Palacio Real de Madrid: opening hours, prices and free days

Opening hours

Current opening hours: From 1 October to 31 March

Monday10:00–18:00

Tuesday10:00–18:00

Wednesday10:00–18:00

Thursday10:00–18:00

Fridaytoday10:00–18:00

Saturday10:00–18:00

Sunday10:00–16:00

Ticket	Price	Conditions
General	€18	Self-guided visit, standard rate. Buying online adds a €0.77 booking fee per ticket
Reducida	€9	Self-guided visit: ages 5 to 16, over-65s and students up to 25 with ID card
Free	Free	Under-5s, large families, ICOM/ICOMOS, official guides, working teachers, unemployed people, people with a disability of 33% or more and an essential companion
Guided tour, general	€26	Guided tour by Patrimonio Nacional staff, in Spanish or English
Guided tour, reduced	€17	Guided tour, same groups as the reduced ticket
Guided tour, free	€8	Free-entry groups adding the guided tour
Pase Distrito Real Esencial combo, general	€24	Palacio Real + Galería de las Colecciones Reales (the Gallery ticket is valid 7 days before or after; not during its free slot Monday to Thursday 18 to 20 h)
Pase Distrito Real Esencial combo, reduced	€12	Palacio Real + Galería de las Colecciones Reales
Combo with Real Cocina (Royal Kitchen), general	€24	Palacio Real + Real Cocina de Palacio (Royal Kitchen)
Combo with Real Cocina (Royal Kitchen), reduced	€12	Palacio Real + Real Cocina de Palacio (Royal Kitchen)
Real Cocina (Royal Kitchen) only	€8	Real Cocina (Royal Kitchen) only; also the price of the combined ticket for free-entry groups

The most expensive of the 6 monuments with a published price.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 16:00–18:00 (from 1 October to 31 March): EU citizens, EU residents and work permit holders, and Ibero-American citizens, with ID. Self-guided visit only, no guided groups. Tickets at the box office only, which closes 1 hour earlier.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 17:00–19:00 (from 1 April to 30 September): EU citizens, EU residents and work permit holders, and Ibero-American citizens, with ID. Self-guided visit only, no guided groups. Tickets at the box office only, which closes 1 hour earlier.
On 18 May: International Museum Day (except closing days).

Under-5s, large families, ICOM/ICOMOS, official tourist guides, working teachers, unemployed people, people with a disability of 33% or more and their essential companion

No booking needed.

Ticket desks and entry close one hour earlier.
On 24 and 31 December it closes at 15:00 (ticket desks at 14:00).
There may be additional closures for official events.
Since 20 August visitors enter via the esplanade of the Catedral de la Almudena / Plaza de la Armería.
Because of building works, avoid bringing backpacks or large bags.
Self-guided visit of about 45 minutes.
Closed on 1 January, 6 January, 1 May and 25 December.