Anne Frank House tickets sold out? What to do in 2026-27
Anne Frank House tickets in Amsterdam are sold only on the museum's own website, every Tuesday at 10:00 for visits six weeks later. Here is how the release works, the 2026 prices and winter hours, why tours from resellers do not get you inside, and the official alternatives when every slot is gone.
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The Anne Frank House is the canal house on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam where Anne Frank, her family and four others hid from the Nazis for more than two years. It is a small museum, and the only way in is a ticket for a set start time, bought online from the museum itself. Tickets go on sale six weeks ahead and often sell out fast. This guide explains how the release works, what the museum allows and does not allow, and what you can still do if every slot is gone.
The short answer
- Buy only from the museum's own website. On 12 November 2026 an adult ticket cost EUR 16.50, ages 10–17 EUR 7 and ages 0–9 EUR 1, each including a EUR 1 booking fee. The museum says: "Tickets only available through this website!" (annefrank.org tickets). There are no ticket sales at the door.
- Be online on Tuesday at 10:00. The museum says: "Every Tuesday at 10am CET all tickets become available for a visit six weeks later." If your date shows nothing left, the museum says it is sold out, and there is no waiting list.
- Resellers cannot get you in. The museum says: "Commercial parties offering Anne Frank House tours do not provide access to the Anne Frank House." Tiqets sells walking tours that pass the house and its own pages say entry is not included. If you cannot get a ticket, the museum's free online tours and the nearby National Holocaust Museum and Dutch Resistance Museum are the realistic options.
How official tickets work
The Anne Frank House sells tickets only through its own site, annefrank.org, which leads to its ticket shop at tickets.annefrank.org. The museum warns that "there are fraudulent websites with URLs similar to the one used by the Anne Frank House", aimed at credit card fraud or selling invalid tickets (choose your ticket). Check the address before you pay.
Online only, with a start time. Every visitor needs a ticket for a date and time slot, including children aged 0–9 and holders of discount cards such as the Museumkaart. Payment is by bank or credit card. Only the start time is fixed: once inside, you can stay as long as you like. The museum says a visit takes about an hour on average.
The weekly release. Tickets are released each Tuesday at 10:00 Amsterdam time (CET in winter) for visits six weeks later. The museum does not say exactly which days each release adds. By our calculation, not a museum calendar, the release on 17 November 2026 covers visits around 29 December and the one on 24 November covers visits around 5 January 2027.
Names and transfers. The English ticket page says tickets "are non-transferable and only valid on the specified date and time". The Dutch page is more explicit: tickets are "alleen geldig op naam" (valid only in the name they were booked in). The FAQ says several tickets in your own name are fine, but "the only condition is that you yourself are present at the visit", so the person who booked should come. The terms say "the visitor must be identifiable", but we found no page describing an ID check at the door; bring ID anyway. Discount cards are checked at the entrance.
No changes, no refunds. "We do not reschedule tickets or give refunds", the museum says, "not even in case of circumstances beyond your control, such as public transport problems, a negative travel advice or personal circumstances" (FAQ). You cannot add tickets to an existing booking, or add the introductory programme later.
Resale. The visitor terms say resale is "not permitted without the prior permission of the Anne Frank House", and that you may be refused entry if your ticket was not bought directly from the museum or an organisation it has authorised. They also say "Travel organisations / tour operators may not make bookings for third parties" (terms and conditions). We found no list of authorised sellers on the site.
Official prices and what the ticket covers
Prices as of 12 November 2026, from the museum's ticket page and its ticket shop:
| Ticket | Price (incl. EUR 1 booking fee) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | EUR 16.50 | EUR 17.00 from 2027 |
| Age 10–17 | EUR 7.00 | 2027 price not published |
| Age 0–9 | EUR 1.00 | 2027 price not published; see age advice below |
| Museumkaart, ICOM card, VriendenLoterij VIP-kaart, Stadspas | EUR 1.00 | Booking fee only; you must still book a time |
| European Youth Card | EUR 7.00 | |
| I amsterdam City Card, student card | No discount | Pay the full price |
| Introductory programme | EUR 7.00 extra per ticket | EUR 8.00 from 2027 |
What is included. The ticket covers the museum route through the front house and the Secret Annex, and the exhibition. A free audio tour is included, in nine languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. A separate audio tour, Anne's Story, is made for children aged 10 to 15. There are no guided tours inside.
