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Madrid Attraction & Museum Ticket Prices
The main sights and museums in Madrid: official ticket prices and booking sites, plus what to know before you book.
Booking tips before you go
Free windows at the big three, and the art card if you pay
Prado: permanent collection free Mon–Sat 18:00–20:00 and Sun/holidays 17:00–19:00. Reina Sofía: free Mon and Wed–Sat 19:00–21:00 and Sun 12:30–14:30 (closed Tue). Thyssen: free Mondays 12:00–16:00, plus a listed Saturday 21:00–23:00 slot. If you would rather skip the queues, the Paseo del Arte card (€32.80) covers all three, against €41 for separate tickets.
Sources: museoreinasofia.es and museothyssen.org official pages (fetched 2026-09-19); Prado hours from Time Out España (Mar 2026) and the Prado's own search listing, since prado.es returned 403.
The Royal Palace free hours are not for most visitors
The Royal Palace's free Monday–Thursday window (17:00–19:00 April–September, 16:00–18:00 from October) is limited to EU and Ibero-American citizens showing ID, walk-up only, so most Asian travelers pay the €18 fee. If you want cheap culture on a budget, the Cerralbo Museum (€3, free Thursday 17:00–19:00 and Sundays) and the National Archaeological Museum (€3, free Saturday from 14:00 and Sundays) are official low-cost options.
Sources: Patrimonio Nacional official ticket and free-entry pages; Ministry of Culture Cerralbo page; MAN official ticketing page (all fetched 2026-09-19).
Two 2026 closures, and stick to official domains
The Sorolla Museum is closed for renovation, with reopening of its expanded galleries announced for October 2026 but no exact date, and the Retiro's Crystal Palace is closed for restoration until 2027, so both are left out of this list. Search results for Madrid museum tickets are also crowded with look-alike sites on non-official domains; the museums sell on entradas.museodelprado.es, entradas.museoreinasofia.es, museothyssen.org and tickets.patrimonionacional.es.
Sources: La Maleta Inquieta (updated 2026-09-15) for Sorolla; Tourism Madrid (esmadrid.com) and eldiario.es / Time Out España for the Crystal Palace. Sorolla's reopening date is a press report, not an official confirmation.
Ticket Prices by Attraction & Museum
Prices come from each attraction's official booking site where it could be read; otherwise they are cross-checked against independent 2026 sources, and each item's note says which. Re-check the official site for the current price before booking.
Prado Museum
€15Museo Nacional del Prado
Adult general admission for the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The permanent collection is free Mon–Sat 18:00–20:00 and Sundays/holidays 17:00–19:00 (queues are long). Official site blocked our fetch (403), so price and hours are cross-checked against 2026 guides.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Reina Sofía Museum (Guernica)
€12Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Collection plus temporary exhibitions, with a timed slot assigned when you buy. Free Mon and Wed–Sat 19:00–21:00 and Sun 12:30–14:30 (individual visitors only, reservable online); closed Tuesdays. Full-day free on 18 Apr, 18 and 22 May, 12 Oct and 6 Dec 2026.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
€14Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Adult ticket (reduced €10 for 65+ and students). Permanent collection is free every Monday 12:00–16:00 (Mastercard sponsorship), and the museum lists a free Saturday night slot 21:00–23:00 (Uber sponsorship). Temporary exhibitions can be ticketed separately during free slots.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Royal Palace of Madrid
€18Patrimonio Nacional
Self-guided adult ticket (reduced €9; guided tour €26). The free Mon–Thu window (17:00–19:00 Apr–Sep, 16:00–18:00 Oct–Mar) is only for EU and Ibero-American citizens with ID, walk-up only, so most Asian visitors will pay.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Tour
From ~€35Real Madrid C.F. (Tour Bernabéu)
Self-guided Classic tour; pricing is dynamic by date and about €3 cheaper online than at the box office. Changing rooms and benches are closed on match day and the day before. Not primary-verified: the official ticket page did not render for us, so the figure comes from 2026-dated guides (range €35–37).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Almudena Cathedral Museum & Dome
€8Catedral de la Almudena
Museum plus dome viewpoint, Mon–Sat 10:00–14:30 only (reduced €5). Entering the cathedral nave itself is free. Madrid's tourism site lists €8; one September 2026 blog lists €7, so confirm at the ticket desk.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Lázaro Galdiano Museum
€8Fundación Lázaro Galdiano
General admission (reduced €5); free for everyone Tue–Fri 14:00–15:00. Open Tue–Fri 9:30–15:00 and 16:30–19:30, weekends 9:30–15:00, closed Mondays.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Teatro Real Tour
€10–13Teatro Real (Madrid opera house)
Audio tour €10 (10:30–14:30, English or Spanish) or guided general tour €13 (English/French sessions only on select days). Reduced €9/€11 for 65+, under 26 and large families. Book on the theatre's own site.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Paseo del Arte Card (Prado + Reina Sofía + Thyssen)
€32.80Sold by the three museums (Thyssen ticketing site)
One visit to each of the three museums within a year of purchase, permanent collections plus selected temporary exhibitions at the Prado and Reina Sofía. About 20% cheaper than three separate tickets (€15 + €12 + €14 = €41), and you skip the ticket queue at the Thyssen.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
From €19.90Casa de Campo (pandas, dolphins)
Online adult (8–64) fare starts at €19.90 and rises with demand and closer dates; box-office adult prices can reach €27 or more. Not primary-verified: the official ticket page was under maintenance when checked, so the figure follows a 2026 guide plus the zoo's own promo banner.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Temple of Debod
FreeFree Egyptian temple in Parque del Oeste
Interior open Tue–Sun 10:00–20:00 (10:00–19:00 from 15 Jun to 15 Sep), closed Mondays; max 30 people at a time, 30-minute visits, advance free reservation recommended at madrid.es/debodreservas. The grounds are open around the clock.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Liria Palace (House of Alba)
From €15Palacio de Liria, Fundación Casa de Alba
General admission from €15 through the palace's own ticketing site; timed visits, so book ahead. Last entries around 12:45 (and 16:00–18:00 slots Tue–Sun). Reduced rates and a Spanish-language guided tour (about €38) also exist per 2026 guides.
Checked: 2026-09-19
National Archaeological Museum
€3Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Lady of Elche, Altamira replica)
Very cheap general admission on the museum's official ticketing page. Free for everyone on Saturdays from 14:00 and all day Sunday, plus 18 Apr, 18 May, 12 Oct and 6 Dec; free for under 18s, over 65s and students up to 25.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Cerralbo Museum
€3Museo Cerralbo (19th-century aristocrat's palace)
General admission (reduced €1.50) per the Ministry of Culture page. Free for everyone on Thursdays 17:00–19:00 (not holidays) and all day Sunday; closed Mondays.
Checked: 2026-09-19