Guided Tours and Tickets

What you need to know

  • Access to the choir hall and the king’s throne is only possible with a cathedral tour.
  • Guided tours of the cathedral are only permitted by authorised guides from the cathedral chapter.
  • Tickets are ONLY available locally at the Dominformation. The meeting point for all guided tours is the Dominformation.
  • Cathedral tours may be cancelled at short notice during unscheduled services and church events.
  • BARRIER FREEDOM: The cathedral has a mobile, portable ramp system. These are approved for up to 300 kg. Unfortunately, use by electric wheelchairs (>300 kg) is not permitted for safety reasons. Barrier-free access to the cathedral is via the side entrance from the Katschhof. In the Cathedral Treasury, the lifting platform in the entrance area can also only be used up to 300 kg.

Public cathedral tours take place at the following times:

The Dominformation will be closed on Saturday, 3 December and Sunday, 4 December. There will be no guided tours.
However, the Charlemagne Throne can be visited.

Public cathedral tours:

  • Tue-Thu: 11am to 4pm (start of last tour, at 2pm also in English).
  • Fri+Sat: 11 am to 6 pm on the hour (additional guided tour in English at 2 pm).
  • Sun: 1 to 4 p.m. on the hour (additional guided tour in English at 2 p.m.).

Information about prices
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for public cathedral tours cannot be pre-ordered or reserved. They are only available on site.

Opening hours in the Cathedral Treasury:
The Cathedral Treasury opens Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 6pm. Mondays are closed.
It can be visited without a guided tour. We recommend renting an audio guide.
Tickets are available at the Dominformation, Johannes-Paul-II.-Straße.

The Cathedral Treasury is closed on the following days:

  • Mondays
  • Tuesday, 29 November
  • Thursday, 1 December
  • Friday, 2 December
  • Tuesday, 6 December
  • Wednesday, 7 December
  • New Year’s Day (1 January) / Thursday before Carnival / Carnival Sunday / Rose Monday / Good Friday / All Saints’ Day (1 November) / Christmas Eve (24 December) / Christmas Day (25 December) / New Year’s Eve (31 December)

GUIDED TOURS FOR GROUPS

IMPORTANT NOTE: All group tours are fully booked until 10 January 2023 inclusive. We will therefore only be able to respond to new requests from 11 January 2023 onwards: tour@aachenerdom.de

Visitor Information

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