How to visit the Alhambra (Granada): schedules, ticket prices

I still remember my first visit of the Alhambra in Granada, many years ago, in which I coincided with a veritable flood of tourists that really prevented me from enjoying the great charm and artistic beauty of this impressive monument.

But for some time now Number of visitors to visit the Alhambra each day is limited to no more than 8.000 people, which will allow you to enjoy the visit much better.

This limitation allows you to enjoy this great monument much better. Heritage.

Of course, it is mandatory to plan your visit of the Alhambra y buy tickets well in advance for the same, for which I am going to give you a series of useful tips.

In this way, if you are going to travel to Granada and want visit the Alhambra On a weekend or during the peak season of visitors, you will have to purchase tickets before your trip, and if possible, well in advance.

You should also know that the dates of high season In fact, they already extend from spring to autumn, including summer.

How to visit the Alhambra in Granada with a guided tour

First of all you have the alternative of visit the Alhambra with a guided tour of those offered by various companies in Granada.

This is what I did in my most recent trip to Granada.

In this case, you should not worry about buying the tickets because, when making the reservation for the aforementioned guided tour, the tourist company itself is responsible for purchasing it within the quota reserved for groups.

In this way, you must take into account that in the guided tour price The entrance to the Alhambra is also included.

How to buy tickets to visit the Alhambra in Granada

If you prefer visit the Alhambra on your own, you have several options to buy tickets.

Of course, the best is buy tickets online, for which you have the Official Site, although there are also other alternatives, such as tickets for the complete visit of the Alhambra.

These tickets include, in addition to the skip-the-line access Nasrid Palaces, the entries to the Alcazaba, Generalife, Palace of Carlos V, Partial and Alhambra Museum.

Where to buy Alhambra tickets in Granada

On the other hand, if you are already in Granada, you can go to the ticket office known as Alhambra store located in the 40 Reyes Católicos street.

Finally, if you have not been proactive and have not purchased tickets before the day of your visit, you can still go when the tickets open. Alhambra ticket office, at 8 in the morning, and see if you are lucky enough to have any tickets left from the small daily sales quota.

I warn you that it is common for queues to form some time before the box office opens and for tickets to sell out shortly after.

For your visit, at the entrance you will be assigned a specific time to visit the Nasrid Palaces.

Keep in mind that it is advisable to arrive an hour in advance so that the access time does not pass, as you will no longer be able to visit them if you arrive late.

When does the visit to the Alhambra last?

You should know that the duration of the visit to the Alhambra it's about three hours, time during which you will travel the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, Partial y Generalife.

What to see when visiting the Alhambra

El order of visit will be established by the time of visit to the Nasrid palaces that you have assigned in your entries.

You can also visit the palace of Charles V and Mosque Bath.

Ticket prices for the Alhambra in Granada

The ticket prices to visit the Alhambra  The general price is 18 euros, which allows you to access all the spaces, that is, the Nasrid palaces, Alcazaba, Generalife, in addition to the aforementioned palace of Charles V and Mosque Bath.

You also have a ticket that will only allow you to walk through all the grounds of the enclosure, the Generalife and Alcazaba, which costs you 10 euros.

You can also sign up for night tours of the Alhambra to choose, well Nasrid palaces or Generalife palace and gardens.

The entrance price for these special visits is 10 euros in the case of the Nasrid palaces and 7 euros for the night visit of the Generalife palace and gardens.

Finally, another more complete visit alternative that you have is the Alhambra Experiences (19 euros). which combines on two consecutive days the night visit to illuminated Nasrid palaces and the daytime visit to the Alcazaba, gardens and Generalife palace.

Visiting hours of the Alhambra in Granada

The schedules to visit the Alhambra in Granada They are, from April 1 to October 31, every day from 8,30:20 a.m. to 8,30 p.m., and the rest of the year, from 18:XNUMX a.m. to XNUMX p.m.

Finally, I tell you that in addition to signing up for a guided tour of the Alhambra and the Nasrid Palaces, you also have the option of signing up for a Complete tour of Granada, which already includes the visit of the Alhambra, as well as a walk through the neighborhood of Albaicín and of sacromonte.