Gaudí's basilica in Barcelona, under construction since 1882 and crowned in June 2026 by the 172.5-metre
Tower of Jesus Christ. Walk into a forest of stone columns while the stained glass turns the nave blue, then gold and red.
11 hand-picked optionsEntry, guided visits, towers and Gaudí days
4.8 from 15,325 reviewsThe guided visit with entry included
Free cancellation24 hours before on most; 2 days on the entry ticket
Official factsPrices, hours and rules checked October 2026
Tickets
Choose your Sagrada Familia ticket
In the centre, the guided visit with entry included that guests book most. On the left, the timed entry
ticket with the official audio guide; on the right, a guided tour with the Passion tower. Every card opens a full page.
Your own timed slot inside the basilica and the museum, with the official audio guide on your phone. Add a Nativity or Passion tower when you book, then explore at your own pace.
What's included
Timed entry to the basilica and the museum
Audio guide app for visitors over 11 (bring headphones)
A guided visit of about 1 hour 30 minutes with your entry included: both facades, the nave and its stained glass, then the museum with Gaudí's models. Meet the guide with the red flag on Avinguda de Gaudí.
What's included
Entry ticket for your time slot
Official tour guide, about 1 hour 30 minutes
Personal audio headset for groups over 10
Nativity and Passion facades, the nave, the Schools and the museum
A guided visit of about 1 hour 30 minutes, then the lift up a Passion facade tower for the view and 400 steps down. If wind or rain closes the towers, you get €10 back per person.
What's included
Guided tour of the basilica, about 1 hour 30 minutes
Every option on this page gets you inside the basilica at a set time. They differ in what comes with the
entry: an audio app or a guide, a tower, or more of Gaudí's Barcelona.
For comparison, the basilica's own 2026 prices are €26 for entry with the audio app and €36
with a tower. Every ticket here cancels free: 24 hours before on most, 2 days on the entry ticket.
Barcelona, Eixample
A church still being built.
Work began on 19 March 1882. A year later the project passed to a young Antoni Gaudí, who spent the rest of his life on
it. When he died on 10 June 1926, only a fraction stood. Construction has gone on ever since, and Pope Benedict XVI
consecrated the building as a basilica on 7 November 2010.
On 10 June 2026, exactly 100 years after Gaudí's death, Pope Leo XIV blessed the Tower of Jesus Christ, the
tallest of its towers, crowned with a great cross. The Glory facade, the future main entrance, is still going up.
The Nativity facade and the crypt are part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing for Gaudí's works.
172.5 m
The height of the Tower of Jesus Christ, whose exterior was finished in 2026: now
the tallest point of the basilica.
Nativity facadePassion facadeTower of Jesus ChristThe museum
The nave: columns that branch like trees, under coloured light.
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Online only
There is no box office. QR codes around the basilica sell whatever slots are left that day.
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Bring photo ID
Tickets carry your name, and staff can check them against an original ID at the door.
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Be on time
Entry is by time slot. The basilica's rule is plain: arrive late and you may not get in.
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Cover up a little
Trousers and skirts to mid-thigh, no swimwear, nothing see-through. Jeans are fine.
Your visit
How the visit runs
The same four steps on every ticket. A guide adds the stories; the audio app lets you set the pace.
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Meet or go to your slot
Guided tours meet nearby before the slot; your booking gives the time. With the entry ticket, you go to the basilica at your time, or up to 15 minutes after.
Before
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Security and ID
Bags are checked, food and drink stay outside, and the name on your ticket should match your photo ID.
At the door
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The nave
Columns branch overhead like trees. The east windows glow blue and green, the west windows red and orange.
Inside
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Museum and towers
The museum shows Gaudí's models and drawings. With a tower ticket, a lift takes you up and you walk down.
Same-day options, the official 2026 prices, the towers and the opening hours: one tab each.
The timed entry ticket is the cheapest way in. A guest booked it in October 2026 when the official site showed the day as sold out.
Guided visits with entry included are sold apart from the single tickets. Guests on the priority and golden-hour tours say they booked them because tickets were hard to find.
On the spot, QR codes around the basilica sell any slots left for the day, if occupancy allows (official FAQ).
Free cancellation means you can hold a slot now and cancel up to 24 hours before (2 days on the entry ticket). More in last-minute tickets.
Basilica with the audio app: €26; seniors €21; under 30 or with a student card €24.
With a guided tour: €30. With a tower: €36. With a guide and a tower: €40.
Free: children under 11, people with disabilities, and their companion on the basic ticket.
On this site prices are in USD: timed entry from $38, guided visits with entry from $61. See ticket prices.
Two towers can be visited: one on the Nativity facade over eastern Barcelona, one on the Passion facade over the city centre. One per ticket.
Up by lift, down on foot: about 400 steps on the Passion tower, according to the tower tour's listing.
Rules: no children under 6, bags go into lockers first, and the towers close in bad weather.
The Tower of Jesus Christ is not part of the tower visit. Compare the two in Sagrada Familia towers.
November to February: 9am to 6pm, Sundays from 10:30am.
