Tickets and prices
Zoo members do not need to book and can enter the zoo when they arrive by bringing their membership ID card. Become a member today.
If you buy zoo tickets online, you get a discount. You can buy tickets online until 9.30am on the day of your visit. You cannot buy tickets online after 9.30am for same-day visits but you can buy 'gate' tickets when you arrive at the zoo during opening hours. These ticket prices are valid from 1 April 2025.
Belfast Zoo tickets and prices
Online ticket prices
| Admission | Without donation | With donation |
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| Child (under four years) | Free | Free |
| Child (aged four to 16) | £7.25 | £7.50 |
| Concession for students and people over 60 years old | £7.25 | £7.50 |
| Adult (aged 17 years and over) | £14.50 | £15 |
| Family day ticket (Maximum two adults, three children) |
£42.50 | £44.50 |
| Carer | Free | Free |
Gate ticket prices
| Admission | Without donation | With donation |
|---|---|---|
| Child (under four years) | Free | Free |
| Child (aged four to 16) | £7.75 | £8 |
| Concession for student and people over 60 years old | £7.75 | £8 |
| Adult (aged 17 years and over) | £15.50 | £16 |
| Family day ticket (Maximum two adults, three children) |
£44.50 | £46.50 |
| Carer | Free | Free |
We donate five per cent of your ticket price to local, regional and international conservation projects.
Children aged 16 years old and under must be accompanied by an adult.
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Group visits. For a group of 15 or more people, you can get a discounted group price. |
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Education visits. Belfast Zoo is the perfect setting for your next educational field trip. We deliver a range of educational programmes that meet current curriculum requirements, with options to suit all ages and abilities. |
Concession price is only available when you produce a valid photographic student identification card, senior citizen's card, Translink Link card or other acceptable identification.
Carers
Visitors paying standard admission price who require special assistance are offered free admission for one accompanying carer. To gain free carer’s admission, the carer must provide proof, in the form of documentation, to show that you are in receipt of carer’s allowance, a doctor’s letter or other relevant paperwork. Or, the visitor who requires a carer can provide evidence they require a carer.
Become an annual member
Individual child (aged four to 16)
£29
Students and people aged over 60
£29
Individual adult (aged 17+)
£57
Family membership
£160