Directions
Driving to the Palais
From Montréal’s Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport –YUL (Highway 20, heading east)
- Route 520 South
- Highway 20 East
- Exit Centre-Ville/Downtown - Route 720
- Enter the Ville-Marie Tunnel
- Exit Saint-Laurent Boulevard
- At the 1st set of traffic lights, turn left on Viger
- Continue along to 201 Viger West
Located over the Ville-Marie tunnel, the Palais is easily accessible by car. It also has two parking lots with 1,600 spaces; there are 400 spaces at the Palais’s parking lot located just West of the 201 Viger Avenue entrance, at 1025 Chéneville Road and an additional 1,200 spaces are available at the parking lot of the Quartier international de Montreal at 249 Saint-Antoine Road West.
Walking to the Palais
The Palais des congrès building occupies the whole block surrounded by Viger Ave. (North), Saint-Antoine Street (South), Saint-Urbain Street (East), and Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle (West), an extension of De Bleury Street. See map, below. At the crossroads of Montréal's interior pedestrian network, the Palais is an important link between the Quartier international de Montréal, Chinatown, the business district, and Old Montréal.
Taking the Metro (subway)
Take the metro to the PLACE-D'ARMES station (orange line), located under the Palais, and follow the signs.
