Rijksmuseum Tickets: Prices, Time Slots and Free Entry

Rijksmuseum ticket prices

The museum's opening hours and prices page and its Dutch prices page list these admission rates (checked 12 October 2026):

The half price for CJP and EYCA appears as €12.50 on the Dutch prices page and in the visit FAQ, which matches 50% of €25. The English prices page showed €11.25 on the same day, so treat €12.50 as the likely charge and check the amount at checkout.

Free passes still need a booked start time. The museum is also card-only: the prices page says you pay by PIN, credit card or another digital method everywhere in the building, including the shop and café, and cash is not accepted.

Example party totals

These totals use the adult rate above (checked 12 October 2026):

• Two adults with children aged 16 and 12: €50, because both children enter free.
• Two adults, one of them with an EYCA card: €37.50.
• Two adults who both bought an I amsterdam City Card: €0 at the museum, but each still books a free start time.
• Add €6.50 per person if you book the exhibition audio tour; the free app is the alternative for the permanent collection (see below).

Do you need a time slot?

Yes. The Rijksmuseum states on its visit page that booking a start time is required, and the prices page adds that this applies to everyone, also with a Museum Card. The only visitors who can skip booking are Friends of the Rijksmuseum and ICOM or ICOMOS pass holders, who show their pass at the entrance.

The slot is a start time, not a time limit. You arrive within the slot you chose, and the Dutch prices page says you can then stay as long as you like until the museum closes. The FAQ says leaving and coming back is not allowed except in certain cases, so treat one ticket as one continuous visit.

Buy online. The prices page says a limited number of tickets are sold at the museum entrance while stocks last, but the FAQ says official tickets are only available online, through the museum's own booking page or the official sales partners it names. A walk-up ticket is a fallback, not a plan.

Changing or cancelling

Paid tickets are non-refundable. To move your visit, the FAQ says to use its contact form and to ask at least two to five working days before the visit date, or the museum may not answer in time; it does not promise a new slot. Free tickets can be cancelled, and tickets are not tied to a name.

Opening hours and quieter times

The museum is open every day of the year from 9:00 to 17:00, including public holidays (prices page, checked 12 October 2026). The shop and café stay open until 18:00; until 17:00 you need a museum ticket to enter them, and from 17:00 to 18:00 you can walk in without one. The gardens are open 9:00 to 18:00; the prices page describes them as a summer opening, and the visit page says they are free.

The FAQ says fewer people visit before 11:00 and after 15:30, and that Tuesday and Wednesday are the quieter days. Because the last part of the day is short, a 15:30 start leaves 90 minutes before closing, enough for the highlights but not for a full app tour plus the rest of the collection.

How long to plan

The museum does not publish a typical visit length. Its visit page says the highlights can be seen in about an hour, and the Rijksmuseum app page says each of its audio tours takes about 90 minutes. A morning slot gives you room for a tour plus time in the galleries and the café before the 17:00 close.

Audio tours and the app

The app is free and offers audio tours of the highlights, Rembrandt and the building, plus an exhibition tour, in 11 languages. The app page says these are the same tours you can hire at the museum's multimedia desk, but it does not give a rental price, so we have not stated one. Bring your own headphones or buy a pair at the museum.

The FAQ lists an audio tour for the temporary exhibition at €6.50 per person when you book. For exhibition tickets, your booked slot is your start time for the exhibition in the Philips Wing, and you visit the permanent collection afterwards.

Cloakroom and bag rules

The cloakroom page sets these rules (checked 12 October 2026):

• Inside the galleries you may carry only a handbag up to A4 size.
• Larger bags, daypacks, school backpacks and umbrellas go in the free, supervised cloakroom.
• The cloakroom has no facilities for large bags, travel luggage such as suitcases, or folding bikes, among other bulky items.
• For a suitcase, the museum points to a Lockerpoint on Museum Square.

If you are arriving straight from the airport or checking out that day, sort your luggage before you reach the door.

Getting there and access

The Rijksmuseum is at Museumstraat 1 in Amsterdam's museum quarter; its visit page says it is right next to the Van Gogh Museum. The address and directions page says metro line 52 runs from Amsterdam Zuid or Central Station to Vijzelgracht, less than a 10-minute walk away, and that several tram lines stop close by. For fares and paying by bank card on GVB trams and metro, see our guide to OVpay versus OV-chipkaart in Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum and the Anne Frank House on one day

The Rijksmuseum's visit page puts it about a 20-minute walk from the Anne Frank House, so the two fit in one day if you order them around their hours (both checked 12 October 2026):

• Book the Anne Frank House first. Its tickets go on sale only online, every Tuesday at 10:00 for visits six weeks later, and are not sold at the door. That slot fixes your day; the Rijksmuseum start time can be booked around it. See when Anne Frank House tickets go on sale.
• Rijksmuseum in the morning, Anne Frank House later. The Rijksmuseum closes at 17:00 and does not allow re-entry, while the Anne Frank House is open daily from 9:00 to 22:00, with shorter hours on a few holidays. A 9:00 Rijksmuseum start with one 90-minute app tour leaves the afternoon or evening free for an Anne Frank slot, which takes about an hour.
• Separate days suit you if you want a full app tour plus the rest of the collection or an exhibition, or if your only Rijksmuseum slot is after 15:30.
• Families: visitors aged 18 and under enter the Rijksmuseum free but still need a start time; the Anne Frank House charges €7 for ages 10–17 and keeps a minimum age of 10.

If you would rather pair the Rijksmuseum with a different museum, our guide to Het Scheepvaartmuseum tickets and hours covers the maritime museum.