Sagrada Familia
Sagrada Familia
Sagrada Familia
THE LANDMARK OF BARCELONA
The Sagrada Familia is one of the most famous churches in the world. Why? Because it is Antoni Gaudí’s “unfinished” church. His masterpiece! This modernist masterpiece has been under construction for more than 138 years, and it should finally be completed in 2026!
Opening Hours:
April – September:
9.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m
October & March
9.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m
November – February:
9.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m
Best Tickets:
Best of Barcelona Pass: for EUR 90
Barcelona City Pass with Tower: for EUR 97
Admission with GYG: Eur 32,50
My Rating:
The positives:
THE must-see in Barcelona! An impressive church, inside and out!
The negatives:
If you want to purchase the ticket at the ticket office, you have to cover between 30 minutes and 5 hours between purchasing your ticket and actually entering. The costs on-site are also higher than online! Due to Covid-19 there is no posibility to purchase on-site tickets!
Tip:
Plan your visit from home and buy online Tickets in advance!
Last Modified: 31.01.2023 | Céline
Sagrada Familia
Tickets
My advice
The Barcelona City Pass
Do you want to book the most important sights conveniently with one click? Sagrada Familia, Park Güell and the Hop Bus?
Then this pass is for you!
With just one purchase, you can visit all of it! Choose your desired date – so that you can discover Barcelona for yourself without stress.
- Sagrada Familia Admission + audio guide app -> Skip the line
- Park Güell Admission
- 1 day with the hop-on hop-off bus through Barcelona
- Audio guide app for Barcelona
- 10% off all subsequent purchases at Tiqets
Back again! The Barcelona Pass + Sagrada Tower access: for EUR 97
| Sagrada Familia Tickets | Price | Information | Buy Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Tour | EUR 48 | Admission + guided Tour in English, Duration: 90 minutes (also avaidable in IT, ES, FRZ, DE...) | Book tour |
| Barcelona City Pass | EUR 86.50 | Admission + App Audioguide for the Sagrada Famila + Admission Park Güell + Hop-Bus & more | Buy ticket |
| TICKET + APP AUDIO GUIDE | EUR 33.80 | + with app audio guide - without visiting the tower | Buy ticket |
| Hop Sagrada | EUR 58.71 | Admission + App Audioguide for the Sagrada Famila + 1 day Hop-on Hop-off Bus | Buy ticket |
| Gaudí-bundle | EUR 59 | Admission + App Audioguide for the Sagrada Famila + Admission Park Güell + City Audio guide App + 10% | Buy ticket |
The details
at a glance
Prices
Online prices from the official site:
Entrance fee + audio guide
EUR 26 for adults over 30 years
EUR 24 for young people under 30 + students
EUR 21 for adults over 65 years
free for children under 11 years old
free for people with a 65% disability (incl. an accompanying person – just select 2 tickets from this category)
Information
Cancellations:
Free cancellation option can be extended.
Handling fee:
The agencies charge a processing fee for the Sagrada Familia. I have already added this to the prices for you. That way you won’t get any surprises.
Audio Guide
The official audio guide is now an app audio guide to download to your mobile phone.
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The official audio guide is now an app audio guide to download to your mobile phone.
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The official audio guide is now an app audio guide to download to your mobile phone.
This is also provided by the Sagrada Familia for my ticket agency Tiqets: to the app audio guide
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ICOM Card
You have to make a reservation at least 48 hours before you plan to visit.
reserves@ext.sagradafamilia.org
Extras are not free.
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What is there
to see?
The Sagrada Família is THE main sightseeing attraction in Barcelona. Its history and view from the outside alone are enough of a reason to go and take a look. But the inside is wonderful, too. Once you’re past the waiting period and enter, you can’t help but be amazed. You can love it or hate it – but you absolutely must see it.
In addition to the church itself, there is what’s known as an “Espai”. It helps you understand the way in which the architectural elements are linked to nature. There’s also a museum below the Basilica – don’t worry, it’s already included in the price. There you can see old photographs, drawings, models, and short films on the building of the cathedral.
You can also visit the towers – this, however, will cost a little bit extra. Also, each tower ticket is valid for only one of the towers – you can either climb to the top of the side of Gaudí’s Nativity Façade, or you can choose the side of Subirach’s Passion Façade. But only one or the other per ticket.
