Is Madame Tussauds Berlin worth it, and should you buy the Berlin Dungeon combo ticket?
Madame Tussauds Berlin sits on Unter den Linden about 200 metres east of the Brandenburg Gate, two floors of wax figures arranged as themed photo sets rather than as a collection with labels. Over 100 figures fill it, a large share of them German politicians, actors and musicians. The Berlin Dungeon, run by the same operator, is a separate live actor show 2.5 km east near Alexanderplatz, and the two are sold together as a combo. This guide covers what each costs, who the combo actually suits, and when your money is better spent elsewhere.
About This Experience
Madame Tussauds Berlin, Unter den Linden 74, 10117 Berlin Mitte. The Berlin Dungeon is a separate building at Spandauer Strasse 2, 10178 Berlin Mitte, about 2.5 km east.
U5 and S1, S2, S25 or S26 to Brandenburger Tor, then one to two minutes on foot. Buses 100 and 300 stop at the same place, and from Hauptbahnhof it is roughly a 20 minute walk straight down Unter den Linden. For the Dungeon, take U2, U5, U8 or S3, S5, S7, S9 to Alexanderplatz and walk about five minutes past the TV Tower, or tram M4, M5 or M6 to Spandauer Strasse.
Madame Tussauds opens daily 10:00 to 19:00, last admission 18:00, with the wax hand casting station closing around 18:15. The Berlin Dungeon runs daily 10:00 to 18:00. Hours can shift around special events, so check the official calendar for your date.
At the door Madame Tussauds is 29.50 euros for visitors aged 15 and over, with a reduced rate for children 3 to 14 and free entry under 3. Online tickets start around 22.00 to 23.50 euros. The combo with the Dungeon is 49 euros at the door and roughly 37 to 40 euros online, against about 58.50 euros for the two bought separately. Booked ahead, admission runs $25 and the combo $42.
A two floor wax attraction inside a modern block on Unter den Linden, laid out as themed zones you walk into and pose in. Nothing is roped off and there are no object labels to read.
The BERLIN 100 zone through a century of city history, a Babylon Berlin cabaret set, an A-List Hollywood room, a Star Wars zone, a football zone, a TATORT crime scene setup and the wax hand casting station.
Check Live Availability & Prices
Admission booked ahead is $25 and comes with a time slot instead of a queue at the desk. Live dates and prices are below.
Which Madame Tussauds Berlin Ticket to Pick
The admission ticket at $25 is the straightforward option and the one most people should take. It rates 4.6 from 4,195 travelers, which is a large enough sample to trust, and it gets you both floors plus the hand casting station if you arrive early enough. The honest caveat is length.
Plenty of visitors are done in about 75 minutes, and if you photograph everything you might reach two and a half hours. Against 29.50 euros at the door that is expensive for what it is. Booked online with a time slot it becomes defensible, and the late afternoon slots from about 15:00 onward are the cheapest the operator sells.
The combo with the Berlin Dungeon at $42 rates 4.6 from 301 travelers and works out well below buying the two separately, roughly 37 to 40 euros online against about 58.50 euros for two individual tickets. That saving is real. What it does not change is what the Dungeon is: a 60 minute live actor walkthrough of Berlin plague, torture and crime history that ends on a small drop ride.
It is a horror show with performers in your face, not a museum, and it has a hard age floor of 8, is recommended from 10, and requires under 14s to be with an adult. Several reviewers also rate it the weaker half, calling it tame next to the London Dungeon. Take the combo only if your group actively wants both, and check which shows run in English before you go, because the default performances are in German.
There is a third answer, which is neither. If your group is adults with no particular interest in German television personalities, this is not the ticket to buy. The most common complaint in reviews is that a large share of the figures are people international visitors simply do not recognise, and 29.50 euros at the door buys a lot of Berlin elsewhere.
Where it does work is with children and teenagers, on a wet afternoon, or when you want an hour of silly photographs near the Brandenburg Gate. If none of that describes your day, spend the money on the museums in Berlin with more substance and come back to the wax when it rains.
Madame Tussauds Berlin Ticket Options
Admission on its own, or the combined ticket with the Berlin Dungeon. Prices and ratings are live from the booking platform.
from $25 Madame Tussauds Berlin Admission Ticket
- Unter den Linden location
- Strong German cast
- Timed entry
from $42 Madame Tussauds & Berlin Dungeon Combo Ticket
- Two attractions, one ticket
- Live-actor Dungeon show
- Ten minutes apart
What You'll See
The route runs through themed zones rather than one hall. BERLIN 100 covers a century of the city, with David Bowie standing in for the divided years and an Angela Merkel figure set in a 2006 World Cup Sommermaerchen scene where you can wave flags. A Babylon Berlin room recreates the 1920s cabaret look of the television series.
The A-List Hollywood room holds the figures most visitors come for, Leonardo DiCaprio and Taylor Swift among them, and there are separate Star Wars and football zones. A TATORT crime scene experience ties into the German detective series that has run for decades, which lands better with German visitors than with anyone else.
At the end of the route the wax hand casting station lets you dip your hand and carry the cast home, and it shuts before the rest of the attraction, so leave time for it. Nothing here is roped off. You walk into the sets and pose against the figures, which is why other visitors end up in your photographs and why the time you choose matters more than anything else.
Down the road, the Berlin Dungeon is a different product entirely: actors, darkness, noise and about 60 minutes of Berlin's grimmer history, finishing on a short drop ride.
How a Visit Flows
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Before you go
Book a slot, and pick the hour carefully
Online booking saves roughly 6 to 7.50 euros per adult against the 29.50 euro door price and gives you a timed entry. Weekday mornings just after 10:00 and late slots from about 17:30 are the two quiet windows.
