Palais des Papes: frequently asked questions

No. Palais des Papes Visit is an independent informational guide. The official websites are palais-des-papes.com and avignon-pont.com. We do not run the monuments, and this is not the official site. Tickets and tours featured here are sold by our partner Tiqets, a third party, not by the monuments. Official ticket: 16 €; ticket via Tiqets: 16 €.

The full price is 16 € with the papal gardens, 13 € reduced and 10 € for ages 10 to 17. Under 10 is free. With the Pont d'Avignon the full price is 19.50 €. These prices have applied since 1 August 2026, according to the official site on 23 October 2026.

Only the combined ticket at 19.50 € does. The Pont alone costs 6 €. The combined ticket costs 2.50 € less than the two tickets separately.

Every day of the year: 09:00 to 19:00 from 1 March to 1 November, and 10:00 to 17:00 from 2 November to 18 December, with 10:00 to 18:00 from 19 December to 4 January. The last entry is one hour before closing. The hours after 3 January 2027 are not yet confirmed by the official site.

Yes, according to the official site: it is open every day of the year.

Official ticket: 16 € for the Palais, 19.50 € with the Pont. Ticket via Tiqets: 16 € and 19.50 € at the time of writing, with an instant mobile ticket, cancellation until 23:59 on the day before your visit and a choice of date and time slot, according to Tiqets. Tiqets asks you to pick a date and a time slot; check the official site for its own rules. Neither ticket gives you extra access.

The official site recommends booking online but does not make it compulsory: you can also buy at the palace. In busy periods booking ahead is safer.

Plan 2 to 2.5 hours for the palace and its gardens, and about 40 minutes for the Pont d'Avignon.

Yes, except in the painted rooms: the Chambre du Pape, the Chambre du Cerf and the painted chapels. The official pages disagree on which chapel is covered, so follow the signs.

There is a free, supervised cloakroom, and pushchairs are left there. A baby carrier is lent free of charge at the palace. Bags are checked at the entrance. Dogs are not allowed, even in a bag, except guide and assistance dogs.

No, according to the official site. Dress for the season: it can be hot in summer and cold in winter. There are many stairs and steps.

Only in part on the classic route. The official site offers a Parcours confort, by reservation up to 24 hours before, on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00 and on Sundays from 14:30 to 16:30 (dates can change). It lasts 2 hours and takes at most 2 wheelchairs, and the person and one companion enter free.

Not for visitors: the palace is not free on the first Sunday of the month. It is free on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays for residents of Avignon and Montfavet with proof, and for the categories on the official list.

The official site presents a digital visit guide for smartphones since 1 May 2026. We have not confirmed what is included today, so check the official site.

Until 15 November 2026: Relatum – Lee Ufan, included in the ticket according to the official site. After that date the 2027 exhibition has not been announced yet: check the official site.

The official site we read does not mention resellers, and we could not confirm whether the monument has any agreement with Tiqets. Tiqets is our partner and a third party: its tickets cost the same as the official full prices, and you should read its terms.