Guided Tours and Attractions in Utrecht
Several of Utrecht’s best attractions can only be seen with a guide or a booked time slot. This page lists them with the practical details that decide whether you get in. Prices are in euros, and card payment is the norm.
Beneath Domplein
DOMunder runs a 75-minute discovery tour under the square. You carry a smart flashlight that triggers audio as you reach Roman castellum stonework, remains of the bishop’s palace and the debris from the 1674 storm. Adults pay 14.50 euros, children and students 10, and it is recommended from age 8. Tickets are sold at domunder.nl and at Domplein 9.
Paleis Lofen, also at Domplein 9, leads small groups through vaulted cellar remains of an 11th-century imperial palace. The tour is themed as a trip back to 2 June 1122, the date of Utrecht’s city rights. Current tour formats and prices are on paleislofen.nl .
The Dom Tower
The 112.5 m tower is climbed on a guided tour only, by 465 stone steps. Adults pay 13.50 euros, children 4 to 12, students and over-65s 8.50, and under-4s are free. Tours leave daily from 10:00 to 17:00 except King’s Day and Christmas Day. Book ahead through domtoren.nl . Backpacks, handbags and tripods stay in the free lockers at Domplein 9.
Rietveld Schröder House
The 1924 house at Prins Hendriklaan 50 is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and everyone, Museumkaart holders included, must book a timed slot online. Slots start every 20 minutes, hold up to 8 people and last about 30 to 40 minutes. It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 16:00, closes from 13:00 to 14:00, and the last slot is 15:20. Friday evenings run until 21:00 from the first Friday of May to the last Friday of August. Adults pay 19 euros and tickets go on sale three months ahead. See rietveldschroderhuis.nl .
Museum Speelklok
Museum Speelklok at Steenweg 6 is devoted to self-playing instruments such as musical clocks, orchestrions and street organs. The musical tour starts at half past each hour from 10:30 to 15:30, with a short highlights tour at 16:20. The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, and a ticket is valid at any time on the chosen date. Ticket prices are on museumspeelklok.nl .
Canal cruise
Rederij Schuttevaer, based at Oudegracht 85, runs one-hour and 1.5-hour cruises from 18.50 euros. Tickets are sold at its kiosk and on schuttevaer.com .
Spoorwegmuseum and Kasteel de Haar
The Spoorwegmuseum is at Maliebaanstation 16 and costs 19.50 euros for ages 4 and up. Museumkaart holders enter free with the physical card and a reserved slot. An NS train runs about hourly from Utrecht Centraal to the museum’s own Maliebaan stop. The station was used in 1942 and 1943 to deport more than 1,200 Jewish residents of Utrecht, and a memorial stands on the museum grounds. Please treat it with quiet respect.
Kasteel de Haar, in Haarzuilens just west of the city, charges 21.50 euros for castle and gardens (13.50 for children 4 to 12). Castle slots can sell out, so reserve online. Gardens need no booking.
Read more: Day Trips from Utrecht covers getting to the castle and other nearby towns.
Booking help
Guided tours and tickets can also be browsed on GetYourGuide .