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💡 The Short Version: Buy from sagradafamilia.org while your date is open: €26 with the audio-guide app, €30 with the basilica’s own guided tour, €36 with a tower. Tickets go on sale roughly two months ahead, are in your name with photo ID checked, and are for one time: arrive late and you are not let in. As a rule there are no refunds. Or book a tour: when the official date has gone, a resold guided tour with entry often still has space. The skip-the-line guided tourad is from £40.28 and had dates from 1 October when GetYourGuide’s plain entry ticket had nothing before 29 October (30 September 2026).
The tickets, compared
Official prices from sagradafamilia.org; GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price. Both checked 30 September 2026, converted at the ECB rate of 29 September 2026 (€1 = £0.857).
| Ticket | Official adult price | Resold on GetYourGuide | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basilica | €26 (about £22.29) | From £28.97 | The basilica with the audio-guide app (45 or 25 minutes, 19 languages), then the museum at your own pace |
| Basilica with guided tour | €30 (about £25.71) | From £40.28 | A guided tour of about 50 minutes; the museum and the liturgical path afterwards on your own. About 1 hour in all. |
| Basilica with a tower | €36 (about £30.86) | From £66.00 (guided) | The basilica and one tower, Nativity or Passion façade; about 1 hour 30 |
| Guided tour and a tower | €40 (about £34.29) | — | Both of the above |
- Reduced prices: under-30s and students €24 (€34 with a tower), seniors €21 (€28). Under-11s go free and under-3s need no ticket; under-16s must be with an adult.
- Named tickets: you give each visitor’s name when you buy, it cannot be changed, and you show official photo ID at the door.
- Refunds: as a rule, none. An exchange or refund must be requested at least 48 hours before the visit; inside 48 hours you need official proof of why you cannot come.
- Where to buy: tickets are sold online only, on the website or the official app. The official guided tour runs in several languages depending on the season and the time you book.
The nave of the Sagrada Família. Photo: Julian Lupyan, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Tours that include entry
Every tour here includes the entry ticket, booked for the group, and is booked on GetYourGuide, whose dates are separate from the basilica’s.
Skip-the-line guided tour
From £40.28 · 4.7 stars from 4,714 reviews · 1½ hours
Barcelona: Sagrada Familia Skip-the-Line Guided Tourad is a tour with a certified guide, covering the basilica’s history, the stained glass and Gaudí’s own work. It had dates on almost every day from 1 October 2026 to September 2027.
Entry and tour, small group or private
From £70.28 · 4.8 stars from 15,122 reviews · 1½ hours
Barcelona: Sagrada Familia Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket & Tourad is the most-reviewed guided tour here, with the choice of a small group or a private guide.
With an official guide
From £59.14 · 4.7 stars from 4,192 reviews · 1½ hours
Barcelona: Sagrada Familia Guided Tour with Fast-Track Accessad is led by an official guide, with admission booked ahead.
Skip-the-line guided tour with headsets
From £50.57 · 4.4 stars from 7,341 reviews · 1½ to 2 hours · English, Italian, German, Spanish or French
Barcelona: Sagrada Familia Skip-the-Line Guided Tourad is run by Julià Travel Gray Line Spain: the group meets by the basilica, goes in with a guide, and follows the commentary on headsets round the nave and the façades, with the museum to visit on your own afterwards. Private or small groups are available, and the towers are not included. It is about £10.29 dearer than the skip-the-line guided tourad above, and had dates from 15 October 2026 on 30 September 2026.
Guided tour with a tower
From £66.00 · 4.3 stars from 6,027 reviews · 1½ hours
Barcelona: Sagrada Familia Guided Tour with Tower Accessad adds a tower. The basilica’s own guided tour with a tower is €40 (about £34.29), so buy that when it is available.
The Sagrada Família and Park Güell together
From £93.42 · 4.8 stars from 1,672 reviews · 4 hours
Barcelona: Park Güell & La Sagrada Familia Tickets and Tourad is a small-group tour with guided entry to both, the two Gaudí sites that sell out. Bought separately from the operators, the basilica’s guided tour and Park Güell’s ticket and guided tour come to €65 (about £55.71).
When your date has sold out
- Check the official app and the QR codes on the day. The basilica sells any same-day tickets that remain through QR codes posted around it, subject to how busy it is.
- Try a guided tour. Resold guided tours can have space when plain entry has gone. On 30 September 2026, GetYourGuide’s plain entry ticket had nothing before 29 October, while the skip-the-line guided tour had dates from 1 October.
- Buy only from the basilica or a known seller. Tickets are named; a ticket in someone else’s name will not get you in.
What to see
The basilica ticket covers the façades, the nave and the museum for as long as you like; the crypt and the towers are not included. The audio guide is in the official app and comes in two versions, 45 minutes or an express one of 25; the ticket page gives about 1 hour for the basilica, and 1½ hours with a tower (sagradafamilia.org, 30 September 2026). The ticket page’s order is the façades, then the nave, then the museum.
