Hours & Directions

Zoo Hours

Purchasing online, in advance of your visit is highly recommended. You get the best price and skip the line! All sales final, tickets are non-refundable.

March 13 – Oct 31: 10am – 5pm (with Early Entry at 9am for members)

Please note: the Zoo will close at 2 pm on Sept. 24 for Zoofari.

School Groups

The Zoo opens at 9am for registered school groups.

Zoo Map

Click here to see PDF of map

Getting Here

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is located at 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220. You can also take Metro routes 1, 46, 38x, 78 or hop on a Red Bike.

The I-71 Martin Luther King interchangeis now open! Use this from exit 3 off of I-71. Coming from I-75? Try exiting at Hopple Street.

Zoo Parking

The main Zoo lot is open!

Visitors may enter the Zoo using the Pavilion Entry Building from the Main Parking Lot, equipped with stairs & elevators to get to bridge level.

You can charge your electric vehicle at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden! We have 8 charging ports in our main Vine St. parking lot. The charging stations are provided by Electrada and can be used with FLO or ChargePoint apps, and also appear on Plugshare.