Alhambra tickets: €22.27 from the official shop, a half-hour slot for the Nasrid Palaces and a name on every ticket

💡 The Short Version: The Alhambra’s one official online shop is tickets.alhambra-patronato.es. The general ticket is €22.27 (Alcazaba, Nasrid Palaces, Generalife, Partal), the gardens ticket €12.73 without the palaces, and the night visits €12.73 and €8.48. The Nasrid Palaces open only in the half hour printed on the ticket; miss it and you do not go in. Tickets carry a name and the original ID is checked. Online sales close at 23:59 the day before, and tickets cannot be changed or refunded. Day hours are 08:30 to 18:00 until 31 March; closed 25 December and 1 January. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the guided tour with the tickets includedad is from €49 and the 2.5-hour tourad from €45 (GetYourGuide).

The tickets

The Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife runs the monument and sells its tickets at tickets.alhambra-patronato.es, by phone on +34 858 889 002, at machines in the Alhambra, the Corral del Carbón, the Bañuelo and the Dar al-Horra, and at the ticket office in the access pavilion. Search results for “Alhambra tickets” include sites with the monument’s name in their web address that resell the same entry. Prices are the totals the shop charges.

• Every ticket carries a name. Tickets are personal and non-transferable, and staff, security and police can ask for the ticket and the original ID card or passport. Name changes exist only for bookings of five tickets or more, up to the day before.
• Children under 12 are free but need a ticket, booked at the same time as the adults’. Children under 3 collect theirs at the ticket office.
• Reduced tickets go to European Union citizens over 65, European Youth Card holders and people with a disability of 33% or more. Show the proof at the ticket office on the day of the visit, or pay the full price.
• No changes, no refunds. Once bought, a ticket is final unless the Patronato is at fault. There is no reserve-now-pay-later.
• Print the tickets. The Patronato recommends A4 prints, and damaged or illegible ones are refused.
• The Maristán, one of the Andalusian monuments, is closed to visitors.

When to buy

Buy before you travel. Online sales close at 23:59 the day before the visit. The Patronato prints no release date for new tickets, so check the shop when your dates are fixed. A date shown as sold out can reappear: part of the capacity is held for schools and institutions, and the Patronato can release what goes unused. Alhambra tickets sold out lists what to try when the shop shows nothing.

The ticket office at the access pavilion opens at 08:00 and sells same-day tickets only, subject to what is left. Cash is taken at the window and cards at the machines.

The Nasrid Palaces slot

The ticket prints a date and a time for the Nasrid Palaces. The palaces admit 300 people every half hour, and the Patronato says that if you are not at the entrance at the time on your ticket you will not be allowed in. A ticket that includes the palaces must be collected at least an hour before the slot.

The Court of the Lions in the Nasrid Palaces. Photo: Tuxyso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The rest of the complex, the Alcazaba, the Generalife and the gardens, can be visited at any time from opening to closing. Each space can be entered once, but you can leave the complex and come back the same day. Allow about three hours in all.

Tours worth paying for

The Patronato sells tickets only and does not offer guide services. A tour is a guide for about three hours with the tickets in the price. Groups of 11 to 30 with an accredited guide are sold through accredited agents, who have 39% of the Alhambra’s annual ticket capacity. The Nasrid Palaces slot is still set by the Alhambra, and the tours ask for each traveller’s name, date of birth and passport or ID number at checkout. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices, per person. Against the €22.27 ticket alone, the guide and the booking add about €23 to €28.

Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces tour with tickets

From €49 · 3 hours · groups of 10, 20 or 30 by option · 4.7 stars from 24,254 reviews

Granada: Alhambra & Nasrid Palaces Tour with Ticketsad is run by Special Plans in English, Italian, French, Spanish or German. It meets at the Paseo del Generalife, includes the tickets for the Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife and the Alcazaba, and gives a headset. Cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a 50% refund.

