Granada hop-on hop-off tourist train: €9.90 for 1 day and €14.85 for 2, 10 stops every 30 to 45 minutes, and the Alhambra stop that is out of service

💡 The Short Version: Granada City Tour is €9.90 for 1 day and €14.85 for 2, with a €7.40 single trip without getting off; over-65s pay half and children to age 8 are free. It has 10 stops, from the Alhambra through Plaza Nueva, the Cathedral and the Albaicín to Plaza Isabel la Católica, and a train every 30 to 45 minutes. The Alhambra/Taquillas stop is out of service until further notice, and there is no ride up to the Alhambra from Monday to Friday between 14:00 and 14:30. The minibuses reach the Alhambra and the Albaicín for the price of a city-bus ticket. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the Albaicín and Sacromonte sunset walkad is from €15 and the Alhambra guided tour with ticketsad from €49 (GetYourGuide).

The tickets

Granada City Tour is the operator of the tourist train. Its tickets are sold on its website, in its app, at its ticket offices and at official outlets. Buying at the stops costs more: the website price does not apply there.

A 1-day or 2-day ticket covers one or two consecutive days and follows the service’s opening hours, whenever you first board. A ticket does not reserve a seat. The train has a space for wheelchairs with a lift, free Wi-Fi, a panoramic roof and a recorded audio guide in 12 languages, with children’s channels in Spanish and English. Headphones are €2 before boarding, or bring your own. A folded buggy up to 35 cm high and 55 cm wide may come aboard (Granada City Tour FAQ).

The Granada City Tour tourist train in a city-centre street. Photo: Mohatatou, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The route and the stops

The train runs one Alhambra route, which the operator times at 1 hour 20 minutes on its timetable page and 1 hour 30 on its ticket page. You can board at any stop.

The Albaicín stop is the Mirador de San Cristóbal, not the Mirador de San Nicolás, which is a walk or a minibus ride away (the Albaicín page has both). From Monday to Friday between 14:00 and 14:30 there is no uphill service to the Alhambra, because access by the Cuesta del Caidero is closed by municipal rule.

The Alhambra seen from the Mirador de San Cristóbal. Photo: Jebulon, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

Hours and last departures

The train runs every day of the year.

On 24 and 31 December and 5 January the service runs from 09:30 to 15:00. The operator posts disruptions on its website and says to check it on the day.

Is it worth it?

The train runs a loop past the Cathedral, the Albaicín and the Realejo with a recorded commentary, and it has a wheelchair space with a lift. The Alhambra and Albaicín minibuses, the C30 and C32, take a city-bus ticket, and one of them is the way up to the hill while the train’s Alhambra/Taquillas stop is out of service (public transport has the lines). For a guide, a sunset walk is from €15 (Granada walking tours). The Granada Card includes one single trip, so a cardholder pays nothing for the loop (Is the Granada Card worth it? has the sums).

Before you go

• Where to board: any stop; stop 3, Plaza Nueva, and stop 5, the Cathedral, are in the centre.
• The Alhambra: the train carries no Alhambra ticket; Alhambra tickets has the official shop.
• The one thing that ruins a ride: waiting for an Alhambra-bound train on a weekday between 14:00 and 14:30, when there is no uphill service.

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