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Park Güell tickets: your time slot for Gaudí's Monumental Zone

Entry to Park Güell is by timed ticket only, and the best slots are gone days ahead. Book your 30-minute entry window here, add an audio guide or a live guide, or pair it with the Sagrada Família. Mobile ticket, instant confirmation, free cancellation depending on the option.

Visiting Park Güell: what to know before you book

Park Güell is Antoni Gaudí's hillside garden city, built between 1900 and 1914 for Eusebi Güell and turned into a public park when the housing project failed. The famous part — the dragon stairway, the Hypostyle Room with its 86 columns, the serpentine bench of broken-tile mosaic and the gatehouses that look like gingerbread — is the Monumental Zone, and since 2013 it is fenced off and limited to about 400 visitors every half hour. The rest of the park, woods and viewpoints included, stays free.

The official ticket costs €18 and is sold only online, for a precise half-hour entry window; once inside you stay as long as you like, but you cannot come back in. In spring, summer and at weekends the mid-morning slots disappear several days ahead, and the ticket office at the gate no longer exists. Arriving without a booking means waiting for a slot hours later, or not getting in at all.

This site sells the same timed entry through Tiqets, with the choices that make the visit better: an audio guide for the stories behind the mosaics, a live guide for 1 h 30 of Gaudí explained, a fast-track slot with guide, and combos with the Sagrada Família, Casa Batlló or a hop-on hop-off bus that save money against separate tickets. Prices are in your currency, the ticket arrives by email within minutes, and most options can be cancelled free up to 24 hours before.

Plan your visit

Seven things to know before you climb the hill.

  • Book the slot, not just the day Your ticket is valid for one 30-minute entry window: for a 10:00 ticket you can enter between 10:00 and 10:30. Arrive later and you may be refused. Choose the first slots (9:30–10:30) for the softest light and the fewest people on the dragon stairway.
  • Allow 2 hours, and comfortable shoes Count 1 h 30 to 2 h in the Monumental Zone and 30 to 60 minutes more for the free park and its viewpoints. Paths are steep and uneven; heels and flip-flops are a bad idea.
  • Getting up the hill From metro Lesseps or Vallcarca (L3) it is a 15–20-minute climb, partly on escalators. Bus 24 from Plaça de Catalunya or Passeig de Gràcia drops you at Carretera del Carmel, next to the upper entrance — the easiest route with children or luggage.
  • No re-entry Once you leave the Monumental Zone you cannot come back in with the same ticket. Visit the paid area in one go; the free woods, the Calvary viewpoint and the cafés can be done before or after.
  • The Gaudí House Museum is separate The pink house where Gaudí lived for twenty years is inside the park but needs its own ticket and time slot. Pair it with your entry if you want the full story; it takes about 30 minutes.
  • Weather and seasons The park is almost entirely outdoors: bring water and a hat in summer, when the terrace has no shade, and a layer in winter when the wind reaches the hill. Rain does not close the park, but the mosaics get slippery.
  • Combine with the Sagrada Família The two sites are 25 minutes apart by metro (L3 to Diagonal, then L5 to Sagrada Família) or 10 minutes by taxi. Morning at Park Güell, afternoon at the Sagrada Família is the classic Gaudí day; combo tickets save money and booking time.

Opening hours

Tourist time slots

All year

Entry windows from 9:30 to 17:30 (later closing in spring and summer)
Stay until closing once inside
Open every day, including holidays

Residents only

Early morning and evening

7:00–9:30 and 18:00–22:00 reserved for registered residents
No tourist entry during these hours

High season

April – October, Easter, Christmas

Morning slots sold out 3 to 7 days ahead
Book as soon as your dates are fixed
Late afternoon is the quietest

Discover Park Güell

Eusebi Güell bought the Muntanya Pelada in 1899 to build a garden city of sixty houses for Barcelona's wealthy, with Gaudí as architect. Only two houses were ever sold — one of them to Gaudí himself — and in 1922 the city bought the estate and opened it as a park. The failure is our luck: Gaudí had free rein over the public spaces, and the result is the most playful work of his career.

