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💡 The Short Version: The day ticket is €16 for visits to 1 November and €18 from 2 November 2026, and the reduced ticket rises from €9 to €11. About half the building is closed until about 2028, and the open half has 20 permanent exhibitions. It is open daily 9:00 to 17:00, with last admission at 16:30, and closed on 1 November, 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January. The exhibitions are shut all day on 11 November. The museum says two hours fly by and many guests stay all day. Or buy it online: the museum’s own GetYourGuide listingad sells the same entry ticket, and the Munich City Passad includes it (from €39.90).
Tickets and prices
Prices are the adult rate from the Deutsches Museum, on the Museumsinsel. Visits from 2 November cost more. Online tickets for a November date already cost the new price, and the desk keeps the old price to 31 October.
| Ticket | Until 1 November 2026 | From 2 November 2026 | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day ticket | €16 | €18 | Adults |
| Reduced day ticket | €9 | €11 | Children and teenagers aged 6 to 17, pupils, apprentices, students, disabled visitors, and seniors aged 65 and over on weekdays |
| Family ticket | €33 | €40 | Two adults and their own children under 18 |
| Verkehrszentrum or Flugwerft Schleißheim | €9 | €11 | One adult, each museum |
| Annual pass | €50 | €50 | All three Munich sites; €25 reduced |
- Under 6 is free.
- Seniors’ reductions are for Monday to Friday only. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays a visitor aged 65 or over pays the regular price.
- The annual pass is sold at the information desk only, and pays from the fourth visit.
- A City Pass gives free entry to the museum, and the Munich Card takes €2.50 off the ticket. See Munich City Pass or Munich Card.
Where to buy
GetYourGuide’s price is its lowest “from” price. Its listing is the museum’s own.
| What | Official | GetYourGuide | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day ticket | €16 to 1 November, €18 from 2 November | From €16, listed by the museum itself | Either |
Tours worth paying for
There is no guided museum tour on GetYourGuide. The museum’s own listing sells the entry ticket, and it follows the museum’s prices.
Deutsches Museum entry ticket
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Munich: Deutsches Museum Entry Ticketad is the museum’s own listing. It is valid for one day, has to be booked at least an hour ahead, and is wheelchair accessible. For a visit from 2 November the price is the museum’s €18.
What to see
The museum has 20 permanent exhibitions across 20,000 square metres. The second half of the building, closed for modernisation since July 2022, holds Astronomy, Physics, Mining, Power Machines, Machine Tools, Metals, Glass Technology, Ceramics, Shipping, Marine Research, Timekeeping, Geodesy and the Altamira Cave, among others.
The Deutsches Museum on its island in the Isar, seen from the river. Photo: Burkhard Mücke, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Transport and flight. Astronautics, Modern Aviation, Bridges and Hydraulic Engineering and the Model Railway.
- Natural sciences. Chemistry, Musical Instruments, Classical Optics, Atomic Physics and Foucault’s Pendulum.
- Energy and machines. Energy and Motors, and Robotics.
- Communication. Image Script Codes, Electronics, Photography and Film, and Mathematics.
- People and environment. Health, and Agriculture and Food.
- The Kids’ Kingdom. A fire engine, a water play area, a giant guitar and a marble run, for children aged 3 to 8.
Foucault’s pendulum in the Deutsches Museum. Photo: Renardo la vulpo, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Allow two hours for the highlights and a day for the rest. The order that works: on a first visit, follow the highlight tour on the museum’s app, which takes two hours and leads to selected objects in different exhibitions. The museum is busiest in the Bavarian school holidays and in bad weather, so a weekday is quieter. The roof terrace has a café-restaurant.
What to skip: the Verkehrszentrum and the Flugwerft Schleißheim on a first visit. They are separate sites, each €9 until 1 November and €11 after.
Hours, rules and getting there
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| Daily | 9:00 to 17:00, last admission 16:30 |
| 11 November 2026 | Exhibitions closed all day; the library and archive open 13:00 to 17:00 |
- Closed on 1 November 2026, 24, 25 and 31 December, 1 January 2027, Shrove Tuesday, Good Friday and 1 May.
- Where: Museumsinsel 1, on an island in the Isar. The current entrance is at Corneliusbrücke.
- Getting there: the U1 and U2 stop at Fraunhoferstraße, tram 17 at Deutsches Museum, and every S-Bahn line at Isartor. From Rosenheimer Platz the walk is down a steep hill. There is no parking at the museum.
- The one thing that ruins a visit: planning for a hall that is shut. Half the building is closed, so check the open halls above before choosing what to see.
The Residenz and Nymphenburg are the other big paid sights of a Munich day, and Munich City Pass or Munich Card works out when a pass covers all three. Best museums in Munich sets the museum against the art museums and their €1 Sundays, and what to book in Munich has the closed days for every sight. 3 days in Munich places the museum on a wet day. For a bed nearby, see where to stay in Munich, and Munich public transport has the fares.
Common questions
How much is the Deutsches Museum?
The adult day ticket is €16 for visits up to 1 November 2026 and €18 for visits from 2 November. The reduced ticket rises from €9 to €11 and the family ticket from €33 to €40. Children under 6 are free, and the annual pass stays at €50. Online tickets for a November date already cost the new price.
Is the whole Deutsches Museum open?
No. The second half of the building has been closed for modernisation since July 2022 and stays closed until about 2028. Among the closed halls are Astronomy, Physics, Mining, Power Machines, Machine Tools, Metals, Glass Technology, Ceramics, Shipping, Marine Research, Timekeeping, Geodesy and the Altamira Cave.
Which halls are open at the Deutsches Museum?
Astronautics, Modern Aviation, Bridges and Hydraulic Engineering, the Model Railway, Chemistry, Musical Instruments, Classical Optics, Atomic Physics, Foucault's Pendulum, Robotics, Energy and Motors, Health, Agriculture and Food, Image Script Codes, Electronics, Photography and Film, Mathematics and the Kids' Kingdom, for ages 3 to 8.
How long do you need at the Deutsches Museum?
The museum says two hours fly by, and many guests spend a whole day. Its app has a two-hour highlight tour that leads to selected objects in different exhibitions.
When is the Deutsches Museum closed?
On 1 November 2026, 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January 2027, and on Shrove Tuesday, Good Friday and 1 May. The exhibitions are also closed all day on 11 November 2026 for a staff meeting. Otherwise it is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00, with last admission at 16:30.
Do seniors get a discount at the Deutsches Museum?
Visitors aged 65 and over with a valid pension card pay the reduced price from Monday to Friday only. At weekends and on public holidays they pay the regular price.
How do I get to the Deutsches Museum?
Take the U1 or U2 to Fraunhoferstraße, tram 17 to Deutsches Museum, or an S-Bahn to Isartor. The current entrance is at Corneliusbrücke. The museum has no parking.
