Most popular
Guided tour with mine entry included
Wieliczka Salt Mine: Fast Track Ticket + Guided Tour
4.2· 128 reviews
from €27.54
Book a guided tour →Opening hours of the Wieliczka Salt Mine
The mine is open every day except five days a year, and the visit is always guided. The hours below are the summary hours given by the mine: real departure times depend on the date and the language, and appear only in the ticket calendar of the official shop.
Today
Opening hours for every month are on the Opening hours page.
Checked against the official website on October 22, 2026 · Official source
| Route | Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist Route | 08:00 to 18:00 | Summary hours from the mine. Departures by date in the ticket calendar. Polish, English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian |
| Miners’ Route | 09:00 to 17:00 | Polish and English only. Latecomers are not admitted and the ticket is not refundable |
Closed on 1 January, Easter Sunday (the first day of Easter), 1 November, 24 December and 25 December. The mine can also close parts of the visit or shorten the hours for organisational, health, safety or weather reasons.
Checked against the official website on October 22, 2026 · Official source: Kopalnia Soli "Wieliczka" S.A.
Languages
The Tourist Route is guided in Polish, English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian. Tours in Polish run as continuously as possible, while tours in other languages leave at fixed times, depending on how many tickets are available online.
For any language other than Polish and English, the mine says you must buy the ticket online in advance. We could not verify how often English tours leave: one third-party guide gives every 30 minutes, but we do not rely on it.
Do you need to book?
For Polish and English, the mine says the tour goes ahead on the basis of tickets not sold online, so availability varies. Our own advice, not an official rule: in July and August and on weekends, book your date and language before you travel.
When to arrive and how long it lasts
The ticket, an e-ticket or a printout, shows the day, time and language. The mine asks you to arrive at least 15 minutes before. The Tourist Route lasts 2 to 3 hours and the group has at most 40 people.
If you did not buy online, allow extra time for the ticket office and the lockers.
Miners’ Route: a different tour
The Miners’ Route starts at the Regis Shaft, not at the Daniłowicz Shaft. It takes groups of up to 20 people aged 10 or over, with a guide called the Foreman, and booking is recommended. Our article compares it with the Tourist Route.