The bag rule depends on the ballpark. Wrigley Field allows soft bags up to 16 × 16 × 8 inches but no backpacks, not even clear ones. Rate Field, renamed from Guaranteed Rate Field in December 2024, allows only clear totes and small clutches. Both parks are on the CTA Red Line.
Side by side
| Wrigley Field (Cubs) | Rate Field (White Sox) | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 1060 W. Addison St. | 333 W. 35th St. |
| Seats | 41,649 | 40,615 |
| Bags | Soft bags under 16 × 16 × 8 in; no backpacks | Clear tote 12 × 12 × 6 in or clutch 9 × 5 × 2 in |
| Gates | 90 min before most games; 2 hours Saturdays and Opening Day | 90 min before first pitch |
| Red Line stop | Addison | Sox-35th |
| Kids | 2 and under free on a lap | Taller than 36 in needs a ticket |
| Payment | Cashless | Cashless, including parking |
| Dates on sale | 94 | 90 |
Parking
Wrigley: the Cubs run free remote parking for night and weekend games at 4650 N. Clarendon Ave., with shuttles from two hours before first pitch until about 90 minutes after the game. The Cubs don't publish prices for their other lots.
Rate Field: most lots cost $22 in advance or $35 on the day ($15 / $25 on Sundays); the premium lot is $35 / $45. Lots open about two hours before the game, and tailgating is allowed.
Re-entry and resale
Neither park allows re-entry once your ticket is scanned (Wrigley lets you step out to Gallagher Way until the bottom of the eighth). The Cubs' ticket terms ban reselling inside the ballpark, or wherever the law prohibits it, and say such resale invalidates the ticket; Rate Field bans ticket resale on ballpark property.
Cubs dates
Across the 94 Cubs games on sale, the cheapest resale listing runs from $72 to $4,811, typically about $102. Each date's page shows its own price.
White Sox dates
Across the 90 White Sox games on sale, the cheapest resale listing runs from $17 to $6,935, typically about $65. Each date's page shows its own price.
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