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Schwetzingen Palace and Gardens
Extraordinary gardens of European renown

Visitor information

Opening times

Palace Gardens

30th March to 25th October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
09:00 am - 08:00 pm
Last admission 7.30 pm

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
09:00 am - 05:00 pm
Last admission 4.30 pm

Guests are requested to leave the Castle Garden at the end of opening hours.

Palace ticket office

30th March to 25th October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
09:00 am - 07:30 pm

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
09:00 am - 04:30 pm

Palace

Only accessible as part of a guided tour.

Closed on 24, 25, and 31 December

Exhibition on garden design (in the South Circle Building)

30th March to 25th October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 06:00 pm

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 04:00 pm

Exhibition on garden documentation (in the South Circle Building)

30th March to 25th October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 06:00 pm

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 04:00 pm

Exhibition on historical garden tools (in the former construction storehouse)

30th March to 25th October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 06:00 pm
04:05 pm - 04:05 pm

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 04:00 pm

Garden Mosque

30th March to 25th October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 06:00 pm

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 04:00 pm

Bath House

5th April to mid-October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
12:00 pm - 06:00 pm

mid-October until mid-April

closed

Porcelain House

30th March to 25th October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 06:00 pm

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 04:00 pm

Orangery Museum (in the central section of the orangery)

30th March to 25th October

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 06:00 pm

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
10:00 am - 04:00 pm

Lapidarium (in the left-hand section of the orangery)

30th March to 25th October

closed

26th October to 28th March

Mon. - Sun., Holiday
12:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Guides tours

Guided tours in German

Palace: 30 March to 25 October

Mon - Fri hourly 11.00 am – 4.00 pm
Sat and Sun and public holidays hourly 10.30 am – 5.00 pm (if necessary every half hour)
19th July cancelled

Palace: 26 October to 28 March

Fri 2.00 pm
Sat and Sun and public holidays 11.00 am, 1.30 pm, 3.00 pm

Palace Gardens: 30 March to 25 October

Sat 3:00 pm
19th July cancelled
Guided tours in Englisch

30 March to 25 October

Sat, Sun and public holidays 2:15 pm
19th July cancelled

Group tours, also in foreign languages, by arrangement.

Special tours as per schedule and by arrangement.

Admission

30 March to 25 October

Gardens

Adults 9,00 €
Reduced 4,50 €
Family 22,50 €
Groups of 20 or more per person8,10 €

Gardens (Guided Tour included)

Adults 12,00 €
Reduced 6,00 €
Family 30,00 €
Groups p.P. 10,80 €

Palace (Guided Tour included)

Through the rooms of the 18th century (60 min)
Adults 12,00 €
Reduced 6,00 €
Family 30,00 €
Groups of 20 or more per person10,80 €
Through the rooms of the 18th and 19th century (90 min)
Adults 13,00 €
Reduced 6,50 €
Family 32,50 €
Groups of 20 or more per person11,70 €

26 October to 28 March

Gardens

Adults 6,00 €
Reduced 3,00 €
Family 15,00 €
Groups of 20 or more per person5,40 €

Palace (Guided Tour included) and Gardens

Through the rooms of the 18th century (60 min)
Adults 9,00 €
Reduced 4,50 €
Family 22,50 €
Groups of 20 or more per person8,10 €

Palace (Guided Tour included) and Gardens

Groups up to 20 persons flat rate € 216.00, each additional person € 10.80

Through the rooms of the 18th and 19th century (90 min)

Yearly pass

Adults 38,00 €
Reduced 19,00 €

Notes

Discounts

Reduced admission is available for the following:

  • Children aged 6 and over (also in groups of 20 or more, e.g. school groups)
  • School students up to age 28 with valid student ID (including students at vocational college)
  • University students up to age 28 (with valid student ID)
  • Persons in voluntary military service (with valid military ID)
  • Persons in voluntary social service (voluntary social year, voluntary ecological year, federal volunteer service – with documentation)
  • Persons with a registered disability of 50 or over (with documentation) 

    Anyone aged 15 and over is considered an adult unless eligible for a concession.

Benefits

The benefits listed here apply in this monument:

Schlosscard

The Schlosscard is valid in this monument. The Schlosscard is a booklet of tickets valid for selected monuments in Baden-Württemberg. These tickets are valid for one year, starting from the first visit.