SANTA CLARA — The 49ers plan to travel to Australia nine days early to get acclimated for their Week 1 game against the Los Angeles Rams.And that might not even be the team’s longest road trip of the 2026 NFL season.
Coach Kyle Shanahan said the 49ers likely will have even more time away from home later in the season during a three-city hop that culminates with a Week 11 game in Mexico City against the Minnesota Vikings.
The 49ers expected the NFL to schedule a game at Levi’s Stadium in Week 10 before the team’s second international game of the season. Instead, the schedule-makers will send the 49ers to Dallas in Week 10.
The 49ers plan to train at altitude leading up to the game in Mexico City. As they did in 2022, the 49ers will practice at the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado, at an elevation of approximately 7,200 feet.
“The main thing with Mexico City is it’s 2,000 (feet) higher than Denver,” Shanahan said. “And so, we like to get adjusted to that altitude. We’ll probably go to Colorado Springs again, like we did last time, to get ready for that...