Can I rent a handcart for small kids?

Yes. Handcarts are for hire at the ticket office for €5 plus a €20 deposit.

Where can I change a diaper?

There are changing tables in the toilets just behind the entrance and in the Borgori Forest ape house.

Can we bring the dog?

No. Dogs and other pets are not allowed, except guide and assistance dogs.

Is there a cheaper late-afternoon ticket?

Yes. From 5pm in summer and 3pm in winter, adults pay €9 and kids 6 to 17 pay €4.

Frankfurt Zoo

Name: Frankfurt Zoo
Address: Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1, 60316 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, DE

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AttractionBornheim & Ostend

Area

Bornheim & Ostend

Good for

1–12

Cost

Adults €12, kids 6-17 €6

Setting

Indoor & outdoor

Updated

Oct 30, 2026

What you need to know

Daily feeding times for the seals, great apes, giraffes and okapi, posted on the zoo's feeding schedule, so plan your route around them
Animal houses close early, half an hour before the zoo does, and the last entry is 30 minutes before closing
Online tickets skip the line with a separate entrance for online and annual ticket holders

About

Frankfurt Zoo packs more than 450 species into 11 hectares, from gorillas, bonobos and orangutans in the Borgori Forest ape house to seals, Humboldt penguins, giraffes and okapi outside. The Exotarium has a tropical rainforest pool and leafcutter ants, and the Grzimek House holds small animals like mouse lemurs and bats.

Kids can pet dwarf goats and run off steam on the big sand playground.

OutdoorIndoorEnglish Friendly

Adults €12, kids 6-17 €6

Adults €12 (€13 with the voluntary conservation euro), kids 6 to 17 €6, under 6 free. Family ticket €29 for up to 2 adults and 4 kids.

Until 28 Mar

Open9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Winter time: last entry 4:30pm; animal houses close at 4:30pm. Exotarium open until 8pm on the last Friday of the month, Oct-Mar (not Dec)

From 29 Mar

Open9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Summer time (daylight saving): last entry 6:30pm; animal houses close at 6:30pm

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Location

Frankfurt Zoo

Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1, 60316 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Common questions

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Upcoming events at Frankfurt Zoo

WorkshopAdvent Crafts at Zoo Frankfurt

Bornheim & OstendSun Dec 6From €6

WorkshopWarten aufs Christkind: Christmas Eve Workshop at Zoo Frankfurt

Bornheim & OstendThu Dec 24Regular zoo admission

Advent Crafts at Zoo Frankfurt

Workshop·Bornheim & Ostend

Kids make handmade presents in the zoo's bird halls while parents warm up with mulled wine and cookies, and the animals are a short walk away.

Sun Dec 6From €6

Warten aufs Christkind: Christmas Eve Workshop at Zoo Frankfurt

Workshop·Bornheim & Ostend

Kids craft tasty gifts for some of the zoo animals alongside the keepers, then get to watch the animals tuck into their holiday meal.

Thu Dec 24Regular zoo admission

Camps at Frankfurt Zoo

Zoo Frankfurt Summer Holiday Program

Bornheim & Ostend

Zoo Frankfurt Summer Holiday Program

Bornheim & Ostend

Short themed zoo sessions, not a full-day camp. - **A different animal theme each week**, so kids can come back for more than one - **Separate days for younger and older kids**, so each group stays close in age - **Bring snacks from home**: no food is provided during the session - **Book by phone or email** with the zoo's education department once sign-up opens