Granada with kids: the free Alhambra ticket that must still be booked, the Science Park, the Museo Cuevas and what children pay

💡 The Short Version: Under-12s are free at the Alhambra but need a ticket booked with the adults’, every child must be accompanied, and pushchairs are not allowed inside the buildings. The Science Park museum is €10 for adults and €8 under 18; it is closed on Mondays. The Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte is €6 and free under 10. The tourist train is free to age 8. Granada Card Kids is €13 with an adult card. The Cathedral and the monasteries are free to age 12 with an adult. The Science Park, the Junta museums and Casa de Zafra are shut on Mondays. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the Alhambra tour with ticketsad is from €49 and the sunset walkad from €15 (GetYourGuide).

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Tours worth paying for

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Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces tour with tickets

From €49 · 3 hours · child ages 3 to 11 booked as a separate ticket · 4.7 stars from 24,254 reviews

Granada: Alhambra & Nasrid Palaces Tour with Ticketsad has an adult, a child (3 to 11) and an infant ticket in its booking form. The tour recommends a baby carrier because pushchairs cannot go in. Cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a 50% refund.

Albaicín and Sacromonte e-bike tour

From €45 · 2 hours · riders at least 150 cm · 4.8 stars from 1,047 reviews

Granada: Albaicin and Sacromonte E-Bike Tourad suits teenagers rather than young children: the listing excludes riders under 150 cm. It starts at Plaza de Cuchilleros, with the bike and helmet included. Cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.

What to see

The Parque de las Ciencias and its fountain pool. Photo: Antonio Periago Miñarro, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

1. The Parque de las Ciencias. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 19:00 and Sunday 10:00 to 15:00, and the BioDomo runs timed sessions, every 15 minutes on Tuesdays to Fridays and every 10 on Saturdays and Sundays, until 31 January 2027. The observation tower, the tropical butterfly house and the Explora rooms have special hours, set at the ticket office. There is a left-luggage service and a cafeteria. Minors aged 12 and over can enter without an adult only with a parent’s signed authorisation.
2. The Alhambra. Allow about three hours. The Nasrid Palaces are timed, so book the slot for a child’s best hours. The Patronato asks adults to keep children by their side to stop them touching the decoration and to prevent falls. The Palace of Charles V has a lift.
3. The Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte. Eleven caves furnished as homes and workshops, a garden and a view of the Alhambra, on a hillside. The audio guide is free in Spanish and English, and a family guided visit is €70 for one to ten people.
4. The tourist train. The Granada City Tour train runs daily, with an audio guide in 12 languages and a train every 30 to 45 minutes: see the hop-on hop-off train.

The order that works: the Alhambra in the morning, and the Science Park on a day it is open, Tuesday to Sunday. What to skip: the Sacromonte climb with small children; the minibus runs up from Plaza Nueva.

Practical information

• Mondays: the Science Park, the Junta museums and Casa de Zafra are closed. The Alhambra, the Cathedral, the Royal Chapel, the monasteries, the Museo Cuevas, the Corral del Carbón and the tourist train are open.
• Pushchairs: not inside the Alhambra’s buildings. The Puerta del Vino keeps them and lends a baby carrier up to 12 kg.
• Granada Card Kids: the same tickets as the adult card, for ages 3 to 11, up to three per adult card: see the Granada Card sums.
• Hammams and the flamenco caves: Hammam Palacio Nazarí does not admit children under 12: see Arab baths in Granada and flamenco in Granada.
• The one thing that ruins a visit: arriving at the Alhambra without a ticket for each child.

Things to do in Granada lists every sight with its price, and free things to do in Granada lists what costs nothing. The Alhambra has the ticket rules, the night visit and Alhambra tickets sold out cover the other ways in, how to get to the Alhambra compares the ways up the hill, Sacromonte covers the cave museum, and 3 days in Granada builds a plan round the closed days. What to book before you go to Granada has the entry rules. For a bed, see where to stay in Granada.