Tuesday to Friday 9 to 17 o'clock
Saturday, Sunday, holidays* 10 to 18 o'clock
Monday closed
The outdoor area
will be open again from
March 30, 2024!
The Show Depot will be closed from September 17 to 23, 2024 due to construction work.
Due to an internal event, our KIBALA will close at 4 pm on October 17, 2024.
The museum restaurant is closed.
Due to staff shortages, the light railroad is currently operating only irregularly.
Tickets can be purchased on site at the box office or online.
Dogs are only allowed in the museum for blind and visually impaired visitors. Lockers for bags and jackets are available on the ground floor. We also offer a cloakroom at weekends during the winter months. For fire safety reasons, strollers are not allowed in the KIBALA. You will find a parking space for strollers on the 2nd floor or in the cloakroom area on the ground floor. Many areas of the museum are difficult to access with strollers. We therefore recommend that you leave them in the cloakroom. Please also note that handcarts may not be taken into the exhibitions.
We reserve the right to close the Children's Railway Land KIBALA in case of persistent heat for the safety of all visitors.
The exhibition room of the model railroad is only open during the demonstration times.
Due to staff shortages, the operation of the model railroad is irregular.
The model railroad will be out of service on the following days:
September 21 to 24, 2024
September 28 and 29, 2024
October 12 and 13, 2024
October 19 and 20, 2024
The DB Museum in Nuremberg is open on the following public holidays:
January 6 (Epiphany)
February 13 (Shrove Tuesday)
April 1 (Easter Monday)
May 9 (Ascension Day)
May 20 (Whit Monday)
May 30 (Corpus Christi)
August 15 (Assumption Day)
October 3 (German Unity Day)
November 1 (All Saints' Day)
December 26 (Boxing Day)
The DB Museum in Nuremberg is closed on the following public holidays:
January 1 (New Year's Day)
March 29 (Good Friday)
May 1 (Labour Day)
December 24 and 25
December 31
| Adults | 9 € |
| Families (2 adults and up to 4 children) | 18 € |
| Children (aged 6 to 17) | 5 € |
| Reduced price* | 7 € |
| School classes (per person up to and including 13th grade) | 3 € |
| Children under 6 years of age | free |
| Current DB employees | free |
*DB ticket (travel ticket stamped on the date the holder visits the DB Museum or a network card belonging to the holder and valid on the date of the visit), Bahn Card 25 (Bahn Card 50: EUR – 5), groups of 10 or more (per person), senior citizens, students, disabled persons, employees of BSW, Deutsche Post and Deutsche Telekom, RocoClub members, Märklin Club members (must show membership ID) and DGPT members. Please note that no reduced price is offered with the Deutschlandticket.
Admission is free for Bahn Card 100, Nürnberg-Pass and "Kulturkarte" of the city of Nuremberg holders.
Holders of a volunteer card receive reduced admission.
Adults: 5 €
Children and teenagers: 3 €
Children under 14 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
We accept payment by debit or credit card (Visa, Mastercard) – minimum spend EUR 10.
Admission to the special exhibitions and to the Museum for Communication Nuremberg is included in the ticket price.
| Erwachsene | 33 € |
| Familienkarte (2 Erwachsene bis zu 4 Kinder) | 60 € |
| Ermäßigter Eintritt | 25 € |
| Kinder, Jugendliche (6 bis 17 Jahre) | 13 € |
Annual tickets are non-transferable.
These tickets are only available for the DB Museum in Nuremberg and are not accepted elsewhere. However, they are also valid for admission to the Museum for Communication Nuremberg.
Deutsche Bahn Stiftung gGmbH
DB Museum
Lessingstrasse 6
90443 Nuremberg
Service centre
Monday to Friday 9 am to 1 pm
(except on public holidays)
Telphone 0800 32 68 73 86 (within Germany only)
Fax 0911 219 21 21
The DB Museum is only a few minutes' walk from the west exit of Nuremberg Main Station. Deutsche Bahn travel information
Arrive by carOn the motorway, follow the signs for Centrum (city centre) or Hauptbahnhof (main station).Once on the ring road around the historic centre, look for Frauentorgraben and then Lessingstrasse. Arrive by car (Google Maps)
Arrive by local public transport (VGN)Underground lines U2, U3: Opernhaus stop (approx. 100 metres away) VGN travel information
AccessibilityThere are four disabled parking bays directly outside the museum. There is level access to the foyer via the inner courtyard of the museum (rear entrance). All sections of the museum are accessible via ramps and lifts. Two wheelchairs are available for visitors with mobility difficulties, and there are folding chairs to help guests enjoy the exhibition areas. Our staff will be happy to assist you. Disabled toilets are located on the ground floor.
Filming and photographyFilming and photography (without flash and for private purposes) are permitted. Tripods may be used as long as other museum guests are not disturbed or hindered by them.||Commercial photography and commercial filming as well as shoots of any kind are only possible by prior arrangement and with written permission. Please contact us in good time and note that supervision fees will be charged.
Contact for filming and photographyJanina Baur 0911 219 5066 E-Mail
Visitor regulationsBy appointment
Personal inspection of the archival holdings is possible Tuesday through Friday between 9 and 12 o'clock and between 13 and 16 o'clock by appointment.
By appointment
We kindly ask you to send us inquiries in writing (letter or e-mail) if possible, stating your postal address. Please note that more extensive information is subject to a charge. You can reach us by phone at 0911 219 5413 or by email: sammlungen@deutschebahnstiftung.de