Sagrada Família FAQ

The basic official ticket is €26 for an adult and includes the audio guide app. With a tower it is €36, with a guided tour €30, and with both €40. Under 30s pay €24 for the basic ticket, and children under 11 go free.

On the official website, sagradafamilia.org, or its app. Each ticket is for a set entry time and carries your name. Tour platforms such as GetYourGuide and Viator also sell guided visits that include the entry ticket, usually at a higher price.

Not at a ticket desk. The official FAQ says tickets are sold online only; QR codes around the basilica let you buy on your phone, but only if places are left for that day, which is rare in high season. Book ahead.

Tickets go on sale about two months before the visit. From spring to autumn, and on weekends, book as soon as your dates are fixed; morning and late-afternoon slots go first. In winter a few days ahead is often enough.

Check the official site again the evening before and early in the morning, since slots sometimes reappear. Otherwise look for a guided tour that includes the entry ticket: tour companies buy group slots in advance, so they often have places when individual tickets are gone.

Children under 11 go free, but still need a free ticket for the time slot; under 3s need no ticket at all. Under 16s must be with an adult, and children under 6 cannot go up the towers.

Yes. Under 30s and students pay €24 instead of €26, seniors €21. People with disabilities go free, and so does one companion on the basic ticket. Barcelona residents get 50% off by emailing 48 hours ahead. Proof must be shown at the entrance.

As a rule, official tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. Requests go by email to customer service at least 48 hours before the visit, and an exchange must be used within 15 days, subject to availability. Many tour platforms offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before: check each listing.

From November to February: Monday to Saturday 9:00–18:00, Sunday 10:30–18:00. In March and October: Monday to Friday 9:00–19:00, Saturday 9:00–18:00, Sunday 10:30–19:00. From April to September: Monday to Friday 9:00–20:00, Saturday 9:00–18:00, Sunday 10:30–20:00. On 25 and 26 December, 1 and 6 January: 9:00–14:00. Hours can change for religious events.

The official estimate is about 1 hour for the basilica and museum, and about 1 hour 30 with a tower. The basic ticket has no time limit once inside, so many visitors stay 1.5 to 2 hours to watch the light change and see the museum below the nave.

For colour, go in the afternoon on a sunny day, when the low sun lights the warm red and orange windows on the west side and throws colour across the columns. For calm, take the first slot: since February 2026 the first hour, 9:00 to 10:00, is a quiet hour with earphones required.

Yes, it is a church. No swimwear, no see-through clothing and no bare feet; shorts and skirts must reach at least mid-thigh. Bare shoulders are not allowed in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, and hats come off in the nave and museum.

Small bags are fine after the security check, but there are no lockers for suitcases, and the basilica advises against rucksacks. Lockers exist only for bags during a tower climb. Food and drinks from outside are not allowed in.

Take the metro to Sagrada Família station, on lines L2 (purple) and L5 (blue): the exits come up right beside the basilica. Buses 19, 33, 34, D50, H10 and B24 also stop nearby. The general entrance is on the Nativity façade, on Carrer de la Marina.

The Nativity tower looks east, over the sea and the Nativity façade carved in Gaudí’s lifetime. The Passion tower looks west, over the city centre towards Montjuïc. Both are on the €36 ticket: a lift goes up and you walk down. Neither suits children under 6 or people with reduced mobility.

Every ticket includes the official audio guide app, which is good. A live guide adds what an app can’t: the stories behind the façade sculptures, answers to your questions, and someone who handles the timing. The official guided ticket costs €30; tour companies charge more but often have places when the official site is sold out.

Yes, the whole basilica is accessible except the towers. Wheelchairs can be borrowed at entrance B on Carrer de la Marina, subject to availability, and people with disabilities and one companion get in free on the basic ticket. Guide dogs are allowed.

Yes: the inside is the reason to come. Many visitors who find the exterior busy or strange are stopped in their tracks by the nave, where tree-like columns branch towards the roof and the stained glass fills the space with colour. From outside you see only half of Gaudí’s idea.

Not completely. The tower of Jesus Christ, the tallest at 172.5 m, was topped with its cross in February 2026, completing the central towers. Work continues on the Glory façade, the future main entrance, and on decoration, so expect cranes in your photos for a few more years.

Gaudí is buried in the crypt under the basilica. The crypt is not part of the tourist visit (the basic ticket excludes it); it is used as a parish church, and Mass is held there. From the museum you can look down into the crypt through a window.