Minnesota Wild
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
- Capacity
- 17,954
- Roof
- Indoor
- Surface
- Ice
- Opened
- 2000
- Tickets
- $40+
- Parking
- $8+
- Beer
- $12+
- Food
- $7+
- Est. total
- $67+
Against the other 31 NHL arenas, Grand Casino Arena is the joint 19th cheapest game day: 23rd for tickets, joint 6th for parking and joint 20th 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 Grand Casino Arena sits in downtown Saint Paul, connected to the city's famous skyway system. Minnesota is the State of Hockey. This isn't marketing, it's cultural identity. Every kid plays, every adult watches, and the Wild are the heart of the professional scene. The arena is intimate (17,954), loud, and packed with fans who grew up on the ice. St. Paul's downtown is quieter than Minneapolis but the Lowertown neighborhood has a thriving craft beer scene. Winter games mean frigid walks, but the skyway system lets you reach the arena from parking ramps without stepping outside.
View Seating GuideTips & Fan Reports
The new parking ramp across from the Xcel right off Kellogg and 35E is decent. Same with the ramp attached to the Holiday Inn. Park all the way at the bottom then leave via the left ramp up one level and exit on floor two.
Victory ramp is cheap and usually not nearly full if you don't mind walking. It is about $15-20 and super convenient. During playoffs it is $20.
The X is directly linked to public transit - bus 54 from the airport or the light rail to downtown. Not European-level transit but it works fine for getting to the game.
The Green Line serves downtown Saint Paul but the arena names no station — use the trip planner.
Club Level membership is sold in 11-game and half-season blocks as well as full season, so it is not only a season-ticket product.
The parking pass comes with every four full-season club seats, not with each one.
Park in the RiverCentre ramp and take the skyway across — no outdoor walking in a Saint Paul January.
From MSP it is Highway 5 for about 8 miles then 35E north to the Kellogg exit.
All five published driving routes end on Kellogg Boulevard.
Both ramps connect directly to the complex, so neither involves a street crossing.
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Bag policy
Purses up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches are permitted at designated X-ray entrances; wristlets, clutches, and wallets up to 4 x 6 x 1.5 inches are permitted at every entrance after inspection.
Applies to: Minnesota Wild games
- The purse rule includes clear bags; backpacks, coolers, and large totes are prohibited, while medical and parenting bags are permitted after X-ray screening.
- Gate opening
General doors open 75 minutes before Minnesota Wild games.
Applies to: Minnesota Wild games
- Gate 5 opens 90 minutes early for listed premium areas, and Gate 4 opens 90 minutes early for Fan Zone access only.
- Venue payments
Concessions, retail, parking, and box-office transactions accept only credit cards and mobile payments such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Applies to: Minnesota Wild games
- Cash is not accepted for those arena transactions.
- Re-entry
Grand Casino Arena does not permit guests to exit during an event and then re-enter.
Applies to: Minnesota Wild games
Guides for Grand Casino Arena
- Game Day Guide
7 steps from arrival to puck drop, and 21 venue rules checked against official sources.
- Parking Guide
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $8.
- Pregame Guide
4 bars, patios and plazas near Grand Casino Arena to fill the hours before doors.
- Food & Drinks
37 concession stands and 37 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $7 and drink $5.
- Seating Guide
7 seating areas at Grand Casino Arena, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Getting There
Driving routes plus every car-free way in — the cheapest is Metro Green Line Light Rail, $2.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Grand Casino Arena'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 Grand Casino Arena visitor and accessibility guides plus Minnesota Wild game-day and mobile-ticketing pages reviewed for Wild 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 connected ramps are described and priced only for EV charging. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "Grand Casino Arena 2026: the two connected ramps, RiverCentre and Kellogg Underground, run $25-$40 for Wild games; early SpotHero reservations from $17").
- Food prices — Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research
- Drink prices — Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research
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