Is Peles Castle Open?
Peles Castle is closed 2 November to 1 December 2026 and every Monday and Tuesday. Hours, time-slot tickets in lei, Pelisor, and what day trips do on closed days.
Peles Castle is closed from 2 November to 1 December 2026 for cleaning and conservation, and it is closed every Monday and Tuesday all year, according to the National Museum Peles. Otherwise it opens on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 17:00 and from Thursday to Sunday from 9:15 to 17:00, with the last entry at 16:00. An adult ticket is 100 lei (November 2026). On Mondays and Tuesdays the day trips from Bucharest stop outside it; for the 2 November to 1 December closure some operators visit Pelisor instead and others do not say, so ask before booking a November date. Dracula & Castles Day Tours’ Day Trip to Dracula’s Castle, Peleș Castle, Cantacuzino Castle and Brașov adds a fourth stop, Cantacuzino Castle in Busteni, so a closed Peles still leaves two castle interiors; it was from $31 in current promotion (usually $62) a person, checked November 2026. Adults only: the listing excludes children under 18.
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The short answer
If seeing the inside of Peles matters, travel on a Wednesday to Sunday from 2 December 2026, and buy the ticket for a morning time slot as soon as your tour is booked. If you are travelling during the closure or on a Monday or Tuesday, pick a day trip that has another castle interior on the day, or accept Peles from the outside and its grounds on a Monday or Tuesday, and ask the operator what a November day does instead.
Day Trip to Dracula's Castle, Peleș Castle, Cantacuzino Castle and Brașov
Dracula & Castles Day Tours: about 9 hours from central Bucharest with a live guide: Peles, Cantacuzino Castle in Busteni, Bran Castle and free time in Brasov. On Mondays and Tuesdays the Peles stop is the exterior and the royal gardens. Admission fees are extra. Adults only: the listing excludes children under 18.
Check dates →Bucharest: Dracula's Castle, Peleș Castle, Wednesday and Brașov
Wonder Tours Romania: about 9 hours from central Bucharest, Peles, Cantacuzino Castle, Bran Castle and Brasov, with a live guide in English, Spanish or Italian. Admission fees are extra.
See the day →Dracula's Castle, Peles & Brasov Day Trip from Bucharest
One Excellence Tours: from the Grand Hotel Bucharest, 11 to 12 hours, Peles, Brasov and Bran. On Mondays and Tuesdays Peles is seen from outside; for the November closure Pelisor is offered on busy days only.
See the classic day →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Opening days and hours
| Castle | Monday and Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday to Sunday | Last entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peles | Closed | 10:00 to 17:00 | 9:15 to 17:00 | 16:00 |
| Pelisor | Closed | 10:00 to 17:00 | 9:15 to 17:00 | 16:15 |
From the museum’s own site, peles.ro, read 3 November 2026. The museum shows no separate summer and winter hours.
The closures in autumn 2026. The museum announced in July that Peles is closed from 2 November to 1 December 2026 for general cleaning and preventive conservation. Pelisor, the smaller castle in the same park, was closed for the same work from 28 September to 3 November 2026. Since 1 December 2026 is a Tuesday, the first day Peles can be visited again is Wednesday 2 December. No other closure for the winter of 2026 to 2027 was announced when this page was checked.
Tickets and time slots
| Ticket | Adult | Pensioner | Pupil or student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peles (ground floor and first floor) | 100 lei | 50 lei | 25 lei |
| Pelisor (full tour) | 30 lei | 15 lei | 7.5 lei |
From peles.ro, read 3 November 2026. Children up to 7 go in free, and pupils go in free during the school holidays.
Tickets are sold for an entry time slot, and the museum caps the day at 2,000 visitors at Peles and 1,500 at Pelisor. At Peles the slots run 10:00 to 12:45, 12:45 to 14:30 and 14:30 to 16:00 on Wednesdays, and from 9:15 to 11:00 on Thursday to Sunday, followed by the same three later slots. Within a slot, people go in in the order they arrive. You can buy online at bilete.peles.ro or at the self-service machines near the castles; the ticket cannot be changed or refunded. Tour guides, too, need a ticket to go inside, so on a group day your tour leader may wait outside.
Inside, the museum forms guided tours in Romanian and English at the entrance, at no extra charge. Photographs and video for personal use are allowed, without flash, and selfie sticks are not.
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What the day trips do on closed days
For Mondays and Tuesdays the listings are explicit: the stop is the outside of Peles and its gardens, with the time given back to Bran or Brasov. For the 2 November to 1 December closure they are not: Trip2Ro and Zig Royal Tours srl say Pelisor is visited instead (30 lei, open Wednesday to Sunday from 4 November); One Excellence Tours says only that Peles is closed and that Pelisor is offered on busy days; the other days carded here say nothing about the closure. Ask the operator before you book a November date. The days that add Cantacuzino Castle keep a second interior: Cantacuzino in Busteni charges 85 lei for an adult for the castle, the gallery and the park, or 65 lei for the castle and the park, and it is open every day, Monday to Thursday 10:00 to 19:00 and Friday to Sunday 10:00 to 20:00 (cantacuzinocastle.com, November 2026). Its own site describes how its exterior was used for Nevermore Academy in the Netflix series Wednesday.
The castle
Peles was built between 1873 and 1914 in Sinaia, in the Prahova valley, and was the summer residence of Romania’s royal family. The building belongs to the Romanian Royal Family and houses the National Museum Peles, at Aleea Pelesului 2. From Sinaia station it is 1.9 km on foot, uphill through the park, if you come by train. Bucharest to Bran Castle covers the train.
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