Vasa Museum tickets: SEK 195 or 240, no queue priority for pre-booked tickets and Wednesdays open to 20:00

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💡 The Short Version: The Vasa Museum is SEK 195 from October to April and SEK 240 from May to September. Pre-purchased tickets give no priority in the queue, the museum says twice, so buy at the door or online and go at opening: 10:00 from September to May, 08:30 in summer. On Wednesdays it stays open to 20:00 from September to May. Card payment only, and no large or wheeled bags, with nowhere to leave them. The combination ticket with the Vrak Museum of Wrecks is SEK 315 in winter and SEK 359 from May to September, and lasts 72 hours. Under-19s are free. Prices are in Swedish kronor. Or book a tour: the Vasa and Vrak combination ticketad is from SEK 315 and the guided tour with entryad from SEK 439 (GetYourGuide).

Tickets and prices

Prices are the adult rate from the Vasa Museum’s own site. The museum’s operator is the state maritime museums, and its site is vasamuseet.se. Searches for Vasa tickets return other sites with the museum’s name in their web addresses that are not the museum.

• No queue priority. The museum’s pages say that “pre-purchased tickets do not give priority in queue” and that tickets can always be bought on arrival.
• Cards only. The museum takes American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club International and Maestro, and no cash.
• Children aged 12 and under must be with an adult at all times.
• The combination ticket covers the Vasa Museum and the Vrak Museum of Wrecks at Djurgårdsstrand 17, and both museums’ free audio guides and guided tours. It is valid for 72 hours, so the two can be split across days.
• Membership is SEK 250 to 350 and gives free admission to the Vasa Museum.

Where to buy

Tours worth paying for

The museum already includes a guided tour of about 25 minutes every day and a free audio guide, so a paid tour buys a longer visit with a guide, not a shorter queue. The museum states that pre-purchased tickets give no queue priority, so the reason to pay for these is the guide. Prices are the lowest “from” prices, per person.

Vasa and Vrak combination ticket

From SEK 315 · entry to both museums · valid 3 days · 4.7 stars from 3,632 reviews

Stockholm: Vasa Museum and Vrak Museum of Wrecks Combo Entryad is the museum authority’s own listing, at the winter combination price. It includes an audio guide in 16 languages. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

Small-group guided tour with entry

From SEK 439 · 2 hours · groups of up to 20 · 4.8 stars from 35 reviews

Stockholm: The legendary Vasa Museum with entry and guidead is run by Wolf Tours Stockholm and covers Sweden’s rise, the sinking in 1628 and the salvage. Tours run in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

Guided tour with entry

From SEK 550 · 2 hours · 4.8 stars from 302 reviews

Stockholm: Vasa Museum Guided Tour Inc Entryad is run by Scandic Tours. The guide covers the warnings about the ship’s seaworthiness that were ignored, the 19th-century maps used to find the wreck and the salvage. Entry is included. Languages are English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

What to see

The museum is built round the warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and lay on the seabed for 333 years before it was salvaged. The ship is kept at 18 to 20 degrees, so the museum can feel cold: bring a warm sweater.

The bow of the Vasa, kept inside the museum hall. Photo: Peulle, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. The ship. Start with the film about how Vasa was built, sunk and salvaged. It is shown daily in Swedish, English, German and French. The museum’s exhibitions tell the same story on the floors round the ship.
2. The guided tour. The daily tour of about 25 minutes goes round the ship and is included in the ticket.
3. James Cameron: Challenging the Deep. A new exhibition at the Vasa Museum about the film-maker and ocean explorer, with props from the Avatar films. It is included in the entrance fee and the combination ticket.
4. The audio guide. It has 15 tracks and runs on your own phone, so bring headphones. The museum has free Wi-Fi.
5. The Vrak Museum of Wrecks. The Swedish Museums Association and ICOM Sweden named Vrak Museum of the Year 2026. It has a temporary exhibition, Vikings Before Vikings, on a find on the island of Salme, with swords and arrows. It is at Djurgårdsstrand 17, and the Viking Museum is at number 15.
6. The Vasa Walk. A free audio walk through Djurgården and Beckholmen narrated by Fred Hocker, the museum’s director of research.

The order that works: arrive at opening, take the guided tour, then work through the exhibitions and the film. What to skip: the Vrak Museum if you have a morning only. The combination ticket lasts 72 hours, so Vrak can wait for another day.

The carved stern of the Vasa. Photo: Jules Verne Times Two, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hours, rules and getting there

• Bags: large bags and wheeled bags are not allowed. Handbags and small rucksacks are, carried in your hand, on your back or on your stomach, and never left unattended. There are no lockers or luggage storage.
• Strollers and prams are allowed in the museum but not in the restaurant. Lifts reach every floor.
• Pets are not allowed, except service animals.
• Food: the restaurant is open 10:00 to 16:30 from September to May, and to 19:00 on Wednesdays, there is a small indoor picnic area and the grounds suit picnics. Food is not allowed in the exhibitions.
• Getting there: the museum is at Galärvarvsvägen 14 on Djurgården, by tram, bus, car or ferry. Stockholm public transport has the fares.
• The one thing that ruins a visit: arriving with a wheeled case from the station. The museum does not allow it and has nowhere to keep it.

The Vasa Museum on Djurgården, seen across the water, with the af Chapman moored in front. Photo: Martin Falbisoner, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Vasa Museum is open on Mondays, when many Stockholm museums are shut. What to book in Stockholm has the closed days for every sight, and Skansen, ABBA The Museum and Gröna Lund are the other Djurgården tickets. The hop-on hop-off bus and boat both have a stop at the museum, and boat tours pass Djurgården from the water. Best museums in Stockholm covers the Viking Museum next door and the Wednesday and Thursday late nights, and Stockholm with kids has the child rules. Stockholm pass: is it worth it? says whether a pass covers the Vasa and Vrak. Free things to do in Stockholm lists the free evenings and the museums children enter free. 3 days in Stockholm puts the Vasa on a Wednesday evening. For a bed, see where to stay in Stockholm.

Common questions

How much is the Vasa Museum?

An adult ticket is SEK 195 from January to April and from October to December, and SEK 240 from May to September. Visitors aged 18 and under enter free, and children aged 12 and under must be with an adult. The combination ticket with the Vrak Museum of Wrecks is SEK 315 in the cheaper months and SEK 359 from May to September, and lasts 72 hours.

Can I skip the queue at the Vasa Museum with a pre-booked ticket?

No. The museum states that pre-purchased tickets do not give priority in the queue, and that tickets can always be bought on arrival. Arrive at opening, or on a Wednesday evening.

When is the Vasa Museum open?

From 1 September to 31 May daily 10:00 to 17:00, and Wednesdays to 20:00. From 1 June to 31 August daily 08:30 to 18:00. It is closed on 24 and 25 December, open 10:00 to 15:00 on 31 December and 10:00 to 17:00 on 1 January.

Can I take a suitcase or large bag into the Vasa Museum?

No. Large bags and wheeled bags are not allowed, and the museum has no lockers or luggage storage. Handbags and small rucksacks are allowed if you carry them throughout your visit.

Does the Vasa Museum take cash?

No. The museum applies payment by card only and accepts American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club International and Maestro.

Is there a guided tour at the Vasa Museum?

Yes. The museum runs a free guided tour of about 25 minutes every day, included in the entrance fee. It also offers a free audio guide for a phone, with 15 tracks, and a separate audio guide for children.