Opening hours / Admission fees - The Fortress Königstein

Opening hours

Opening hours \| 1 November 2025 - 27 March 2026
open daily last admission: 1 hour before closing time	9 a.m - 5 p.m.
advent weekends	9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
24th December	closed
1st January	10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
31st December	9 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.

Opening hours \| 28 March - 31 October 2026
daily without a day off last admission: 1 hour before closing time	9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

We recommend the booking of

Admission fees \| 11/01/2025 - 03/27/2026 Ticket fee includes the use of the lift and admission to all exhibitions.
Adults	€ 13.00
Concessions*	€ 10.00
Family ticket 2 adults and a maximum of four children between the ages of 7 and 16	€ 32.00
Mini family ticket 1 adult and a maximum of two children between the ages of 7 and 16	€ 19.00

Admission fees \| 29/30th November/6^th/7^th/13^th/14^th/20^th/21^st December 2025 Ticket fee includes the use of the lift and admission to all exhibitions.
Adults	€ 15.00
Concessions*	€ 12.00
Family ticket 2 adults and a maximum of four children between the ages of 7 and 16	€ 38.00
Mini family ticket 1 adult and a maximum of two children between the ages of 7 and 16	€ 23.00

Ticket fees \| January 7th - January 30th, 2026 Ticket fee includes the use of the lift and admission to the exhibitions (except IN LAPIDE REGIS).
Discounted tickets for all During the period when the IN LAPIDE REGIS exhibition is closed for cleaning work, all visitors pay reduced admission. Children up to the age of 16 have free admission.	10 €

Admission fees \| 28^th March - 31^st October 2026 Ticket fee includes the use of the lift and admission to all exhibitions.
Adults	€ 15.00
Concessions*	€ 12.00
Family ticket 2 adults and a maximum of four children between the ages of 7 and 16	€ 38.00
Mini family ticket 1 adult and a maximum of two children between the ages of 7 and 16	€ 23.00

* Discounts apply to the following groups of people ...

School children, students, apprentices and trainees and disabled persons qualify for concession prices.
Refugees: on presentation of a residence permit or proof of tolerated status
Seniors pay the full admission price.
Children up to 6 years of age are admitted free of charge.

We accept the following types of cards:

Visiting with dog: allowed outdoors and on a leash, but NOT in buildings / exhibitions

There is a ban on drone flying throughout the entire fortress area.

Frequently asked questions can be found in the FAQ section.

Free Wifi: Parade Ground/Well House

Toilets: Old Barracks

Information Office / Shop: Well House

Viewpoints:
George's bastion, Lightening Oak Plateau, King's Nose, Zobel's corner, Hempel's corner

Name des Cookies	csrf_https-contao_csrf_token
Anbieter	Festung Königstein
Datenschutzerklärung	https://www.festung-koenigstein.de/de/datenschutz.html
Zweck	Schützt vor Cross-Site-Request-Forgery Angriffen.
Laufzeit	Browsersitzung (Session)

Name des Cookies	PHPSESSID
Anbieter	Festung Königstein
Datenschutzerklärung	https://www.festung-koenigstein.de/de/datenschutz.html
Zweck	Die Speicherung der Session ID des Besuchers erfolgt, um Ihre Sitzung, bzw. Ihre Seitenanfragen zu identifizieren
Laufzeit	Browsersitzung (Session)

Name des Cookies	VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Anbieter	Google Inc.
Datenschutzerklärung	https://policies.google.com/privacy
Zweck	Versucht, die Benutzerbandbreite auf Seiten mit integrierten YouTube-Videos zu schätzen.
Laufzeit	6 Monate

Name des Cookies	YSC
Anbieter	Google Inc.
Datenschutzerklärung	https://policies.google.com/privacy
Zweck	Registriert eine eindeutige ID, um Statistiken der Videos von YouTube, die der Benutzer gesehen hat, zu behalten.
Laufzeit	Browsersitzung (Session)

Anbieter	Vimeo
Datenschutzerklärung	https://vimeo.com/privacy
Welche Daten werden gesammelt?	Informationen über Interaktion mit den Videos
Zweck	Dient der Einbindung von Vimeo-Videos in der Webseite.
Rechtliche Grundlage	Einwilligung, Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO