Anne Frank House tickets: sold only on annefrank.org, released every Tuesday for a visit six weeks later

💡 The Short Version: A ticket is €16.50 and the museum sells it only on annefrank.org. Every Tuesday at 10:00 Dutch time (09:00 in London) all tickets for a visit six weeks later go on sale. There is no waiting list, no sale at the door and no reseller: the museum’s terms bar tour operators from booking for third parties. The next release is Tuesday 6 October 2026. No tram runs to the stop at Westermarkt until February 2028; allow a 20-minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal. Or book a tour: GetYourGuide’s Anne Frank walking tourad (from £13.15, 1 October 2026) is two hours in the neighbourhood and does not go inside the house.

The tickets, compared

Official prices from the museum’s ticket page, 1 October 2026, converted at the ECB rate of 30 September 2026 (€1 = £0.855). Each includes a €1.00 booking fee. GetYourGuide prices are its lowest “from” price on 1 October 2026.

• Only one seller. The museum says tickets are for sale only on annefrank.org, warns that fraudulent websites use similar addresses, and says commercial parties offering Anne Frank House tours do not provide access to the house.
• The programme cannot be added later. Choose “museum visit + introductory program” at the booking. It is not possible to add it to a ticket already bought.
• Dutch pages list more cards. The museum’s Dutch ticket page also gives €1.00 to holders of the Amsterdam Stadspas and the VriendenLoterij VIP-KAART, and €7.00 to CJP card holders. Bring the card: it is checked at the entrance.

How to buy

• Be on annefrank.org at 10:00 on a Tuesday. The museum says all tickets become available at that moment for a visit six weeks later, and that tickets sell out fast. If a date is sold out, it is sold out: there is no waiting list. The next release is Tuesday 6 October 2026.
• Pay by bank or credit card. The museum accepts nothing else, online or inside.
• Book everyone in one go. Extra tickets cannot be added to an order later. Several tickets can be in one name; the person who booked must be at the visit.
• A slot is a start time. Once inside you can stay as long as you like. The time on the ticket is only when you enter, and the ticket is valid only on that date and time.
• No refunds, no exchanges. The museum refuses both even for public transport problems, a negative travel advice or personal circumstances.
• Lost the confirmation? Check the spam folder. For a visit today, the museum tells you to ask a member of staff outside; for another day, send its contact form your name and the date.

Tours worth paying for

The museum has no guided tours inside; its ticket includes an audio tour. What GetYourGuide sells under the name is a walk in the neighbourhood, and none of these includes entry. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price on 1 October 2026, per person.

Anne Frank and the Jewish Quarter on foot

From £13.15 · 4.9 stars from 4,806 reviews · 2 hours

Amsterdam: Anne Frank Guided Walking Tour in a small groupad starts at the Anne Frank Monument by the Westerkerk, passes the house, and goes on through the Jewish Quarter to the Portuguese Synagogue and the National Holocaust Names Monument, with passages from the diary. It does not enter the house. The tour is given in English and several other languages. Free cancellation.

A one-hour small-group walk that ends outside the house

From £13.67 · 4.8 stars from 3,192 reviews · 1 hour

Amsterdam: Anne Frank Guided Small Group Walking Tourad starts from Beursplein or Dam Square, walks the city’s Jewish history and wartime landmarks, and ends outside the house. In English or German. It does not include entry to the house. Free cancellation.

A canal cruise that leaves from beside the house

From £10.67 · 4.3 stars from 21,704 reviews · 1 hour

Amsterdam: Canal Cruise from Anne Frank, Rijksmuseum or CSad is a heated one-hour cruise sold by Tours & Tickets, with audio in 19 languages. You choose one of three departure points: near Centraal Station, near the Anne Frank House or near the Rijksmuseum. Be at the dock 15 minutes early. In peak season boarding can stretch the whole outing to 90 minutes. The canal cruises compared has the rest of the field.

What to see

The visit takes about an hour, and the museum says you can take as long as you need.

1. The audio tour. Included in the ticket, in Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. It tells the story of Anne Frank and the others in hiding, their helpers and the persecution of the Jews. Anne’s Story is a version made for young visitors.
2. The Annex. The rooms where eight people hid from 1942 to 1944. The stairs are steep and the passages narrow, and there is a high step. The old part and the Annex are not accessible by wheelchair; a separate entrance leads to the modern part, with the temporary exhibition, the café and the shop.
3. The exhibition. On 1 October 2026 the temporary exhibition is Who’s gone?, on the Jewish Lyceum, its pupils and teachers from 1941 to 1943.
4. The café and the shop. Both are reached only through the museum, and take cards only. The café looks over the Prinsengracht.

What to skip: the introductory programme, unless you want the wartime context before going in. It costs €7.00 and adds 30 minutes. Photography and filming are banned throughout, including with smart glasses.

Hours, rules and getting there

• Open daily, 9:00 to 22:00.
• Shorter days: 7 November 2026, 9:00 to 18:30; 25 and 31 December, 9:00 to 17:00 (New Year in Amsterdam has the rest of 31 December); 1 January, 12:00 to 22:00; King’s Day (27 April) and 4 May, 9:00 to 17:00.
• Age: the museum sets a minimum age of 10. Under-12s need an adult.
• Bags: only bags smaller than an A4 sheet can go in. The free cloakroom takes coats, bags and buggies, but not large bags, rucksacks or suitcases: leave luggage at your hotel or at the drop-and-go at Amsterdam Centraal.
• Food and drink: not inside the museum.
• Getting there: the entrance is at Westermarkt 20, around the corner from Prinsengracht 263. It is a 20-minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal and 10 minutes from Dam Square. From 15 February 2025 to February 2028 no tram runs to the Westermarkt stop, and trams run only as far as Dam Square: the “tram 13 or 17” directions on older pages no longer work. Amsterdam public transport has the fares and how to pay.

For the other sight that needs booking ahead, see the Van Gogh Museum tickets guide: its timed slot is a separate booking, and the I amsterdam City Card covers neither it nor the Anne Frank House. The Rijksmuseum tickets guide is a 20-minute walk away on Museumplein. For the rest of the city’s bookings, see what to book before you go in Amsterdam. The slot is fixed six weeks ahead, so 3 days in Amsterdam and Amsterdam in one day build the rest of the trip round it. To sleep near the entrance, where to stay in Amsterdam lists three Jordaan hotels 150 to 290 m from it in a straight line, and Amsterdam hotels in canal houses says which canal-house hotels have a lift.