Claudius Therme
A thermal bath in Cologne filled with state-recognised healing water from its own wells, with a central pool, indoor and outdoor pools, a current channel and a seat pool whose iron-rich water is left in its natural red state. Swimwear is required in the bath and not allowed in the sauna landscape, whose panoramic sauna looks out on Cologne Cathedral.
WhatThermal bath, KölnGermanyNatural thermal water
WhenOpen all yearHot-cold grotto and seat pool 35 °C (the seat pool water is left untreated and red with iron); float pool of 15 per cent brine enriched with Dead Sea salt, at extra charge.
Hot roomsSauna area only with the Thermalbad & Sauna ticket: 27.50 EUR for 2 hours Monday to Friday, against 19.50 EUR for the thermal bath alonePanorama sauna about 60 °C
Getting there Car
CostThermalbad, 2 Stunden, Montag bis Freitag [thermal bath, 2 hours, Monday to Friday]€19.50As of Oct 2026
AccessMinimum age 66+
Getting in
- Parking
- Car park in front of the building, 3 EUR per day
- Address
- Sachsenbergstraße 1, 50679 Köln
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Thermalbad, 2 Stunden, Montag bis Freitag [thermal bath, 2 hours, Monday to Friday]€19.50
- Thermalbad, 2 Stunden, Wochenende + Feiertage [weekends and holidays]€22.50
- Thermalbad, 4 Stunden, Montag bis Freitag€26.50
- Thermalbad, 4 Stunden, Wochenende + Feiertage€29.50
- Thermalbad, Tageskarte, Montag bis Freitag [day ticket]€36.50
- Thermalbad, Tageskarte, Wochenende + Feiertage€39.50
- Thermalbad & Sauna, 2 Stunden, Montag bis Freitag [thermal bath and sauna, 2 hours]€27.50
- Thermalbad & Sauna, 2 Stunden, Wochenende + Feiertage€30.50
- Hours
- Mon09:00-00:00
- Tue09:00-00:00
- Wed09:00-00:00
- Thu09:00-00:00
- Fri09:00-00:00
- Sat09:00-00:00
- Sun09:00-00:00
- Swimwear and rules
- Swimwear is required in the thermal bath and not allowed in the sauna area or the saunas; outside the saunas a bathrobe or towel is required everywhere, and a bathrobe or kimono in all restaurant areas. The float pool may be used with or without swimwear. The thermal bath has its own textile sauna and textile steam bath. Mixed sauna area with a section for women only in the indoor sauna area.
- Children
- 6 and over. Children from 6; under-16s only with a parent or guardian; no child prices.
- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- claudius-therme.de
- Facilities
- Indoor poolOutdoor poolSaunaSteam roomChanging roomsShowersLockersRestaurantParkingTowel hire