Montreal Auto Show FAQ
Here you can find answers to the questions that are most frequently asked.
- General
- Tickets
- Schedule
- Access
- Other
General
The Montreal Auto Show 2025 will take place from January 17 to 26, 2025, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.
Alfa Romeo, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, FIAT, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jeep, Kia, Lamborghini, Lexus, Lincoln, Lotus, Lucid Motors, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Polestar, RAM, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo will be presenting their long-awaited new models. Plus, Club Tesla will be there with models. Luc Poirier’s collection is mainly Ferrari (around 30) and other supercars. A collection from the Group Olivier features 8 magnificent Shelbys.
The Auto Show organization has invited all manufacturers. Those who declined our invitation did so for their own reasons: marketing, financial or supply.
We do not have more information, to know more about their absence, we invite you to contact their respective customer service.
To check the list of manufacturers and exhibitors who are present: https://www.salonautomontreal.com/en/informations/
Yes, you can buy a vehicle at the Montreal Auto Show. However, you will take possession of the chosen vehicle at the dealership where the transaction was completed.
A few areas where you can eat : one on level 2 (Bleury Hall) and a larger one on level 7, as well as some restaurants on the ticketing level of the Palais de congrès.
It is not permitted to enter the showroom with a drink in your hand or food. You must finish your beverage before you enter the showroom.
You can bring food to the Palais des congrès, but once you enter the exhibition hall, food and beverages are not allowed.
Tickets
You can buy your tickets for the Montreal Auto Show online here or directly on the spot at the ticketing of the Palais des congrès located on level 1.
Yes, there are administration fees of $ 1.40 when you buy your tickets online while there are no admission fees if you buy your ticket on site.
You can pay cash, debit or credit at the ticketing of the Palais des congrès.
Yes, you are able to purchase tickets for friends and family and give it to them.
No, all ticket sales are final.
18,00$ / per ticket : 25 to 49 people
17,00$ / per ticket : 50 people and more
To organize the visit of your group and purchase tickets, please send an email to communications@ccam.qc.ca
Please note that there is an administration fee of $1.40/ticket.
No, the ticket is valid for one day only. You will have to buy another ticket if you want to come another day.
Yes, you can go out and come back without any problem. You just have to make sure you come back in the same day and keep your ticket with you.
Schedule
From the 17th to the 26th of January:
- January 17 and 18 : 10am to 8pm
- January 19 to 23 : 10am to 7pm
- January 24 and 25 : 10am to 8pm
- January 26th: 10am to 6pm
Please note that the ticket office closes 90 minutes before the show closes.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings are the least busy times.
- January 17: 12 PM to 7 PM
- January 18, 24, 25: 10 AM to 7 PM
- January 19 to 23: 10 AM to 6 PM
- January 26: 10 AM to 4 PM
For more details on the electric test drives, visit this link.
- January 22: 9 AM to 2:30 PM
- January 23: 1 PM to 8 PM
- January 24: 1 PM to 8 PM
- January 25: 9 AM to 4 PM
For more details on the blood drive, visit this link.
Access
The entrances to the Montreal’s Palais des congrès are:
201 Viger Avenue West; 1 001, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle; 301 Saint-Antoine Street West
There are several parking lots on site and near the Palais des congrès, including :
- 400-space indoor parking (Palais des congrès) on rue Chenneville, accessible via Avenue Viger.
- Indoor parking (QIM) with 1,200 spaces, accessible via rue St-Antoine.
Palais des congrès parking rates at 1025 rue Chenneville:
FIXED RATE AT EVENT ENTRANCE $25.00
- Payment methods accepted: Debit cards and credit cards.
- All applicable taxes included. All prices are in Canadian dollars and are subject to change without notice.
- Studded tires are not permitted in the parking lot.
Parking rates for the Quartier international de Montréal (QIM) at 249, St-Antoine O. :
FIXED RATE AT EVENT ENTRANCE $30.00
- Payment methods accepted: VISA, MasterCard and American Express
- All applicable taxes included. All prices are in Canadian dollars and are subject to change without notice.
- For more information, contact Indigo
For details of parking facilities near the Palais: http://congresmtl.com/centre-de-congres/cartes-et-directions/
Station Place-D‘Armes on the orange line. More infos here.
The Cloakroom is open every day in the Viger Hall, level 2 of the Palais des congrès.
The Cloakroom in the Riopelle Hall is open only Friday to Sunday near the 1001, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle entrance.
Fees of 4$ are required. Payment by cash or card.
Yes, but you have to bring your own stroller because no stroller rental available on-site.
Yes. Ramps outside and elevators inside are available for visitors with reduced mobility.
Yes. For more details, please visit: https://congresmtl.com/en/visitors/universal-accessibility/wheelchair-reservation/
Yes, only the cards below:
On presentation of the ALTERGO card of the person with reduced mobility, presentation of the Companion Leisure Card CAL and the Access2 card of the accompanying person.
https://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/en
Only assistance dogs are allowed inside the Palais des congrès.
Other
If you have lost or have found an item, kindly leave a detailed message to the Palais des congrès at 514-871-3141 or by email at aasecurite@congresmtl.com
Yes, cameras and video cameras are permitted during the event.
Yes, bags are allowed during the Auto Show.
Of course, all weapons or dangerous objects are strictly forbidden during the exhibition. We remind you, however, that the average duration of the Auto Show is between 90 minutes and 3 hours, so don’t be to overloaded during your visit.