Alhambra, Generalife and Nasrid Palaces guided tour

From €45 · 2.5 hours · private or small groups · 4.8 stars from 1,030 reviews

Granada: Alhambra, Generalife & Nasrid Palaces Guided Tourad is run by Crown Tours in English, French, Italian and other languages. The tickets for the palaces, the gardens and the Palace of Charles V are in the price, and the Nasrid Palaces time can differ from the tour’s start time. Cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a 50% refund.

Alhambra ticket and guided tour

From €50 · 3 hours · up to 20 people · 4.7 stars from 3,576 reviews

Granada: Alhambra Ticket and Guided Tour with Nasrid Palacesad is run by Andalucia Travel Experience in English and Spanish and meets by the ticket offices. The ticket covers the palaces, the Generalife and the Alcazaba, with a guide and an audio system. Cancel up to two days ahead for a 60% refund.

Fast-track guided tour of the palaces and gardens

From €53 · 3 hours · private or small groups · 4.5 stars from 6,065 reviews

Fast-Track Alhambra & Nasrid Palaces Guided Tourad is run by Granada a Pie in English, Spanish, French and German. The tickets for the palaces, the Generalife, the Alcazaba and the Palace of Charles V are included, and it cancels free up to 61 days ahead.

Some GetYourGuide Alhambra listings lead with a price of €19 to €20. That price is for a guided walk round the outside of the paid areas, and the ticket is extra: pick the option that lists the Nasrid Palaces ticket. A plain ticket resold there costs more than the shop’s €22.27.

What to see

The Alhambra was the palace-fortress of the Nasrid sultans of Granada, and with the Generalife it is on UNESCO’s World Heritage list with the Albaicín. A guided visit to the complex runs about three hours.

The Court of the Myrtles and the Comares tower. Photo: Tuxyso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

1. The Nasrid Palaces. The Mexuar, the Comares Palace with the throne room in its 45-metre tower, and the Palace of the Lions are the rooms the ticket times. Guided tours allow about an hour and a half. Photos are allowed without flash or tripods.
2. The Generalife. The palace the Muslim kings used as a resting place, built between the 12th and 14th centuries, with gardens and the Water Stairway, where water still runs down the parapets. Allow 45 minutes to an hour.
3. The Alcazaba. The military area, where the royal guard lived. It reopened in September 2026 with an adapted route. Allow about 35 minutes.
4. The Partal. A five-arched portico over a large pool, with the Tower of the Ladies behind it.
5. The Palace of Charles V. The Emperor decided to build it in 1526. It is free for everyone, with the Alhambra Museum (seven rooms of Hispano-Muslim art) and the Bath of the Mosque. The order that works: fix the Nasrid Palaces slot, then arrange the rest round it. With a morning slot, take the palaces first and the Generalife and Alcazaba after; with a later slot, start at the Alcazaba or the Generalife and be at the palaces’ entrance with time to spare. What to skip: nothing inside the palaces; the Palace of Charles V and its museum are free and can wait for the end.

The Partal portico and its pool. Photo: Jebulon, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

Practical information

• Hours: 08:30 to 18:00 from 15 October to 31 March; 08:30 to 20:00 from 1 April to 14 October. The ticket office opens at 08:00. Closed 25 December and 1 January.
• Bags: nothing larger than 40 x 40 cm. Free lockers are at the access pavilion and the Puerta del Vino building, while stocks last, on showing the day’s ticket.
• Pushchairs are not allowed inside the buildings. The Puerta del Vino keeps them and lends a baby carrier up to 12 kg.
• No food or drink on the visit route, no tripods or selfie sticks, no flash in the palaces and no smoking.
• Getting there: on foot up the Cuesta de Gomérez from Plaza Nueva, by minibus or by taxi; see how to get to the Alhambra.
• The one thing that ruins a visit: arriving after the Nasrid Palaces time on the ticket.

What to book before you go to Granada has the closed days for every sight. Alhambra tickets sold out and the Alhambra night visit cover the other ways in, Alhambra guided tours compares the tours, and the Granada Card has its own Alhambra quota. Below the hill, the Albaicín faces the Alhambra. To stay nearby, see hotels with Alhambra views and where to stay in Granada. Coming from Seville, the Granada day trip plans the train round the slot.