Castel dell'Ovo Tickets & Fees: Free Entry, and How Access Works
Prices verified October 2026. Castel dell'Ovo's admission status and closure are confirmed against the Comune di Napoli (the municipality that manages the site); nearby castle prices are official city or museum figures.
🚧 Current status
Castel dell'Ovo's interior is not confirmed open. The Comune di Napoli's official page still lists the castle as closed to the public until further notice for renovation work, and gives no reopening date. On 20 September 2026 Mayor Gaetano Manfredi announced that the castle would reopen and stay open, with guided visits by booking while restoration continues in other parts of the complex; as of 30 September 2026 no booking channel had been published. Check our opening hours and current access status page, or telephone the castle on 081 7953581, before planning a trip around going inside.
Official source: comune.napoli.it. Always check there before travelling, as access can change at short notice.
Is there a ticket or an entry fee?
No — and there never has been. Admission to Castel dell'Ovo has always been free. There is no ticket product to buy, and the City of Naples' own ticket portal sells admission to Castel Nuovo but not to Castel dell'Ovo. That is the most important pricing fact about this castle: the correct amount to pay at the gate is nothing.
⚠️ Do not buy a "Castel dell'Ovo ticket"
Third parties sometimes sell "skip-the-line" or "Castel dell'Ovo tickets". Entry has always been free, so any paid product is really a bundled guided tour, a walking tour, or a booking fee. If you want a guide, fine — but understand that you are paying for the guide, not for admission. Never pay simply to get in.
For the buying decision itself — whether any "Castel dell'Ovo ticket" is worth paying for, the castle's several name variants, and the conflict between its published opening hours — see our Castel dell'Ovo tickets and tours guide.
What you can still see for free while the interior is closed
The setting is the part that is always open: the monument's exterior and the waterfront around it are genuinely one of the best free views in Naples.
- The exterior and the 100-metre causeway connecting the castle to the mainland — a favourite spot for photographs of the Bay of Naples.
- The Borgo Marinari, the historic fishing village at the castle's base, still open for dining and a wander among the moored boats. See our dining guide for what is around it.
- The Via Partenope waterfront, with the castle as its backdrop.
🗓️ When the interior is open again
Once the renovation finishes, entry will remain free and self-guided. Temporary exhibitions held inside the castle have sometimes required a separate ticket; when the castle is open, budget for that possibility rather than a set figure, as no price is published officially. For the historic opening hours, see our opening hours page.
Nearby paid alternatives — official prices
These are the legitimate fee-charging sites within easy reach, with the official admission figures.
| Site | Admission | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Castel Nuovo (Maschio Angioino) | €10.00 full / €6.00 reduced | Reduced rate for residents of the Naples metropolitan city; under-18s free. Open Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00, last entry 17:30, closed Sundays and holidays. |
| Castel Sant'Elmo | €5 full / €2 reduced | Star-shaped fortress with the best panoramic view over the city. |
| Sansevero Chapel (Veiled Christ) | €12 | Booking mandatory (book 60 days ahead); closed Tuesdays. See our Sansevero Chapel visitor guide. |
Sources: Castel Nuovo — City of Naples ticket office (biglietti.comune.napoli.it), verified October 2026; Castel Sant'Elmo — Ministry of Culture listing; Sansevero Chapel — museosansevero.it. Note that the €10 Castel Nuovo figure corrects older listings that quoted €6 or €8.
Getting here
The castle sits at Via Eldorado 3, on the Santa Lucia waterfront. The simplest approach is Metro Line 1 to Municipio, then a 10–15 minute walk along Via Partenope; buses 140, 154 and C25 also serve the Santa Lucia area. Full routes, and what is walkable from the historic centre, are on our getting here page.
⚠️ Metro and parking fares
We deliberately do not quote a Naples metro (ANM) fare or a nearby car-park rate on this page: no official current figure could be confirmed at the time of checking, and a stale number is worse than none. Check the ANM app or the car park's own board on the day.
What there is to buy — and what there isn't
For admission, nothing. When open, the castle is free and self-guided, with information plaques in Italian; English-speaking visitors are better served by our complete visitor guide. If you hire a guide, confirm that the tour includes something beyond the free entry before paying — a boat or panoramic tour that merely passes the castle is not admission to it. Guided tours sold around Naples typically start from about €25 per person.
Currency
Prices are in euros (€). As a rough guide, €1 ≈ US$1.12 (approximate; recompute on the day you travel).
Official contacts
Comune di Napoli: 081 7951111 · Naples tourism office: 081.795.4593 · Museum appointments: 081.7645343 · Email: casteldellovo@comune.napoli.it. Address: Via Eldorado 3, 80133 Napoli.
Prices and status verified October 2026. The closure and free admission are official Comune di Napoli facts; nearby admission prices are official city or museum figures. Exhibition pricing, metro fares and parking rates are deliberately omitted because no official current source could be confirmed.