FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL NUITS D'AFRIQUE
PEDESTRIAN-JEANNE-MANCE STREET AND SAINTE-CATHERINE STREET WEST
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Getting to the Quartier des spectacles
The Quartier des spectacles is bordered by Saint-Hubert, City Councillors and Sherbrooke streets, and René-Lévesque Boulevard. Within this area, you will find 3 metro stations, 10 bus lines, 9 BIXI stations and 7 indoor parking lots.
Access for people with reduced mobility is available on-site. Please view the websites of the venues and events for further details.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS
To receive advance notice of street closures in the Quartier des Spectacles.
View the latest NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND WORKERS IN QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES
work site on Rue Sainte-Catherine
Construction resumes in February 2019
After several months of preparatory work on the underground electricity network and sewer line rehabilitation, construction on the Rue Sainte-Catherine project will resume the week of February 11.
Check this link for more details concerning traffic obstructions and street closures resulting from the work scheduled for January, February and March, 2018.
Getting here by metro and by bus
The green and orange lines stop at the Quartier des spectacles. There are three metro stations:
Berri-UQAM Metro (orange and green lines)
Saint-Laurent Metro (green line)
Place-des-Arts Metro (green line)
The Quartier can also be reached by 10 bus lines.
North-south direction
55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent (all-night bus 363)
80 Avenue du Parc (all-night bus 365)
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine
435 Express Du Parc/Côte-des-Neiges
30 Saint-Denis/Saint-Hubert
East-west direction
15 Sainte-Catherine
125 Ontario
427 Express Saint-Joseph
715 Vieux-Montréal/Vieux-Port
From the airport
747 Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau/Centre-ville
Getting here by bike
With its bike paths and 9 BIXI stations, the Quartier is easily accessible by bike.
Bike paths
Saint-Urbain/René-Lévesque (north-south)
Boulevard De Maisonneuve (east-west)
View map of Montreal’s bike paths
Locking up your bike
You can use bike racks on Clark Street at the corner of Sainte-Catherine. If you’d rather leave your bike indoors, there are racks for this purpose in the underground parking lot of Complexe Desjardins (Jeanne-Mance Street entrance). It’s absolutely free!
During festivals, bike racks are set up close to the venues.
To take a BIXI bike, view the station map >.
Getting there by ridesharing
Parking in the Quartier
You can park on the surrounding streets, in accordance with the restrictions in effect, or at indoor and outdoor paid parking lots.
Indoor parking:
Place des Arts
Complexe Desjardins
Grande Bibliothèque (BAnQ)
UQAM (3)
Cégep du Vieux Montréal