MUSEOS
TICKET DEALS
MUSEOS
TICKET DEALS
TOP TICKETS
ON MUSEOS
When it comes to city breaks, there are three types of people…
Type 1: You are happy to just travel to a city for the first time without booking anything in advance. Free to do as you please, you can see how you feel on the day and explore the city to your heart’s content. But you inevitably end up getting stuck in queues.
Type 2: You book your tickets for attractions before you go and plan out your trip a little, so you don’t miss out on anything important. You waste a lot less time queueing, freeing you up to wander around the city without a care in the world.
Type 3: You want to save time and you want to save money, so you are always on the look out for the best deals and passes. Your mission is to see as much of a city as possible. That may be because you find it exhilarating, but it could also be that you want to get the most out of your ticket or pass. That’ll be better value for money, right? You inevitably end up a little bit stressed at some point on your trip.
My name is Céline and I’m your typical Type 2 with a hint of Type 3.
Which type are you?
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Online-Ticktets
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TOURIST CARDS FROM TIQETS
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SAVINGS PASSES
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TRAVEL PASSES
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OTHER OPTIONS
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1) WHY SHOULD YOU
BOOK TICKETS ONLINE?
It has always been a good idea to buy tickets in advance. What’s not to like about booking a time slot and getting fast-track entry? At some places, you have to queue up twice – once for security and again for the ticket office. But online ticket holders can skip at least one of those lines.
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world in so many ways, and now it makes more sense than ever to buy your tickets online. Some places like the Colosseum or Sagrada Família have actually stopped selling tickets on the door. And the queues for attractions that do have an open ticket office are so much longer than they used to be. That is thanks to capacity restrictions because of Covid-19 (only 80 people are being allowed into the Galleria Borghese at a time instead of the usual 300).
You’ll often find that tickets are more expensive when you buy them on the door (EUR 4 more in the case of Casa Batlló). It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes it’ll cost you more to book online (I’m thinking of the Sagrada Família). You’ll often find that other benefits are on offer in exchange for that higher price tag, though. Many people are happy to pay a bit extra if they can buy their tickets from a seller that speaks the same language as them, so they can book in confidence and have access to all the information they need. Speaking of language barriers, watch out for some of the official websites. Rome is notoriously bad for only having information available online in Italian. If a website is going to be translated, though, English is usually the top choice.
You may be lucky enough to find some excellent combination tickets online that you wouldn’t even know about if you didn’t do your research. More on that when we get to Tiqets Tourist Cards!
On the whole, it is worth booking tickets online to save time, money and stress. Plus, who wouldn’t want to feel like a celebrity as they sashay past all those unlucky people stuck in the queue? (The Wiener Riesenrad is a good place to try this!)
2) THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS?
TOURIST CARDS FROM TIQETS
Tiqets is an innovative ticketing platform, selling passes that cover all the top highlights in a city. That’s what you often miss out on if you buy a savings pass (more on that later). And the best bit about these Tiqets Tourist Cards is that you’re less restricted on timings, so you don’t feel under pressure to cram too much in. You’re free to make bookings for times that suit you. It’s really that simple!
If you ask me, this has got to be the best way to visit all the top attractions without any of the stress.
Which passes are available?
3) WHAT ARE
SAVINGS PASSES?
No matter which city you visit, you’re bound to be able to get your hands on at least one savings pass. Sometimes they’re worth buying and sometimes they’re really not. For each pass we look at, we’ve put together a summary with a breakdown example. And we’ve even tried out some of the passes ourselves.
The good news is that you can visit lots of attractions for free if you have a pass. But it all comes down to the timings. How many sights are you realistically going to be able to fit in within the allocated window of 24, 48 or more hours. You can usually assume that you’ll be getting better value for money with every additional place you visit.
The passes are:
Amsterdam:
I Amsterdam Card
Barcelona:
Articket
Barcelona Card
Paris:
Paris Museums Pass
Paris Pass Libr
Paris City Pass
Rome:
Roma Pass
Vatican Pass
Omnia Card
Vienna:
Vienna Pass
Vienna Flexi Pass
The Museos website is here to help you with information on buying passes, lists of participating museums, and our thoughts on the pros and cons.
4) FREE REIN?
TRAVEL PASSES
You can also get your hands on special tickets that’ll get you around the city on public transport. You might even be lucky enough to have a couple of museum discounts thrown in too.
If you ask us, though, these tickets do not tend to work out to be a good buy. Why? Because the cities we cover on the Museos website are best explored on foot! And if you do find that you need to make the odd journey on the underground or bus, you’ll be better off buying a single or day ticket.
Barcelona: Hola Card
Vienna: Vienna City Card
5) WHAT OTHER
OPTIONs DO I HAVE?
a) Hop-on, hop-off buses
We can’t talk about ticket deals without mentioning hop-on, hop-off buses.
But that doesn’t mean we’d recommend them in every city. Barcelona, Paris and Vienna, sure. But Rome? Not so much! We still need to give them a go ourselves in Amsterdam, so we can’t confidently say either way just yet.
If you do decide to hop on and off a bus or two in Barcelona, Paris or Vienna, you’ll get a few extra benefits with your ticket like discounts on other attractions or a free guided tour of the city.
b) Combination tickets
Tiqets is the place to go if you’re looking for combination tickets. They have so many to choose from and the list keeps growing. Whether you’re looking for a ticket for multiple museums, family activities or a hop-on, hop-off bus combined with an attraction, there’s something for everyone! Check out the options on our summary pages.
We hope that you’ve found our top tips on ticket deals in the Museos cities helpful. If you’ve still got any questions for us, we’d love to hear from you!
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