Selected exhibitions will be available free of charge, admission after collecting a ticket at the ticket office or online. November 1, 2025 the Castle is closed.
MONDAY | FREE OF CHARGE 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Castle I | 1st floor: chambers on the 1st floor of the castle, porcelain cabinet; last entry 3 p.m.
Wawel Recovered, last entry 3:30 p.m.
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground, last entry 3:30 p.m.; free audio guide
TUESDAY – SUNDAY | FREE OF CHARGE 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Castle II | 2nd floor: representative chambers and rooms displaying a collection of Turkish tents and temporary exhibitions: How about something different? Contemporary art at Wawel, Abakanowicz. No rules. Abakans and tapestries in the Senators' Hall, Dürer and Holbein at Wawel; last entry 4:10 p.m.
Castle Underground:The Lost Wawel, Wawel Underground: The Lapidarium, last entry 4:10 p.m.; free audio guide
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground, last entry 4:30 p.m.; free audio guide
The Armoury (open from 28 November), last entry 4:30 p.m.
November 11, 2025 – OPEN Castle II | 2nd floor with temporary exhibitions (as above); last entry 4 p.m.
Admission based on free tickets available for download:
at the ticket offices – on the day of the visit, ticket offices open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
online – tickets available one week in advance of the date of the visit one person can download tickets for up to 5 people
TUESDAY – SUNDAY | PAID ADMISSION 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Castle I | 1st floor: chambers on the 1st floor of the castle, porcelain cabinet and Wawel Recovered exhibition; last entry 4 p.m. admission: regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN
the ticket also entitles you to enter the temporary exhibition How about something different? Contemporary Art at the Wawel Castle
Crown Treasury, last entry 4:10 p.m.
admission: regular 43 PLN, reduced 32 PLN
November 11, 2025 – OPEN Dragon's Den – if weather conditions permit; last entry 4:50 p.m.
admission: regular 9 PLN, regular 7 PLN
ticket purchase:
at the ticket offices – on the day of the visit, ticket offices open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on-line
Reservations
Reservations for groups are mandatory
Individual and group reservations for exhibitions as part of Free November are possible to a limited extent and only for guided tours; they are accepted by the Reservation Office via email: rezerwacja@wawelzamek.pl
The number of available dates for reservations is limited
The rules for payment for individually ordered guided services remain unchanged.
VISITING FROM DECEMBER
MONDAY 10 am–4 pm
free admission to selected exhibitions (pick up a free admission ticket, number of tickets is limited):
Wawel Recovered, last entry 3:30 pm
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground, last entry 3:30 pm
Castle I / 1st floor, last entry 3 pm
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 exhibitions: How about something different? Contemporary Art at the Wawel Castle, Abakanowicz. No Rules. Tapestries and Abakans at the Wawel Castle, Painting – Time. Roman Opałka and Wawel Recovered regular 89 PLN, reduced 67 PLN, ticket price includes audio guide
Castle I / 1st floor tour includes: rooms on the 1st floor of the Castle, the Porcelain Cabinet; with this ticket you also visit exhibitions: How about something different? Contemporary Art at the Wawel Castle and Wawel Recovered
last entry one hour before closing
regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN
closed: Dec. 24-26, 31
Castle II / 2nd floor tour includes: 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 exhibitions: Abakanowicz. No Rules. Tapestries and Abakans at the Wawel Castle, Painting – Time. Roman Opałka
last entry one hour before closing
regular 53 PLN, reduced 40 PLN
closed: Dec. 24-26
Castle Underground with this ticket you visit The Lost Wawel, Wawel Underground: The Lapidarium
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground 9 am-5 pm, last entry: 30 min before closing
closed: Dec. 24-26, 31
regular 29 PLN, reduced 22 PLN
Abakanowicz. No Rules. Tapestries and Abakans at the Wawel Castle | temporary exhibition October 17, 2025–January 6, 2026
last entry one hour before closing
admission with "Castle" or "Castle II" tickets
How about something different? Contemporary Art at the Wawel Castle | temporary exhibition October 17, 2025–March 15, 2026
last entry 30 min before closing
regular 5 PLN, reduced 3 PLN; entry also with "Castle I" tickets
Painting – Time. Roman Opałka | artistic project October 17, 2025–January 6, 2026
last entry one hour before closing
admission with "Castle" or "Castle II" ticket
Dürer and Holbein at the Wawel Castle | Special exhibition of paintings from the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin | 31 October 2025 – 1 February 2026
last entry one hour before closing
admission with "Castle" or "Castle II" tickets
Tickets and special routes (from December)
Wawel for Enthusiasts | combined ticket: regular 180 PLN, reduced 135 PLN This is a special ticket for Wawel aficionados, who would like to spend many hours visiting all of the exhibitions at Wawel Royal Castle, selected areas of Pieskowa Skała Castle an Stryszów Manor House
Wawel – The Most Precious | guided tour: regular 135 PLN, reduced 101 PLN Tuesday-Sunday, sightseeing according to an individual schedule
See the exhibition descriptions below.
Recommended
Castle I | 1st floor of the Castle
Closed Today
Castle II | 2nd floor of the Castle
Closed Today
Castle Underground
Closed Today
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground
Closed Today
Crown Treasury
Closed Today
Wawel Recovered
Closed Today
Special pass
Wawel for Enthusiasts | special joint ticked
Closed Today
Wawel: The Most Precious
Timed tours with guide
Closed Today
Current temporary exhibitions
Dürer and Holbein at the Wawel Castle
How about something different? Contemporary Art at the Wawel Castle
Abakanowicz. No Rules. Tapestries and Abakans at the Wawel Castle