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Hours & Ticketing

NOW YOU CAN PRINT YOUR TICKETS AT HOME! 

Save time!  Purchase and print your Zoo admission AND PARKING tickets at home! 

Guests who buy BOTH print-at-home admission and parking tickets can enjoy express entry at the Zoo’s main entrance.


Tickets make a great gift!
  Just be sure to pick an in-season ticket so your friends and family can visit when they choose.  Winter tickets must be used between November and February.
 

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You can now help to offset the carbon footprint generated by your trip to the Zoo by donating $2.00 to plant trees through our Footprints Carbon Offset Projects. Just select "Plant trees for Wildlife” as part of your online purchase and the Zoo will do the rest. 
 

 
The Philadelphia Zoo is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving Day,
December 24, 25 and 31, and January 1.  

 

   In-Season
March 1, 2009 - November 1
 Winter
November 2 2009 through
February 28, 2010
Hours
Daily 9:30AM-5:00PM  9:30AM-5:00PM (Nov only)
9:30AM-4:00PM (Dec-Feb)

 

  In-Season
March 1, 2009 - November 1, 2009
Winter
November 2, 2009 through
February 28, 2010
General Admission (includes Birds of Australia)
Adult $18.00 $14.00
Child (age 2-11) $15.00 $14.00
Child (under 2) Free Free
Members Free Free
Channel 6 Zooballoon
Adult and children
(age 2-11)
$15.00 per person -
  $50.00 family of four
(must purchase together)
-
Child (under 2) Free -
Family Deluxe Members Free -
Rainforest Amazon Carousel
Daily $3.00 per person $3.00 per person
Family Deluxe Members Free Free
PZ Express Train
Adults and children $3.00 per person -
Family Deluxe Members Free -
Swan Boats
Adults and children $6.00 per person -
Family Deluxe Members Free -
Parking
Per vehicle* $12.00 $12.00
Member with valid membership card Free Free

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*Parking is not refundable.


Please note: Admission rates and exhibit opening and closing schedules are subject to change without notice. Although Zoo admission for children under two is free, tickets are required for all guests, including those under two, for the PZ Express, Amazon Rainforest Carousel and all animal rides. Tickets to these rides may be purchased at the Zoo. Visitor grants to the Philadelphia Zoo and its successors and assigns the absolute right and permission to use, publish and broadcast Visitor's picture or likeness (and the pictures and likeness' of Visitor's minor children), without additional approval, for purposes of advertising or trade in promoting and publicizing the Zoo.  


CityPass

See Philly’s most loved attractions, and save time and money. Your ticket to six unforgettable attractions, one day on and off privileges on Philadelphia’s most famous trolley and an itinerary for the best of the city. This booklet of ticket provides free admission, helps you bypass tickets lines and has loads of helpful information, including transportation, hours, insider's tips and more.

Buy it now and we will send your CityPass booklets to your home, office or hotel OR download a print-at-home voucher and avoid all shipping costs. You have 9 days from first use to visit each attraction once.


Traveling with children (ages 3-12)? CityPass can make short work of having fun and dishing up culture.

CityPass is also available for purchase at Philadelphia Zoo.