The introductory programme. A 30-minute talk on Anne Frank's history in the context of the Second World War and the persecution of the Jews, followed straight away by your museum visit, which is included. It runs in English and Dutch and is suitable from age 10.
Opening hours, winter 2026-27. Daily 09:00–22:00. The museum's listed exceptions that fall this winter are 25 December and 31 December (09:00–17:00) and 1 January (12:00–22:00). The site lists no closing days in this period. Yom Kippur fell on 21 September in 2026, and the next listed closure is 11 October 2027 (Yom Kippur). The modern wing's temporary exhibition is closed from 9 to 26 November 2026 while it is replaced.
Sold out: the options, in order
- Watch the next Tuesday release. This is the main way in. The museum says "Tickets sell out very fast" and that demand "exceeds the number of available tickets". Be ready shortly before 10:00 Amsterdam time, and remember the release is for visits six weeks later.
- Check the introductory programme tickets. They have their own booking link and include the museum visit. We could not confirm whether they have a separate allocation, but they are worth checking.
- Check the calendar again. The museum does not say whether tickets ever come back on sale, and since there are no refunds, it may be rare. There is no waiting list and no sale at the door, so do not plan on turning up.
- Visit online. The museum's online and 3D tours page has a 3D virtual tour through every room of the house, The Annex Online, a free Anne Frank House VR app, a 360-degree view of the Frank family's home before they went into hiding, and video series on its YouTube channel. A live online tour of the Annex with a museum educator is offered for school groups, on request.
- Visit the official sites nearby. These are run by their own organisations; prices are from their own sites on 12 November 2026.
- National Holocaust Museum, Plantage Middenlaan, run by the Jewish Cultural Quarter. It tells the story of the Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews of the Netherlands, in a former teacher training college next to the kindergarten the Nazis used as a deportation site for Jewish children. Adult EUR 20 online, students EUR 10, ages 13–17 EUR 8, ages 6–12 EUR 6, under 6 free. The ticket also covers the Hollandsche Schouwburg memorial. Free with the Museumkaart and the I amsterdam City Card. Tickets bought at the desk cost EUR 2 more. Open daily 10:00–17:00, with shorter hours on 5, 24, 25 and 31 December and from 12:00 on 1 January. A EUR 30 combination ticket adds the Jewish Museum and the Portuguese Synagogue, valid for a week. The Jewish Cultural Quarter advises a minimum age of 10 and says all its locations are wheelchair accessible (tickets).
- Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum), Plantage Kerklaan 61. Adults EUR 17.50, ages 7–17 EUR 9.50, family ticket EUR 40. Free with the Museumkaart and the I amsterdam City Card. Tickets are sold online or at the door, and an audio tour is included. Open daily 10:00–17:00; closed 25 December, 1 January and 27 April (tickets).
- Westerkerk, next door at Prinsengracht 279. Its tower appears in Anne Frank's diary. Entry is free, with donations welcome, from September to June on Monday to Friday, 11:00–15:00. The church lists closures on 14 November and 10–12, 17 and 18 December 2026. The tower cannot be visited at the moment (tourist information).
Tickets and tours from resellers: what they cost and include
Tiqets does not sell entry to the Anne Frank House. On 12 November 2026 we found no Anne Frank House entry product on tiqets.com. Its Anne Frank Tours page (opens Tiqets in a new tab) listed six walking tours from USD 16.62. Every Anne Frank tour we opened says, in its own words, that entry is not included. Prices below are as shown that day in USD (EUR at the ECB rate of 12 November 2026, EUR 1 = USD 1.1081):
| Tour (as named on Tiqets) | From | Format | What it says about the house | Cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Frank & Jewish Quarter Guided Tour | USD 36.00 (about EUR 32.50) | 2 h, live guide, max 15 | "does not include access to the Anne Frank House" | Free until 24 h before |
| Guided Anne Frank Walking Tour (DE, EN, IT, ES) | USD 31.02 (about EUR 28) | 2 h, live guide, max 15; starts at the Anne Frank statue, passes the house | "does not include entry to the Anne Frank House" | Free until 24 h before |
| Anne Frank Guided Walking Tour Without House Entry | USD 24.91 (about EUR 22.50) | 1 h 30, live guide, ends at the house | "Anne Frank House entry" listed as not included | Free until 24 h before |
| The Life of Anne Frank & Neighbourhood | USD 16.62 (about EUR 15) | 1 h 30, live guide; starts at Merwedeplein, the family's home before hiding | "Entrance tickets for the Anne Frank House are NOT included" | Free until 24 h before |
| Anne Frank Walking Tour with Audio & Video Guide | USD 16.62 (about EUR 15) | Self-guided app, 2 h 45, 7 km | "Anne Frank House entry" listed as not included | Non-refundable |
Things to know before you pay:
- None of these is a way into the museum. They are outdoor tours of the city's wartime and Jewish history. Bundles that add a canal cruise or the Van Gogh Museum do not include the house either.
