Granada Card and ticket passes

For most visitors who plan to see the Alhambra plus two or three other monuments (Cathedral, Royal Chapel, Cartuja) and use the city buses, the 48h card at €55 or the 72h card at €60 breaks even quickly. The biggest practical benefit is a guaranteed timed-entry slot for the Nasrid Palaces, which sell out weeks ahead in high season (April–October). If you only want the Alhambra and plan to walk everywhere else, you are better off buying the Alhambra ticket separately at €22.27.

All Granada Card types include the Alhambra (72h and 48h get the full daytime visit: Alcazaba, Nasrid Palaces, and Generalife), plus 11 base monuments: Cathedral, Royal Chapel, Cartuja Monastery, San Jerónimo Monastery, Sacromonte Abbey, Parque de las Ciencias, Casa de Zafra, Cuarto Real, Casa de los Tiros Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, and Archaeological Museum. The 72h card also adds the five Moorish monuments included in the Dobla de Oro package: Corral del Carbón, El Bañuelo, Casa del Horno del Oro, Maristán, and Palacio de Dar Al-Horra. All cards include 9 city bus trips and 1 tourist train journey.

Buy through entradas.granadatur.com, the official Ayuntamiento of Granada portal. The site granada-card.com is a reseller at the same price, not the primary official channel. The card is usable on a mobile phone for monument entries; bus credits require collection from physical card machines at bus stops. The card activates on your first Alhambra visit, not on the purchase date.

Almost impossible in high season. Nasrid Palaces slots sell out weeks in advance from April through October. Always book at tickets.alhambra-patronato.es as early as your dates are fixed. Third-party resellers sometimes hold remaining slots but charge a premium. The Granada Card secures your Nasrid Palaces timed slot at the moment of purchase; that slot reservation is its core value in peak season, not queue-skipping at the gate.

The Dobla de Oro is a combination ticket sold by the Alhambra Patronato that bundles the full Alhambra visit (Alcazaba, Nasrid Palaces, Generalife) with Granada's five main Moorish monuments: Corral del Carbón, El Bañuelo, Casa del Horno del Oro, Maristán, and Palacio de Dar Al-Horra. General daytime price is €30.48; the night version (Nasrid Palaces night visit + Moorish monuments) costs €23.06. It does not include the Cathedral, Royal Chapel, or other Christian-era monuments. Book at tickets.alhambra-patronato.es.

Children under 3 enter free everywhere and do not need a card. For children aged 3 to 11, there is a Kids Granada Card at €13 that matches the access and validity of the accompanying adult card. There is no student or youth discount on the adult Granada Card. For the Alhambra individually, children under 12 enter free (must be booked alongside an adult ticket). Holders of the European Youth Card and EU citizens aged 65 or over qualify for a reduced Alhambra individual rate; check at the ticket office for the current figure.

Both cost €50 and are valid for 2 calendar days. The 24h card grants a night visit to the Nasrid Palaces only, with no Alcazaba or Generalife access. The Jardines card grants daytime access to the Alcazaba and Generalife gardens only, with no Nasrid Palaces access. Neither is the right choice for a first-time visitor. The 48h card costs just €5 more and covers everything, including a full daytime Alhambra visit.

Yes. All Granada Card types include free entry to the Cathedral of Granada and the Royal Chapel. Note that from May 8 to November 28, 2026, the Cathedral is running the Kerygma exhibition, which raises individual entry to €10 (standard price is €7). If you are visiting the Cathedral during this period without the Granada Card, budget €10 rather than the usual €7.

Yes. El Bañuelo and the other Andalusi monuments (Corral del Carbón, Casa del Horno del Oro, Maristán, Dar Al-Horra Palace) have free entry on Sundays. However, the Sunday-free benefit does not extend to the Alhambra portion of the Dobla de Oro ticket. El Bañuelo is included in the Granada Card 72h and in the Dobla de Oro, but not in the 48h, 24h, or Jardines cards.

Entry to the Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte costs €5. Children under 10 enter free. It is included in all Granada Card types as part of the base monument set. If visiting without a card, book ahead at sacromontegranada.com; the museum is on the hillside above the neighbourhood and has limited walk-in capacity.