The largest city palace in Germany, sold as three separate tickets, and far bigger inside than it looks from the street.
What it costs
Three things, each ticketed on its own with a combined option: the Residenz Museum (the state rooms), the Treasury (the crown jewels), and the Cuvilliés Theatre, a rococo court theatre that is still in use.
The courtyards are free to walk through, and the Hofgarten behind is a public park.
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When to go
The museum route is long — an hour and a half at a brisk walk — and it changes between a summer and a winter circuit, so what you see depends on when you come. The Cuvilliés Theatre has restricted hours because it is a working venue.
Getting there
U-Bahn to Odeonsplatz or Marienplatz; the entrances are on Residenzstraße and Max-Joseph-Platz.
If you only have an hour
An hour is not the full museum route. Buy the ticket, walk to the Antiquarium, and spend the time there and in the rooms immediately around it. The courtyards and the Hofgarten are free on the way out.
What people get wrong
The Antiquarium — the long barrel-vaulted hall everyone photographs — is not a corridor. It is a sixteenth-century sculpture gallery, the largest Renaissance interior north of the Alps, and it is near the start of the route rather than the end.
Nearby
Ticketing arrangements and opening patterns as published for 2026 and checked on 4 September 2026. These change without much warning — confirm with the site itself before you travel. More sights, and how they fit together, in Landmarks & Sights.