ARTIS Zoo Tours and Tickets

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When you buy online, tickets for ARTIS Zoo, including the planetarium, cost €29.50 for those 13 or older, €25.50 for children (3–12), and €14.75 for students and European Youth Card holders. Prices are higher in person. I Amsterdam City Card holders and children 2 or under go free.

ARTIS Zoo and the planetarium are generally open 9am–6pm nearly every day of the year, including Christmas Day and King’s Day. Most talks and shows happen between late morning and early afternoon. Opening hours are slightly shorter on 31 December (usually 9am–4pm) and 1 January (usually 10am–5pm).

Yes, you’re welcome to bring your own food and drink to ARTIS Zoo. But the zoo also has a wide range of vegetarian food options, from the stylish Café-Restaurant de Plantage to a bakery and a fries stall. The vegan De Serre eatery is only open on sunny, busy days.

Yes, you can get to ARTIS Zoo on public transport: It’s a little more than 1 mile (1.5 kilometers) from Amsterdam Central Station. Catch the No. 14 tram from Amsterdam Central Station or ride the metro (lines 51, 53, or 54) to Waterlooplein if you're coming from elsewhere.

Yes, ARTIS Zoo is accessible, and companions assisting people with wheelchairs go free. The terrain is flat and easy to navigate, with wheelchair-friendly parking and adapted bathrooms. The zoo has a route for travelers with assistance dogs that avoids enclosures where dogs might cause animals stress—ask for the leaflet.