March and October: 9am to 7pm, Saturdays to 6pm, Sundays from 10:30am.
April to September: 9am to 8pm, Saturdays to 6pm, Sundays from 10:30am.
Holidays: 9am to 2pm on 25 and 26 December and on 1 and 6 January. The building empties 15 minutes before closing.
Official entry€26Basilica and museum, with the audio app (2026).
With a tower€36Nativity or Passion; lift up, walk down.
On saleAbout 2 monthsAhead of the visit, on the official site and app.
Quiet hour9 to 10amEvery day; earphones for audio guides.
Under 11sFreeOn the official tickets; the audio app is for over 11s.
RefundFree cancellation24 hours before on most tickets here; 2 days on the entry ticket.
Where it is
Getting to the Sagrada Familia
Carrer de Mallorca 401, Barcelona
Metro: Sagrada Familia station, lines L2 and L5
The basilica fills a whole block of the Eixample grid, with small parks on two sides. The entrance for people with
reduced mobility is entrance B on Carrer de la Marina. Guided tours meet a short walk away; your booking gives the exact
point.
Guided visit with entry: Av. de Gaudí 1, look for the red flag
Entry ticket with audio guide: at the basilica, at your slot time
Tower tour: Carrer de Sardenya 311
Park Güell combos: Ctra. del Carmel 23, at the park
When to go, what guests wish they had known, what else to see nearby and the fine print.
Morning: the Nativity side's blue and green glass was made for the morning light, and one guest on the entry ticket says the first session beats the crowds.
Late afternoon: the Passion side's red and orange glass catches the evening sun. The golden-hour tours are timed for it.
9 to 10am is a daily quiet hour: bring earphones for the audio guide.
Saturdays close at 6pm all year, so a late slot is shorter. More in the best time to visit.
Book in the names on your passports or ID cards. Tickets are personal, and the details cannot be changed later.
For the audio guide, bring a charged phone and headphones; the link arrives with your digital ticket.
Leave food and drink outside and travel light. There is nowhere to store a suitcase, and tower visitors use lockers.
Allow time for security: one guided tour's listing warns it can take up to 25 minutes in high season.
Park Güell: Gaudí's mosaic park on Carmel Hill, often paired with the basilica on a half-day tour.
Casa Batlló and La Pedrera: two Gaudí houses on Passeig de Gràcia, both on the Gaudí day tours on this page.
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista: the modernist hospital at the far end of Avinguda de Gaudí, a straight walk from the basilica.
Plaça de Gaudí: the pond in front of the Nativity facade, the classic spot for the reflection photo.
The towers close in wind and rain. The basilica does not refund the tower part, but the tower tour on this page gives €10 back per person.
The basilica can close at short notice: on 4 October 2026 it stayed shut until 2pm for a storm warning, and official tickets were refunded.
Free cancellation on every ticket here: 24 hours before on most, 2 days on the entry ticket.
Prices are from-prices in USD and move with the date; the price at checkout is the one that counts.
4.8★★★★★ 15,325 reviews · Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket & Guided Tour GetYourGuide rating Quotes from guests on several of the tickets on this page
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Quick and easy, even though it was already sold out on the official website.
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Stephen was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. La Sagrada Família was absolutely incredible and we are so glad we did a guided tour.
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Albert was amazing!! He was so passionate and knowledgeable which made our tour incredibly special. [...] It was hard to get tickets so we ended up booking a tour and we are so happy we did!
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A really wonderful guide; I learned an incredible amount. It was really nice to go up in the towers. Worth the experience, even with a fear of heights, haha!
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We were lucky and were able to snag 2 tickets at short notice, and we are incredibly happy to have booked this activity. It was really great.
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Great experience; only had a day in Spain! I recommend the first session in the morning due to the crowds that accumulate.
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Our guide won over the entire group. There were eight of us friends, and we unanimously loved the way he shared his passion for the Sagrada Familia with us. [...] his little touches of humor are a major asset.
★★★★★
This tour was also the only one on the whole Internet that I was able to snatch a ticket for the Sagrada Familia which was booked out until the end of the following month so I was deeply grateful that I was able to go on this tour.
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Everything was very well explained. He taught us the meaning of every corner of the Sagrada Familia.
Next stop
Add Park Güell
Gaudí's hilltop park is the other half of most Gaudí days in Barcelona. This guided visit has its own
skip-the-line entry and fits a morning before a basilica slot.
Gaudí's mosaic park on Carmel Hill with skip-the-line entry and a guide from the Barcelona Tourism Authority: the dragon at the gate, the hall of columns and the view over the city. A good morning before a basilica slot.
Why the slots disappear, what still works for today or tomorrow, and how to choose between the options.
Why the calendar fills up
About five million people visited the Sagrada Familia in 2025, and visitors come in on timed tickets. The
basilica opens sales roughly two months ahead, groups book their slots at least 15 days before, and the tickets carry each
visitor's name. Summer weekends and the tower slots go first. By the time most people plan their Barcelona days, the
official calendar for the next few days can look full.
