c. Admisson ticket for the Sagrada Familia + Audio guide + Tower visit

Visiting the towers is back!  Secure your tickets!

On site: not possible
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On-line with Sagrada Familia: EUR 36

On-line with Tiqets:
EUR 46.80 for adults over 30 years
EUR 44.20 for young people under 30 + students
EUR 40.30 for adults over 65 years
free for children under 11 years old

Important info:​
– Access to only one tower: either Gaudi’s Birth Site or the Passion Façade Subirachs
– not for children under 6 years of age
– Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by their parents
– Not suitable for people with a walking disability
– in case of bad weather, access to the towers may be denied for security reasons

d. Admission + guided tour

Tiqets offer
EUR 48 for people over 17 years of age
EUR 46 for children aged 11 – 16 years
free for children under 11 years
Duration 1.5 hours

in English: 
Monday – Saturday at 13.30 h

in French:
Monday – Saturday at 10.30 h

in Spanish:
Monday – Saturday at 11.30 h

in Italian:
Monday – Saturday at 9.30 h

in German:
Monday – Saturday at 12.30 h

Best of Barcelona – Pass

The three most important sights of Gaudí in one pass:

• ​Sagrada Famila
• Park Güell
• Casa Batlló (Blue)
• App Audio guide of the City
• 10% discount on further bookings

For EUR 90

FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions

DO I HAVE TO BOOK ONLINE TICKETS?
​Depending on the month, you HAVE to book online tickets. Otherwise, you won’t get in!
​The busiest month are March/April (around Easter), June – October (high season in Barcelona)
It happens a lot that I get questions in August or around Easter from people asking where they can find tickets because everywhere it’s sold out.

On the other hand: November till February is a very nice time to see the Sagrada Familia without any stress….

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU BOOKED THE WRONG DATE/WRONG NUMBER OF TICKETS?
​Thats’s an “ohoh” answer. The policy of Sagrada Familia and all the agencies is very strict. Only if you selected the “save choice” (Extra time to cancel) on Tiqets you will get a refund. But this costs extra…
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For that reason: Always take a closer look at your booking. Check all the details like date, time, number of tickets! ​​

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE LATE?
​You have a window of 15 minutes getting through the Security check and into the Sagrada Familia.
If you are too late, you will be refused by the Security-Team.

My recommendation: Better being a bit early, checking out the situation. Where is the entrance? Where the Security Check.
​Also, you can enjoy the Sagradas façades a bit 😉 ​​​

DO I STILL HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE WITH A PRE BOOKED ONLINE TICKET?
​Yes and no.
​There is only the Security-Check line. But they are very fast. And only the persons with the same timeslot as you have are waiting there with you.

WHAT ARE THE COVID-SAFETY MEASURES

• Mask requirement
• Safe distance of 2 metres from others
• hand sanitisers at various points
• In order to ensure visitors’ safety, some spaces will remain closed (like the towers)

My Test

​First try: In May 2018, I gave it a try myself. I went to the cash register (1) at around 6 p.m. on a Sunday, and it was my turn right away. I got a timed admission ticket for 30 minutes later. In the past, I would have been admitted immediately, now I had to wait half an hour.

So I waited and showed up at the entrance (2) at Carrer de la Marina at the appointed time. There I was, of course, faced with a line. Granted, the line went through fairly quickly, but still, there were somewhere between 50 and 100 people going into the cathedral with me.

This may not sound extreme to you, but if you consider the peak months of July, August, September, and October and pick a different time, things will look completely different.

In early July, I spotted a line in front of the new cash register (1) for the first time. After all, even if they work faster, more people are going to show up in the next few months.
This means that the waiting times between purchasing a ticket and actually entering the cathedral will become longer and longer too.
I’ll have to test it again sometime soon.

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​Second try: August 2018: I waited until August before giving it another go. So, I headed towards the Sagrada at around 11.45 a.m., and the situation in front of the church was incredible chaos. People waiting at the cash register, people waiting in front of the entrance, people spending their waiting times looking at the facades. And even more people waiting to board the hop-on hop-off buses that stop here every three minutes. There was a lot going on here.

So, I went to the cash register. But before I could even get in line, I was warned that the next tickets would not allow entry before 5 p.m. I still wanted to test it, so I waited. And yes, that waiting period passed fairly quickly – ten minutes and a quick question later (would I be paying cash or with a credit or debit card?), I was in the payment area. The people who wanted to pay by card were guided to some ticket machines, which I can only hope are easy to use for everyone. I chose to pay cash, and got my ticket for 5 p.m. So, as a tourist in Barcelona, I would now have five hours to kill.

As you can see, it’s rather chaotic as a whole. That’s precisely why I’d recommend getting an online ticket.

Third try, April 2019
At 3 p.m. I asked when the next entrance would be if I bought the tickets on site. The answer was: 6.30 p.m. So, I would have to wait 3,5 hours. Online Tickets are really the best way!

4. Tours

a) Sagrada’s own agency

​If you want to book a tour via the Sagrada Família, you’re in for a lot of clicking. You can find a tour in Spanish or Catalan at any time, but the English language tours are much more difficult to find. First, you need to pick a time, and then you can see the languages offered. This is no fun at all, and honestly, I gave up after five tries. But maybe you’re more patient than I am.
Duration of that Tour: 50 Minutes
Price: EUR 30

b) My partner agency

​This is much easier with Tiqets. The tour will take 1.5 hours, so it is a bit more expensive than the Sagrada Familia offer, but also longer! A tour is EUR 48 per person, but it’s absolutely worth it. And other providers are even more expensive. The EUR 48 include the price of admission, so there are no extra charges. And you can stay in the Sagrada Família once the tour is over.

The Tiqets booking system is available in English (and typically, it’s also smart enough to recognize the language of your operating system – if not, you can switch it manually).

Tours are available daily. And if you book the tour before starting your holiday, you can adjust your other activities according to the tour time. Otherwise, you might have some overlap, which you would probably like to avoid.

Additional
advice

Piece of advice: It is not easy to cancel the tickets for the Sagrada Familia. On Tiqets only if you added the “save choice” for refundable tixkets. So be attentive when booking your tickets: check your order and be sure you booked the right offer! ​

The Sagrada Família’s crypt isn’t always open to the public. The crypt entrance is marked with the letter “e” on my map. Should the gate be open, I absolutely recommend seeing it. Admission is free, so there are no additional charges, but please note that you may very well enter during Mass.

The crypt’s architecture is similar to what most people think of as a “normal” chapel. However, it’s interesting to see the contrast. And you might also be interested to know that Gaudí is buried here.
Opening hours:
Monday – Friday: 9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 9.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.

There are two shops within the Sagrada Família area, one on the Nativity Façade side, and one on the Passion Façade side.

Photography is generally allowed within the Sagrada Família, but only for private use.
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