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Prepare your visit
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A bit of history
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IN GAUDI'S MASTERPIECE
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more about
the tickets
There are countless tickets for the Sagrada Familia. With a tower, with a tour, combination tickets to save money and, and, and. I have already listed these in the table above. Here you can find them again – explained in more detail or compared to the prices on site. For even more information you can visit the Sagrada Famila Tickets page with my on site experiences.
Combination tickets:
Barcelona City Pass:
Admission Sagrada Familia + Admission Park Güell + 1 day hop-on hop-off bus, 10% of further tickets etc.: EUR 86.50
Back again: Barcelona City Pass + Tower access: EUR 97
Gaudi Pass:
Admission Sagrada Familia + Admission Park Güell: EUR 59
Hop-on Bus + Admission Sagrada Familia:
Admission + ticket hop on/hop off bus (1 day): EUR 58.71
Standard tickets + Audio guide:
On site: not possible
Online via the Sagrada Familia: EUR 26 (booking in Spanish and English only)
Via Tiqets: EUR 33.80 (easy to book in various languages!)
Guided tours:
On site: EUR 31
Online via the Sagrada Familia: Admission + public guided tour for EUR 30, reduced EUR 28
Duration: 50 minutes Languages: regularly in Spanish, English and French. Italian and German sporadically + associated with a lot of searching
Via Tiqets: 48 euros for 1.5 – 2 hours (can easily be booked for and in different languages!)
Towers:
Back again on April 20th!
Admission + tower + audio guide
Online via the Sagrada Familia: for EUR 36
Via Tiqets: for EUR 46.80 (can easily be booked in different languages!)
Access for one side: either Gaudi’s birth side or the Passion facade Subirachs.
Some advice
on preparing your visit
The Sagrada Família has changed the admission during the Covid-Pandemic. You used to be able to buy tickets on site. This is not possible at the moment. All bookings have to be done online!
There are timed tickets only, and only a limited number of people will be granted access at any given time. This means for you:
1. Purchase your timed ticket online, ahead of time. You can plan your day much better if you do – for instance, you can click here, purchase a ticket via Tiqets, and then simply go to Sagrada Família at the assigned time. While this will cost you some Euro processing fee charged by Tiqets, you will save time – and this is worth it!
Admission + Audio guide (via Tiqets):
EUR 33.80 for people over the age of 30
EUR 31.20 for people under the age of 30
EUR 27.30 for people over the age of 65 years
2. You can use Tiqets to purchase not only an admission ticket, but a tour, too. Your tour guide will tell you everything important there is to know about Sagrada Família. The price is EUR 48 per person.
3. The All round-Pass: Barcelona City Pass
Admission and Audio guide to Sagrada Familia + Park Güell, Hop-on Bus for one day and more: EUR 86.50
Sagrada Familia
a bit of history
The Sagrada Família is the “incomplete church” – after all, it’s been under construction for over 130 years, despite the improved construction conditions due to technology. Nevertheless, there are rumors that the church is to be completed by 2026 – the centenary of Gaudí’s death.
Construction began in 1883. Antonio Gaudí (1852 – 1926) was not initially in charge of construction. Instead, the project was headed by Francesc de Paula del Villar, who moved on to other projects as early as 1884. Gaudí then took over for the next 42 years! The last 12 years of his life were completely dedicated to the Sagrada’s construction, he even lived on-site!
Under Gaudí’s tenure, the Apsis (1891-1895), part of the cloistered courtyard, the part known as the Temple school (1909 – 1910), and, the most important part, the Nativity Façade (1925), were completed. After Gaudí’s death, the Nativity Façade’s bell towers were completed. And then came the Spanish Civil War.
It took until 1954 for construction to start up again, in the western part – the Passion Façade, which shows the sufferings of Jesus Christ. The Catalan artist Josep Maria Subirach took over the sculpting work in 1986.
Currently, the Glory Façade and the remaining towers (the final number will be 18) are being built, following plans made by Gaudí.
However, Gaudí’s Nativity Façade remains the thing the Sagrada Família is famous for.
Nowadays, the admission fees go towards the construction project.
Official website of the Sagrada Família (EN): sagradafamilia.org/en/
Text and image rights: © Céline Mülich, 2013 – 2023
