Visitor information

OPENING HOURS OF THE ROYAL CASTLE:

From November 01.  to March 31.:  10.00 – 16.00

From April 01. to October 31.: 10.00 – 18.00

On Mondays: Closed

The exhibitions of the Museum can be freely visited during the opening hours by purchasing an entry ticket.

Please note that tickets can only be purchased at the cash desk half an hour before closing.

TICKET AND SERVICE PRICES FROM 2024. 04. 02.

You should choose your tour depending on how much time you would like to spend here!

Buy your ticket also depending on that!

Entry ticket prices to the Royal Castle’s permanent exhibition:

* In the case of a temporary exhibition, the Great Palace tour can only be redeemed together with the entrance ticket for the temporary exhibition, which is determined for each temporary exhibition.

Do you have more time?

Choose our combined ticket, with which, you can see 3 special cultural attraction in Esztergom at a favorable price *:

* The combined ticket is valid for 5 days (a Balassa Museum és a Babits Memorial House is closed on Monday and Tuesday!)

The prices include 27% VAT!

Please note that tickets can only be purchased at the cash desk half an hour before closing.

RULES OF CHARGING A CONCESSIONAL ENTRY TICKET TO THE MUSEUM

Those individuals are eligited to charge concessional entry tickets (Concessional, I.category), who:

are citizens of a state, party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area,

• are between the age of 6 and 26,
• are above 62 years,
• accompany at least 2 people, who are under 18, or are their close relatives (maximum 2 people) according to the Hungarian Civil Code,
• receive a full old-age pension according to the law 1997. LXXXI. 18 § (2a) on social security retirement benefits,

and prove their eligibility at the cash desk during payment.

Those individuals are eligited to entry free (Concessional, II.category), who:

are citizens of a state, party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area,

-are under the age of 6,
- are disabled in accordance of the 1998. XXVI. law of disabled people’s rights and ensuring their equal oppurtinities, according to the 4. § a) point, are disabled (further named as disabled),
- accompany disabled people (maximum 1 person),
- own a professional entry ticket, issued by the Minister,
- are part of a national-wide public collection professional organization with at least 400 member,
- teacher, working in public education or in vocational education,
- are above 70 years,

furthermore, on all last Sundays of every month, if:
- are under the age of 26,
- accompany a person who is under 18, or are his/her close relatives (maximum 2 people) according to the Hungarian Civil Code,

and prove their eligibility at the cash desk during payment.

These concessions apply to the Museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions

If you visit with a group, in an organized manner and you can not prove your eligibility, then we can not validate concessions!

In the area of the Royal Castle Esztergom, tour guides can only happen within the framework of a partnership agreement, the registered permit of the Castle, and a tour-guider program-ticket!

On Hungarian National Days, everyone can visit the Museum for free
(March 15th, August 20th, October 23th).

Please, support the Castle Museum also on these days by charging a support ticket.
(If you do so, we gift you with a fridge magnet!)

Are you eligited to visit free, or just want to support the Museum?

By charging a support ticket, you can easily help us make the Museum better!

If you do so, we will gift you with a fridge magnet!

The support ticket price is 300 Ft or 1000 Ft.

Thank you so much for your support!

Did you know?

According to the Hungarian laws, it is compulsory for us to pay the tax of the normal entry ticket for the budget after every free ticket.

Thus, those, who are eligited to visit free but buy a support ticket even so, support the Museum double times!

It is even more fun if you rent an ADVENTURE bag!

Explore the Museum with Theo, the Castle’s little lion!

It is time for our youngest visitors to explore the Castle of the former Hungarian Kings!

You can borrow a bag, filled with everything that you will need during your journey, for example: headlight, magnifyig glass, compass, and of course, the adventure sheet, in which Theo, the Castle’s little lion guide you through this adventure with a lot of interesting task.

The game is approximately 1-1,5 hour.

Price: 950,- Ft/adventure bag

Deposit: 5 000,- Ft, that we give you back after you gave us back the bag and its belongings.

ATTENTION!

The Museum can only be visited on your own risk! Original, low-built stairs and narrow rooms are part of the Museum’s exhibition, during your visit please pay increased attention to your and other visitor’s safety.

Unfortunately the complete tour of the Museum is not barrier-free, only a small part of the Museum is accessible by wheel-chair or baby carriage.

In the exhibiton space of the Museum dogs or other animals are not allowed, but in the yard, they are welcome.

In the area of the Museum photo taking or video recording – WITHOUT FLASH – is allowed and free of charge.

For the preservation of the monumental environment and art relics, please leave your bigger bags/backpacks in the lockfast lockers (which can be found in the reception area) or keep in your hands during the visit.

THE MUSEUM MUST NOT BE VISITED if you are under the influence of alcohol, intoxicants or drugs, or if you are not properly dressed!

GUIDED TOURS

Do you want to know interesting informations, or to learn some secrets about the Royal Castle?

During your visit to the museum, we offer individual and group guided tours, upon prior registration.

If you would like to join in a guided tour, please, indicate your request at least 2 days before, here: >>HERE<< by flling this form. After that, our colleague will contact you. If you have any question about the guided tours, please contact us on this number:  +36-70/503-9664 (M-F 8-16 hour). If our colleague can not pick up the phone when you call, please try again later or wait for us to call you back.

If you do not indicate your request on time, but you would like to join in a guided tour, please, inquire at the cash desk! (Unfortunately, in this case, we can not guarantee the guided tour.)

Guided tour prices in Hungarian:

* The entry ticket price is included in the program-ticket price.

Guided tour prices in English:

* The entry ticket price is included in the program-ticket price.

In the area of the Royal Castle Esztergom, tour guides can only happen within the framework of a partnership agreement, the registered permit of the Castle, and a tour-guider program-ticket!

MUSEUM PEDAGOGY

We offer some museum pedagogic sessions in various themes for children during the visit in case of prior registration.

You find more information here: https://www.varmegom.hu/muzped

Museum pedagogy in Hungarian:

The sessions can be ordered for more than 10 people.

* The entry ticket price is included in the program-ticket price.

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