- The nearby museums cost the same on Tiqets. The National Holocaust Museum entry ticket (opens Tiqets in a new tab) was USD 22.16 (EUR 20.00) and the Dutch Resistance Museum USD 19.39 (EUR 17.50), the same as their official prices. Tiqets names the museums themselves as the providers. The Resistance Museum ticket on Tiqets is non-refundable.
On the day
Entrance. The museum is at Prinsengracht 263-267, and the entrance is around the corner at Westermarkt 20. Its practical page says that from 15 February 2025 to February 2027 no tram runs to the Westermarkt stop. It is a 10-minute walk from Dam Square and 20 minutes from Central Station.
Bags. Only bags smaller than an A4 sheet can go inside. The free cloakroom takes coats, bags and buggies, but there is no room for large backpacks or suitcases. The museum says you may not be able to visit with one, so leave luggage at your hotel or at Central Station.
Photos. Photography and filming are not allowed in the museum, and that includes smart glasses and camera glasses.
Stairs and accessibility. The route has three steep staircases up, two of them with a handrail on one side only; a 39 cm step through the bookcase into the Annex; and three staircases down. The front house and the Annex are not accessible by wheelchair. Seating is only at the start and end, but you can ask for a portable stool at the information desk. The modern wing, with the exhibition, scale models of the Annex, café and shop, is partly accessible through a separate entrance and a staff-operated lift (physical accessibility).
Children. The museum says it maintains "a minimum age of 10 years; the museum is not suitable for younger children", and that "ultimately, parents must judge for themselves". Under-12s must be with an adult. The museum's page on visiting with children suggests preparing them with its short videos.
If you are planning more of Europe's hard-to-book sights, see our guides to Last Supper tickets and Sagrada Família tickets.
Quick answers
Can a tour company or ticket site get me in? No. The museum sells tickets only on annefrank.org and says commercial tour sellers do not provide access.
Is the Anne Frank House included in the I amsterdam City Card? No. The card gives no discount. Museumkaart holders pay only the EUR 1 booking fee, but still have to book a time slot.
How far ahead can I book? Six weeks. New dates are released every Tuesday at 10:00 Amsterdam time.
Sources
Checked on 12 November 2026.
- Anne Frank House, Tickets, opening hours and location (EN and NL): https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/tickets/ and https://www.annefrank.org/nl/museum/tickets/
- Anne Frank House, Choose your ticket (EN and NL): https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/tickets/choose-your-ticket/
- Anne Frank House, ticket shop (prices only; no date selected): https://tickets.annefrank.org/en-US/tickets
- Anne Frank House, Frequently asked questions: https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/frequently-asked-questions/
- Anne Frank House, Practical information and Visiting with children: https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/practical-information/
- Anne Frank House, Terms and conditions for visiting: https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/practical-information/terms-and-conditions-visiting/
- Anne Frank House, Physical accessibility and Overview of facilities: https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/accessibility-museum/physical-accessibility/
- Anne Frank House, Online and 3D tours: https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/web-and-digital/
- Jewish Cultural Quarter, tickets, National Holocaust Museum and opening hours: https://jck.nl/en/tickets and ticket.jck.nl
- Verzetsmuseum, Tickets and Address and opening hours: https://www.verzetsmuseum.org/en/tickets
- Westerkerk, Tourist information: https://westerkerk.nl/tourist-information-westerkerk-amsterdam/
- European Central Bank, euro reference rates (12 November 2026): https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml
- Tiqets, Anne Frank Tours: tiqets.com/en/anne-frank-tours-tickets-l141606/ and product pages p977245, p1119795, p1107193, p1060426, p1119131, p1097152, p974726 (tiqets.com)