General information about the tickets

• The ticket is only valid for the day indicated when it was purchased.
• Due to the great demand of tickets and to the restriction of the number of visitors per day, advance booking is recommended..
• Entry to the areas accessible to visitors is limited to the relevant time of the purchased type of ticket: Daytime visit and Evening or Night- time visit.
• Entry to the Nasrid Palaces is limited to the time slot of half an hour indicated on each ticket. There is no special restriction to entry to the Generalife and to the Alcazaba.
• Due to the number of visitors, arriving earlier to the Monument is recommended.
• Once inside, visitors may stay there until the Monument closes.
• Visitors should leave the Monument at the closing time.

Types of tickets

There are three types of tickets: Daytime visit, Garden visit and Evening or Night time visit. The Daytime visits and the Garden visits are divided into morning shift and afternoon turns (Visit the Alhambra timetables section for more details.)

• Daytime visit
  • This visit includes the areas of the Alcazaba, the Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife, the Mosque baths and Gardens.
  • The visits are divided into two turns:
    • Morning (Monday to Sunday): 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    • Afternoon (Monday to Sunday): 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (from November to February) and 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 (from March to October.)
  • Visit the Alhambra timetables section for more details.
• Evening or Night time visit
  • This visit only includes the area of the Nasrid Palaces open to visitors and the ring of the Palace of Carlos V.
  • This ticket does not include the visit of the Monument during the daytime.
  • Maximum capacity: 400 people.
  • The visit times are:
    • From November to February (Friday to Saturday): 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
    • From March to October (Tuesday to Saturday): 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
  • Visit the Alhambra timetables section for more details.
• Garden visit
  • This ticket provides only the access to the main gardens of the monument during the daytime visit.
  • Visitors may access to the following gardens:
    • Alhambra: Walk of the Cypresses (Paseo de los Cipreses), Unirrigated Land (Secano), Saint Francis´Gardens (Jardines de San Francisco.)
    • Alcazaba: Garden of the Ramparts (Jardines de los Adarves.)
    • The Partal: Portico of the Palace, Gardens and Walks, Rauda, Palace of Yusuff III, Tower Walk.
    • Generalife: Lower Gardens.
  • It is also possible to visit those places that have been designated as "area of the month", as long as these areas are included within the itineraries allowed by this ticket.
  • These places have not got a specific time to access, so visitors may visit it during the morning or afternoon turn indicated in the ticket.
  • The visit times are:
    • Morning Ticket (Monday to Sunday): 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    • Afternoon Ticket (Monday to Sunday) from November to February: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    • Afternoon Ticket (From Monday to Sunday) from March to October: 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• IMPORTANT: The Daytime visit includes all the areas of the Garden visit. The Garden Visit only includes part of the public areas.

Prices

• Daytime visit: 12.00 €
• Evening or Night time visit: 12.00 €
• Garden visit: 6.00 €
• Senior citizens (aged 65 years and over) and pensioners from the European Union: 7.00 €. A justification of retirement must be presented.
• Children under 8 and disabled visitors: Free entry.

Purchasing a ticket

Individual visits

• A maximum of five tickets may be purchased per person (except in the case of authorised agents.)
• Direct sale
  • The ticket office is located inside the Entrance Pavilion of the Monument.
  • The tickets purchased at the ticket office are only valid for the day of purchase of the ticket.
  • Visit the Alhambra timetable section for more details.
  • In high season, weekend, etc, arriving earlier to the tickets office is recommended due to possible long queues.
  • Way of payment: visitors must pay by cash. Credit cards are not admitted.
• Tickets in advance
  • It is possible to buy the tickets in advance between a year and a day before the visit.
  • They can be purchased by Servitickets.
  • They can be also booked by Telephone Banking La Caixa: Phone in Spain: 902 88 80 01/ Phone Abroad: (34) 93 4923750. In this case the payment will be made by credit card.
  • Internet purchased can be made at: www.alhambra-tickets.es (administered by La Caixa). The payment will be made by credit card. Important: The purchase does not finished until the reservation number is obtained.
  • If you purchase the tickets from the Internet, La Caixa will add a commission to the ticket price. This commission is now 1.00 €.
• Return / cancellation of tickets
  • Tickets purchased in advance can NOT be returned.
• Pick up the tickets
  • IMPORTANT: Tickets must be picked up at the ticket office of the Patronato de la Alhambra [Alhambra Trust] (in the entrance Pavilion of the Monument, next to the parking of the Generalife) the same day of the visit. To pick up tickets purchased from the Internet, it will be necessary to show the reservation number obtained from the reservation process, the credit card holder´ s ID card or passport and said credit card. The reservation number is essential, so its lost, theft, or misplacement releases La Caixa (bank that administers the purchase) and the Patronato de la Alhambra from responsibilities.

AlhambraDeGranada.org only includes a link to the web of purchase of tickets of La Caixa, without obtaining any profits, so that is why this organization is released from responsibilities that come from the purchase of tickets from the Internet.

Organised group visits

• Tickets will be booked by an agent authorized by the Patronato de la Alhambra, in a period of time between a year and a day before the visit.

About Nasrid Palaces Visit

The access to the Nasrid Palaces is different from the rest of the monument, because it is strictly limited to the half- hour indicated on the ticket due the restrictions on maximum capacity in this area (300 people). If you do not visit the Palaces within the half- hour indicated, you will loose the right to visit, although you can visit the rest of the Monument. Do not forget that the visit to the Nasrid Palaces finishes an hour before the closing time, and it takes at least 30 minutes, so you should visit the Generalife and the Alcazaba before.

Guided Tours

There is a variety of tours that you can reserve on-line. See: Guided Tours.

Granada City Pass

• The Granada City Pass is a pass to visit the main monuments and museums of this city. It includes trips in public transport and a discount in hotels and restaurants.
• Call this telephone number: 902 100 095 or visit the ticket office of the Alhambra.
• More details: Official web of the Granada City Pass