Information for your visit
Ticket-Shop
The Karlsruhe Zoological Garden offers various tickets for your visit. You can find an overview of the most common ticket prices here. We have put together an overview of all other tickets for you on another page.
| Day ticket Individuals |
Pay desk | Online |
| Adults | 15,00 € | 14,00 € |
| Discounted prices
Pensioners, severely disabled persons, schoolchildren and young people older than |
13,00 € | 12,00 € |
| Children (6 to 14 years inclusive) | 7,00 € | 6,00 € |
| Children under the age of 6 years free | free | free |
| Evening ticket Sold one hour before the ticket office closes, 50% discount on day ticket prices for adults, pensioners and children (6 to 15 years) |
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Prices include the voluntary species protection euro. If you do not wish
to pay this, please say so at the ticket office. You will then receive
the cheaper ticket.
1 only with valid documents
Business Hours
The Karlsruhe Zoological Garden can be accessed via two
entrances: South Ticket Office (main station) and North Ticket Office (Festplatz = fairground).
| Month | South Ticket Office (main station) | North Ticket Office (Festplatz) |
| November to February | 9:00 – 16:00 | 9:00 – 16:00 |
| March | 9:00 – 17:00 | 9:00 – 17:00 |
| April until September | 9:00 – 18:00 | 9:00 – 18:00 |
| October | 9:00 – 17:00 | 9:00 – 17:00 |
General information
You can stay in the Karlsruhe Zoological Garden until nightfall. Exceptions are possible for special events. To protect the free-roaming animals, no dogs are allowed in the park-like green areas.
Opening hours
9 AM – 6 PM
Opening hours of our animal houses
| Animal House | Winter | Summer |
| Monkey house | 9:00 until 17:00 | 9:00 until 18:00 |
| Pachyderm House | 9:30 until 17:00 | 9:30 until 18:00 |
| Exotics House | 10:00 until 17:00 | 10:00 until 18:00 |
| Giraffe House | 9:00 until 17:00 | 9:00 until 18:00 |
| Predator house | 9:00 until 17:00 | 9:00 until 18:00 |
| Petting zoo | 8:30 until 16:30 | 8:30 until 17:30 |
Please note:
The latest admission to the animal houses is approximately fifteen minutes before closing time. Opening hours may vary in individual cases.
Arrival – Your way to us
The Karlsruhe Zoological Garden is located in the heart of the city between the Festplatz with the congress centre, and the main railway station. This is also where the two main entrance gates are located.
Entrances
North: Am Festplatz 9
South: Beim Bahnhofplatz 4
These addresses can also be entered into navigation devices.
Public transport
You can reach the zoo by various tram lines. Here you should use the stops Kongresszentrum or Hauptbahnhof.
Alternatively, you can use all bus lines that stop at the main station. Local and long-distance trains also all stop at Karlsruhe main station. Here, you are only a few metres away from the zoo.
CAR
Karlsruhe Zoological Garden can be reached:
- via the BAB 5 from the north and south (Karlsruhe-Durlach or Karlsruhe-Mitte exits)
- via the BAB 8 from the east (Karlsruhe junction, BAB 5, Karlsruhe Mitte exit)
- via the Rhine bridge and “Südtangente” (Southern Tangent) (K 9657) from the west (Rhineland-Palatinate and France)
Follow the signs for “Zentrum”, then “Hauptbahnhof” or “Kongresszentrum” with the polar bear logo.
Parking
Underground car park at the Congress Centre (by the North Ticket Office):
Access via Hermann-Billing-Straße.
Underground car park Congress Centre PH1, with 400 parking spaces
Underground car park Congress Centre PH2, with 422 parking spaces
Underground car park behind the main railway station (near the South Ticket Office):
Main station car park
Feeding and activity times
Experience getting to know the animals of Karlsruhe Zoo better. During the commented show feeding sessions for our animals, you can observe many details that leave lasting impressions: Physical characteristics, social interactions between the animals, vocalisations and much more.
Red pandas
09:30
Penguins
10:30
Stump crocodiles
11:00
Sea lions
11:15
Elephants
12:00
Meerkat
12:15
Exotenhaus
13:45
Pelicans
14:00
Giraffes
14:15
Chimpanzees
14:30
North China leopards
15:00
Streichelzoo
15:15
Elephants
15:30
Sea lions
16:00
Red pandas
09:30
The Red Pandas are fed every day at 9.30 a.m. in the Himalayan mountain world.
Penguins
10:30
We feed our Magellanic penguins and sea ducks at 15:15. Afterwards, we feed our Humboldt penguins in the neighbouring enclosure.
Stump crocodiles
11:00
The stump crocodiles are fed every Friday at 11 a.m. in the “Exotenhaus”.
Sea lions
11:15
The commented feeding of our california sea lions starts at 11:15 a.m. Afterwards, we feed the seals in the neighbouring enclosure.
Elephants
12:00
The elephants are fed in the pachyderm house or in the outdoor enclosure.
Meerkat
12:15
The meerkats are fed every day at 12.15 p.m. in the “Afrikasavanne”.
Exotenhaus
13:45
At 1.45 pm there will be a Keeper’s Talk in front of the toucan aviary in the “Exotenhaus”.
Pelicans
14:00
During the summer months, we feed the pelicans at the lake stage at 14:00 p.m.
Giraffes
14:15
The reticulated giraffes in the “Afrikasavanne” are fed at 2.15 pm in the house or outside by the visitors’ stand.
Chimpanzees
14:30
We feed the chimpanzees at 14:30 p.m. For this, the animal keepers hide treats in the animal enclosure, which our three chimpanzees are allowed to track down.
North China leopards
15:00
We feed our North China leopards in the predator house at 15:00.
Streichelzoo
15:15
Every day at 3.15 pm you can learn interesting facts about different animal species at the Keeper’s Talk in the “Streichelzoo” (petting zoo).
Elephants
15:30
The elephants are fed in the pachyderm house or in the outdoor enclosure.
Sea lions
16:00
The commented feeding of our california sea lions starts at 16:00 p.m. Afterwards, we feed the seals in the neighbouring enclosure.
If not separately marked, the feeding sessions take place at the respective animal enclosures. Feeding times may change for operational reasons. We kindly request your understanding.
Interactive map
View into the exotic house
Indoor tropical greenhouse with lush greenery, towering trees, and stone pathways under a glass ceiling.
Daffodils bloom near a calm lake with a small boat under a canopy in the background.
Daffodils bloom near a calm lake with a small boat under a canopy in the background.
Overview of the zoo
Aerial view of a lush, green park with trees, a pond, paths, and some white structures amid a hilly landscape.
