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Palace of Parliament in Bucharest - fast-track tickets and guide

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Ages 0-99, max of 40 per group
Duration: 1h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Tour escort/host
  • Guided tour
  • Entry/Admission - Palace of Parliament
What's not included
  • Food and drinks


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  • Bulevardul Națiunile Unite 4, București 030167, Romania
    You will meet your host at our office on Bulevardul Natiunile Unite nr4 , Bloc 107/A, GEMENII CENTER .
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 57929P26

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travelers can participate
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Dress code : wear something comfortable
    • A maximum of 15 people per booking
    • Tour is indoors so rain or shine is ON
    • To access the venue everybody has to carry and official valid ID card (EU members ) or passport for security check. Driver's license is NOT accepted , basically the same documents accepted at the airports. . Any person without document will have the tour cancelled automatically without the right of refund.
    • Please arrive at the meeting point at least 30 minutes before the tour starts, we will need a bit of time to check you in , verify the ids/passports .
    • Not accessible for people in the wheelchair
    • Not accessible for people with walking impediments
    • Not accessible for people with serious health problems.
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 57929P26

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    • Bulevardul Națiunile Unite 4, București 030167, Romania
      You will meet your host at our office on Bulevardul Natiunile Unite nr4 , Bloc 107/A, GEMENII CENTER .
    • 1
      Europe's biggest administrative building , second largest building in the world behind Pentagon from the US.
    About the operator
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    • Transylvanian Wonders
      330
      Brasov, Romania
      Joined in May 2017
    • owenm2015
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The splendour of the Romanian monarchy's home
      Follow signs to the museum, where tours are booked. There are numerous options and price levels, including for children and pensioners (cost €4-10). The basic tour takes in the two floors of the palace, but a longer tour also includes a rebuilt church etc, and one can arrange a foreign language guide (French, Spanish, Italian, English). One has to have a passport or Romanian ID card which is surrendered at the entrance, and any bags or bulky coats go through a scanner - collected from a window as one leaves in exchange for the pendant card that you are issued. The guide takes the group through the grounds (the site extends to 20 ha), and into the palace, where one dons blue overshoes so as not to tread dirt into the fine carpets. Here also is a cloakroom where overcoats etc can be lelft. There are so many rooms, and interesting artefacts, as well as displays of the geneology of the Romanian royal family and particular attention to Queen Marie and Alexandru Ioan Cuza, as well as Ferdinand. Compared to royal palaces in other European capitals, Cotroceni has a quite eclectic mix of style, with interesting oddities in decoration, such as the Norwegian room, clad in wood, the French-style library and several rooms with a strong German influence. The state of repair and preservation was good, but the decoration was sometimes a bit oppressive and overwhelming - though never anything other than interesting. Well worth a visit, as a tourist or local.
      Written January 11, 2025
    • KelDub77
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Long wait for a small experience
      Extremely busy and crowded. We purchased our tickets ahead of time but still had to wait 30 minutes to enter. The castle was small and so crowded it was hard to move around and even see the artifacts. The room of medieval torture equipment costs extra as does the elevator within the castle. The wait for the castle was over an hour once we left. Definitely not recommended during busy times.
      Written December 29, 2024
    • fredic
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Make sure you are early so you don't get told off
      I booked the tour thinking I had booked directly with the presidential palace. We therefore headed to the visitors centre. At the last minute, I checked the booking confirmation and saw the meeting point was the travel agent office. My husband and friend went to the visitors centre and were there for 3pm;our tour time. I arrived and went to the back of the passport queue check. A palace employee asked for our tickets. She politely said there were two types of ticket and to wait there. The next thing, the Transylvanian Wonders representative came rushing in asking for my name. She brusquely said to follow her and then in front of the rest of the group started to berate me for being late. I fully admited I was late but she continued to ask me to confirm my telephone number and show me the message she had sent me. I kept saying that I believed her and then got very upset. After that, she was very friendly. I had received a scam message that morning so incorrectly assumed her text was one too. Another trip I booked had the name of the trip at the beginning so I knew straightaway that was not a scam. Perhaps this could be adopted. I fully acknowledge I was in the wrong for not being early but it was the way I was berated in front of everybody that I didn't appreciate. I have seen another negative post about the company on TA and this was the only one that the company responded to so I expect this will happen here too.
      Written September 17, 2024
    • hmF635OT
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Don’t book via headout.com
      The tour in the palace was interesting, the guide from headout.com was giving information very emotionless and seemed like she was happy to finish. The operator who walked us to the palace treated us quite harsh and rude. We left the meeting point office later than planned and operator ran to the palace shouting to hurry up or lose the access. Tour operator is definitely not well organized and not recommendable.
      Written June 13, 2024
    • AndyF430
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing Place
      If you're a student of recent European politics, this place is absolutely fascinating. Doesn't look too much from the outside, but inside it's very large and (for its time) very luxurious. To see how much splendour this dictator lived in with his family whilst his people were brought to near starving under the communist yoke is heart-breaking. Every mod con is installed, but the decoration is in somewhat dubious taste. Everywhere there are photos and objects given to the Ceausescu family by world leaders. You have to go on a guided visit, you can't just wander around. And, annoyingly since March 2024, no photography is allowed inside. Well worth a visit.
