The Bay Area Double
San Francisco's waterfront arena and San Jose's Shark Tank, about 50 miles apart — basketball and hockey in one Bay Area run.
The window: Tue, Jan 5, 2027 – Sun, Jan 10, 2027 has every stop at home — 7 games in 6 days, computed from our schedule data. That's the stretch to circle.
Sooner option: Thu, Nov 5, 2026 – Tue, Nov 10, 2026 also lines up all 2 stops (4 games).
The window to circle: Tue, Jan 5, 2027 – Sun, Jan 10, 2027
7 home games across 2 stops. Windows computed from schedules as of Wed, Nov 4, 2026 (data from TheSportsDB, cached 2026-10-30).
Sooner option: Thu, Nov 5, 2026 – Tue, Nov 10, 2026
4 home games across 2 stops. Windows computed from schedules as of Wed, Nov 4, 2026 (data from TheSportsDB, cached 2026-10-30).
The route
| Stop | Team | Venue | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden State Warriors National Basketball Association | Chase Center San Francisco, California | Start here |
| 2 | San Jose Sharks National Hockey League | SAP Center San Jose, California | ≈40 mi from Chase Center (straight line) |
Distances are straight-line, computed from the venues' map coordinates — road trips run longer.
Stop by stop
Chase Center — Golden State Warriors
🏟️ Opened 2019 · Capacity 18,064 for basketball · Hardwood court
The Warriors' San Francisco home since 2019, on the Mission Bay waterfront.
Take Muni. The T Third Street line stops at UCSF/Chase Center directly across from the arena, and your event ticket doubles as your Muni fare for the day.
Full Chase Center guide — where to stay, game-day tips and upcoming events.
SAP Center — San Jose Sharks
🏟️ Opened 1993 · Capacity 17,435 for hockey · Ice rink
The Shark Tank — the Sharks' home since 1993, known for the team skating out through a giant shark head.
Take a train to San Jose Diridon Station and cross Santa Clara Street. It is the closest mainline station to any Bay Area arena, and it removes the parking question entirely.
Full SAP Center guide — where to stay, game-day tips and upcoming events.
Book the window
Hotel, flight and car searches pre-filled for Tue, Jan 5, 2027 → Sun, Jan 10, 2027, starting in San Francisco. Prices and availability live on the booking sites — we link out, we don't quote them.
The Bay Area Double FAQ
When can I actually do The Bay Area Double?
In our current schedule data, Tue, Jan 5, 2027 – Sun, Jan 10, 2027 has every stop at home — 7 games in 6 days. The Trip Finder below re-checks the windows whenever the schedule feed updates.
How far apart are the stops?
Chase Center to SAP Center is about 40 miles in a straight line. Road distances run longer — treat these as as-the-crow-flies planning numbers from the venues' map coordinates.
Which airports serve this route?
Our venue data lists SFO, SJC across the stops — fly into one end and out of the other on the multi-city routes.
How do I book the trip?
Each stop links to its full stadium guide, and the featured window (when the schedule provides one) carries hotel, flight and car searches pre-filled for its dates. Ticket links live on each team's page and in the Trip Finder plan.
✈️ Run this route in the Trip Finder
The Trip Finder arrives with Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks pre-picked and searches every window when they're all home — then chains in hotels, flights and cars.
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