How to avoid driving in traffic for Browns games

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PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) — Starting later this summer, you don’t have to drive through downtown Cleveland traffic to see the Browns play.

Laketran STS buses will soon be offering $25 round-trip tickets from Lake County to downtown Cleveland for all the regular season and preseason home games this year, according to a news release from the public transit operator.

The Sports Express bus service starts on Saturday, Aug. 10, when the Browns are set to face the Green Bay Packers. It’s a revival of a similar service that ran from 1985 to 2006, busing fans to Browns and Indians games.

“We’re very excited to bring back Sports Express service to our residents,” Laketran board President Brian Falkowski is quoted in the release. “Laketran ran a similar service 20 years ago, and we still get calls each year about it. We hope that both longtime fans and new riders will join us onboard to get to the game.”

Riders can catch the Sports Express from the Mentor Park-n-Ride, 8650 Market Street, Mentor.

Riders will be dropped off in downtown Cleveland at the northeast corner of St. Clair Street and East 9th Street, near the Galleria. From there, it’s about a 15-minute walk to Cleveland Browns Stadium.

The buses will return to Mentor 45 minutes after the final whistle, according to the release.

Tickets are available on the Laketran STS website. There are only 134 tickets available for each of the 10 home games, so fans are encouraged to buy them early — they’re expected to move fast.

“If the ticket sales go well, we may look into starting service to the Guardians in the spring,” Laketran CEO Ben Capelle is quoted in the release.

For more information, call 440-354-6100.