      Written May 12, 2024
    • KathrynS400SA
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      So, so busy
      Bran Castle is a beautiful castle, epitomising the traditional fairy tale castle. I believe it is the most visited attraction in Romania. Whilst I enjoyed the castle and exhibits, including the unbelievably gruesome torture exhibition ( pay extra) it is so, so busy. Like a production line. I didn’t feel I had time to read the info or take in what I was seeing as you felt pressured to keep moving.
      Written September 12, 2023
    • tjyung
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      A waste of money: a quick 20-min hurry through with little explanation
      Book this tour if you want to question your life choices. Otherwise, get your ticket directly in person or online (60 lei) and save the 32 pounds as there was no value-add from my tour today. Booked after reading reviews here and was looking forward to it, but the actual experience made me feel like I was scammed. The tour lasted around 25 min, had a grand total of no more than 200 words said to me. Would've been shorter if I hadn't insisted on just reading the museum descriptions on the wall myself while the gentleman stood there waiting. I was the only one for my time slot, and was not assigned any of the tour guides praised here in other reviews. My guide did not seem like he really cared about the castle nor knew anything substantial to share with visitors. The recipe went: we go into a new room, "this is the king's bedroom", point at fireplace, "many fireplace, keep them warm, very nice", then we would hurry into the next room to repeat a similar repertoire with the same level of detail. You can imagine the disappointment and irritation one might feel hearing the stark contrast vs other tour guides that are leading other tours in the same room - providing any amount of actual tour-guiding.... I kept waiting for the guide to start giving the tour, but that was it. There were rooms that he said I didn't even have to bother going into just because there was a small queue. I felt rushed. We ended up in the courtyard where he hastily said good bye and pointed me to the exit. As I walked down alone later, at 11:40 thinking about how I will spend my time since my 1-hr tour ended within 30min, and how much money the tour company must be making from so little work - I saw the same guy take another 2-people group up the castle. Instead of the Bran Castle Skip-the-Line Guided Tour, Skip-the-Bran Castle tour felt more fitting for my experience today. Also note the meeting point is not at Bran Castle, check your ticket.
      Written September 12, 2023
    • Tittianto
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Beautiful
      Great place but what they really need is people who speak English. I found very few people spoke English there which I was surprised.
      Written September 10, 2023
    • 993susanc
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Definitely buy tickets in advance
      Best advice: buy tickets in advance. The line on a Monday for those without tickets was horrible! Also buy for when it first opens. VERY crowded the later you go. Very thankful Trip Advisor suggested this advance purchase!!
      Written August 1, 2023
    • sjjones0401
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Highly recommend!
      Highly recommend! We booked castle tickets via Booking.com and when we met Maria to collect the tickets from Transylvanian Wonders, we booked the tour and did not regret it for a second. Greg was funny, very very knowledgeable and really made our visit!
      Written July 25, 2023
    • 867tennesseel
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great Tour
      Lots of information. Wonderful tour with a funny and interactive guide. Would go definitely go again.
      Written July 11, 2023
    • elliesK9532VH
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      5 star service
      Awesome group of people, they really know what they’re talking about and make sure you understand, especially the Bran tour. Very helpful and provide answers to any questions that you may have, had a great time.
      Written July 7, 2023
    • charlielI5816MB
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Castle Bran - not Bram (Stoker)
      A nice castle to visit with interesting history about the Romanian royal family. Very tenuous link to Dracula, despite the exhaustive souvenir options at the foot of the castle (imagine a whole market full of vendors selling Dracula related items). Not sure if the skip the queue ticket was worth the money as there wasn't really a queue when I arrived. The castle was packed with other tourists and school groups shuffling around a confused one way system, so basically the whole castle was one slow moving queue to get from one room to the next. Brasov is well worth a visit, but the castle is not something I would do again...or really recommend if you have limited time in the country.
      Written July 4, 2023
    • tedd646
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Good option on most days.
      I went on a cloudy weekday in May. It was a mildly dreary day. I probably didn’t need the skip the line ticket on this particular day, but the 9am opening slot allowed me to be first in the castle. (Note: use Google maps to find the “Transylvanian Wonders” ticket office in advance.) I would use skip the line tickets for any weekend, or anytime during summer, or a holiday, as this place can become jam packed with people on most days. Skip the line would be especially useful if you wanted to be first in the castle to photograph that wonderful courtyard before it filled with other tourists.
      Written June 16, 2023
    • Andrea M
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Not fast or convenient
      You have to call once you arrive and if your phone doesn’t work internationally you are screwed. The lady at the ticket office dialed for us and the person arrived within 15 minutes…but it would have been faster to just buy tickets there instead of calling and waiting.
      Written June 5, 2023
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    MarkCBurbank
    Glendale, CA72 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    If you ensure you get to the meeting point 35 minutes early you will be treated to a fantastic experience. The building is enormous but beautiful inside and out. You will get a very nice tour guide snide and learn about the details of the place. It is well worth paying a little extra to make sure you in fact get to visit instead of trying to do it yourself and missing it. The person who organized the visit communicated several times where the meeting point was and stressed you had to be on time or you risk missing the visit. She was calling the people who were running late as well so she definitely did her part. Well worth the time to do this in Bucharest.
