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Wawel Hill available until 5:30 pm.

Wawel Royal Castle and Wawel Cathedral are two separate and independently functioning institutions.

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Free November | 2025

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.
free audio guide (excluding temporary exhibitions)
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 CastleAbakanowicz. 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 WawelWawel Underground: The Lapidarium
    • last entry one hour before closing
    • regular 43 PLN, reduced 32 PLN; ticket price includes audio guide
    • closed: Dec. 24, 25, 31
  • Crown Treasury
    • last entry 50 min before closing
    • regular 43 PLN, reduced 32 PLN
    • closed: Dec. 24-26
  • The Armoury
    • last entry 40 min before closing
    • regular 35 PLN, reduced 26 PLN
    • closed: Dec. 24-26, 31
  • 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

      Painting – Time. Roman Opałka

      Past Exhibitions
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