Sagrada Família tickets in 2026: every type, every price, and what's worth paying for

Planning a trip to the Sagrada Família and staring at a booking page full of ticket types that all look suspiciously similar? Here's the underlying logic in a sentence: basilica entry plus the app audio guide and the museum is the base, a live guided tour or one tower are each add-ons, and you pick your tower when you book. Everything else — "skip-the-line" branding, fast-track packaging, Gaudí combos — is a reseller layer on top of those four products.

The official 2026 ticket menu, with exact prices

These are the official rates published on sagradafamilia.org/en/prices, verified on the site's Prices page and the individual product pages. All four ticket types include the official app audio guide and entry to the on-site museum. Prices are per person.

Children under 11 pay nothing but still need a timed ticket; under-3s need no ticket at all. Children under 6 cannot enter the towers at all, regardless of ticket purchased. Proof of eligibility is required at entry for every reduced category.

Groups and schools

A group guided tour is €30 base, and all groups must be accompanied by an official Catalonia-accredited guide. A guided school tour is €15 per student, free for accompanying teachers. Bookings of more than 9 people are treated as a group and cannot enter on individual tickets — so a party of ten has to go through the groups process, not the standard calendar.

Note also that the official site does not sell private tours, Park Güell combos or city passes. Every product of that kind you see advertised is a reseller product.

Discounts and who actually qualifies

The reduced-price structure is unusually generous and clearly tiered, but almost all of it requires proof at entry, and several categories must be requested by email at least 48 hours ahead.

• Under 11: free (under-3s need no ticket at all).
• Under 30s and students: €24 basic — choose "Under 30" at checkout. With a Carnet Jove you can instead claim a 50% "Pack jove" discount.
• Seniors 65+: €21 basic.
• People with disabilities: basilica entry free. A companion is also free on the basic ticket, but pays the additional-services supplement on upgraded tickets — €4 guided, €10 towers, €14 both.
• Large and single-parent families: −50%, requested at least 48 hours ahead by email to descomptes@ext.sagradafamilia.org.
• Unemployed visitors: free on the basic ticket (€4 on guided), only on Wednesdays 9:00–12:00, with a current DARDO certificate, requested 48 hours ahead.
• ICOM members and press card holders: free on basic (€4 on guided), requested 48 hours ahead.
• Religious figures and clergy: free, collected at access D with proof.
• Ruta del Modernisme voucher: −€1.

What each ticket type actually includes

Basic — Sagrada Família (€26)

Unlimited-time access to the nave and the museum, plus the app audio guide: 19 languages, in a standard 45-minute or express 25-minute version, including the "What you don't see" augmented-reality feature. It is not adapted for under-10s, and headsets are not provided — bring your own earphones. The official wording is explicit that this ticket covers "the Basilica and museum for as long as you like (doesn't include the towers or crypt)."

Who this suits: first-time visitors primarily interested in the interior — the stained glass, the forest-like columns, the museum (see our full interior guide for exactly what that includes). Plenty of experienced travellers consider the tower add-on unnecessary given how strong the interior already is.

With Towers (€36) — the most popular option

The €10 supplement adds:

• Lift access up to one tower of your choice — Nativity (eastern façade) or Passion (western façade). You choose when booking, not on the day.
• A timed tower entry slot separate from your basilica slot.
• Access to the bridge walkways and external viewing platforms at roughly 50–75 m (Nativity) or 65–90 m (Passion).
• The descent on foot via the tower's internal spiral staircase — approximately 340 steps on the Nativity side, approximately 426 on the Passion side.

What it does not include: the other tower, a lift descent (there isn't one for visitors), or any commentary specific to the tower.

With Guided Tour (€30)

Adds an approximately 50-minute live guided tour, available in several languages depending on season and time of day. Note the official caveat: the tour does not cover the museum or the Liturgical path, which you visit on your own afterward, and it does not include the towers.

