Your magical day starts here
To ensure your day at Schloss Drachenburg is absolutely perfect and even more magical, it’s best to start planning right here. We’ve summarised all the key details for you: from ticket prices and information on the castle’s accessibility, through to exciting guided tour options and the best routes up to the castle. We look forward to welcoming you!
Our opening hours
03/01 – 11/01 | daily 11:00 – 18:00
11/02 – 02/28 | daily 12:00 – 17:00
Event (NO)EL MARKET | Sold out, no day ticket sales
Every Advent weekend from Saturday to Sunday | 14:00 – 19:00
16.12. | closed
21. – 24.12. + 31.12. | closed
Ticket prices
Admission to the historic interiors of the state floor (beletage) and the private quarters, the park, the permanent exhibition on the history of the palace and the north tower.
Tickets for your visit are available on-site during opening hours or online via our ticket shop. Please note the differing admission prices for special events (e.g. Festival of Fantasy). Season tickets are not valid for special events (e.g. Festival of Fantasy, (Not) a Christmas Market).
Adults
€10
Children/Those eligible for concessions
€8
Family ticket
€25
Annual ticket single person
€30
Family annual pass
€60
* Children aged 6-17 (children under 6 get free admission), schoolchildren, students, people with severe disabilities, groups of 20 or more people
2 adults + max. 2 children aged between 6 and 17 years (children under 6 years receive free admission)
Valid until 2026/12/30. Subject to change.
How to get to Königswinter
By car
A3 motorway, Siebengebirge exit
Towards Königswinter
A 59 / B 42 Königswinter exit
Car parks P6 Oberweingartenweg or
P3. (P5 for buses only)
Due to construction work in Königswinter, there are disruptions. Information on how to get there and parking can be found here:
Directions, parking Königswinter – Tourismus Siebengebirge GmbH
By tram
Line 66 (Siegburg - Bonn - Bad Honnef)
Königswinter/Clemens-August-Straße or Königswinter/Fähre
With Deutsche Bahn
Königswinter railway station
Ways to the castle
On foot
From the valley station of the Drachenfelsbahn, the so-called Eselsweg leads past the Nibelungenhalle and the outer bailey up to the castle gate. For a leisurely ascent, you will need about 30 minutes.
By the Drachenfelsbahn
You have the option of taking the historic cog railway up to the castle gate (middle station).
By car
At the car park P6 Oberweingartenweg / Lemmerzbad you can park your vehicle paid leave it behind and walk the last stretch of the way: 10 minutes well spent.
Private tours
Private group tours usually for. max. 25 people can individually in advance be booked. Foreign languages available in English, French and Dutch.
For more than 25 people, the participants are divided into two or more groups. Private tours outside the opening hours of Schloss Drachenburg are associated with higher costs.
For further information or booking requests, please contact us in advance.
Telephone:
Accessibility
We would like to make your stay as pleasant as possible. The exhibition rooms in the castle are step-free and accessible to visitors with restricted mobility and wheelchair users when accompanied by our staff – simply ask at the ticket office for assistance. Please note that the north tower and some areas of the park and terraces are only accessible via stairs.
Schloss Drachenburg is assessed by the „Reisen für Alle“ labelling and certification system. Detailed and constantly updated information on the accessibility of all areas can be found there.
Certified in the period: October 2025 – September 2028
