Gallery of Royal Collections

Visiting Times

• Monday to Saturday: 10:00 - 20:00
• Sundays and holidays: 10:00 - 19:00
• Access up to 45 minutes before closing (Guests will be asked to exit the building 15 minutes before closure.)

Dates closed in 2024

• January 1: closed all day
• January 6: closed all day
• May 1: closed all day
• December 24: closed from 15:00 (lockers close at 14:00)
• December 25: closed all day
• December 31: closed from 15:00 (box office closing at 14:00)
• In addition to the closures already planned, there may be additional closures also due to the celebration of official events.

Prices and Ticket Types

Self-Guided Visit

Standard Admission 14 € per person

• Visitors who do not qualify for the Reduced or Free Admission.

Reduced Admission 7 € per person

• Citizens between 5 and 16 years old. Proof of identity card or passport from 14 to 16 years of age.
• Over 65s.
• Students up to the age of 25 with an up-to-date national or international student card.

Free Admission 0 € per person

• Children under 5 years old
• 2 May, from 5pm
• 18 May, International Museum Day (except closing days).
• 12 October, Spanish National Day, regardless of nationality.
• Members of large families in accordance with articles 2 and 3 of Law 40/2003, of 18 November, on the Protection of Large Families and Royal Decree 1621/2005, of 30 December, which implements the aforementioned law.
• Members of ICOM (International Council of Museums) and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
• Official Tourist Guides with an Official Tourist Guide card, carrying out their professional activity, or when they apply for a ticket in order to prepare their work.
• Active teaching staff with a teaching card.
• Disabled persons holding an accreditation.
• People in a legal situation of unemployment that accredit this circumstance, by means of a Jobseeker's Card or equivalent document, issued by the competent body.
• From Monday to Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., free tickets for European Union citizens, residents and work permit holders in this area and Latin American citizens, with proof of nationality (national identity card, passport or driving licence) or residence or work permit. The offer of free admission is limited to Self-Guided Visit. Guided groups will not be allowed to visit during these hours. These tickets can only be purchased at the ticket office.

Free admission for the disabled: Persons with a disability of 33% or more are entitled to free admission. In addition, the person accompanying the disabled person may also enter the museums free of charge, provided that this person is essential for the visit and that this circumstance is stated on the disability card or resolution issued for this purpose. Only people with disabilities and their accredited companion may purchase free tickets online without having to buy a paid ticket. To do so, you can provide us with the associated documentation using the following contact form: Send a request – Patrimonio Nacional. Once the documentation has been validated, we will send you your free ticket. Important: It will be necessary to present the documentation accrediting the disability at the ticket office.

Educational Activities (Special Dates)

• For more information on how to enjoy with your family the educational activities organised in the Gallery of Royal Collections and their dates, click here

Combined Tour

Royal Palace and Gallery of Royal Collections

These tickets are available on the Palacio Real de Madrid website.

• Basic 24 € per person
• Reduced 12 € per person
• Free 0 € per person

Groups

For all groups: The use of a group guided system is mandatory for guided group tours except for children under 8 years old.

Tourist Groups

Purchase of tickets for Groups of Official Tourist Guides. The rate to be applied will be the one that corresponds to the condition of each member of the group or Agency Rate.

Groups will be made up of a minimum of 9 people and a maximum of 15.

Prices:

• Standard Admission 12 € per person
• Reduced Admission 7 € per person
• Free Admission 0 € per person

Cultural Groups

Tickets for cultural associations, institutions, foundations and post-graduate schools of fine arts.
Educational establishments, if they arrange the visit through a travel agency, are not entitled to a reduction or free admission, except for pupils under 5 years of age.

Groups will be made up of a minimum of 9 people and a maximum of 15 + the teacher. The teacher accredited by the cultural group you are accompanying will be able to conduct the guided tour.

Prices:

• Standard Admission 14€ per person
• Reduced Admission 7€ per person
• Free Admission 0 € per person

School Groups

School Group with free 10 € for the booking, as a management fee.

The groups will be made up of a minimum of 9 people and a maximum of 15 + the teacher. The teacher accredited by the educational center you accompany will be able to conduct the guided tour.

Prices:

• Reduced Admission 7 € per person

Agencies

Groups will be made up of a minimum of 9 people and a maximum of 15.

Purchase of tickets for groups managed by Travel Agencies

Prices:

• Standard Admission 12 € per person

Combined Ticket Palace + Gallery of Royal Collections: These tickets will be available for Agencies on the website of the Royal Palace of Madrid.

• Standard Admission 20 € per person

Interactive Audio Guides

Interactive audio guides will be available onsite.

How to get there

Address: Plaza de Oriente. MADRID

• Bus: Lines 3, 25, 39 and 148
• Underground: Lines 5 and 2 (Opera station)
• Commuter train: Príncipe Pío Station

Accessibility

Groups must show up at the Cuesta de la Vega access, 15 minutes before the visit.

Accessibility to the monument

• There is access for persons with disability and manual wheel chairs are available.

In summer, given the temperature in the rooms, whose objective is the correct conservation of the exposed pieces, a light coat is recommended.