Who this suits: visitors who want context and narrative rather than elevation — families with curious kids, architecture enthusiasts who prefer dialogue, or anyone who finds self-guided apps frustrating. At €30 it is only €4 more than the basic ticket, which makes it the cheapest guided option anywhere.

With Guided Tour + Towers (€40)

The guided-tour version of the tower ticket. The tour happens first; your tower slot follows. The guide does not accompany you into the tower.

Worth noting: guided-tour tickets are managed on separate inventory and tend to stay available longer than the audio-guide-with-tower ticket. If the €36 option is sold out and you're flexible on format, the €40 guided option often still has slots.

Which tower do you choose when booking?

You select your tower — Nativity or Passion — at the time of booking, not on arrival, and the choice is locked once your ticket is scanned. If you book Nativity and later decide you'd prefer Passion, you'll need to request a cancellation and rebook, which official tickets make difficult (see the refund rules below).

A full side-by-side comparison — views, heights, steps, light, photography and who each suits — is in our complete tower guide.

How booking actually works in 2026

• Online only, no physical box office. Buy at sagradafamilia.org or via the official app. You can also buy on the spot using the QR codes posted around the basilica, but only subject to real-time occupancy — there is no staffed ticket window and no general walk-up.
• Timed entry. Every ticket carries a fixed date and time slot. Advance tickets let you enter without queueing, though there is still a security check.
• Release window ~60 days. Tickets can currently be purchased roughly two months before the visit, so there is no advantage to trying earlier than that.
• Sell-out speed. In the centenary year demand is exceptional; mid-morning and tower slots go first. Peak season (roughly April–September, plus Easter and Christmas) can sell out well in advance; off-peak, a few days ahead is usually enough.
• Nominative tickets and photo ID. Tickets are personal and non-transferable. You fill in personal details at purchase and these cannot be changed afterward; you must show official photo ID at entry and the name must match. Person-to-person resale is effectively impossible.
• Late arrival. The official position is strict: "Tickets are only valid for the time chosen. If you arrive late, you won't be able to enter." Some resellers note a ~15-minute grace window, but plan to arrive 15 minutes early to clear security.
• Changes and refunds. As a general rule, no exchanges or refunds. Requests must be made at least 48 hours before the visit; within 48 hours you must show official proof of why you can't attend; only unused tickets qualify; exchanges must be completed within 15 days of the original date, subject to availability, via customer@ext.sagradafamilia.org.
• Ticket format. Show it in the official app, or print or download it to your phone; the QR code is scanned at entry. A screenshot of an already-scanned code is worthless.
• Security and prohibited items. Bags, rucksacks and personal items are checked at metal detectors. No dangerous items, narcotics, or food and drink. No hats in the nave or museum except for religious or health reasons. Pacemakers, implants and pregnancy are fine through the detectors — notify staff.
• Lockers. There are no lockers for suitcases. Small lockers exist only for bags and rucksacks while you go up the towers (bags are banned in the towers) and must be reclaimed immediately after.
• Dress code. No see-through clothing; trousers or skirts to at least mid-thigh; no swimwear; bare shoulders are not allowed in the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament.
• Minors. Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.
• Quiet hour. From 2 February 2026, 9:00–10:00 is a designated quiet hour: earphones required for all audio, and visitors asked to be silent. Visits otherwise proceed normally, and tower access during the quiet hour costs the same.

Official site vs resellers — the comparison people actually want

The official site is always the cheapest and charges no commission. Authorised resellers sell the same timed-entry access at a markup, generally bundling free cancellation and their own app.

• The markup is roughly €7.80 on the basic ticket (~30%) and ~€10.80 on the tower ticket (~30%). Tiqets' tiered pricing (adult €33.80, under-30 €31.20, senior €27.30) mirrors the official reductions at a markup.
• What the markup buys: free 24–48 hour cancellation (official tickets are essentially non-refundable), the reseller's own booking app and support, and bundled products — guided tours and Gaudí combos — that the official site doesn't offer at all.
• When a reseller is genuinely the better choice: (1) you want flexible or free cancellation; (2) the official slots are sold out and the reseller holds separate allocation; (3) you specifically want a bundled guided tour or Gaudí combo.

