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Plitvice Lakes entrance fees

What your day at the lakes costs, by date, time and age. The adult rate is taken from the park authority's price list every day.

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When are you going?

Low seasonShoulder seasonSummer, rate ARate B, late entry
  • –Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
  • –Apr–May · October
  • –June–September
  • –Summer from …:00 · Sept. from …:00
  • €0Children under 7

02 · For your group

What your group pays

Who is coming along? The calculator takes the date and time from above and uses the individual rates of the 2026 price list.

According to the price list, children under 7, people with reduced mobility or a disability over 50 % and their companion enter free.

Tickets & fees ↗

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03 · Admission included in the tour

Admission included in the tour

Instead of queuing at the gate: according to the operator, these tours include park admission, from Zagreb, from Split or from your accommodation near the park.

Offer photo: From Zagreb: Plitvice & Rastoke guided tour with ticket

GetYourGuide · Day trip

From Zagreb: Plitvice & Rastoke guided tour with ticket

Guided day trip by bus with a stop in Rastoke. Park entrance is included. Boat and panoramic train rides in the park depend on the season and operations.

  • English
  • Park entrance included

Departure Zagreb

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Offer photo: From Split: Plitvice Lakes guided tour with entry tickets

GetYourGuide · Guided tour

From Split: Plitvice Lakes guided tour with entry tickets

By bus from Split to the lakes, followed by a guided park visit with boat and panoramic train rides. The meeting point is the Booker Travel Agency office.

  • 12 hours
  • English
  • Park entrance included

Departure Split

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Offer photo: Plitvice from your accommodation near the park: private tour with pick-up and tickets

GetYourGuide · Guided tour

Plitvice from your accommodation near the park: private tour with pick-up and tickets

Private tour with pick-up from seven places to stay around the park, including Plitvice Holiday Resort, Hotel Degenija and Lyra Hotel Plitvice. After a drive of about 15 minutes you walk for about three hours over the boardwalks, with a lake crossing and panoramic bus, then return to your accommodation. According to the list of inclusions, park entrance, the crossing and the panoramic bus are included; lunch, drinks and tips are not.

  • 3.5–5.5 hours
  • English, Croatian
  • Private group, pick-up from seven places to stay
  • Park entrance included

Departure Accommodation around the park

Private group, pick-up from seven places to stay

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05 · What the ticket includes

One ticket, one entrance, one time slot

The day ticket is more than admission: the electric boat and the panoramic train come with it, depending on the visitor programme. In return it ties you to an entrance and a time.

Included

Electric boat across Kozjak

The electric boats run on a short line between P1 and P2 and on a long one between P2 and P3. Anyone showing a valid entrance ticket may ride.

Lake tour programmes ↗
Included

Panoramic train St1 · St2 · St3

The panoramic train links stop St2 with St1 and with St3. Seven of the eight visitor programmes include at least one boat or train ride.

Hours of operation ↗
How it works

Entrance and time slot are fixed

An online ticket is valid for the entrance and time slot you chose. The two entrances are about 3 km apart.

Visitor rules and FAQ ↗
Extra

Parking at the entrances

Both main entrances have paid visitor car parks. Match your car park and time slot to the same entrance.

How to get here & entrances ↗
Free of charge

Luggage storage

Free luggage storage is available at Entrance 1, Entrance 2 and the Flora auxiliary entrance.

Visitor rules and FAQ ↗
Several days

Extend the ticket when staying overnight

Guests of Hotel Jezero and Camping Korana or Borje have their first-day ticket extended at reception before their next visit. At the campsites this costs nothing extra from two nights for the whole stay.

Camping Korana: operator ↗

06 · Same price, different day length

What an hour at the lakes costs

The adult day price divided by the official duration of each visitor programme, from the longest to the shortest figure.

  • A Lower Lakes Entrance 1 · 3.5 km · 2–3 h
  • B Lower Lakes & boat Entrance 1 · 4 km · 3–4 h
  • C Both lake areas Entrance 1 · 8 km · 4–5 h
  • E Upper Lakes Entrance 2 · 5.1 km · 2–3 h
  • F Lower Lakes Entrance 2 · 4.6 km · 3–4 h
  • H Both lake areas Entrance 2 · 8.9 km · 4–6 h
  • K1 Long lakes circuit Entrance 1 · 16.5 km · 6–8 h
  • K2 Long lakes circuit Entrance 2 · 17.5 km · 6–8 h

Lake tour programmes ↗

07 · Guided on site

In early, with a guide

A guided walk from Entrance 1 at opening time. You buy the park ticket yourself, at the rate in the price list.

