Box Office

You can pay by cash, bank transfer, credit card (Mastercard, Visa), debit card (EC card), PayPal or SEPA direct debit.

Bank details:
Bühnen Köln
Sparkasse KölnBonn
IBAN: DE38 3705 0198 0024 6429 69
BIC: COLSDE33

When purchasing tickets online, you can choose to print your tickets at home, use them as mobile wallet tickets on your smartphone, or have them sent to your home by post (for an additional charge). Tickets can only be sent by post if payment is received at least eight working days before the performance.

Tickets can be reserved without obligation for up to six days (up to five days before the performance). Reserved tickets that have not been paid for by then will be released for sale again.

Please provide a telephone number or email address with every reservation so that we can contact you if necessary.

The performance box office usually opens one hour before the start of the performance.

We kindly ask you to pay by debit or credit card whenever possible.

Please note that the performance box office can only sell or issue tickets for that day's performance. Advance ticket sales, collection of tickets for other performances, ticket exchanges, and subscriber services are available only through the main box office.

People under the age of 27 can purchase a U27 ticket for €12, subject to availability.

The following groups are entitled to a 50% discount on the regular ticket price for in-house productions in all seating categories:

• Recipients of benefits under the German Social Code Book II (SGB II)
• Wheelchair users
• Holders of a KölnPass
• Holders of a Volunteer Card (Ehrenamtskarte) (once per season)
• Visitors with a disability rating (GdB) of 50 or higher, or whose disability ID card includes the designation "B", receive a 50% discount on the ticket price upon presentation of valid proof. If the disability ID card includes the designation "B", one accompanying person is admitted free of charge.

Discounted tickets, wheelchair spaces and companion tickets can be purchased, subject to availability, online, at the main box office in the Kleines Haus at Offenbachplatz, or by telephone on +49 (0)221 221 28400. When booking your tickets, please let us know if you or your companion will be using a walker or wheelchair. Our front-of-house staff will then accompany you to your seats.

How to book discounted tickets:
Click “Buy tickets”, select a seat and then choose the appropriate discount:

• for people with a degree of disability of 50 or higher or with a “B” on their disability ID card: “Menschen mit Behinderung” (People with disabilities)
• for a complimentary ticket for an accompanying person if the disability ID card bears a “B”: “Begleitung Schwerb.” (Companion for a person with disabilities)
• for people under 27: “Unter 27” (Under 27)
• for people under 18: “Unter 18” (Under 18)
• for Köln-Pass holders: “Köln-Pass-Inhaber*innen” (Köln-Pass holders)

How to book wheelchair spaces:
Click “Buy tickets” and select “Rollstuhl” (Wheelchair) as the seating group. For an accompanying person, select “Rollstuhlbegleiter” (Wheelchair companion).

For our family performances, adults receive a 50% discount on the regular ticket price when booking together with at least one child or young person under the age of 18. A maximum of two adults per booking are eligible for the discount. Tickets for children and young people are available for €12.

Available for the following performances only:
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 23 December 2026, 6 pm
DIE VERKAUFTE BRAUT by Bedřich Smetana – 28 March 2027, 6 pm
RUSALKA by Antonín Dvořák – 28 May 2027, 7 pm
MY FAIR LADY by Frederick Loewe – 26 June 2027, 7:30 pm
DER KÖNIG VERSCHENKT WAS by Philipp Matthias Kaufmann – 18 October 2026, 11:30 am | 21 October 2026, 6 pm | 25 October 2026, 11:30 am | 30 October 2026, 6 pm
DAS GRAND HOTEL DER GEFÜHLE – 18 April 2027, 3 pm | 25 April 2027, 11:30 am
DIE NACHTIGALL by Igor Stravinsky – 30 May 2027, 11:30 am | 5 June 2027, 11:30 am

How to book the family rate:
Click "Buy Tickets" and add one or two discounted "Family Rate – Adult" tickets together with the required number of U18 tickets to your shopping basket in the same booking.

For information about group bookings, please visit our "Groups" page. There you will find details on group discounts, offers for school classes and student groups, as well as tailored booking options for companies, institutions and organisations.

For information about our subscriptions and other offers, please visit our "Subscriptions and Special Offers" page. There you will find details about our subscription packages, Bühnen Köln Cards, group offers and gift vouchers.

On 4 February 2025, the Operating Committee of Bühnen der Stadt Köln approved the introduction of the Kölner Kultur-Soli (Cologne Culture Solidarity Fund).

From the start of advance ticket sales for the 25/26 season, ticket prices for opera, theatre and dance performances have included a €1.00 Culture Solidarity Fund contribution per ticket. For discounted tickets, this contribution is reduced in proportion to the applicable discount. The revenue generated by the Cologne Culture Solidarity Fund supports Cologne's independent arts scene.

When 70% of the seats in a seating category have been sold, the ticket price for that category increases by 10%. When 90% have been sold, the price increases by 20%. These increases are based on the price displayed at the start of advance ticket sales.

Our website always displays the price that is valid at the time of booking.

At the Opera House, Seating Categories 6 and 7 are exempt from this pricing policy.

You can find all information and services relating to accessibility on our "Accessibility" page.

For information on how to get here, please visit our "Getting Here" page. There you will find details on travelling by public transport or by car, parking facilities, and a location map.

For information about dining at Offenbachplatz, please visit our "Dining" page. There you will find details about the café-restaurant Offenbach am Offenbachplatz and the Kantine, offering a selection of regional and sustainably sourced food and drinks.

€22.00 – Adults

€8.00 – Children and young people up to and including 18 years of age

€6.50 – Pupils and children attending with a school class or nursery group

€6.50 – Teachers and accompanying adults with a school class or nursery group

€7.00 – Teachers and accompanying adults attending outside a school class or nursery group

€7.00 – Trainee teachers participating in workshops or educational programmes offered by Bühnen Köln