Scam and lookalike sites — a real, large-scale problem

Dozens of unofficial sites mimic the official branding under names like "sagradafamiliatickets.org" or "sagradafamilia-tickets.com." Documented visitor reports include paying roughly triple — $86 instead of $26 — and receiving fake or expired QR codes, with no refunds. One Tripadvisor reviewer was told by the official tourist booth that many people a day were complaining about a single lookalike operator. Street touts reportedly charge €60+ for a standard ticket.

• Only sagradafamilia.org is official. Everything else is a reseller at best.
• A "standard adult ticket" priced at €50–€80 is a reseller or a scam.
• Never buy a QR-code screenshot from anyone.
• Stick to sagradafamilia.org, the official app, or well-known platforms (GetYourGuide, Viator, Tiqets).

What else to avoid

• Tickets sold outside the basilica. The Sagrada Família does not authorise street vendors, and the building has no third-party licensed sellers at the entrance.
• "Skip-the-line" tickets that don't include towers. Some aggregators brand basic entry as "skip-the-line" (because it's pre-booked with a timed entry) without making clear that no tower access is included.
• Unofficial "combo" tours. Some hop-on-hop-off or city-bus packages include "Sagrada Família admission" but this typically covers only basic entry without towers. Read the full inclusions.

Sold out or last minute — the rescue scenarios

• Walk-up entry: no. There is no box office and no cancellations queue at the gate. The QR codes on the fences link to the same online inventory.
• Same-day tickets: sometimes. Each morning — reported around 8:00–9:00 Barcelona time — the official site processes the previous day's cancellations and unallocated group blocks. A limited batch can appear and vanish within minutes.
• Guided-tour allocations are the best-kept secret. Guided tours run on separate inventory — roughly 10–15 tour slots per 100 standard tickets — and often remain available when standard entry is gone.
• Reseller allocations. GetYourGuide, Tiqets and Viator hold their own stock, so "sold out" on one platform doesn't mean sold out on the other.

How far ahead to book, by season: in peak season (April–September, Easter, Christmas) book well ahead — up to a couple of weeks for specific mid-morning or tower slots, and for the centenary month of June, one to two months. Off-peak (November–March) a few days is enough, and same-day is often possible on weekdays.

Free entry — what's true and what isn't

The Sunday international Mass (9:00) is free and open to all regardless of faith, every Sunday and holy day of obligation, entering via the Nativity façade on Carrer de la Marina. Capacity is limited and first-come, first-served — arrive by about 8:30 (the queue starts forming around 8:00). It is a worship service: you sit for the full roughly one-hour Mass (in Catalan with simultaneous translation into several languages), there's no photography and no wandering, the dress code is enforced, and you must leave when it ends. You cannot roll a Mass visit into a tourist visit. A free Saturday 8pm international evening Mass runs on the same basis. Questions go to missainternacional@sagradafamilia.org.

• Always-free categories: under-11s, and certified disabled visitors plus one companion on the basic ticket.
• Free-for-unemployed slot: free basic entry on Wednesdays 9:00–12:00 with a DARDO certificate, requested 48 hours ahead.
• What you can see free from outside: the exterior from Plaça de Gaudí — the pond gives the classic reflection view of the Nativity façade — and from Plaça de la Sagrada Família on the Passion side.

Is each upgrade actually worth paying for?

Basic vs towers (+€10 official, ~€13 through a reseller)

You take a lift up and walk down a narrow spiral staircase. It is not suitable for reduced mobility, vertigo or claustrophobia, and bags must be stored first. Reviewers generally rate the towers highly for the close-up view of the spires and the city, and in 2026 they are the only close-up available of the newly completed central tower. For most first-timers who like views, the one-tower ticket is the sweet spot — it is also, at €10, the cheapest upgrade on the menu.

Nativity vs Passion tower

Nativity faces east, so it gets the best morning light and views over the Eixample grid; Passion faces west, so it gets the best afternoon light and views toward central Barcelona and Montjuïc. Tower slots — and in particular the popular light windows — sell out fastest of anything on the calendar. Our complete tower guide takes this apart properly.

Guided tour vs audio guide vs self-guided

The official ~50-minute live tour at €30 — just €4 over basic — is the cheapest guided option available anywhere and is well reviewed for decoding Gaudí's symbolism. The included app audio guide (45- or 25-minute versions) is excellent value for self-guiding. Reseller guided tours cost far more at €49.50–€73, and reviews are mixed: some travellers feel a tour isn't necessary if you read up beforehand, while others say the context transforms the visit. Either way, bring your own earphones — headsets aren't provided for the app. Our ticket vs guided tour comparison goes further into when the guided option pays for itself.

Is the museum worth extra time?

It's included in every ticket, so it costs nothing extra — budget 20–30 minutes for it.

Value versus other European cathedrals

At €26 basic and €36 with a tower, the Sagrada Família sits at the top end of cathedral pricing, but it's defensible for a one-of-a-kind interior. For context:

• Alhambra (Granada): general admission €21 official base, rising to €22.27 online because of a €1.27 advance-booking fee — per lovegranada.com's 2026 guide, "General Admission is increased by 1.27 euros."
• Westminster Abbey (London): adult £31 online for 2026 per the official westminster-abbey.org (reduced £28 seniors and students, youth 6–17 £14); a temporary VAT cut brought it to £27.13 during the 25 June – 1 September 2026 "Great British Summer Savings" campaign.
• Duomo di Milano: Cathedral + Museum ticket €10; Combo Lift (cathedral + rooftop terraces by lift + museum + San Gottardo) €26 and Combo Stairs €22, per the official 2026 ticket categories.
• St Peter's Basilica (Rome): free to enter; the dome climb per the official basilicasanpietro.va is €17 (stairs) or €22 (lift + stairs) online, and €10 or €15 respectively if bought at the on-site kiosk.
• Notre-Dame de Paris: free to enter; the Bell Towers ticket is €16 per adult in 2026, sold online only via the Centre des Monuments Nationaux. The towers reopened on 22 September 2025 and are free for under-18s and EU residents aged 18–25, with a timed slot required.

The Sagrada Família is unusually expensive for the nave alone, but the tower and guided upgrades are broadly comparable to Milan's rooftop combo or Notre-Dame's towers.

Opening hours, getting there and accessibility

Official 2026 opening hours

• November–February: Mon–Sat 9:00–18:00; Sun 10:30–18:00.
• March and October: Mon–Fri 9:00–19:00; Sat 9:00–18:00; Sun 10:30–19:00.
• April–September: Mon–Fri 9:00–20:00; Sat 9:00–18:00; Sun 10:30–20:00.
• Reduced days: 25 and 26 December, 1 and 6 January: 9:00–14:00.

Two easily-missed details: the Saturday 18:00 close applies all year — it does not extend in summer — and Sunday opens late at 10:30, after the morning Mass. Last entry is before closing; reseller and hotel sources cite roughly 30–45 minutes, but the official site confirms only that hours vary by season, so plan accordingly.

Best slots: the first slots (9:00–9:15) and late afternoon are calmest, and late-afternoon light through the stained glass is spectacular. Midday sells out first and is busiest. Our best time to visit guide has the hour-by-hour breakdown.

Getting there

Metro L2 (purple) and L5 (blue) both stop at Sagrada Família station, directly outside the basilica. For the main Nativity-façade entrance on Carrer de la Marina, follow the Mallorca/Marina exit; for the calmer Passion side, use the Provença/Sardenya exit. Buses 19, 33, 34, D50, H10 and B24 serve the basilica. From the airport, take L9 Sud and transfer to L5. A T-casual 10-journey (zone 1) card is €13.00 for 2026 and a single journey is €2.90, following a roughly 3.5% fare rise by the ATM/TMB transport authority.

Accessibility

The whole basilica is accessible except the towers. Visitors with disabilities or reduced mobility use entrance B on Carrer de la Marina (show official proof); wheelchairs are available on request and guide dogs are allowed. Beyond that, the tower-specific caveats matter:

• There is no lift down. Once you ascend, you descend on foot via a tight internal spiral staircase — approximately 340 steps (Nativity) or 426 (Passion), narrow, partially dark, with no continuous handrail in sections and no exit point partway down.
• Children under 6 cannot enter the towers, regardless of ticket type.
• Wheelchair users cannot access the towers by any adaptation currently in place.
• Visitors with vertigo, claustrophobia, anaemia, dizziness, heart or respiratory problems, or significant knee or hip issues are officially advised not to go up. The official site does not refund if you ascend and find the descent unmanageable.
• Security staff at the tower entrance may ask visibly unsteady visitors to demonstrate mobility before permitting entry — not formal policy, but consistently reported on the Rick Steves Travel Forum and Tripadvisor.

Do Barcelona city passes include the Sagrada Família?

This is one of the most commonly misreported points in Barcelona travel content, so check the specific pass rather than assuming.

• Barcelona Card (base): does not include Sagrada Família entry or a discount — it covers unlimited transport and 25+ museums. You can add a Gaudí or "All-In" package at checkout that bundles Sagrada Família and Park Güell.
• Go City / "The Barcelona Pass": the Gaudí-oriented bundles do include the Sagrada Família (with a third attraction choice), typically with skip-the-line entry.
• Articket Barcelona: an art-museum pass — it does not include the Sagrada Família.

Bottom line: don't assume a generic city card gets you in. Check that the specific pass explicitly lists Sagrada Família admission with a booked time slot.

Practical booking tips

• Book your tower slot before booking anything else for that day. Once you have the tower slot, build the day around it — not the other way around. Passion at sunset and Nativity during the morning quiet hour go first.
• Tower slots fill independently of basilica slots. You can sometimes find a basilica slot for a date but no tower add-on; tower inventory is managed separately and is significantly smaller. If you see a basilica slot but no tower, keep checking back — cancellations do appear, though rarely with much notice.
• Group bookings (10+ people) go through the groups office at grups@ext.sagradafamilia.org rather than the standard calendar. Contact them a minimum of six weeks ahead in high season.
• Fill in the names carefully. Personal details cannot be changed after purchase, and the name must match the photo ID you show at entry.

What happens if your tower slot is cancelled by weather

The towers close for safety in adverse weather — high wind, rain — and for maintenance or force majeure. This happens several times a year, most often in autumn and winter. When it does, you get a partial refund for the tower portion only; the basilica entry and audio guide are never refunded, and your basilica ticket remains valid for the same date and time.

Visitor reports confirm the refunded amount can be as little as €5–7 and that processing has sometimes been slow. You'll normally receive an email notification within a few hours of the closure decision. If you booked through a reseller, the refund runs through them instead — GetYourGuide and Tiqets both have policies covering this, though processing times vary.

The Tower of Jesus Christ — not yet open in 2026

Worth knowing before you book: 2026 is the year the Tower of Jesus Christ (172.5 m — the world's tallest church) was inaugurated, on 10 June by Pope Leo XIV. It has attracted significant media coverage and many visitors arrive expecting to climb it.

It is not open to visitors. No ticket for the Tower of Jesus Christ exists on the official site or any licensed reseller. A planned interior viewpoint at approximately 164 m — capacity around 11 people at a time — has been discussed in official Sagrada Família publications, with a projected 2027 opening; interior fit-out continues through 2027–2028. Until sagradafamilia.org publishes a date, assume it is not available.

The two visitor towers in 2026 remain Nativity and Passion only. For the full construction status — what's finished, what isn't, and why — see our is the Sagrada Familia finished? guide.

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