Opening hours
We are open 365 days a year
Opening hours and ticket office closing time
Opening hours | ticket office closing time | |
1 November 2022 to 10 February 2023 | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm | 3:45 pm |
11 February 2023 to 25 March 2023 | 8:30 am - 5:30 pm | 4:45 pm |
26 March 2023 to 3 October 2023 | 8:30 am - 6:30 pm | 5:45 pm |
4 October 2023 to 31 October 2023 | 8:30 am - 5:30 pm | 4:45 pm |
Please notice:
On 24.12. and 31.12. the zoo is open from 8:30 am to 3 pm. The ticket office closes at 2:15 pm.
Dogs are not allowed in the zoo. Accommodation is not possible.
Opening hours - Side entrance to the Great Garden
The side entrance, with access to the Great Garden and the park railway, is open from Easter to the middle/end of October as follows:
Weekends: 10 am - 4:45 pm
From 16 October, the side entrance will be closed. Only exit possible. Admission via the main entrance Tiergartenstrasse.
During the Saxon autumn holidays (30 September to 15 October) the following opening hours apply:
Mon and Tue: closed
Extra: Open on public holiday 3.10., 10 am - 4:45 pm
Wednesday to Sunday 10 am - 4:45pm
The zoo ticket office at the park railway is also closed when the weather is very hot. The turnstile exit is open all year round.
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