Palais des Nations Guided Tour: Prices, Booking & Visiting Tips
~1 h (plus 30 min security arrival buffer)
Guided Building Tour / International Organization
Built 1929 - 1938 for the League of Nations; UN headquarters in Geneva since 1946
Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland
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Practical Visitor Info & Tips
CHF 25.00
CHF 22.00 (university students, seniors, disabled persons) / CHF 14.00 (youth 14-17) / CHF 13.00 (children 6-13) / free for accompanying teachers (1 per 10 schoolchildren)
Guided tours run Monday - Friday, with additional Saturday tours from 1 April to 30 September; closed on UN holidays.
Mandatory — no walk-up entry. Individual-visitor dates are released on the official booking platform on the 20th of each month for the following month and are confirmed to sell out quickly. Valid passport (UN member/observer state) or Schengen-zone ID required; arrive 30 min early for security screening; no large bags/luggage permitted.
A ~1 hour guided tour (~2 km) of the UN Office at Geneva, including the Human Rights Room, the Salle des Pas Perdus, the Assembly Hall, and the Council Chamber.
| Option | Price | Booking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult (18+) | CHF 25.00 | Mandatory — released monthly on the 20th, sells out quickly | |
| Student / Senior / Disabled | CHF 22.00 | Mandatory, same release schedule | |
| Youth (14-17) | CHF 14.00 | Mandatory, same release schedule | |
| Child (6-13) | CHF 13.00 | Mandatory, same release schedule | |
| Geneva City Pass holders | Not included — pay standard price | Same mandatory booking process |
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CHF 25.00
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See pass compatibility below ↓Overview & History
The Palais des Nations is the United Nations Office at Geneva, and the only way inside is a roughly one-hour guided tour covering around 2 km of the building, including the Human Rights Room, the Salle des Pas Perdus, the Assembly Hall, and the Council Chamber. Tours run in up to 12-14 languages, but individual-visitor dates are extremely limited and released only one month ahead — they are confirmed to sell out quickly, so this is one of Geneva's most reservation-critical attractions, not a walk-up sight.
What to See: Top Highlights
Human Rights Room
One of the building's landmark chambers, included on the standard guided route.
Assembly Hall & Council Chamber
The grand rooms where UN Geneva's diplomatic sessions are held.
Multilingual Guided Access Only
The only way inside is the official guided tour, offered in numerous languages — there is no independent or self-guided entry.
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Compare Geneva PassesThe Geneva City Pass does not include the Palais des Nations guided tour — it is absent from the pass's own official list of partner activities, and an authorized reseller of the pass explicitly confirms it is not covered. You'll need to book and pay for this ticket directly and separately from any pass, regardless of which pass (if any) you're carrying.
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Not included. Confirmed absent from the Geneva City Pass's own partner-activity list; an authorized pass reseller (swissactivities.com) explicitly lists this as not included. The Palais des Nations sells its own separate, tightly-limited guided-tour tickets regardless of any pass.
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