Cappadocia museum entrance fees and opening hours
6 of the 8 ministry sites we track have their opening hours and entry fee verified in our data; every other figure says “Not verified yet” instead of showing a number.
Fees and hours, site by site
Opening hours and entry fees at the ministry’s sites in Cappadocia, each with its status.
Site | Opening hours | Entry, foreign visitors | 2027 fee | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00–17:45Night museum 18:00–23:00 | €20 per personDark Church supplement (optional): €6 per person | €22 per person from 1 Apr 2027 | ||
| 08:00–18:00 | €13 per person | €15 per person from 1 Apr 2027 | ||
| 08:00–18:00 | €13 per person | €15 per person from 1 Apr 2027 | ||
| 08:00–18:00 | €12 per person | €13 per person from 1 Apr 2027 | ||
| 08:00–18:00 | €6 per person | None recorded | ||
Ihlara Valley walk | 08:30–17:00 | €15 per person | None recorded |
Official: read on the ministry’s page for the site. Approx: past its validity or older than our freshness limit, shown with the date it was last verified. Reported, not yet official: a figure from the press before the ministry publishes it. More on these labels.
Places the ministry does not run, such as the castles and viewpoints, join the table once we have checked them on site.
Museum passes
The ministry sells passes that cover several of these sites. This is what its own pages state; whether one saves you money depends on the sites you visit.
Museum Pass Cappadocia
- Price
- €65
- Valid for
- 3 days from your first museum visit
- Entries
- One entry at each site
- Covers
- Göreme Open-Air Museum, Zelve Open-Air Museum, Paşabağ (Monks Valley), Kaymaklı Underground City, Derinkuyu Underground City, Özkonak Underground City and Ihlara Valley walk in the table, the Dark Church included
MüzeKart
- Price
- 200 TL
- Valid for
- 365 days from the day you buy it
- Entries
- 2 entries at each site
- Covers
- Göreme Open-Air Museum, Zelve Open-Air Museum, Paşabağ (Monks Valley), Kaymaklı Underground City, Derinkuyu Underground City, Özkonak Underground City and Ihlara Valley walk in the table, but not the Dark Church
Visiting every site of this table it covers while it is valid: 6 tickets for €79 in all (€85 with the Dark Church), against €65 for the pass.
Where to buy tickets
We give information only and never sell museum tickets: the sites sell them at their ticket offices, and the ministry on its official site, muze.gov.tr, opens in a new tab.
The data
Compiled by cappadocia.ai from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s museum pages (muze.gov.tr) and the other sources named in each row. Not an official record.
Download the table as CSVOne line per figure shown above, with its status, source and last-verified date; figures we have not verified are left out.
Plan your days around these places
Going at opening? Choose your month, and the planner builds your days around opening hours and a balloon morning.