Montréal Canadiens
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
- Capacity
- 21,105
- Roof
- Indoor
- Surface
- Ice
- Opened
- 1996
- Tickets
- C$50+
- Parking
- C$15+
- Beer
- C$12+
- Food
- C$8+
- Est. total
- C$85+
Against the other 31 NHL arenas, Bell Centre is the 7th cheapest game day: 8th for tickets, joint 14th for parking and joint 2nd 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
The Bell Centre is the cathedral of hockey. With 21,105 seats, it's the largest arena in the NHL, and the Canadiens fill it with the most passionate, knowledgeable fans in the sport. Located in downtown Montreal between Rue de la Montagne and Rue de la Gauchetière, the arena is surrounded by restaurants, bars, and the city's famed underground city (RÉSO). Montreal's hockey culture is unmatched, the CH logo is a civic religion. Plan to arrive 60-90 minutes early. The atmosphere builds from the moment you enter the metro.
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Game Day
Go as early as you can and walk every level of the building. It is full of fascinating Canadiens history. The atmosphere at the Bell Centre is something every hockey fan should experience at least once.
Event parking opens at noon, long before the 90-minute door, so the garage is not the constraint.
Studded tires are barred year-round, worth knowing in a Montreal winter.
Parking & Directions
Take the metro to Lucien-L'Allier station - there is more signage and a shorter passage to the arena. Bonaventure is closer if you want to enter from outdoors along Avenue des Canadiens and see the statues.
Non-event weekday garage parking is a $20 flat daily rate.
Lucien-L'Allier offers the venue's step-free corridor entrance; the connection from Bonaventure is closed.
Food & Drinks
The poutine at the Bell Centre uses real cheese curds. It's legit Quebec poutine, not impostor gravy fries.
Montreal smoked meat is different from NYC pastrami, more peppery, leaner, served on rye with mustard. Try it.
Molson Canadian is brewed in Montreal. Drinking one at a Habs game is a Canadian rite of passage.
Seating
University students can get 400-level seats for $49 at Monday and Tuesday night games, with a water, soft drink or beer included.
Club Desjardins includes all concession food and non-alcoholic beverages in the ticket price, which changes the arithmetic against a cheaper seat plus concessions.
Prices at the Bell Centre are in Canadian dollars.
General
Backpacks are not allowed inside the Bell Centre and there is no bag check. Purses are fine but they will be examined. Plan accordingly.
Know Before You Go
- Bag policy
General bags may not exceed 15 x 10 x 4 cm; backpacks, coolers, and sports bags are prohibited regardless of size.
The bag rule can vary by event, so check the specific event page. All guests undergo mandatory electronic screening at entry.
- Gate opening
Bell Centre doors generally open 90 minutes before Canadiens games.
Confirm the specific event because opening times can change.
- Re-entry
Re-entry is not permitted after a guest leaves Bell Centre.
Guides for Bell Centre
- Game Day Guide
7 steps from arrival to puck drop, and 14 venue rules checked against official sources. 3 bars, patios and plazas to fill the hours before doors, and what to bring.
- Parking & Directions
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from C$15. Or leave the car: the cheapest way in is STM Metro (Lucien-L'Allier Station), C$3.75.
- Food & Drinks
9 concession stands and 13 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food C$8 and drink C$7.
- Seating Guide
7 seating areas at Bell Centre, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Bell Centre'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
- Food prices
Bell Centre 2026: Molson or Coors Light canned beer C$12; smoked meat sandwich around C$10; nearly all beer options above C$10
- Drink prices
Bell Centre 2026: Molson or Coors Light canned beer C$12; smoked meat sandwich around C$10; nearly all beer options above C$10
- Venue policies
Current Bell Centre and Montreal Canadiens FAQ, security, accessibility, ticket, and purchase-agreement pages reviewed for Canadiens 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 arena's own garage publishes a weekday rate and an event range, C$20 to C$49 depending on the event, and no Canadiens-game figure. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "Bell Centre 2026: the arena's own structure under the building charges C$29 for Canadiens games; the 1225 Saint-Antoine lot is $20 on non-event days").