Opening hours Cologne Cathedral

Kölner Dom. Blick am Abend vom Deutzer Ufer westwärts über den Rhein (rechts Hohenzollernbrücke)

Opening hours


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)


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.

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

 

Admission to Cologne Cathedral is free at all times

.

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 €

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

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
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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
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Cologne map

How to get to Cologne Cathedral

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)
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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