Three separate free windows exist between Granada Cathedral and the Royal Chapel, and two of them are useless to anyone who does not live in the province. The third is open to everybody, needs booking, and almost nobody knows it is there.
Entry to Granada Cathedral costs €10 during the KERYGMA exhibition and drops to €7 once it closes on 29 November. Around that date, and around one Wednesday afternoon, the whole cost of visiting both buildings turns.
How much is Granada Cathedral? €10 for adults and €8 reduced while the KERYGMA exhibition runs, from 8 May to 28 November, then €7 and €5 from 29 November. The Royal Chapel charges the same and opens free on Wednesdays from 3.15pm to 5pm, by booking, capped at 2 tickets.
The one free slot open to visitors needs booking
The Royal Chapel admits visitors free of charge on Wednesdays between 3.15pm and 5pm, and this window does not ask where anyone lives. Bookings go through the free-ticket system run by the Archidiócesis de Granada, which also covers La Cartuja and Sacromonte Abbey.
Three conditions shape it, and each one rules somebody out:
- A 24-hour deadline. Deciding on the Wednesday morning is already too late for that afternoon.
- A cap of 2 tickets per booking. Workable for a couple, awkward for a family of four.
- Named tickets. The form asks for full name, email and a DNI, NIE or passport number.
The Cathedral price changes on 29 November
A temporary exhibition splits the year in two. While KERYGMA runs, from 8 May to 28 November, a standard Cathedral ticket costs €10 and the reduced rate €8 according to the Archidiócesis de Granada. From 29 November the prices return to €7 and €5.
Two local fares hold inside the exhibition period as well: students from Granada and its province pay €3, and residents of the city pay €5 on production of identification. Children under 12 pay nothing in either regime.
The Royal Chapel has no separate scale. The Archdiocese applies the Cathedral tariffs to it, so it moves from €10 to €7 on 29 November too, with the same €8 and €5 reduced rates.
That swing produces a mismatch worth knowing about. The city council values the Cathedral at €7 inside the Granada Card, which is the post-exhibition fare, so during KERYGMA the pass carries a more expensive ticket than its own breakdown states.
The resident free days will not help a visitor
Tuesday is the free day for residents of Granada and its province, who show a DNI or proof of registration at the desk. It covers the full opening day at the Cathedral but only the 2pm to 6pm stretch at the Royal Chapel, which means the two buildings are not both free on a Tuesday morning.
Neither of those windows is available on a foreign passport. For anyone visiting, the Tuesday arrangement is worth knowing only to explain why a queue exists, and the Wednesday booking remains the single practical route to a free visit.
One further gratuity runs on a seasonal calendar. Schools from Granada and its province enter the Royal Chapel free between November and February, in school hours and for pupils aged 25 or under, arranged by written request from the education centre itself.
What the other Archdiocese monuments cost
A single band covers the buildings outside the cathedral block. La Cartuja, San Jerónimo and Sacromonte Abbey each charge €7 standard and €5 reduced according to the Archidiócesis de Granada, matching the Cathedral outside the exhibition period.
Two of them sit apart from that band. San Nicolás church with its tower runs a flat €3 fare, the cheapest in the group, while SILENTIA costs €18 standard and €15 reduced, with under-12s free.
Anyone combining several buildings should look at the joint ticket, which the official sales site puts at a saving of up to 33 per cent against separate purchases. Both buildings close on Good Friday, 25 December and 1 January, the same two winter dates that shut the Alhambra.
Two references round out a day in the centre. The nine ticket types at the other paid monument are set out in what each Alhambra ticket covers, and the bar that follows the visit, in the three tapa models a Granada bar can run.
Frequently asked questions
Can you visit the Royal Chapel in Granada for free?
Yes, on Wednesdays between 3.15pm and 5pm, but only with a booking made up to 24 hours in advance through the free-ticket system run by the Archidiócesis de Granada. The slot is divided into four sessions and each booking is capped at 2 tickets.
How much is Granada Cathedral?
Entry costs €10 for adults and €8 reduced while the KERYGMA exhibition runs, from 8 May to 28 November. From 29 November the price returns to €7 and €5. Children under 12 enter free in both periods, so the date of a trip changes the fare.
Do the free days at Granada Cathedral apply to tourists?
The Tuesday free entry is for residents of Granada and its province, who show identification or proof of registration at the ticket desk, so a visitor cannot use it. The Wednesday afternoon slot at the Royal Chapel is the one open to anybody who books ahead.
What do the other Archdiocese monuments cost in Granada?
La Cartuja, San Jerónimo and Sacromonte Abbey each charge €7 for a standard ticket and €5 reduced. San Nicolás church with its tower has a flat €3 fare, and SILENTIA costs €18 or €15 reduced, with under-12s free across the group.
Only one of the three free windows is open to a visitor, and it closes to bookings a day in advance.