Full on one site is not full everywhere. The single tickets, the guided visits and the combined Gaudí tours are sold
in different ways, so one can still have space when another has none.
The nave in afternoon light.
What still works for today or tomorrow
Start with the timed entry ticket with audio guide, from $38. In October 2026 one guest wrote that
booking it was quick and easy "even though it was already sold out on the official website". If your time is gone, move to
a guided visit with entry: the skip-the-line entry and guided tour (from $66, 4.8 from 15,325 reviews)
or the priority access tour (from $61). Then try the tower tour, the golden-hour tour and the Gaudí
days. Standing outside already? The QR codes around the building sell whatever is left for the day.
Good to know: book in the exact names on your passports or ID cards and bring the originals. The guided
visit with entry asks you to be at its meeting point 15 minutes early; the entry ticket lets you in at your time or up to 15 minutes
after, and not later.
Audio app or a guide?
The official audio guide on your phone runs 45 minutes, or 25 in the express version, and suits anyone who wants to
wander and come back to a favourite window. A guide takes about 1 hour 30 minutes and is better at the symbols: why the
columns lean, what each facade tells, how the build continued after Gaudí. Guests on the guided tours single that out more
than anything else.
Morning colours on the east side.
Is a tower worth it?
For the view, yes. A lift takes you up a Nativity or Passion tower and you walk down a narrow spiral; the tower tour's
listing counts 400 steps on the Passion side. Children under 6 cannot go up, bags go in a locker first, and wind or rain
closes the towers. The guided tour with tower access includes the Passion tower and gives €10 back
per person if it closes.
Straight answers to what people ask most about Sagrada Familia tickets.
Is it possible to get last-minute tickets to the Sagrada Familia?
Yes. The official site sells about two months ahead and the popular slots go first, but timed tickets and guided visits on GetYourGuide can still show slots when the official calendar is full. One guest booked the entry ticket with audio guide in October 2026 and wrote that it was "already sold out on the official website". Every option is in last-minute Sagrada Familia tickets.
Can you buy Sagrada Familia tickets at the door?
There is no box office. The basilica says tickets "can only be purchased online", on its website or app, and that QR codes around the building sell any slots left that day, depending on occupancy. If you are standing outside, scan one; if you are planning ahead, book a timed slot first.
Can you visit the Sagrada Familia without booking?
Not as a visitor: every entry is a timed ticket in your name. The facades are free to see from the street and from the park in front of the Nativity facade. The international Mass on Sundays at 9am and Saturdays at 8pm is free, with limited places, but it is a service, not a tour.
How far in advance does the Sagrada Familia sell tickets?
Roughly two months before the visit, the official FAQ says. Weekends, holidays and the tower slots tend to go first. With free cancellation on every ticket here, you can hold a slot now and cancel up to 24 hours before (2 days on the entry ticket).
What to do if the Sagrada Familia is sold out?
Look at guided visits with entry included, such as the priority access tour or the golden-hour tour. Guests on both say they booked them because tickets were hard to find. A tower tour or a Gaudí combo is the next step. The steps in order are in our last-minute guide.
How much is the ticket to enter the Sagrada Familia?
The official 2026 prices are €26 for the basilica with the audio app, €30 with a guided tour, €36 with a tower and €40 with a guide and a tower. On this site, timed entry starts at $38 and guided visits with entry at $61. The full list is in Sagrada Familia ticket prices.
What days is the Sagrada Familia free?
There are no free days for visitors. Entry is free for children under 11, for people with disabilities and, on the basic ticket, for their companion. Seniors pay €21 and visitors under 30 or with a student card €24 on the official basic ticket. Mass is free, with limited places.
Should I visit the Sagrada Familia in the morning or afternoon?
Both work, for different light. The east windows on the Nativity side are blue and green for the morning sun; the west windows on the Passion side are red and orange for the late afternoon. From 9 to 10am every day is a quiet hour, with earphones required. More in the best time to visit.
How many hours do I need at the Sagrada Familia?
Plan on about 1 hour 30 minutes inside, with or without a tower, the basilica says. The official audio guide runs 45 minutes in the standard version and 25 in the express one; guided visits on this site last about 1 hour 30 minutes. Add 15 minutes before your slot for security.
Which tower of the Sagrada Familia is better to visit?
The Nativity tower looks over eastern Barcelona from the oldest facade; the Passion tower looks over the city centre. You go up by lift and walk down, children under 6 cannot go up, and the towers close in bad weather. The comparison is in Sagrada Familia towers.
Can you wear jeans to the Sagrada Familia?
Yes. The basilica asks for trousers and skirts that reach at least mid-thigh, no swimwear and no see-through clothes, and no hats in the nave or the museum. Shoulders must be covered in the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament. All the rules are in the dress code and rules.
Is going inside the Sagrada Familia worth it?
Yes: the inside is the reason to come. Stone columns branch overhead like trees, the stained glass floods the nave with colour, and the museum shows the models and drawings behind the build. The facades you can see for free; the interior needs a ticket.
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