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Opening hours and guided tours
12 to 17 May 2026: No guided tours in the Würzburg Residence
Due to several major events taking place on Residenzplatz as part of the Catholic Day, no guided tours will be offered at the Würzburg Residence from 12 to 17 May 2026. Instead, the expert castle tour service will be available in the museum rooms to answer your questions. The Residence can be visited during regular opening hours.
Please note that on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Würzburg Residence will only be open until 1 pm.
Opening hours
April-October: daily 9 am-6 pm (last entry: 5.15 pm)
November-March: daily 10 am-4.30 pm (last entry: 4 pm)
The Würzburg Residence is only closed on 1 January, Shrove Tuesday, 24 / 25 / 31 December.
The Court Church is open during regular opening hours. Unfortunately, it is not possible to visit during church services and weddings.
The Court Garden is open daily until dusk (8 pm at the latest).
Guided tours
All rooms of the Würzburg Residence can be visited without a guided tour.
However, the admission ticket entitles you to join a guided tour held by the Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Würzburg (duration about 30 minutes):
We offer guided tours in English every day at 11 am and 3 pm.
Guided tours in German take place every full and half hour.
last tour: April-October: 4.30 pm | November-March: 3.30 pm
Information for groups / school classes
For organisational reasons, we ask school classes and other travel groups of 15 persons or more to book six working days in advance.
Further information can be found under Reservation for groups.
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