giants host the Yankees at Oracle Park as the designated Opening Night game. From there, head south to see the reigning (and repeat) champion Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, followed by a Padres home game at Petco Park and, after a day off, the Diamondbacks’ home opener at Chase Field.

Note that the Dodger game isn’t their season opener — that comes on Thursday. But assuming you aren’t a Dodger fan and/or are really into the pageantry of a ring ceremony, why not save the money from what will undoubtedly be drastically marked up ticket prices for the first game?

2) Spring in the Northeast

Thursday, April 16: Nationals at Pirates
Friday, April 17: Giants at Nationals
Saturday, April 18: Braves at Phillies
Sunday, April 19: Royals at Yankees
Tuesday, April 21: Twins at Mets
Wednesday, April 22: Yankees at Red Sox

Check off most of the MLB stadiums in the northeast on this weeklong trip starting with a game at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. From there, five more stops await: Nationals Park in Washington, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Yankee Stadium and Citi Field in New York, and finally Fenway Park in Boston (where you can get a taste of the heated Yankees-Red Sox rivalry).

This itinerary does miss one ballpark in the area: Oriole Park at Camden Yards. If you want to add that to the list, you can double back to Baltimore and catch the Orioles at home either before this trip (April 13-15) or afterward (April 24-26).

3) Rivalry weekend in the Midwest

Wednesday, May 13: Rays at Blue Jays
Friday, May 15: Reds at Guardians
Saturday, May 16: Blue Jays at Tigers
Sunday, May 17: Cubs at White Sox
Monday, May 18: Brewers at Cubs
Tuesday, May 19: Pirates at Cardinals

Watch a different game during MLB’s Rivalry Weekend and then some on this spin through the Midwest! You’ll actually begin in Canada, seeing the defending American League champion Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

Then, cross back into the States and pick up the trip with rivalry games at Cleveland’s Progressive Field, Detroit’s Comerica Park and Chicago’s Rate Field. Follow the Cubs back to the North Side with a game at Wrigley Field before finishing up at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

4) The Vegas preview trip

Sunday, June 7: Angels at Dodgers
Monday, June 8: Astros at Angels
Tuesday, June 9: Reds at Padres
Wednesday, June 10: Brewers vs. Athletics in Las Vegas

With the A’s playing a weeklong homestand in Las Vegas in 2026, why not incorporate that schedule nugget into a West Coast MLB road trip?

This trip begins with a chance to see all three SoCal ballparks: Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium of Anaheim and Petco Park. Then head to Vegas and watch the A’s take on the Brewers at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators. Spend an extra day or two on the Strip afterward and see how progress is going on the A’s new ballpark, set to open in 2028.

5) The All-Star piggyback

Saturday, July 11: Yankees at Nationals
Sunday, July 12: Royals at Orioles
Monday, July 13: MLB All-Star Home Run Derby in Philadelphia
Tuesday, July 14: MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia
Friday, July 17: Mets at Phillies
Saturday, July 18: Dodgers at Yankees
Sunday, July 19: Rays at Red Sox

It’s not difficult to structure a baseball road trip around All-Star Weekend. In 2026 the event will be held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and there are opportunities to see nearby stadiums both before and after the break.

You can finish up the first half with stops at Nationals Park in Washington and Camden Yards in Baltimore. After the All-Star Game, hang out in Philly for a couple days so you can catch a proper Phillies game on Friday, then head north for stops at Yankee Stadium in New York and Fenway Park in Boston.

6) The going-long MLB tour

Monday, Aug. 3: Blue Jays at Astros
Tuesday, Aug. 4: Giants at Rangers
Thursday, Aug. 6: Twins at Royals
Friday, Aug. 7: Rockies at Cardinals
Saturday, Aug. 8: Guardians at White Sox
Sunday, Aug. 9: Twins at Brewers
Monday, Aug. 10: Orioles at Twins

Here’s a fun trip that spans nearly the entire length of the country — it might be a bit fast-paced as road trips go, but the MLB schedule during this period allows for plenty of customization. So play with the itinerary and tweak it to fit your style!

As laid out above, you’d start in Texas with stops at Daikin Park in Houston and Globe Life Field in Arlington. Then take an extra day to make the 520-mile journey north to Kansas City to check off Kauffman Stadium, followed by the other Missouri ballpark, Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Keep working your way north, seeing Rate Field in Chicago and American Family Field in Milwaukee before finishing things off at Target Field in Minneapolis. Whew!

7) The stretch-run sojourn

Friday, Sept. 18: Cubs at Reds
Saturday, Sept. 19: Athletics at Guardians
Sunday, Sept. 20: Royals at Pirates
Monday, Sept. 21: Blue Jays at Orioles
Tuesday, Sept. 22: Brewers at Phillies
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Rays at Yankees
Thursday, Sept. 24: Guardians at Red Sox

Want to finish the 2026 MLB schedule on a frenetic high note? Try this seven-city swing with the following stops: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Progressive Field in Cleveland, PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Camden Yards in Baltimore, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Yankee Stadium in New York and Fenway Park in Boston.

With playoff races raging, perhaps one or more of these games will prove critical. Or, just have fun checking more MLB parks off your list!

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Got an MLB stadium road trip idea off the 2026 schedule that we didn’t cover? Or want to share tales of your ballpark travels? Hit us up at [email protected].