Practical InformationEverything You Need to Know about the Convention Centre!

For all the need to know info, see our practical information section. It’s full of important details to help you plan your trip to Québec City.

Getting to the Convention Centre

Getting to Québec City

Jean Lesage International Airport is just 20 minutes away from the Convention Centre. Our section on Getting here explains how to travel to Québec City by car, train, plane, or bus.

Getting to the Québec City Convention Centre

The Québec City Convention Centre is completely central:

Just 20 minutes by car from Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), which offers over 350 flights each week, many of them direct
Just 10 minutes from the bus and train station (Gare du Palais)
Within walking distance (5–20 minutes) of numerous natural, cultural, and historic sites and attractions (Old Québec, the Plains of Abraham, Parliament Hill, the Old Port, the Petit Champlain district, the gallery district, Saint-Roch, and Grande Allée)
Just 30 minutes from the great outdoors and a wealth of outdoor activities in beautiful surroundings

Getting around – In Town

Get around safely and sustainably with Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC), Québec City’s public transit system.

RTC offers passes for unlimited travel on weekends or for five consecutive days—very handy for getting around the city during a convention.

Given the Convention Centre’s terrific location amidst major hotels and steps away from Old Québec, walking is always a great active transportation option.

Parking

A pedestrian tunnel links the Québec City Convention Centre to four indoor parking lots with a total of 4,175 parking spaces. The car parks are managed by Indigo and Société Parc-Auto du Québec.

Indigo Rates

Place Québec underground parking
Evenings (7 days a week) – Maximum: For 12 hours, between 4 p.m. and 7:59 a.m.: $10
Weekdays – Maximum: $20
Delta underground parking
Evenings (7 days a week) – Maximum: For 12 hours, between 4 p.m. and 6:59 a.m.: $9
24-hour maximum (daytime, reached after 4:31 p.m.): $18

Société Parc-Auto du Québec

Place d’Youville underground parking
Édifice Marie-Guyart underground parking

Evenings (7 days a week) – Maximum: For 12 hours, between 4 p.m. and 7:59 a.m.: $12
Weekdays – Maximum: $18

Street level Pay Parking

Meter parking is available on the streets around the Centre and in various areas throughout the city. The PayandGo pay stations make it quick and easy to park on the street. Pay parking is generally in effect Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Use the COPILOTE mobile app to pay for any Québec City parking spot equipped with a meter or pay station, whether it’s on the street or in a parking lot. No fees apply. Copilote also lets you add money to your meter remotely, so you never have to dash back to the meter.

Charging Stations – Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicle owners can charge their car at Circuit électrique’s 240V charging station in the Place Québec parking lot operated by Indigo and directly connected to the Québec City Convention Centre. There are two parking spots for the charger: a service spot while the car is hooked up and a vacant spot for the wait time after the car is charged.

Accessibility

The Québec City Convention Centre meets the standards of the National Building Code of Canada and the American Disability Act and is rated “accessible to persons with a physical impairment” by Kéroul. Convention Centre facilities, access, equipment, and services are adapted for all our visitors. The Centre is a secure facility and offers personalized greeting and support services to guests with disabilities.

Accessible to Persons with a Physical Impairment

The Québec City Centre’s facilities are rated “accessible to persons with a physical impairment.” This means that the Centre meets all of the accessibility requirements established by Kéroul, a recognized organization that works to make tourism and culture accessible to persons with restricted physical ability. The Québec City Convention Centre has an action plan to meet the needs of the mobility impaired and is proud to be an inclusive and fully accessible facility.

Do you have special needs? Plan your visit to the Convention Centre with the help of Jean-Pierre Roger, our head of reception services, at 4186497711 or at 1 888 679-4000, ext. 4067.

Accommodation

Accommodations abound near the Québec City Convention Centre. Options include prestigious downtown hotels, charming boutique hotels in Old Québec, quaint B&Bs, and youth hostels, with over 17,000 rooms in the Québec City area to choose from.

Over 3,000 superior-quality guest rooms and suites can be found within a 5 to 20-minute walk of the Québec City Convention Centre. The Hilton Québec and Delta Québec, both fourstar hotels, offer a total of 948 rooms and have indoor passageways that link directly to the Convention Centre.

Find out more about accommodations in Québec City

Restaurants

The Québec City Convention Centre is just minutes away from dozens of restaurants of every kind and price range.Home to French restaurants, microbreweries, bistros, sidewalk cafés and much more, the city has earned an outstanding reputation for its innovative cuisine, fine regional products, and creative artisans and chefs.

The Centre is part of a complex that has two restaurants, Le Subtil and La Prep, and a convenience store.

Light meals are available at the Convention Centre at Le Lounge restaurant and the Petit Café.

Discover Québec’s Restaurants and Fine Dining

Concierge Desk and Boutique

Everything you need in one spot! The Concierge Desk at the Québec City Convention Centre is a multiservice hub with a boutique, tourist information centre, and business centre.

Souvenirs and artisanal gifts (artwork, home accessories, jewelry, clothes, and more)
Photocopying and printing
Internet workstations
Cellphone charging stations
Convenience items (stationery, personal care products, etc.)
Reservations for sightseeing and guided tours, restaurants, and shows
Travel information: flight times, phone cards
Car rentals
Limo rentals
Flowers and decorations

Stop by and meet our concierge!

Free WiFi

Courtesy of Videotron Business Solutions, wall-to-wall Wi-Fi is free at all times throughout the Québec City Convention Centre. Stay connected at all times with 15 Mbps connection and unlimited data transfer. Coverage is available in every room and common area, with absolutely no dead zones.

Computers are also available in the foyer on Level 3 and in the Hall 2000 foyer. Or stop by the Concierge Desk, where you can use one of the two computers, the business centre, and shop for a souvenir of Québec while you’re at it!

Free WiFi is also available in the Desjardins Promenade outside the Centre courtesy of ZAP.

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