Opening hours
Open every day from 10 am to 5 pm.
On December 27, 28, 29 and 30, and January 2 and 3, we are open until 7 pm.
We are closed on December 25 and January 1.
Please check our programma page for special events.
The shop and the restaurant are open every day. The restaurant is only accessible for garden visitors.
Entrance fees
Card only: it is not possible to pay with cash at the Hortus
€ 13,50 Adults
€ 7,- Students (show your student card)
€ 7,- Child 5-17 years
Free Children under 4 years
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Free entrance – no presale – please show resp. card at our gate
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ICOM | (inter)national PRESS cards| UVA Biology students (with university card) | personal guides/wheelchair attendants | Stadspas (1x per month) | Friends of: Hortus Botanicus Leiden – Hortus TU Delft – Pinetum Blijdenstein Hilversum.
The Museumkaart is not valid at the Hortus.
Prices subject to change.
Book a guided tour
There are many stories to be discovered in the Hortus. With a guide, you’ll see and learn even more. Visiting with a group? Book a personal guided tour! Our guides can give you an introduction to the Hortus or you can request a theme of your choice.
A tour takes about one hour and can be booked weekdays between 12:30 and 17:00 / weekends and school holidays between 10:30 and 17:00.
Maximum of 8 participants per guide, with up to 3 tours running simultaneously (24 people total).
Cost per guide: €60 (excluding entrance fees).
Tours can be held in Dutch, English, French or German.
Please book at least 2 weeks in advance by emailing: [email protected]
Become a member
As a member of our Friends Association, you can visit us every day, in every season for only 46 euros a year.
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