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MONDAY | 10 am–4 pm

free admission to selected exhibitions (pick up a free admission ticket, number of tickets is limited)

13 April – 30 June

Castle First Floor: Royal Private Apartments, The Porcelain Cabinet, Wawel Recovered - last admission at 3:10 pm; Royal Gardens - last admission 3:40 pm
Crown Treasury, last admission 3:20 pm (+ Royal Gardens, last admission 3:40)

1 July – 30 September

Castle Underground (The Lost Wawel, St. Gereon's Church, The Lapidarium)
last admission: The Lost Wawel - 3 pm, St. Gereon's Church, The Lapidarium - 3:40 pm (+ Royal Gardens - last admission 3:40 pm)
Between the Walls, last admission 3:30 pm (+ Royal Gardens, last admission 3:40)

1 October – 31 December

Castle Second Floor (State Rooms, The Ottoman Turkish Tents), last admission 3:10 pm
Crown Treasury, last admission 3:20 pm

paid admission to selected exhibitions:

Royal Gardens (until 4 October) 10 am-4 pm, last admission 3:40 pm
regular 11 PLN, reduced 9 PLN (free with tickets for selected routes)
Dragon's Den (until 31 October) 9 am-5 pm, last admission 4:50 pm (July, August - 6:50 pm)
regular 15 PLN, reduced 10 PLN (ticket price includes Royal Gardens)

TUESDAY–SUNDAY | 9 am–5 pm

Castle / 1st & 2nd floor
tour includes: rooms on the 1st floor of the Castle, The Porcelain Cabinet; rooms on the 2nd floor of the Castle – representative chambers and rooms where the collection of Ottoman Turkish Tents is presented; with this ticket you also visit: Wawel Recovered exhibition and Royal Gardens (until 4 October)
- June, Sepember-December 9 am–5 pm, July, August: 9 am–7 pm
- last admission 110 min prior; Royal Gardens - 20 min prior
- regular 95 PLN, reduced 71 PLN, ticket price includes audio guide
- Ottman Turkish Tents closed 8-26 June
Castle | First Floor
tour includes: rooms on the 1st floor of the Castle, the Porcelain Cabinet; with this ticket you also visit: Wawel Recovered exhibition and Royal Gardens (until 4 October)
- June, Sepember-December 9 am–5 pm, July, August 9 am–6 pm
- last admission 60 min prior; Royal Gardens - 20 min prior
- regular 57 PLN, reduced 43 PLN
Castle | Second Floor
tour includes: rooms on the 2nd floor of the Castle – representative chambers and rooms where the collection of Ottoman Turkish Tents is presented and Royal Gardens (until 4 October)
- June, Sepember-December 9 am–5 pm, July, August: 9 am–7 pm
- last admission 50 min prior; Royal Gardens - 20 min prior
- regular 57 PLN, reduced 43 PLN
- Ottman Turkish Tents closed on 8-26 June
Castle Underground
with this ticket you visit The Lost Wawel, Church of St Gereon, The Lapidarium, Royal Gardens (until 4 October)
- June, Sepember-December 9 am–5 pm, July, August: 9 am–6 pm
- last admission: The Lost Wawel - 60 min prior, Church of St Gereon, The Lapidarium - 30 min prior, Royal Gardens - 20 min prior
- regular 47 PLN, reduced 35 PLN, ticket price includes audio guide
Crown Treasury
- June, Sepember-December 9 am–5 pm, July, August: 9 am–6 pm
- last admission 40 min prior; Royal Gardens - 20 min prior
- regular 47 PLN, reduced 35 PLN, ticket price includes Royal Gardens (until 4 October)
The Armoury
- June, Sepember-December 9 am–5 pm, July, August: 9 am–7 pm
- last admission 30 min prior; Royal Gardens - 20 min prior
- regular 47 PLN, reduced 35 PLN, ticket price includes Royal Gardens (until 4 October)
Looking for the Dragon
with this ticket you visit: Between the Walls, Dragon's Den, Royal Gardens
- June, Sepember-December 9 am–5 pm, July, August: 9 am–7 pm
- last admission: Between the Walls - 40 min prior, Dragon's Den - 10 min prior, Royal Gardens - 20 min prior
- regular 35 PLN, reduced 26 PLN; ticket price includes audioguide for Between the Walls

Viewing Tower | 24 April-31 October
- June, Sepember, October 9 am–5 pm, July, August 9 am–7 pm
- last admission - 20 min prior
- regular 19 PLN, reduced 14 PLN; ticket price includes Royal Gardens (until 4 October)
Royal Gardens | 24 April-4 October
- June, Sepember, October 9 am–5 pm, July, August 9 am–7 pm
- last admission - 20 min prior
- regular 11 PLN, reduced 9 PLN, free with tickets for selected routes
Dragon's Den | 24 April-31 October
- June, Sepember, October 9 am–5 pm, July, August: 9 am–7 pm
- last admission - 10 min prior
- regular 15 PLN, reduced 10 PLN, ticket price includes Royal Gardens (until 4 October)

Temporary exhibitions:

Soon Everything Will Change. Joanna Rajkowska | 24 April – 4 October
temporary exhibition in Royal Gardens and outer courtyard
- June, Sepember, October 9 am–5 pm, July, August 9 am–7 pm; last admission - 20 min prior
- admission to the Gardens: regular 11 PLN, reduced 9 PLN or with ticket to selected routes
Masterpieces from the Lanckoroński Collection. A Story of Antiquity | 8 May – 30 August, 2026
- June 9 am–5 pm, July, August: 9 am–6 pm; last admission - 30 min prior
- regular 5 PLN, reduced 3 PLN or with tickets: Castle, Castle First Floor
Sorry about the mess. Michalina Bigaj | 8 May – 28 June, 2026
- 9 am–5 pm, last admission - 10 min prior
- regular 5 PLN, reduced 3 PLN or with tickets: Castle, Castle First Floor

Tickets and special routes

Wawel for Enthusiasts | combined ticket
regular 199 PLN, reduced 149 PLN
This is a special ticket for Wawel aficionados, who would like to spend many hours visiting all of the exhibitions (open on visiting day) at Wawel Royal Castle, selected areas of Pieskowa Skała Castle an Stryszów Manor House
Wawel – The Most Precious | guided tour
regular 155 PLN, reduced 116 PLN
Tuesday-Sunday, sightseeing according to an individual schedule