Royal Palace tickets and tours

The Royal Palace in one minute

The Royal Palace (Kungliga slottet) in Gamla Stan is the King's official residence. One ticket covers the Royal Apartments, including the Hall of State and the Apartments of the Orders of Chivalry, the Treasury with the regalia, and the Tre Kronor Museum about the medieval castle. An adult ticket costs €21 from May to September and €19 the rest of the year; ages 7 to 17 pay half.

The palace is in the Stockholm Pass, and so is Drottningholm Palace outside the city, together with the boat there.

Tickets and tours

• Single ticket: €21 for adults in summer, €19 otherwise; children 7 to 17 about half; under 7 free.
• Guided tour with entry: from €35 on Headout, a one-hour guided visit in English.
• Palace tour and canal cruise: from €42 on Headout.
• Stockholm Pass: includes the Royal Palace, Drottningholm and the Drottningholm boat.

Opening hours and closures

• May to September: daily 10:00 to 17:00.
• October to April: daily 10:00 to 16:00.

The palace closes fully or partly for state visits and official receptions. In October 2026, for example, parts were closed from 12 to 21 October and the whole palace on 19 October. Check the official calendar for your date; a guided tour bought on Headout can be cancelled if your day is affected.

Changing of the guard

The changing of the guard takes place in the palace's outer courtyard at 12:15 on weekdays and Saturdays and 13:15 on Sundays and public holidays, and lasts about 40 minutes. In the summer half-year the guard parade marches or rides through the city with a music band. On some days only a smaller ceremony takes place, and times can change. It is free to watch.

Drottningholm Palace

Drottningholm, on an island in Lake Mälaren west of the city, is the royal family's private home and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Part of the palace, the gardens and the Court Theatre are open to visitors. A single ticket costs €15.

• Opening hours 2026: May to September daily 10:00 to 17:00; 1 October to 6 December weekends only, 10:00 to 16:00; closed 7 to 30 December.
• By boat: Strömma's boat from Klara Mälarstrand near City Hall takes about an hour each way, daily in summer and on weekends until 25 October 2026.
• By metro and bus: metro to Brommaplan, then bus to the stop Drottningholms slott. Buy the bus ticket in the SL app; there is nowhere to buy one at Drottningholm.
• Court Theatre: one of the oldest theatres still in its original condition, with its 18th-century stage machinery. It can only be seen on a guided tour.

The Chinese Pavilion in the park is closed until 2027.

Getting to the Royal Palace

The palace stands at the northern edge of Gamla Stan. The nearest metro station is Gamla Stan, and the hop-on hop-off bus and boat both stop at the Royal Palace.

Ticket or Stockholm Pass?

A morning in Gamla Stan with the Royal Palace, the Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm Cathedral and the Under the Bridges boat tour costs about €80 in single tickets, close to the 1-day pass at €84. Add Drottningholm with the boat on a second day and the pass wins clearly. If you only want the palace, buy a single ticket. The pass calculator checks your own plan.