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Wawel Royal Castle
Zamek Królewski na Wawelu
Location
- Address
- Wawel 5, 31-001 Kraków
Visiting
- Opening hours
- Tuesday – Sunday 9:00 – 17:00Monday 10:00 – 16:00 (1 July – 30 September, free admission to selected exhibitions)
- Last admission
- Depends on the route — from 10 minutes (Dragon's Den) to 120 minutes (Castle 1st & 2nd Floor) before closing
Tickets
- Castle 1st & 2nd Floor95 / 71 PLN
- Castle First Floor57 / 43 PLN
- Castle Second Floor57 / 43 PLN
- Crown Treasury47 / 35 PLN
- The Armoury47 / 35 PLN
- Castle Underground47 / 35 PLN
- Between the Walls29 / 22 PLN
- Viewing Tower19 / 14 PLN
- Dragon's Den15 / 10 PLN
- Royal Gardens11 / 9 PLN
Normal / reduced. Combined tickets: Wawel: The Most Precious 155 / 116 PLN, Wawel for Enthusiasts 199 / 149 PLN.
- Free admission
- Mondays, 1 July – 30 September, selected exhibitions
- Booking
- Recommended, not required
Transport
- Tram
- Wawel (ul. św. Gertrudy, at the foot of Wawel Hill) · Stradom (5 min walk)
- Bus
- Jubilat (al. Krasińskiego, 10 min walk) · Stradom (ul. Dietla, 5 min walk)
- Parking
- Underground: Plac na Groblach, 5 min walk. Coaches: ul. Powiśle 11, 5 min walk.
Accessibility
- Mobility
- Visitors with limited mobility are asked to contact the museum in advance (+48 12 422 51 55 ext. 219) to arrange vehicle access.
- Assistance animals
- Guide dogs are permitted on the castle grounds.
- Designated parking
- 16 marked spaces: ul. Bernardyńska (6), ul. Smocza (3), ul. Koletek (3), Pod Wawelem car park (2), ul. Straszewskiego (1), ul. Powiśle (1).
MYWORK AI recommendation
Editorial opinion — not a verified fact
- Recommended visit duration
- 2–3 hours
- Our take
- For a first visit, allow 2–3 hours. If your time is limited, choose one main castle route and add one additional exhibition rather than trying to see everything.