Offer photo: Plitvice early in the morning: guided tour from Entrance 1 at opening time

GetYourGuide · Guided tour

Plitvice early in the morning: guided tour from Entrance 1 at opening time

Walk with a local guide in a small group or privately, starting when the park opens, before most visitors arrive: boardwalks at the Lower Lakes, the Great Waterfall, photo stops; the crossing of Lake Kozjak and the panoramic train are included according to the list of inclusions, and depend on park operations according to the description. The provider calls it a sunrise tour but describes a start at park opening. The description mentions a warm drink, the list of inclusions does not. The list of inclusions and the notes exclude park entrance, yet one of the three booking options is called “+ entry tickets”; clarify this before booking.

  • Entrance 1
  • 4 hours
  • English
  • Park entrance not included according to the list of inclusions

Departure Entrance 1 (Rastovača)

Park entrance not included according to the list of inclusions

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08 · Twelve months

Your total in every month

The same group, twelve months. Hatched: the summer afternoon rate.

09 · All rates

Plitvice Lakes price list 2026

Day ticket, price per person. The column for your date is highlighted.

CategoryJan–Mar · Nov–DecApr–May · OctoberJun–Sep · rate AJun–Sep · rate B, late
Adultsfetched automatically 3 Oct 2026, 14:06 UTC€10.00€23.00€40.00€25.00
Adults, group€9.50€21.00€35.00€25.00
Students€6.00€14.00€25.00€15.00
Students, group€5.00€13.00€24.00€15.00
Children 7–18€4.00€6.00€15.00€9.00
Children 7–18, group€3.50€5.00€13.00€8.00
Children under 7 · reduced mobility or disability over 50 % · companionfreefreefreefree

Adult rate taken automatically from the price list every day. Other categories from the 2026 price list, checked 17 Sep 2026. Rate B applies in summer after the cut-off time that comes with the adult row.Tickets & fees ↗

10 · When you can get in

Opening hours, ticket sales, boat and train

Published schedule, fetched automatically on 3 Oct 2026, 14:06 UTC. The source gives no period of validity: check it for your day before you set off.

Place / connectionTime
Entrance 1 – Rastovača07:00 – 18:00
Entrance 2 – Hladovina07:00 – 18:00
Auxiliary entrance Flora07:00 – 18:00
Ticket salesuntil 15:00
Car park at Entrance 107:00 – 19:00
Car park at Entrance 207:00 – 19:00
Electric boat P1–P207:00 – 18:00 (as needed)
Electric boat P2–P308:00 – 16:30 (every 30 min)
Electric boat P3–P208:30 – 17:00 (every 30 min)
Panoramic train St2–St108:00 – 17:45 (every 30 min)
Panoramic train St1–St208:15 – 18:00 (every 30 min)
Panoramic train St2–St307:30 – 17:00 (every 30 min)
Panoramic train St3–St208:00 – 17:30 (every 30 min)

Hours of operation ↗

11 · FAQ

Plitvice entrance fees: quick answers

Every answer with its source.

How much is the entrance fee for Plitvice Lakes?

The price depends on the month, the time and your age: there are three seasonal levels and, from June to September, a cheaper rate for late entry. Children under 7 enter free.

Tickets & fees ↗

When does the cheaper afternoon rate start?

Rate B only exists from June to September; the cut-off time is in the price list and is taken over here every day. Children aged 7 to 18 then pay €9 instead of €15, students €15 instead of €25.

Tickets & fees ↗

What do children and students pay?

Children under 7 enter free. Children aged 7 to 18 pay €4, €6 or €15 depending on the season, students €6, €14 or €25. In summer after the cut-off time it is €9 and €15.

Tickets & fees ↗

Are the boat and the panoramic train included in the ticket?

Yes. Anyone with a valid entrance ticket uses the electric boat and the panoramic train; which rides are included depends on the visitor programme you choose.

Lake tour programmes ↗

Do I have to buy my ticket in advance?

If you buy online, you commit to the entrance and time slot you chose. Entrance 1 and Entrance 2 are about 3 km apart, and the ticket has to match the entrance.

Visitor rules and FAQ ↗

How late are tickets sold?

The times of the entrances, ticket sales, boats and trains are shown in the timeline above; they are taken from the park authority's schedule every day.

Hours of operation ↗

Can I use my ticket on a second day?

If you stay at Hotel Jezero or at the Korana or Borje campsites, you have your first-day ticket extended at reception before your next visit. At the campsites this costs nothing extra from two nights.

Camping Korana: operator ↗