Basilica de la Sagrada Família

From 1 November, the Basilica opens 9:00–18:00 Monday to Saturday and 10:30–18:00 on Sunday. Special events can change the Basilica's opening days or hours.

The Sagrada Família's quiet hour runs from 9:00 to 10:00 under the Basilica's rules. Sunday tourist visits run 10:30–19:00 in October. The quiet hour does not allow entry before your ticket time. Use earphones for audio and keep quiet during that hour.

On 25 and 26 December and 1 and 6 January, the Sagrada Família opens from 9:00 to 14:00. The Basilica is cleared 15 minutes before closing under the official conditions of sale.

Plan around: a slot that leaves time for your visit before the Basilica is cleared.

The €26 adult Sagrada Família ticket on the basic ticket page includes the Basilica and museum, with the audioguide app. The €26 ticket excludes the towers and crypt.

Sagrada Família with guided tour costs €30 for Basilica entry and about 50 minutes with a guide, plus the audioguide app. You visit the museum and Liturgical path independently afterwards, as the official guided tour ticket page explains.

Sagrada Família with towers costs €36 for the Basilica and museum, with one tower and the audioguide app. You choose the Nativity or Passion façade when buying through the official tower ticket page. Tower ascent times are separate from Basilica entry. The lift goes up; you walk down.

Sagrada Família with guided tour and towers costs €40 for the Basilica and museum, with one tower and about 50 minutes with a guide. The official guided tour with towers page includes the audioguide app in the €40 ticket; you visit the museum and Liturgical path independently afterwards.

Your ticket: Sagrada Família, €26, for the Basilica and museum with the audioguide app.

Sagrada Família tickets go on sale about 2 months before your visit, as the Basilica's FAQ explains. You buy online through the official ticket page or official app. Sagrada Família purchases allow up to 6 individual tickets; groups of 10 or more need a group booking.

QR codes around the Basilica let you buy tickets online on your visit day, subject to available places. QR codes reserve no places before payment.

If your date has sold out, check the guided tours with the Basilica ticket in the price. The tour must have space for your chosen visit. A façade walk covers only the Basilica exterior.

Plan around: about two months ahead, then the available day and time.

Inside the Sagrada Família, you see a porphyry altar on a platform raised 2 metres above the floor. A canopy hangs above the altar. The apse vault above the canopy has a gold glass mosaic.

The Sagrada Família audioguide lasts 45 minutes in its standard version or 25 minutes in its express version. Only the express audioguide, lasting 25 minutes, is available during the Basilica's final hour of opening. You need a charged phone and earphones.

The Sagrada Família museum explains how the Basilica was designed and built, as the Basilica's history page describes. The museum's models show how Gaudí developed the Basilica's structure in his workshop. Visit the museum before you leave the grounds. Your Sagrada Família ticket does not allow re-entry.

€26 covers the Basilica and museum with the audioguide app; €54 buys Crown Tours' Guided Tour in English, with both spaces guided. Crown Tours' Guided Tour in English lasts 1 hour 30 minutes, with up to 25 people. The Crown Tours visit includes the Schools.

Metro lines L2 and L5 stop at Sagrada Família metro station in Barcelona. Buses 19, 33, 34, D50, H10 and B24 also serve the Basilica.

The general visitor entrance is on the Nativity façade, on Carrer de la Marina. Entrance B on Carrer de la Marina serves visitors with disabilities or reduced mobility. Wheelchairs are available at entrance B, subject to availability. Bring official proof if you have a disability.