Miami Heat
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
- Capacity
- 19,600
- Roof
- Indoor
- Surface
- Hardwood (Maple)
- Opened
- 1999
- Tickets
- $40+
- Parking
- $15+
- Beer
- $14+
- Food
- $8+
- Est. total
- $77+
Against the other 29 NBA arenas, Kaseya Center is the 26th cheapest game day: 26th for tickets, joint 14th for parking and joint 24th for food and drink, compared on market ticket medians and published lot and menu prices in US dollars. See the full ranking.
Prices are estimates. See our methodology.
What to Expect
Kaseya Center sits on Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami, surrounded by the waterfront, Bayside Marketplace, and the high-rise skyline. The Heat game-day experience is one of the most glamorous in the NBA, Miami dress-to-impress culture extends to the arena. The pregame scene centers on the Bayside waterfront restaurants and the surrounding Brickell/downtown dining options. Plan to arrive 60-90 minutes early to enjoy the waterfront views and grab Cuban food. Note: Heat fans famously arrive late and leave early, traffic on Biscayne Boulevard is the main culprit.
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Be in your seat before tipoff so you can feel the Heat during the pregame intros. Seriously the lights and sound are worth showing up for. The atmosphere is electric for big games.
Park at the Miami World Center garage about 2 blocks away. You can purchase in advance for $25-30. Enter through one of the smaller side entrances on the north side - about 11 minutes from car to seats.
Use the Metromover to get to the arena - it is free and connects to Metrorail at Government Center. Way easier than driving and parking near Kaseya on game night.
Lots of great food places within a 10 minute walk of Kaseya Center so eat before you go in. The arena food is fine but the neighborhood has better options for less money.
Doors open only an hour before the event, so arriving much earlier means waiting outside.
The Amerant and South Lounges are at centre court but BENEATH the bowl on the event level — you cannot see the game from inside them. They are rooms to leave your seat for.
Buses use Gate 3 on NE 8th Street on the north side, not the Biscayne Boulevard frontage.
There is no tailgating here; downtown Miami around the arena is the pregame.
The 10 by 6 by 2 inch bag limit is among the smallest in the league — travel with nothing if you can.
The journey is two legs and the arena names both: Metrorail to Government Center, then the Omni Loop of the Metromover to Park West.
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Bag policy
Bags and purses must not exceed 10 x 6 x 2 inches and are searched at entry.
Applies to: Miami Heat games
- Medical and infant bags are permitted but must pass through X-ray screening at Gate 3. The venue recommends arriving without a bag for faster entry.
- Gate opening
Kaseya Center doors generally open one hour before the printed game time.
Applies to: Miami Heat games
- Door times may vary, so check the event listing before travel.
- Venue payments
Kaseya Center is cashless and accepts credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and member Arena Bucks.
Applies to: Miami Heat games
- Fee-free reverse ATMs issue prepaid cards next to the Box Office, at Sections 109, 121, and 318, and inside Gate 1A next to the Heat Store.
- Re-entry
Kaseya Center does not allow guests to leave and re-enter the same game.
Applies to: Miami Heat games
Guides for Kaseya Center
- Game Day Guide
7 steps from arrival to tip-off, and 22 venue rules checked against official sources.
- Parking Guide
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $15.
- Pregame Guide
2 bars, patios and plazas near Kaseya Center to fill the hours before doors.
- Food & Drinks
21 concession stands and 52 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $8 and drink $6.
- Seating Guide
7 seating areas at Kaseya Center, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Getting There
Driving routes plus every car-free way in — the cheapest is Metromover (Freedom Tower Station), free.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Kaseya Center's stored figures.
How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Venue facts
Wikipedia / Official Venue Page
- Venue policies
Current Kaseya Center A-Z, accessibility, Know Before You Go, FAQ, and food pages plus official Miami Heat mobile-ticket guidance reviewed for Heat game-day policies.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them — concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces — so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Ticket prices — Secondary market averages (SeatGeek/StubHub)
- Parking prices — Never checked against a published rate: the venue's parking page, read 2026-09-05, publishes none — the page warns that adjacent lots have been lost to development and prices nothing. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "Kaseya Center 2026: expect $25 or more; the arena's own garage is largely permit-filled on Heat nights, nearby garages from about $21").
- Food prices — Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index + venue research
- Drink prices — Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index + venue research
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