How To Buy Your Alhambra Tickets
"Get tickets for the Alhambra this way." But places are limited and getting tickets on the day can be impossible. Much better to buy in advance:- Different Options for Buying Your Tickets Searching for something specific? Say, "Getting Into The Alhambra". Just type it in here... Custom Search As a service for our clients we used to purchase tickets on their behalf when requested to do so. However, as Alhambra tickets are limited, we often had difficulty getting the most preferred times for our clients and this caused delays while we contacted the client and discussed other available times. 
For this reason, we suggest it be more effective for visitors to purchase the tickets themselves. Below is a summary of the options available for getting to see this magnificent Wonder. Tickets can be bought any time - up to a year in advance - and this website (updated 13th May 2011) shows how best to do just that. When buying tickets for the Alhambra you will be offered an optional time for visiting the Palace. Although almost any time is good, if given a choice, we would recommend any time between 10.30am and 12 noon. Arriving at this time will mean that you will probably miss most of the coach parties of visitors that come to the Alhambra on a daily basis. 
Side Note The time of your visit is the time you are due to pass through the doors of the Nasrid Palace. You will have an allowance of half an hour in order to do that. So if you have a 10.30am ticket, the time you should aim to enter the palace is between 10.30am and 11.00am. If your visit to the palace is at any time from 8.30am to 2.00pm you can enter the grounds of the Alhambra any time from 8.30am and then stay all day if you wish but you must enter the palace within 30 minutes of the stated time on your ticket. If your visit to the palace is any time from 2pm to 8pm you can enter the grounds of the Alhambra any time from 2pm and stay until they close at around 9.00pm, but you must enter the palace within 30 minutes of the stated time on your ticket. 
Different Options For Buying Your TicketsQueueing On The Day There are some tickets that are available for sale each morning from the ticket offices at the Entrance Pavilion, or from the ticket vending machines. The Offices open at 8.30am. However, as a large queue can quickly build up, it is advisable to go earlier than that and queue and wait, or get your tickets in advance. We have had clients who waited for over 3 hours at the beginning of the day, only to be told when they reached the ticket office that the Alhambra tickets were all sold out!! Buying In Person Go to the Alhambra ticket office which is located at the Entrance Pavilion. Please note that tickets bought at the ticket office need to be used on the day of purchase. Buying over the internet Buy your tickets by clicking on Alhambra tickets. Once you get to the "ticket buying" website you will be faced with five options. Most people will want to use the option which says:- "Buy Ticket - General Daytime". Times for the visiting the Nasrid Palace are allocated at random, and so if you don't want the times you are offered, simply go back to the previous page and retry until you are offered a time slot you want. The tickets you purchase are later collected at the Alhambra by inserting the credit card which paid for the tickets into one of the ticket machines. You simply follow the instructions on screen and your ticket will be issued to you there and then. It is easy to do and only takes a couple of minutes. However, just to be on the safe side, I suggest that you bring your reservation number with you in case you want to query anything at the ticket point. For this reason we advise that you print off your ticket purchase details when ordering them online. The City Pass A recent innovation for Granada is the buying of a City Pass which, along with Alhambra tickets, also includes the tickets for entrance to the the Generalife, Granada Cathedral, Royal Chapel, Monasterio de San Jerónimo, and the interactive Science Park Museum, plus 9 free trips on any of Granada's mini-buses or city buses and one ticket valid for 24 hours for the Granada tour bus (City Sightseeing). The city pass lasts for a whole seven days and so is an excellent and economical way of seeing the city. You can buy your City Pass in advance from Caja Granada and then pick it up later from any of the Caja Granada banks. Tickets can also be bought through any branch of the BBVA banks in Spain and at their offices in London, Paris, New York and Milan. Buying Alhambra tickets by telephone You can buy tickets by phone by dialling 902 888 001 or 934 923 750 from Spain or (0034) 934 923 750 from outside Spain. You will have a choice of operators who speak English, French or Spanish and you'll be be asked to choose whether you would like a morning session or an afternoon session for visiting the Nasrid Palace. Credit cards accepted are Visa, Eurocard, MasterCard, Maestro and Visa Electrón. Unfortunately American Express is not accepted. General InformationThe entry ticket for the Alhambra is valid for the day the ticket was purchased.Once you are inside, you may remain until the Monument closes. The day ticket includes access to areas of the Alcazaba, the Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife, the Mosque baths and the Gardens. From March to October the Alhambra is open from 8:30am - 8.00pm. From November to Feberuary the Alhambra is open from 8:30am - 6.00pm 
Prices
The City Pass costs 30.00 euros and includes access to the mentioned monuments, 9 public bus trips and 24 hour ticket for touring bus "Granada Sightseeing"If you buy the City Pass in advance, it costs 32 euros 50 cents. As you can see, there are quite a few ways to make sure you don't miss out on visiting the Alhambra. But the secret is to book ahead. The very busiest time is Easter when bookings are made almost a year ahead. But why wait to get your ticket? If you are visiting Granada, why not purchase your Alhambra tickets now, and then build the rest of your holiday shedule around your visit. You surely will find lots to see and plenty to enjoy. Related links
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