Deutscher Bundestag

General information

Technical information:
An email address is required in order to register. Where possible, we recommend refraining from using a Microsoft email address (hotmail, outlook, live, msn domains), as these have been known to cause problems with the registration process due to delays in email delivery.

Current information on the options available to visitors, along with up-to-date entry requirements for the day of your visit can be found in German online under “Aktuelle Informationen zum Besuch beim Deutschen Bundestag” in the “Fokus” section of the Bundestag's website (www.bundestag.de).

Important information (please read before starting the online booking process!):

• When registering to visit online, you can only submit booking requests for the various services offered by the Visitors’ Service; your visit has not been booked until you receive a booking confirmation from the Visitors’ Service by email, fax or post.
• Please make sure – before you begin the process of registering online for one of our services for visitors – that you have each visitor’s last name, first name and date of birth ready, as you will need to create a list of visitors and provide this information during this process. Only after you have submitted this information can your request be processed and confirmed.
• As a rule, requests for guided tours can only be submitted for the current month and the following two months.
• Requests to visit the dome can only be submitted for the current month and the following month. Parliamentary business, special events in the Reichstag Building, specific weather conditions and the security situation all affect whether visits to the dome and the roof terrace can go ahead. We are therefore unable to guarantee that you will be able to visit the dome. It is sometimes necessary to cancel a visit to the dome at the last minute, even if the visit has been confirmed in advance. Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to notify you of last-minute cancellations by email, telephone or fax.
• Tourism businesses must register as commercial agencies. Submitting a request as an individual/private group or an organisation/company will result in the immediate cancellation of the request. If staff or agents of the tourism business, tour guides or similar wish to accompany the registered visitors onto the premises of the German Bundestag (including the dome of the Reichstag Building), they must also be registered (or will otherwise be denied entry).
• Booking requests for the following year can only be submitted at the earliest from end of November of the current year.
• Everybody registering for a lecture or guided tour must be able to understand the language selected when booking. No interpretation into foreign languages is provided in the galleries during the plenary sittings. Individual interpretation is not permitted during attendance at plenary sittings, lectures and guided tours.