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We want the Vasa Museum to be accessible to everyone and we are constantly working to improve our accessibility.  We have lift to all floors. There are accessible restrooms: * between the Ticketing Office and the Museum shop on entrance floor * by the information desk on the entrance floor * at floor 3 * in the restaurant. The museum is built on an old dry dock, and half of the entrance floor still has its original cobblestones. The surface can be challenging to walk on or manuevering a wheelchair. It is possible to avoid the cobblestone nn some parts of the entrace level. Read more about accessibility in the Vasa Museum on the website. Perhaps you want to know more about: * Access for visitors with poor vision  * Discount for companion/assistant to visitors with disabilities?     

We can offer a private guided tour in both Swedish and English. A private tour is approximately 45 minutes long and costs SEK 1500 for up to 30 people. Entrance fees are additional. A booking request should be sent 10 days prior to the planned visit. Email your booking request to: bokningen@vasamuseet.se  Maybe you want to know more about:  * When there is an availble guide you can book, which you can find on the Vasa Museum's website about Guidad Tours * Open guided tours at the Vasa Museum

Out of consideration for Djurgården's nature and environment, parts of the Djurgårdsvägen road are closed for car traffic occasionally during the summer. Buses, taxis, vehicles with a valid disabled badge, bicycles and mopeds are allowed to pass. In 2026, the Djurgårdsvägen road is closed for car traffic 30 april – 27 september on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays between 10.00 and 17.00. The closure applies from the Djurgårdsbron bridge in the direction onto Djurgården.

The inner part of Galarvarvsvägen is closed for vehicle traffic from 30th of April to 27th of September. This does not apply to vehicles with a permit. Please email the Booking Office if you have questions or call +46-(0)8-519 548 70 on weekdays (except Swedish Public Holiday) between 10:00–12:00 and 13:00–15:00.

The Vasa Museum has a small corner were with limited seating, where you can eat packes lunch. Please note that it is not possible to pre-book this corner, it is on a first-come, first-served basis. During May–June, the picnic corner may be closed as large numbers of school classes visit us this period of time. We ask that you be considerate and not eat packed lunches anywhere else in the museum. When the weather is nice, there are plenty of places outside the museum building on Djurgården to have a picnic. Maybe you also wonder: * Is there a restaurant or café at the Vasa Museum? 

The Vasa Museum is quite dark due to the preservation of Vasa. However, it is possible to get close to the items shown in the exhibitions. It is allowed to use headlamp inside the museum, if you need better lighting to read the exhbition text. For the visually impaired there is also a model of Vasa, that you use your hands to feel how Vasa is built. If you are interested in this model, please contact the Information Desk upon arrival. On our website, you can find more information about accessability at the Vasa Museum.

It is possible to find baby changing facilities in several of Vasa Musuem's WC, and the Vasa Museum’s restaurant provide high chairs for visitors to borrow.

The best time to visit the Vasa Museum is in the afternoon on a weekday. During summer (1st of June – 31st of August), the best time to visit the Vasa Museum is at 08:30–10:00 in the morning, or between 16:00–18:00 in the afternoon. We know from experience that many visit the Vasa Museum in the morning and lunch time, as well as weekends. We recommend that you plan you visit Monday to Thursday afternoon, if possible. Most visitor visits the museum on Saturdays. Regrettably we cannot guarantee the exakt day and time when it is busy at the Vasa Museum, as it  is impossible to predict what applies for each day. Perhaps you are also interested to know: * How much time do I need when visitin the Vasa Museum?  * What are the opening hours of the museum?  * What is the temperature inside the museum?  * Is there luggage restriction at the museum? 

The Vasa Museum adress is Galärvarvsvägen 14 on Djurgården in Stockholm. There are several ways to get to the museum, by bus, tram, ferry, byke or by foot. On our website you can find information on the best way to get to the Vasa Museum.      

In general, visitors stay at the Vasa Museum for 1½ – 2 hours. The film about Vasa is about 20 minutes long, and if you want to join an open guided tour, it takes about 30 minutes. It's always good to have some extra time to walk around and discover the exhibition on your own and maybe visit the Museum shop or restaurant. Maybe you are also interested to know more about: * Booked a private guided tour  * What can children and family do at the museum

There are no tickets that give priority in any queue to the Vasa Museum. All visitors wait in the same queue, even if they have pre-purchased tickets. It is therefore recommended that you purchase your ticket upon arrival. Please be reassured that you will be able to enter the museum. It usually doesn't take longer than 20-30 minutes to get in to the Vasa Museum, even in the high season. * When is the best time to visit the Vasa Museum?  * How much time do I need at the museum? * Vasa Museum's full Opening Hours 

Wheeled cases and large items of luggage are not allowed in the museum, and there are no lockers inside the Museum. It is permitted to bring handbags and smaller backpacks (lap top size), which you carry in your hand, on your back or your front during the entire visit. Please do not leave your bags unattended at any point during your visit. We recommend visitors to store luggage at the luggage storage at Stockholm Central Station.

There are bicycle racks alongside the rock wall opposite the entrance of the Vasa Museum, where you can park your bike. We recommend you to not leave any bags on the bike, and to use a proper lock for the bike.   

The Vasa Museum does not have a parking lot. There is a parking lot near Junibacken, just to the right when you come over the bridge Djurgårdsbron. By the the Vasa Museum entrance there are two disabled parking lots for visitors with Disability Parking Permits. You need a valid Disabled Parking Permit to park on this lot.