Anne Frank House: Tickets and Hours
Anne Frank House: The One Ticket You Cannot Wing
Book this the second your Amsterdam dates are locked, before you touch a hotel or a museum pass. Anne Frank House is the hardest ticket in the city: online only through annefrank.org, released every Tuesday at 10:00 CEST for the date exactly six weeks out, and summer morning slots vanish in two to three minutes. Adult entry is EUR 16.50 (EUR 25 with the 30-minute introductory program), and there is no reliable walk-up option. Nail this one first and the rest of the trip falls into place.
Key facts before you book
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Price | EUR 16.50 adult standard, EUR 25 with intro program, EUR 7 ages 10-17, EUR 1 under 10 |
| Hours | Timed entry slots run through the day; exact hours shift by season, confirm on annefrank.org |
| Time needed | 1 to 1.5 hours, fully self guided |
| Booking lead | Tickets release every Tuesday at 10:00 CEST for the date six weeks ahead |
| Getting there | Prinsengracht 263-267 in the Jordaan, 15-20 minutes on foot from Centraal |
How do you actually get Anne Frank House tickets?
Set an alarm for Tuesday 10:00 CEST and log into annefrank.org the moment the six-week window opens. Tickets are personal, non-transferable, and non-refundable, so book the exact names and date you need on the first pass. In June through August, the earliest morning slots are gone within two to three minutes.
What if the six-week release is already sold out?
A small same-day release exists, but it is unreliable and not something to plan a trip around. Your realistic backup is an afternoon or evening slot from the same Tuesday release, since those linger longer than the 9am rush. Do not buy from a reseller: this is the one Amsterdam ticket with zero legitimate secondary market.
How long should you actually block out for the visit?
Most visitors move through the rooms and the Secret Annex in about an hour, then add 20 to 30 minutes for the exhibition on the occupation of Amsterdam and Anne’s diary pages. Photography is not allowed anywhere inside, so there is no reason to linger for photos. Budget 1.5 hours total including the walk to your timed slot.
The Secret Annex itself is still furniture-free, exactly as Otto Frank wanted it kept after the war, and the original revolving bookcase entrance now sits behind protective glass. That bare-room, small-space reality lands harder than any amount of reading about it beforehand.
Pair the visit with a walk through the Jordaan, the 17th-century neighborhood the museum sits inside, or extend the canal theme at Amsterdam Canals: how to visit by boat . For the full city context, Amsterdam’s places guide rounds out where this fits against the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. For wider background on the neighborhood, I amsterdam is a solid source.
Concrete tip: book Anne Frank House before anything else, then build your museum days around whatever slot you land, not the other way around.