Opening hours
April-December: daily 7.00 am – 7.00 pm
January-March: daily 7.00 am – 6.00 pm
Tourist viewings of the interior of the Cathedral are not possible during services, i.e. viewings weekdays only from 11.00 am, Sat and Sun only from 12.30 pm.
The Entrance Hall, the Rotunda and the two chapels in the northwest (Chapels of St Nicholas and All Saints) can be visited outside of service times without restrictions; the Choir and the Gallery are only accessible as part of a guided tour. The Hungarian Chapel, where the Blessed Sacrament is kept, is reserved for those who wish to pray. The chapels dedicated to St Michael, St Charles, St Hubert, St Matthew and St Anne as well as the Baptistry are not open to the public.
Admission
Free
Accessibility
Restricted to the ground floor of the Cathedral. Please use the entrance via the Krämertür (between Katschhof and Krämerstraße). Please inform the Cathedral staff in the Entrance Hall.
Guided tours for individual guests
German, 45 minutes
Mon – Fri: 11.00 am, 12.00 pm, 1.00 pm, 2.30 pm, 3.30 pm, 4.30 pm
Sat and Sun: 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm, 3.00 pm, 4.00 pm
Guided tours for individual guests
English, 45 minutes
daily at 2.00 pm
Fees
Full price: 4,00 Euro; concessions: 3,00 Euro
Opening outside hours: 200,00 Euro
There are no guided tours of the Cathedral on the following days: New Year‘s Day (1.1.) / Thursday before Carnival / Carnival Sunday / Rose Monday / Maundy Thursday / Good Friday / Easter Saturday / Easter Sunday / Whit Sunday / All Saints‘ Day (1.11.) / Christmas Eve (24.12.) / Christmas Day (25.12.) / New Year‘s Eve. In the case of special events (special masses, concerts, etc.) guided tours may be cancelled or postponed.
Box office and meeting point for all guided tours:
Dominformation (Cathedral Information)
Johannes-Paul-II-Straße
52062 Aachen
Fon: +49 241 477 09 145
info@aachendom.de
Opening hours: April – December: daily 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
January – March: daily 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Cathedral Treasury
Johannes-Paul-II-Straße 13
52062 Aachen
Opening hours
January-March: Mon 10.00 am – 1.00 pm; Tue – Sun 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
April-December: Mon 10.00 am – 1.00 pm; Tue – Sun 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
The Cathedral Treasury is closed on the following days: New Year‘s Day (1.1.) / Thursday before Carnival / Carnival Sunday / Rose Monday / Good Friday / Christmas Eve (24.12.) / Christmas Day (25.12.) / New Year‘s Eve (31.12.). The Cathedral Treasury is open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.
Admission
Full price: 5,00 Euro / concessions: 4,00 Euro (pupils, students, senior citizens)
Groups of 10,00 or more: 3,50 Euro per person
Family Ticket: 10,00 Euro (parents with children up to 18)
Accessibility
The Cathedral Treasury offers barrier-free access. Stair lift for wheelchair users to basement and first floor at the end of the entrance area (Please ask at the box office!)
Guided tours
There are no guided tours for individual guests in the Cathedral Treasury – only group tours with prior booking! We recommend that individual guests use the audio-guide (German/English/French/Dutch/Italian/Spanish); audio-guide for children (German).
Guided tours for groups
(10 to max. 25 p., 45 minutes)
Full price: 90,00 Euro plus 5,00 Euro p.p.; concessions: 75,00 Euro plus 4,00 Euro p.p.
School classes: 30,00 Euro plus 4,00 Euro per pupil
Supplementary charge for other languages than German: 20,00 Euro per group
Opening outside hours: 200,00 Euro
Box office and meeting point for all guided tours:
Dominformation (Cathedral Information)
Johannes-Paul-II-Straße
52062 Aachen
Fon: +49 241 477 09 145
info@aachendom.de
Opening hours: April – December: daily 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
January – March: daily 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Guided tour of the Cathedral and the Treasury
Only available as a group tour (max. 25 P.) with prior booking
Full price:
150,00 Euro plus 5,00 Euro p.p. (90 minutes)
180,00 Euro plus 5,00 Euro p.p. (120 minutes)
Supplementary charge for other languages than German: 40,00 Euro per group
Concessions:
125,00 Euro plus 4,00 Euro p.p. (90 minutes)
150,00 Euro plus 4,00 Euro p.p. (120 minutes)
School classes:
60,00 Euro plus 4,00 Euro per pupil (90 minutes)
90,00 Euro plus 4,00 Euro per pupil (120 minutes)
Supplementary charge for other languages than German: 40,00 Euro
Cathedral and Treasury opening outside hours: 400,00 Euro
Please book guided tours of the Cathedral and the Treasury well in advance under:
Fon: +49 241 477 09 127
Fax: +49 241 477 09 150
domfuehrung@dom.bistum-aachen.de