Opening hours, tickets, getting there and access — everything you need to plan a visit to the Biblioteca Joanina.
Choose your ticket
The general ticket gives you a timed library slot plus the rest of the Palace of Schools and the Science Museum, valid over two days. The guided tour takes you through the Palace of Schools with a university guide at 11:00 or 15:00, in Portuguese or English.
Timed entry to the Biblioteca Joanina, plus the Royal Palace, St Michael's Chapel and the Science Museum — valid over two days.
A university guide takes you through the library, the chapel and the Royal Palace at 11:00 or 15:00, in Portuguese or English.
Children under 6 go free. On the guided tour, youth aged 6–25 pay a reduced price. Photography is not allowed on the library's Noble Floor.
Pick your date and library entry time below. Arrive at the ticket kiosk on Rua Larga 20 minutes before your slot.
After dark
The Palace of Schools is at the top of Coimbra's old town, a steep 15-minute walk from the river or a short ride on the funicular. Coimbra is 1h45 by train from Lisbon and 1h15 from Porto. The ticket kiosk is on Rua Larga, opposite the Faculty of Medicine.
Access & comfort
The library's Noble Floor is reachable by wheelchair with staff assistance — ask at the kiosk. The Royal Palace and the tower are not accessible, and the prison level involves stairs.
Plan your visit
Choose your date and entry time and we handle the rest. Entry to the library is timed; the rest of the university route can be seen over two days.