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Ticket and booking rules for Palermo: timed entries, closing days and official links, checked September 2026.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
Palermo
Bookings and opening rules
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Tickets and opening days
- The Royal Palace of Palermo (Palazzo dei Normanni) is open Monday to Saturday 8:30 to 16:30 (last admission) and Sundays and public holidays 8:30 to 12:30, closed December 25 and January 1. From Thursday to Monday and on holidays the ticket with the Royal Apartments is €19 full, €17 reduced (teachers, EU citizens 18–25), €15.50 over 65 and €11 for ages 14–17; on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, without the apartments, €15.50, €13.50, €13.50 and €9. Children under 13 enter free. On Sundays in September 2026 the Palatine Chapel closes to visitors from 9:30 to 11:30 for Mass.Source: Fondazione Federico II, visit · checked Sep 2026
- Palermo Cathedral's church is open free of charge Monday to Saturday 7:00–19:00 and Sunday 8:00–19:00; the ticketed monumental area (treasury, crypt, royal tombs and roofs) is open Monday to Saturday 9:30–18:00 and Sunday 10:00–18:00, with tickets sold through the cathedral's online shop.Source: Cattedrale di Palermo · checked Sep 2026
- The cloister of Santa Maria la Nuova at Monreale costs €7 full and €3.50 reduced, with a €2 supplement when exhibitions are on display; it is open Monday to Saturday 9:00–19:00 and Sundays and holidays 9:00–13:30, last entry 30 minutes before closing.Source: CoopCulture, Monreale cloister ticket · checked Sep 2026
- The Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum costs €7 full and €3.50 reduced and is open Tuesday to Saturday 9:00–18:00 and Sundays and holidays 9:00–13:30, closed on Mondays (except August 14) and on August 16, with last admission 30 minutes before closing.Source: CoopCulture, Salinas museum ticket · checked Sep 2026
- The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo are open Monday to Saturday 9:00–12:30 (last entry 12:15) and 15:00–17:30 (last entry 17:15).Source: Catacombe dei Cappuccini, opening hours · checked Sep 2026
On the day
What to watch at each stop
Palazzo dei Normanni and the Cappella Palatina
- Mon–Sat 8:30–16:30 last entry, Sun and holidays 8:30–12:30; €19 Thu–Mon with the Royal Apartments, €15.50 Tue–Wed without; chapel closed for Mass on Sunday mornings
Palermo Cathedral
- Church free, Mon–Sat 7:00–19:00, Sun 8:00–19:00; monumental area 9:30–18:00 (Sun 10:00–18:00), combined tickets for roofs, tombs, crypt and treasury up to about €12
La Martorana and San Cataldo
- Martorana Mon–Sat about 9:45–13:00 and 15:30–17:30, Sun mornings; about €2; San Cataldo about €2.50
Teatro Massimo
- Guided tours about every 30 minutes, 9:30–18:20, about 40 minutes; €12 (€14 from July 2026), €6 under 26; suspended on rehearsal and performance days
Monreale Cathedral and cloister
- Cathedral free, Mon–Sat mornings and afternoons, Sunday afternoons only, closed during Mass; terraces, treasury and Roano chapel ticketed; cloister €7 (€3.50 reduced), Mon–Sat 9:00–19:00, Sun 9:00–13:30
La Zisa
- Tue–Sat 9:00–19:00, Sun 9:00–13:30, closed Mondays; about €6
Palazzo Abatellis
- Tue–Sun about 9:00–19:00, closed Mondays; about €8
Mondello
- Free beach with paid lidos; bus 806 from the centre, €1.40, about 35 minutes
Questions
Quick answers
Which days should I plan around?
The Palazzo dei Normanni's Royal Apartments are open only Thursday to Monday and holidays, so Tuesday and Wednesday tickets are cheaper but show less, and the Cappella Palatina closes to visitors on Sunday mornings for Mass; the palace closes at 12:30 on Sundays. The catacombs are open Monday to Saturday with a lunch break. The Salinas museum, Palazzo Abatellis and the Zisa close on Mondays. The Teatro Massimo suspends tours on rehearsal and performance days. Markets are at their best in the morning and the Vucciria at night.
How much do the tickets cost?
The Palazzo dei Normanni with the chapel and the royal apartments is €19 from Thursday to Monday and €15.50 on Tuesday and Wednesday without the apartments; the cathedral church is free and its monumental area, roofs, tombs, crypt and treasury, is sold in combinations up to about €12; Monreale's cathedral is free to enter with tickets for the terraces and treasury, and its cloister is €7; the catacombs a few euros; the Teatro Massimo tour €12, rising to €14 from July 2026; the Salinas museum €7; the Zisa and Abatellis around €6 to €8. The markets, the squares, Piazza Marina and the beach are free.
How do I get around?
On foot in the centre, which is mostly closed to cars, and by AMAT bus for Monreale (389) and Mondello (806): a ticket is €1.40 for 90 minutes from a tabacchi or €1.80 from the driver, and a day ticket €3.50. Taxis and the ride-hailing apps work, and the airport bus and train run to the central station. Do not drive in the old town.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in Palermo
Palermo's centre is the cross of two streets, Via Maqueda and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, and nearly everything on day one is within ten minutes of where they meet, so it is walked. Day two takes the 389 bus up to Monreale, restored to the route in June 2026, and comes back for the west of the city, the catacombs and the Zisa, by bus or taxi. Day three is the Kalsa quarter on foot and the 806 bus to Mondello. The Palazzo dei Normanni's royal apartments are open only Thursday to Monday and the Cappella Palatina closes on Sunday mornings for Mass; the Salinas museum and Palazzo Abatellis close on Mondays; the catacombs close for lunch. August empties the city and closes the market stalls in the afternoon heat.
