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Opening hours Cologne Cathedral
Inhalt / Content
1
Opening hours
2
Tickets and prices
3
South Tower
4
Cologne Old Town Tour
4.1
Cologne: Guided Highlights Tour with a Local
4.2
Cologne: Private Walking Tour of City Center
5
Cologne map
6
How to get to Cologne Cathedral
Opening hours
Cologne Cathedral
Month
Day
Time
January – December
Monday – Sunday
06:00 a.m. – 08:00 p.m. (prayer, confession or church service)
January – December
Monday – Saturday
10:00 am – 5:00 pm (tourist visit)
January – December
Sundays, public holidays
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (tourist visit)
South Tower
Month
Day
Time
January – February
daily
09:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.
March – October
daily
09:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.
November – December
daily
09:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.
Last admission
to the South Tower 30 minutes before closing.
Closed
: 01 January, Weiberfastnacht/Women’s Carnival, Carnival Saturday and Carnival Sunday, Shrove Monday, 24, 25, 31 December.
The
bell room
in the south tower is only open from 2:00 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays.
Domschatzkammer
Month
Day
Time
January – December
daily
10:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.
Closed
: 01 January, Weiberfastnacht/Women’s Carnival, Carnival Saturday, Carnival Sunday, Carnival Monday, 05 September, 11 November, 24, 25, 31 December
As of 2025
Tickets and prices
Cologne Cathedral: free
Admission to Cologne Cathedral is free at all times
.
South Tower (Cologne Cathedral)
Adults
8,00 €
reduced
(people with disabilities (with ID))
4,00 €
Pupils, students
4,00 €
Family
ticket
20,00 €
Combined ticket Treasury / Tower Climb
12,00 €
Combined ticket Treasury / Tower Climb /
reduced
6,00 €
Combined ticket
Family
Treasury / Tower Climb
30,00 €
Cathedral Treasury
Adults
8,00 €
reduced
(people with disabilities (with ID))
4,00 €
Pupils, students
4,00 €
Family
ticket
20,00 €
Combined ticket Treasury / Tower Climb
12,00 €
Combined ticket Treasury / Tower Climb /
reduced
6,00 €
Combined ticket
Family
Treasury / Tower Climb
30,00 €
As of 2025
South Tower
South Tower (Cologne Cathedral): Climb to the viewing platform
Cologne Old Town Tour
Cologne: Guided Highlights Tour with a Local
Price
: from €14.00/person
Duration
: 1,5 h
Meeting point
: The stone finial in front of Cologne Cathedral
Tour provider
: KölnTourismus
Book Tour*
* commercial link to Getyourguide
Cologne: Private Walking Tour of City Center
Price
: from 169,00 €/group (max. 9 persons)
Duration
: 2 h
Meeting point
: The stone finial in front of Cologne Cathedral
Tour provider
: LYN Tours
Book Tour*
* commercial link to Getyourguide
Cologne map
How to get to Cologne Cathedral
Car
Directions from the A3 motorway
From the A3 at the Köln Mühlheim exit, turn onto the road „Mühlheimer Zubringer“.
From the „Mühlheimer Zubringer“ change to the B 8 or B 51 south in the direction of Köln Zentrum.
Cross the Rhine over the Mühlheimer Bridge.
Attention
: Risk of traffic jams.
Follow the B51 on the banks of the Rhine.
Shortly before the Hohenzollern Bridge, turn right:
Goldgasse (parking spaces at Breslauer Platz (= north exit of the station)
Trankgasse (underground parking spaces at the cathedral below the cathedral slab)
Directions from the A4 motorway
From the A 4 at the Köln-Süd junction, take the A 555 north towards Cologne.
At the distribution circle, turn east onto the Militärring (= B 9 or B 51).
Follow the B 9 or B 51 on the banks of the Rhine.
After the Hohenzollern Bridge at Cologne Cathedral, turn left into the:
Trankgasse (underground parking spaces at the cathedral below the cathedral slab)
Goldgasse (parking spaces at Breslauer Platz (= north exit of the station)
Train
Cologne Cathedral is easily accessible by train.
Take local or long-distance transport to Cologne Central Station.
Cologne Cathedral stands opposite the reception hall of the station.
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