Amalienborg Palace
Place · Nyhavn, Kongens Nytorv & Amalienborg
The royal residence and its octagonal square: the museum rooms are an hour indoors; the guard change at midday draws a crowd.
- Royal square
- Guard change at noon
- Museum in the palace
- Queue: switch at 15 min
- Works with kids
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Plan
Open now, best time to go, opening hours
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Usually 10:00–16:00Usually 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
- Crowds
Go morning
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunQuietest Mon, Tue · busiest Sat, Sun · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: about DKK 130–180 (≈ US$25–30) (2026 estimate)
children free or reduced (check)
- Time to spend
- 50–70 min · up to 100 min if you linger
Best time to go
Crowd builds before the midday guard change.
Queue rule: switch if the queue passes 15 min; come back when under 5.
By weekday: quietest Mon, Tue, busiest Sat, Sun.
Opening hours
- Hours
- 10:00–16:00 (typical, check)
- Note
- Opening days and hours vary; the weekly closing day is not printed until verified.
- Hours note
- Guard change at 12:00 when the guard is on duty.
Which month is quietest
- Janlight
- Feblight
- Marbusy
- Aprbusy
- Mayheavy
- Junheavy
- Julpacked
- Augpacked
- Sepheavy
- Octbusy
- Novlight
- Decheavy
Quietest Jan–Feb · Nov · busiest Jul–Aug.
Estimate: desk reasoning from season and school-holiday patterns; not counted. Holidays and events move these weeks.
Weather here, next 7 days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Walk from Nyhavn along the harbour
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Accessibility
- PartialStep-free entrance · none of note
- Check firstLifts
- Check firstAccessible toilet
- PartialWheelchair
- YesStroller · ok
Sensory load
- Sensory load3/5 Medium
Exposure: medium
What to bring and the rules
- A small bag · Large bags go to the cloakroom.
- Large bags go to the cloakroom.
- Not inside the museum rooms in some cases; the square is fine.
Rules and prices change: check the official site before you go.
Bailouts
- crowd: Nyhavn quay
- heat: Stay inside the museum
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Nyhavn quay benches (field-verify)
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it
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Nearby places
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Tickets, prices and entry
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- Buy at the entrance on the day.
- Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.
- Free days
Free entry days in Copenhagen (pick Copenhagen in the tool; check)
- Bags & lockers
- Large bags go to the cloakroom.
- Photos
- Not inside the museum rooms in some cases; the square is fine.
- What's closed
- Monday, off-seasoncheckMuseum days shift by season.
- When the royal family is in residencecheckAccess to parts of the palace can be restricted; the square stays open.
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.
| Ticket | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Museum ticket | about DKK 130–180 (≈ US$25–30) (2026 estimate) | A combined ticket with Rosenborg is often offered. |
| Guard change on the square | free | Watch from the square. |
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
50min
Typical
70min
p95
100min
How much time do you have?
Enough for a typical visit (70 min).
With the other 20 min, these are a walk away (their own visit time is on their page):
- Marble Church (Frederik’s Church)3 min on foot · 17 min spare
- Design Museum Denmark8 min on foot · 12 min spare
- Nyhavn12 min on foot · 8 min spare
- The Little Mermaid20 min on foot · 0 min spare
Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.
Step-free check, who it suits, facilities
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: partly · partlynone of note
- Lifts: check · check
- Accessible toilet: check · check
- Wheelchair: partly · partly
- Stroller: yes · yesok
The square is step-free on cobbles; the museum has stairs and a lift on request (check).
Rules on site
- silence
- Quiet in the museum rooms.
With kids
- with kids
- Children like the guard change; the museum rooms are a quiet hour.
- child price
- children free or reduced (check)
Combine with
Combine with
- 3 minMarble Church (Frederik’s Church)
- 8 minDesign Museum Denmark
- 12 minNyhavn
- 20 minThe Little Mermaid
- —Nyhavn quay
Walk the Nyhavn, Kongens Nytorv & Amalienborg area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time
Best photo time today
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Deep dive
Questions, photos, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
When is the guard change?
Around 12:00 on most days, when the royal guard is on duty; check the schedule.Around 12:00 PM on most days, when the royal guard is on duty; check the schedule.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Can I go inside the residence?
Only the museum rooms are open; the rest is the royal family’s home.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Photos
Photos
Amalienborg Palace Photo: European Commission / Joshua Andrew Gross, CC BY 4.0
Amalienborg Palace Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
Deep dive
Sources
- officialRoyal Danish Collection
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Source: Price
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Prices are 2026 estimates. The official site has the current price.
Source: Opening hours
Source: Best hour
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No official source is recorded for this figure.
The quietest window written into this guide. Crowd levels are desk estimates, not counts.
Source: Bag rating
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Rated for the whole walking cluster, from desk research, not for this entrance.