The Botanical Garden throughout the year
The Botanical Garden is open for visitors throughout the year. Each season offers something special.
During the winter the geometric shapes of the Baroque Garden are particularly striking, the Linneanum Orangery is full of Mediterranean trees and bushes, and the Tropical Greenhouse is a haven of warmth and light. With the coming of spring the lawns and rockeries burst with flowering bulbs and anemones. The magnolias, cherries and tulips come into bloom. A wide range of plants continue the floral display throughout the summer. As late summer approaches the kitchen gardens are at their most beautiful and the autumn offers a colourful display from both native and exotic trees and bushes.
The Botanical Garden: opening times
The Park
- May–September: 7:00–21:00
- October–April: 7:00–19:00
The gate at Villavägen 8 is closed due to construction works. It will re-open late spring 2024.
The three gates facing Uppsala Castle, The Segerstedt Building and Carolina Rediviva (Uppsala University Library) are closed. The will re-open 1 May.
The Tropical Greenhouse
- September–May: Tuesday–Friday 9:00–15:00, and Saturday and Sunday 12:00–15:00.
- June–August: Tuesday–Friday 9:00–16:00, Thursdays 9:00–18:00, and Saturday and Sunday 11:00–16:00.
Closed on Midsummer Eve.
The Orangery, Linneanum
- September–May: Tuesday–Friday 9:00–15:00, and Saturday and Sunday 12:00–15:00.
Closed on public holidays. Closed on Midsummer Eve.
Opening times during public holidays may vary.
Opening times during events in the Botanical Garden may also vary.
The park and gardens
June–August: Saturdays and Sundays at 14:00 (13:00 in Swedish)
Tropical Greenhouse
October–May: First Sunday of the month (in Swedish)
The guided tour in Mars cancelled
Fee 50 SEK, includes entrance fee to the Tropical Greenhouse, where the guided tour starts.
Opening times Café Victoria, The Botanical Garden
- May: every day 11:00–15:00. May close early in bad weather
- June–August: weekdays 10:00–17:00m, weekends 11:00–17:00
- September: weekdays 11:00–15:00, weekends 11:00–17:00. Closed on rainy days.
Closed Midsummer Eve and Midsummer Day.
The Botanical Garden: admission charges
The Park
- Free of charge
The Tropical Greenhouse:
- Adults SEK 50
- Senior citizens 65 + SEK 50
- Students SEK 50 (students at Uppsala University free entry)
- Children (ages 0–17) free of charge
The Linneanum Orangery
- Free of charge
Admission charge may apply for exhibitions and events.
The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala: annual pass
The annual card of the Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala gives you free admission to the Tropical Greenhouse, the Linnaeus Garden, the Linnaeus Museum and Linnaeus’ Hammarby. It also give you a 50% discount on special tours.
The annual pass is valid for one calendar year and is sold in our museum shops or at the garden office in The Botanical Garden during office hours.
An annual pass costs 250 SEK.
Free admission
Free admission to The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala applies to:
- employees at Uppsala University
- students at Uppsala University
- members of Linnés vänner, our friends' society
- members of The Swedish Linnaeus Society (The Linnaeus Garden and Linnaeus' Hammarby only)
- members of Sällskapet Linnés Hammarby (The Linnaeus Garden and Linnaeus' Hammarby only)
- gold or silver members of Friends of Uppsala University
- members of Inter Nordic Guide Club (IGC), including the organisation Uppsalaguiderna.
- employees at Uppsala's museums
- members of Swedish Museums Association
- holders of the ICOM-card
- holders of the Kulturarvskort for employees
- cultural buddies groups. To get free admission you need to bring your cultural buddies card.
Concessions apply to:
- Senior citizens 65 +
- Students (free entrance to students at Uppsala University)
- Kulturarvskort 50% reduction of admission charge. Buy your card in our museum shops. The card is valid at many museums in Sweden.
- Members of SJ Prio pays SEK 100 at the Linnaeus Garden and at Linnaeus' Hammarby