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Wawel Hill available until 5:30 pm
Wawel Royal Castle and Wawel Cathedral are two separate and independently functioning institutions.

MONDAY 10 am–4 pm
free admission – pick up a free admission ticket; available selected exhibitions

January–March:

Castle Underground (The Lost Wawel, Wawel Underground: The Lapidarium), last entry 3:10 pm
Wawel Recovered, last entry 3:30 pm

April–June:

Castle II (tour includes: rooms on the second floor of the castle: representative chambers and rooms where the collection of Ottoman Turkish Tents is presented), last entry 3 pm
Wawel Recovered, last entry 3:30 pm
Royal Gardens – from April 25, last entry 4:40 pm

Please note: on April 21, 2025 open only: Royal Private Apartments, The Wawel Town and viewing platform, 9 am-5 pm

TUESDAY-SUNDAY 9 am–5 pm

Castle
this ticket entitles to visit the first and second floors of the castle (combines Castle I and Castle II tickets): regular 89 PLN, reduced 67 PLN
ticket price includes audio guide
Castle I
tour includes: rooms on the first floor of the castle, the Porcelain Cabinet; with this ticket you visit also Wawel Recovered exhibition
last entry one hour before closing
regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN
Castle II
tour includes: rooms on the second floor of the castle: representative chambers and rooms where the collection of Ottoman Turkish Tents is presented; includs also temporary exhibition Shelved: Stories from a Storeroom. COSMOS (February 25 – April 27, 2025)
last entry one hour before closing
regular 53 PLN, reduced 40 PLN
Castle Underground (The Lost Wawel, Wawel Underground: The Lapidarium)
last entry one hour before closing
regular 43 PLN, reduced 32 PLN; ticket price includes audio guide
promotion: on April 6, a ticket for PLN 1 for people up to 18 years of age
temporary closures: April 7–11, 2025
Crown Treasury
last entry 50 min before closing
regular 43 PLN, reduced 32 PLN
temporary closures: March 24–31, 2025

temporary exhibitions

Shelved: Stories from a Storeroom. COSMOS (February 25 – April 27, 2025)
entry with Castle II ticket

Tickets and special routes

Wawel for Enthusiasts | combined ticket: regular 180 PLN, reduced 135 PLN
Wawel – The Most Precious | guided tour: regular 135 PLN, reduced 101 PLN

Please note:
on April 3, the exhibitions will be open for a shorter period, last entrances: Castle - 12:40 p.m., Castle I - 1:30 p.m., Castle II - 1:40 p.m., Crown Treasury - 1:30 p.m., Castle Underground - 1:30 p.m.
on April 19-20, 2025 the Castle will be closed.

See more about
⇒ concessions and free tickets
⇒ about exhibitions accesibility
⇒ map of the Wawel Hill

The Wawel Royal Castle does not sell tickets to the Cathedral, Royal Tombs, Sigismund Bell, or Cathedral Museum
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