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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)

2 January – 23 March
Castle Underground (The Lost Wawel, The Lapidarium), last entry at 3:10 pm
The Armoury, last entry at 3:30 pm
30 March – 30 June
Castle First Floor: Royal Private Apartments, Porcelain Cabinet, Wawel Recovered - last entry at 3:10 pm; Royal Gardens (from 24 April) - last entry at 3:40 pm; closed on 4-6 April
The Armoury, last entry at 3:30 pm; closed on 4-5 April; 6 April open from 9 am to 5 pm, last entry 4:30 pm
1 July – 30 September
Castle Underground (The Lost Wawel, St. Gereon's Church, The Lapidarium) - last entry at 3:00 pm; Royal Gardens - last entry at 3:40 pm
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground, last entry at 3:30 pm
1 October – 31 December
Castle Second Floor (State Rooms, The Ottoman Turkish Tents), last entry at 3:10 pm
Crown Treasury, last entry at 3:20 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, Dürer and Holbein at Wawel and Wawel Recovered
- last entry 130 min before closing
- regular 89 PLN, reduced 67 PLN; from March 1, 2026: regular 95 PLN, reduced 71 PLN, ticket price includes audio guide
- closed: 7-19 January, 2-13 March, 4-6 April; 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 exhibitions: How about something different? Contemporary Art at the Wawel Castle and Wawel Recovered
- last entry 60 min before closing
- regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN; from March 1, 2026: regular 57 PLN, reduced 43 PLN
- closed: 2-13 March, 4-6 April
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;
with this ticket you also visit exhibition Dürer and Holbein at Wawel
- last entry 50 min before closing
- regular 53 PLN, reduced 40 PLN; from March 1, 2026: regular 57 PLN, reduced 43 PLN
- closed: 7-19 January, 4-6 April; Ottman Turkish Tents closed 8-26 June
Castle Underground
with this ticket you visit The Lost Wawel, Wawel Underground: The Lapidarium
- last entry 60 min before closing
- regular 43 PLN, reduced 32 PLN; from March 1, 2026: regular 47 PLN, reduced 35 PLN, ticket price includes audio guide
- closed: 24 March-6 April
Crown Treasury
- last entry 40 min before closing
- regular 43 PLN, reduced 32 PLN; from January 1, 2026: regular 47 PLN, reduced 35 PLN
- closed: 16-27 March, 4-6 April
The Armoury
- last entry 30 min before closing
- 1-31 December: 35 PLN; from January 1, 2026: regular 47 PLN, reduced 35 PLN
- closed: 4-5 April
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground
- last entry: 30 min before closing
- regular 29 PLN, reduced 22 PLN
- closed: 13 January, 4-6 April
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 tickets: "Castle", "Castle Second Floor"
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 tickets: "Castle", "Castle First Floor", "Castle Second Floor"

Tickets and special routes

Wawel for Enthusiasts | combined ticket
regular 180 PLN, reduced 135 PLN; from 1 March, 2026: 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 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; from 1 March, 2026: regular 155 PLN, reduced 116 PLN
Tuesday-Sunday, sightseeing according to an individual schedule