The two façades
Nativity façade and Passion façade · outside
The Nativity façade was the first built, and the bell tower of Saint Barnabas on it is the only tower Gaudí saw finished. The Passion façade carries the sculpture groups by Josep Maria Subirachs (sagradafamilia.org, 30 September 2026). A tower on each façade looks over a different part of the city.
The nave
Inside · quiet hour 9:00–10:00
The interior, with colours that change through the day. The audio guide has an augmented-reality feature, “What you don’t see”, which shows the hidden areas of the basilica.
The museum
Included in the basilica ticket · at your own pace
The museum explains the past, present and future of the Sagrada Família and the life and work of Gaudí. The 50-minute guided tour does not include it, so visit it on your own afterwards.
Up a tower
A tower on the Nativity façade looks east over Barcelona; a tower on the Passion façade looks over the city centre · €10 extra
You choose the façade when you book. The lifts go up and you walk down; the towers add about half an hour (sagradafamilia.org, 30 September 2026). The towers section below has the rules for children and bags.
What to skip
Skip the crypt, which the basilica ticket does not include. Skip the tower unless the view is your reason for coming: it is €10 more and about 30 minutes. If you are short of time, take the express audio guide, which is 25 minutes.
The towers
€36 with the audio guide, €40 with a guided tour · lifts up, stairs down · not for under-6s
You choose a tower on the Nativity façade, with views over the east of Barcelona, or on the Passion façade, with views over the city centre (sagradafamilia.org, 30 September 2026).
Subirachs’s sculptures on the Passion façade. Photo: Rp22, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
- Lift up, walk down: the lifts take you up and you come down on foot. The towers are not accessible for visitors with reduced mobility.
- Children: under-6s cannot go up; 6 to 16s must be with an adult.
- Bags: none in the towers. Lockers are provided for tower visitors only, and must be emptied as soon as you come down.
- Closures: there is no refund if the towers are closed on the day.
The view east from a Nativity façade tower. Photo: Ank Kumar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
On the day
Carrer de Mallorca 401 · metro Sagrada Família (L2, L5)
| Months | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| November to February | 9:00–18:00 | 9:00–18:00 | 10:30–18:00 |
| March and October | 9:00–19:00 | 9:00–18:00 | 10:30–19:00 |
| April to September | 9:00–20:00 | 9:00–18:00 | 10:30–20:00 |
- Short days: 9:00 to 14:00 on 25 and 26 December and 1 and 6 January. Hours can change for services in the basilica.
- Quiet hour, 9:00 to 10:00: earphones for the audio guide and anything else that plays sound, and silence inside.
- Arrive on time: entry is only at the time on your ticket.
- Security: bags are checked at the entrance, and no food or drink is allowed. Leave rucksacks behind to get through faster; there are no lockers for luggage.
- Dress: nothing see-through, shorts and skirts at least to mid-thigh, no swimwear, no hats in the nave or the museum, and no bare shoulders in the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament.
- The audio guide is in the official app, so download it before you come and bring earphones and a charged phone. It is not designed for children under 10.
- Reduced mobility: use entrance B on Carrer de la Marina, where wheelchairs can be borrowed.
The Nativity façade from Plaça de Gaudí. Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
2026 is the centenary of Gaudí’s death. On 10 June 2026 the basilica held a mass for the anniversary and blessed the Tower of Jesus Christ, its tallest, whose exterior is now complete (sagradafamilia.org, 30 September 2026).
The other Gaudí site that sells out is Park Güell, where the resold guided tour costs less than the park’s own. For everything else to book before you fly, and which days are closed, see what to book before you go in Barcelona. For an early slot, hotels near the Sagrada Família ranks the places to stay by their distance from the basilica, and where to stay in Barcelona compares the areas.
Common questions
How much is a Sagrada Família ticket?
At sagradafamilia.org, checked 30 September 2026: €26 for the basilica with the audio-guide app, €30 with a guided tour, €36 with a tower and €40 with a guided tour and a tower. Under-11s go free; under-30s, students and seniors pay less. Resellers charge more: the entry ticket on GetYourGuide was £28.97 against €26 (about £22.29).
How far in advance should I book the Sagrada Família?
Official tickets go on sale roughly two months before the visit. Book as soon as your dates are fixed: tickets are for one time slot, in your name, and as a rule cannot be refunded or exchanged.
What happens if I am late for my Sagrada Família time slot?
You will not be let in. The basilica says tickets are valid only for the time chosen.
Can I buy Sagrada Família tickets on the day?
Only if any are left. Tickets are sold online only, through the website or the official app; QR codes around the basilica link to same-day sales, subject to how busy it is. When the official date has gone, guided tours sold by resellers often still have space.
Which Sagrada Família tower is better?
The Nativity façade tower looks east over Barcelona; the Passion façade tower looks over the city centre. Both go up by lift and down on foot. Children under 6 cannot go up, bags must go in a locker first, and there is no refund if the towers close.