From the entrance on Carrer d'Olot, the two gatehouses with their mushroom roofs lead to the dragon stairway, where the trencadís salamander has become Barcelona's emblem. Above it, the Hypostyle Room was meant as the market of the estate: 86 Doric columns carry the great terrace, whose serpentine bench — designed with Josep Maria Jujol — is one long mosaic of broken ceramics, bottles and plates. The viaducts and porticoes that wind up the hill are built from the site's own stone, so that architecture and landscape merge.

Park Güell has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, as part of the Works of Antoni Gaudí. The Monumental Zone has been a ticketed area since 2013, which is what keeps the terrace walkable today.

Getting to Park Güell

Park Güell

Carrer d'Olot 11, 08024 Barcelona
Main entrance on Carrer d'Olot; upper entrance on Carretera del Carmel
Ticket checked at the gate of the Monumental Zone

Metro

L3 (green) Lesseps or Vallcarca: 15–20 minutes uphill, escalators from Vallcarca
From Plaça de Catalunya: 10 minutes on L3, then the walk
L4 Alfons X is a flatter alternative to the upper entrance

Bus

Bus 24 from Plaça de Catalunya or Passeig de Gràcia to Carretera del Carmel (upper entrance)
Bus 92 and V19 also stop nearby
Hop-on hop-off bus: stop « Park Güell » on the blue route

Taxi and car

Taxi from the centre: 15 minutes, drop-off at Carretera del Carmel
No car park at the entrance; street parking is scarce
From the airport: Aerobús to Plaça de Catalunya, then bus 24

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to book Park Güell tickets in advance?

Yes. Entry to the Monumental Zone is by timed ticket only, sold online; there is no ticket office at the gate. Slots are limited to about 400 people per half hour, and mornings sell out several days ahead from spring to autumn.

How much do Park Güell tickets cost?

The official entry ticket is €18 for adults, €13.50 for children aged 7–12 and over-65s, free under 7. Tickets with audio guide start around €18–20, guided tours around €20–30, and combos with the Sagrada Família from about €60.

Is Park Güell free?

Most of the park is free: the woods, paths and viewpoints. The Monumental Zone — the dragon stairway, the Hypostyle Room, the terrace with the mosaic bench and the gatehouses — needs a ticket. Residents of Barcelona have free access during reserved hours.

How long does the visit take?

Plan 1 h 30 to 2 hours inside the Monumental Zone, plus 30 to 60 minutes for the free park. Once inside you can stay until closing, but you cannot leave and come back.

What does the 30-minute entry window mean?

Your ticket shows a start time; you can enter up to 30 minutes after it. After that, entry is not guaranteed. Inside, there is no time limit.

Which entrance should I use?

Carrer d'Olot is the historic main entrance, through the gatehouses and up the dragon stairway. Carretera del Carmel, at the top, is reached by bus 24 and avoids the climb from the metro. Both accept all tickets.

Is Park Güell suitable for children and pushchairs?

Yes, with some effort: paths are steep and partly stepped, so a baby carrier beats a pushchair. Children under 7 enter free but still need a ticket. Family guided tours exist on some dates.

Can I visit Park Güell and the Sagrada Família the same day?

Easily. They are 25 minutes apart by metro. Book Park Güell for the morning (9:30–11:00) and the Sagrada Família for the afternoon; combo tickets cover both time slots in one booking.

Is the Gaudí House Museum included?

No. The house where Gaudí lived is inside the park but has its own ticket and entry time. Some Tiqets combos include it; otherwise book it separately.

What are the opening hours?

Tourist time slots run from 9:30 to 17:30 in winter and later in spring and summer, every day of the year. Early mornings (7:00–9:30) and evenings (from 18:00) are reserved for residents.

Can I cancel or change my ticket?

Official tickets are non-refundable. Tickets booked through Tiqets show their own policy on the product page: most entry tickets and tours allow free cancellation up to 24 hours before the visit.

Is there a dress code or bag limit?

No dress code. Bring water and sun protection: the terrace has no shade. Large luggage is not practical on the paths and there are no lockers.