Excursions around Karosta Prison
Karosta Prison is closed till 15.02.2025.
Tours are possible with prior registrati
Excursions in Karosta Prison are guided only.
Excursions for individual visitors and small groups during our working hours can be attended without prior registration.
Every working day excursions start on the hour every hour. Duration of excursion is 45 minutes.
Excursions are in Latvian, English and Russian languages, in German, French and Lithuanian available by prior request.OPENING HOURS
| In June, July and August | In May and September | October to April | November to March |
| Mon 9:00 – 19:00 | Mon 10:00 – 18:00 | Mon 12:00 – 17:00 | Mon CLOSED |
| Tue 9:00 – 19:00 | Tue 10:00 – 18:00 | Tue 12:00 – 17:00 | Tue CLOSED |
| Wed 9:00 – 19:00 | Wed 10:00 – 18:00 | Wed 12:00 – 17:00 | Wed CLOSED |
| Thu 9:00 – 19:00 | Thu 10:00 – 18:00 | Thu 12:00 – 17:00 | Thu CLOSED |
| Fri 9:00 – 19:00 | Fri 10:00 – 18:00 | Fri 12:00 – 17:00 | Fri CLOSED |
| Sat 9:00 – 19:00 | Sat 10:00 – 18:00 | Sat 12:00 – 17:00 | Sat 12:00 – 17:00 |
| Sun 9:00 – 19:00 | Sun 10:00 – 18:00 | Sun 12:00 – 17:00 | Sun 12:00 – 17:00 |
| Tours start: | Tours start: | Tours start: | Tours start: |
| 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00 | 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 | 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 | 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 |
Groups of more then 10 people please book in advance by phone +371 26369470.
Excursions and other activities available at different times all year around on working days and weekends by booking in advance by phoning +371 26369470.
PRICES
adults 8,00 EUR
students 5,00 EUR
Schoolchildren, seniors 3,50 EUR
Free for children up to 6 years old;
Discounts for Ukrainian citizens;
Discounts are available upon presentation of a valid " Goda ģimene" card along with a personal identification document:
· free entry for children during organized excursions with their class or parents.
· a 30% discount for children to all other services at Karosta Prison.
We also support Families of Honor program in Lithuania and Estonia, and identical discounts are applied to holders of the "Šeimos kortelė" (LT) and "Perekaart" (EST) cards.
During the excursion you will have an opportunity to see the prison, which has not changed since tsar times, get to know history of Karosta and interesting events from prison life. Also, to see prison cells and a punishment cell as well as an exposition by museum of Karosta prison about WWII, Kureliesi and soviet times.
The prison started functioning over 100 years ago
This is the only military prison in Europe open to tourists
The prison nobody has ever escaped from
In different surveys Karosta prison is named as the most surprising and most unusual hotel in the world
Ghost Hunters International from the USA called Karosta Prison the most ghost haunted place in the world