    Written July 6, 2024
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    Marie-noelle P
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2025 • Solo
    The building has gigantic dimensions it is very impressive, the structure made of wood and Marble is absolutely incredible. It is the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon!
    The visit takes place in a perfectly appropriate time, the guide speaking in perfect English made the history of this building alive , and playful with a lot of humor .!
    The geographical and practical indications to reach the meeting point were precise and the welcome at the meeting point warm.! Perfect organization.
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    Written January 20, 2025
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    Ana M
    17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Getting in to the Parliament is really tough. I tried getting in on my own, and even had our hotel concierge call and try to get us in but no luck. I was really glad to find that for a few extra bucks, we could book the tickets through this company. The meeting spot was a brisk 10 minute walk from the Parliament building, and the guides walked us over, got us in through security and handed us off to the Parliament tour guide very efficiently. The tour itself was wonderful - the guide was entertaining and we learned lots of interesting facts and were left in awe of this ornate building and its history. The tour was actually the perfect length for young kids who remained attentive for the full hour and a half. Must do if you’re in Bucharest!
    Written September 7, 2024
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    kokes
    Alberta, Canada11 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2024 • Couples
    Let me start by making a distinction between the actual tour in which parliamentary staff give and the tour company that does the logistics for one to attend the tour. In this case, the tour company who planned this was awful. Firstly, I had to contact THEM if the tour was still available. (If you read the small print for their tour, they state that if they do not have enough people they will arbitrarily cancel the tour. To that end, since I never heard from them on the day of tour, I finally contacted them at 12:54 and queried them about our tour that was planned for 3:00. The tour operator then sent me a message at 1:13 that our tour starts at 2:00. Shocked but knowing the area we left immediately and rushed to the map location and found no one there. We then informed them of this and they sent another link which was not linkable. I asked to send the link again. I heard nothing back. We then fluked finding the senate entrance where we ran into their colleague at security. Explained our situation, our having to rush (literally ran to location), the failed link, the overall confusion and he did not seem to care. Just checked us in as if nothing mattered. So, book the tour with anyone except for these people.
    Written September 25, 2024
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    Cameron Carla F
    St. Albert, Canada2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2023 • Friends
    This was a very well organized tour. The tour guide has you meet 1/2 hour beforehand in order to gather the group and get you into the building. The process is much like going to the airport, as you need to have your passport with you, and go through security. Once you are through security, the guide hands you off to a parliamentary tour guide. You will only see about 5% of the building, but it is very impressive. Walk the boulevard when you’re finished.
    Written September 25, 2023
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    erikaParma
    parma135 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2024 • Family
    It's really worth the visit, it's a shame that you only see a small piece of it every time. Cristina the Italian guide was really very kind. To book the visit you need to call the number you find on the internet the day before, don't go without booking, you risk not seeing the palace
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    Written January 18, 2024
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    euroetraveller007
    Annandale, Australia103 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very easy way to see the Palace. You can probably do it cheaper on your own but the price is still good value and it saves the hassle of trying to organise everything yourself. You need to be at the meeting place 30 minutes before the tour starts. Very well organised. Bring your passport otherwise no entry. Tour itself is interesting, and you get to see most of the major rooms on the first two floors. 70 per cent of the building is unfinished but what is complete is impressive, and built exclusively with Romanian materials.
    Written July 18, 2023
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    Thank you for your kind feedback
    Written July 19, 2023
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    cybrmoon
    Fontainebleau, France387 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2024 • Family
    Even if in almost an hour we only covered 3% of the immense palace of the Parliament of Bucharest (it is an administrative place, not everything is accessible), I do not regret having been able to discover the splendor of this gigantic building in the heart of the Romanian capital, as cold and austere as the marble facings which adorn it.
    Attention ! Visit with guide and MANDATORY reservation, presentation of an identity document too!
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    Written June 14, 2024
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    David M
    12 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    The logistics of our visit (meeting point, tickets, etc.) were fine but the guide inside the parliament palace gave us only an abbreviated tour that did not even include the chambers of the two parliamentary bodies. Some friends who toured the building on the same day on a tour arranged by our river cruise company were shown those chambers. Very disappointing as the parliamentary chambers are the main function of the building.
    Written July 30, 2023
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    Unfortunately this is out of our hands. It's an institutional building, if they want they can delay the visit or shorten it or close it unannounced... We arranged our tours after their schedule not the other way around
    Written August 3, 2023
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    Miguel Angel H
    354 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2024 • Family
    This is one of the must-see places if you are going to Bucharest.
    It is certainly an impressive building, the second largest on the planet, behind only the US Pentagon.
    It is the end of the beautiful and long walk along Unirii Boulevard, and as you get closer you are aware of the vastness of the building, which seems to be guarded around the Ministries, also magnificent buildings.
    In our case we could not see it inside, but just the print of the building is worth the visit.
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    Written July 11, 2024
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