Peles Castle (Castelul Peles) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Peles Castle. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Bucharest to Dracula Castle, Peles Castle, and Brasov Guided Tour

• Small-Group Day Trip to Dracula's Castle, Brasov, and Peles Castle

• From Brasov: Small-Group Tour Bran, Rasnov, and Peles Castles

• 3-Castle: Peles, Bran, Rasnov, Sinaia Monastery From Brasov w/ Pickup

• Castles of Transylvania: Private Day Trip From Bucharest

Visiting Peles Castle costs 100 lei for adults, 50 lei for seniors, and 25 lei for students and children 7 and older. Children under 7 enter for free. This ticket includes the guided tour of the castle but does not include entry to Pelisor Castle, which has its own admission fee.

Yes, Peles Castle is not to be missed when traveling in Transylvania, as it's one of Romania's most beautiful castles. Peles Castle is incredibly beautiful when viewed from the outside gardens, and just as detailed and ornate inside. It also has an important history, having served as a former royal residence for the Romanian royal family.

Per one customer who booked the Small-Group Day Trip to Dracula's Castle, Brasov, and Peles Castle, "Peles Castle was absolutely amazing! So beautiful and ornate. ... Our tour guide, Laura, was fantastic!  Very pleasant and knowledgeable, and moved us along very nicely. She knew how to work the lines at Peles to get us in as best she could."

A ticket for the basic tour of the ground floor of Peles Castle costs 50 leu for adults, 25 leu for pensioners, and 12.5 leu for children and students. The optional tour I (ground floor and first floor) costs 100 leu, 50 leu, or 25 leu, respectively, and the optional tour II (ground floor, first floor, and second floor) costs 150 leu, 75 leu, or 37.5 leu. Temporary exhibits are free.

No, Peles Castle is not cash only. Payment for tickets can be made either by cash in Romanian leu or by credit card. Tickets can also be purchased online in advance. These are sent to you in an email, and you can show the email to the ticket counter on your phone, so there’s no need to print it out.

Several movies have been filmed at Peles Castle, as its architectural style makes it look like a typical “fairytale” castle. The most recent of these are the Netflix movies A Christmas Prince (2017) and its sequels, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018), and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019), as well as the made-for-TV movie Royal Matchmaker (2018).

Peles Castle in Romania is famous for its beautiful architecture, and it’s often considered one of the most beautiful castles in Europe. It was home to the first King of Romania, Carol I of Hohenzollern. Although it’s not especially old–it was built between 1873 and 1914–it was built on a medieval trade route in the Carpathian Mountains.

Yes, you can go inside Peles Castle on self-guided tours. Tickets to the castle include the ground floor, the ground floor plus the first floor, or the ground floor, first floor, and second floor (each ticket category is priced differently). The exhibits inside include ceramics, glass, clocks, and metalwork collections.

There are tons of fun things to do when you're done visiting Peles Castle. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Transylvania:

• Bran Castle

• Black Church

• Rasnov Fortress

• Transfagarasan Highway

• Turda Salt Mine

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Transylvania.