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Arrival
Straight in off Unter den Linden
The entrance is on the main boulevard, a couple of minutes from Brandenburger Tor station. There is no cloakroom and no lockers, so do not arrive with luggage.
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First half hour
The Berlin floor
BERLIN 100 and the Babylon Berlin set come early. This is the part with the actual city content, and the part most worth reading rather than only photographing.
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Middle stretch
Hollywood, Star Wars, football
The international figures live here and this is where the queues for a clear shot form. Reviewers name 15:00 to 16:00 at weekends as the worst crush.
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Last 20 minutes
TATORT and the hand casting
Leave time for the wax hand station, which closes around 18:15, before the rest of the attraction. It is the only thing you take home.
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After
Or on to the Dungeon
With the combo, the Dungeon is about 25 minutes away by U-Bahn to Alexanderplatz. Allow 90 minutes there with queueing, and confirm your show is in English.
Know Before You Go
Not suitable for
- Children under 8 at the Berlin Dungeon, where the age floor is enforced and under 14s must have an adult with them
- Adults expecting a museum, since there are no labels, no collection and nothing to read
- Anyone arriving with luggage, because there is no cloakroom or locker at Madame Tussauds
What to bring
- A charged phone with decent low light performance, since the sets are dim and photography is the whole point
- A power bank if you are doing both attractions in one afternoon
- Proof of age for children 3 to 14, who pay a reduced rate at the desk
- Your booking confirmation with the time slot, which is what gets you past the walk-up queue
Not allowed
- Turning up at the Dungeon with a child under 8, whatever the ticket says
- Climbing on or hanging off the figures, which are unroped and repaired at cost
- Arriving after 18:00 at Madame Tussauds, when last admission has closed
Insider Tips
Six things that decide whether this is a fair price or an expensive hour.
- Book online rather than at the desk. It typically saves 6 to 7.50 euros per adult and turns a queue into a timed entry.
- The late afternoon slots from about 15:00 onward are the cheapest online, and visitors who went around 17:30 found the rooms far emptier.
- If you want both attractions, the combo is the only version of this that reads as good value, roughly 37 euros online against about 58.50 euros bought separately.
- Check the Berlin Dungeon English show times before you travel, because the default performances are in German and people have walked into the wrong one.
- Set expectations for the Dungeon. Reviewers call it expensive for about 50 minutes of performance and much tamer than the London version.
- Weekday mornings right at 10:00 give the emptiest rooms, which matters when every other visitor walks into your photograph.
Where You're Headed
Madame Tussauds Berlin FAQ
How much does Madame Tussauds Berlin cost at the door?
The walk-up price is 29.50 euros for visitors aged 15 and over, with a reduced rate for children 3 to 14 and free entry under 3. Online tickets start around 22.00 to 23.50 euros, and the pre-booked admission on this page is $25. The combined ticket with the Berlin Dungeon is 49 euros at the door, roughly 37 to 40 euros online, and $42 booked here.
Where exactly is Madame Tussauds Berlin?
Unter den Linden 74, in 10117 Berlin Mitte, about 200 metres east of the Brandenburg Gate. Take U5 or S1, S2, S25 or S26 to Brandenburger Tor and walk one to two minutes, or bus 100 or 300 to the same stop. From Hauptbahnhof it is roughly a 20 minute walk down Unter den Linden.
How long does a visit to Madame Tussauds Berlin take?
Between 90 minutes and two and a half hours if you photograph everything, and closer to 75 minutes at a normal walking pace. It is a short visit for the price, which is the single most useful thing to know before you decide whether to buy.
Is the Madame Tussauds and Berlin Dungeon combo ticket worth it?
On price, yes. At $42 it undercuts two separate tickets by a wide margin, since those come to about 58.50 euros. On content it depends entirely on your group. The Dungeon is a live actor horror walkthrough of about 60 minutes, not a museum, and several reviewers find it tame. Buy the combo only if you genuinely want both.
What is the minimum age for the Berlin Dungeon?
No children under 8 are admitted, the show is recommended from 10, and anyone under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. It is dark and loud with actors working close to the audience, so treat those limits as real rather than cautious.
Can you take photos inside Madame Tussauds Berlin?
Yes, and it is the reason to go. The figures are not roped off, so you stand in the sets and pose with them. The lighting is theatrical and low, so a phone that handles dim conditions well is worth more here than anything else you bring.
What time is least busy at Madame Tussauds Berlin?
Weekday mornings just after the 10:00 opening, and late slots from about 17:30. The worst crush is between 15:00 and 16:00 at weekends and during school holidays, which reviewers mention again and again because other visitors end up in every photograph.
Which wax figures are at Madame Tussauds Berlin?
Over 100 across two floors. The Berlin zone covers a century of city history with David Bowie and an Angela Merkel figure in a 2006 World Cup setting, and there is a Babylon Berlin cabaret set, an A-List Hollywood room with figures such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Taylor Swift, a Star Wars zone, a football zone and a TATORT crime scene.
What Visitors Say
We booked a 17:30 slot on a Tuesday and had the Hollywood room almost to ourselves, which friends who went on a Saturday afternoon definitely did not. Two teenagers, ninety minutes, several hundred photographs. The hand casting was the bit they talked about afterwards.
Half the figures were German television people I had never seen before, which is fair enough in Berlin but worth knowing. The Berlin history zone was better than I expected. At the door price I would have grumbled; booked ahead it was fine for a rainy morning.
Took the combo with our twelve year old. Tussauds took us two hours because he photographed everything, then the U-Bahn across to the Dungeon. Check the English show times, we nearly ended up in a German performance. He rated the drop ride higher than the entire wax museum.