# What are the ticket prices and opening hours for Peleș Castle in Sinaia, and which days is it closed? > Peleș Castle costs 50 lei for the ground-floor tour and is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Timed entry, the November maintenance closure and getting there. - Source: https://clevertourists.com/resources/peles-castle-sinaia-tickets-hours-closed-mondays-guide - Authors: Evan & Clara, Clever Tourists (first-hand, from years of travel across 20 countries) - Published: 2025-11-29 **Peleș Castle** in Sinaia costs **50 lei for an adult** on the basic ground-floor tour, with 25 lei for pensioners and 12.50 lei for students and under-26 Eurocard holders; under-sixes are free. The interior is **closed on Mondays and Tuesdays** — you can still walk the grounds and photograph the outside. From Wednesday it opens at **10:00**, and Thursday to Sunday at **09:15**, with last individual entry at **16:00**. The castle also closes for annual maintenance, typically **2 November to 1 December**. ## Tickets: which tour you are actually buying Peleș sells by floor, and the ticket desk is not always clear about it. The **basic ground-floor tour** is the 50 lei ticket most people mean. Expanded tours covering the upper floors run to about 100 lei. • **Adults:** 50 lei • **Pensioners:** 25 lei • **Students / under-26 Eurocard:** 12.50 lei • **Under 6 and visitors with severe disabilities:** free Entry is timed and daily capacity is capped — in practice around 2,000 visitors a day — so in summer and on Romanian public holidays the sensible move is to book on the official platform, **bilete.peles.ro**, before you travel. Tickets are non-refundable and tied to the slot. ## Opening hours and the two closures nobody mentions • **Monday and Tuesday:** closed for interior visits • **Wednesday:** 10:00 to 17:00, last individual entry 16:00 • **Thursday to Sunday:** 09:15 to 17:00, last individual entry 16:00 The first hidden closure is the weekly one. Plenty of people arrive in Sinaia on a Monday and find the castle shut, because the grounds are open and the building looks operational from outside. The second is the annual conservation period, generally from **2 November to 1 December**, when the interior closes for cleaning and preventive maintenance. If your trip falls in that window, treat Peleș as an exterior and grounds visit and check the official site before building a day around it. ## Getting there from Sinaia station Peleș is about **2 km uphill** from Sinaia railway station, through the town and then up the wooded avenue past the monastery. It is a pleasant 25 to 30 minute walk with a steady climb, or a short taxi ride. We stayed two nights in Sinaia in early November 2022, which is a good time: the beech woods are turning, the summer coaches are gone, and the town feels like a mountain resort rather than a queue. The trade-off is the maintenance closure: our dates, 2 to 4 November 2022, sat right at the start of that window, so check the exact closure dates for your year before planning around the interior. Do not skip **Pelișor**, the smaller Art Nouveau castle a few minutes' walk above Peleș, which Queen Marie used as her own residence. It is a separate ticket and, for photography, arguably the more interesting interior. ## What the ground-floor tour covers The ground floor is the state portion of the castle: the Hall of Honour with its carved walnut staircase, the armouries with a large collection of blades and firearms, and the reception rooms. It is furnished rather than empty, and photography without flash is generally allowed. The building was commissioned by King Carol I in the 1870s and is German Renaissance in style, with heavy ornament and a great deal of woodwork. Because of the timed entry, you move through in a group at a fixed pace — this is not a place to linger alone with a camera, so pick the details you want before you start. Exterior shots are best from the lower terrace in the morning, when the light comes up the valley and the towers are still clear of coach groups. ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does it cost to visit Peleș Castle? 50 lei for adults on the basic ground-floor tour, 25 lei for pensioners and 12.50 lei for students and under-26 Eurocard holders. Upper-floor tours cost more, up to about 100 lei. ### What days is Peleș Castle closed? The interior is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It also closes for annual maintenance, usually from 2 November to 1 December. ### Do you need to book Peleș Castle in advance? Yes in practice during summer and holidays. Entry is timed with a daily cap of around 2,000 visitors, and tickets are sold on bilete.peles.ro and are non-refundable. ### How far is Peleș Castle from Sinaia train station? About 2 km uphill, a 25 to 30 minute walk, or a short taxi ride. ## Official sources - [Peleș Castle: schedule and fees](https://peles.ro/en/program-si-taxe/) - [Peleș Castle official ticketing](https://bilete.peles.ro/)