Park Güell

Park Güell began as a garden city project by Gaudí, planned for 60 plots with homes and gardens. The housing scheme was never completed. Gaudí shaped Park Güell around existing plants and slopes.

The Park Güell Visit ticket opens 12 hectares, including the Dragon Stairway and Plaça de la Natura. The mosaic salamander sits on the stairs. The terrace bench overlooks Barcelona and the sea.

Park Güell has a second access check for the Hypostyle Room and the Laundry Room Portico. The inner Park Güell route runs one way. Your Park Güell ticket does not guarantee immediate access to these sights.

The Gaudí House Museum has its own combined ticket with Park Güell. The Park Güell visit with Gaudí House Museum option includes the house in your visit.

Your ticket: Park Güell Visit, €18, 12 hectares with monumental and green areas and views over Barcelona.

The €18 Park Güell general ticket opens 12 hectares, including monumental and green areas with views over Barcelona. The €13.50 ticket applies to children aged 7 to 12 and visitors over 65.

Children aged 0 to 6 enter Park Güell free, but still need a ticket. Park Güell admits people with disabilities free. Companions of disabled visitors pay €13.50 at Park Güell. Bring proof for any reduced or free ticket.

Your Park Güell ticket allows entry up to 30 minutes after the booked time. Park Güell refuses entry over 30 minutes late. You can stay as long as you like inside Park Güell. Park Güell allows no return after you leave.

Park Güell opens all year. The park's prices and times page lists the first and last ticket bands for your visit date. The calendar lists closing time separately from final admission to Park Güell. Check the calendar before choosing your slot.

Plan around: your booked entry time, including the walk from your stop.

Separate general adult tickets for Park Güell and the Sagrada Família total €44, excluding transport and a live guide. Park Güell costs €18; the €26 Basilica ticket on the basic ticket page includes the museum and audioguide app. You choose each entry time separately.

Sagrada Família tickets go on sale roughly two months ahead, through the official site or app, as the Basilica's FAQ explains. The Basilica admits visitors only at their booked time under the official conditions of sale. Late arrivals cannot enter the Basilica. Bring the photo ID matching your Basilica ticket, as required by the Basilica's rules.

€18 at Park Güell and €26 at the Basilica; €109 for Barcelona Local Experiences' Small Group Tour in English, including both tickets. The guide and transfer between sites are included for up to 16 people over 4 hours. You travel to the meeting point separately.

€18 at Park Güell and €26 at the Basilica; €91 for City Wonders' Park Güell & Sagrada Família option, including both tickets. The guided tour lasts 3 hours with up to 25 people. You arrange and pay for transport between sites.

Plan around: a tour with transport if you want the transfer between Park Güell and the Basilica included.

Park Güell is about 20 minutes on foot from Lesseps or Vallcarca on metro L3. From Lesseps, the route leads to the Park Güell entrance on Avinguda del Santuari de Sant Josep de la Muntanya. An escalator serves that entrance.

The H6 and D40 buses stop at Travessera de Dalt, about 10 minutes on foot from Park Güell. Your walk can approach the park along Carrer Larrard.

The Bus Turístic blue line and Barcelona City Tour east line both use the Park Güell stop. The walk from the sightseeing bus stop takes about 10 minutes. The route uses the Carretera del Carmel entrance. Park Güell's taxi stand is on Carretera del Carmel.

Plan around: about 20 minutes on foot after leaving metro L3.