What the ticket costs and what it covers
The Ministry of Culture's Acropolis Museum page lists one full price, €20, for both the winter and summer seasons, with no seasonal discount. The page shows a last-update date of 2 April 2025. The museum's own plan-your-visit page loaded on 29 October but shows only who qualifies for reduced and free entry, with no prices or hours, so confirm the price on the e-ticket site when you book.
The museum is separate from the Acropolis archaeological site on the hill above it. None of the official pages checked mentions a joint ticket with the site, so plan on buying a separate ticket for each. The site's own price, time slots and booking are in our Acropolis tickets guide, and our Athens combined ticket guide explains why the old multi-site ticket no longer exists.
Reduced and free tickets
The museum's plan-your-visit page (checked 29 October 2026) lists who qualifies. The main categories for overseas visitors are:
- Reduced fee: children and young people aged 6–25 from non-EU countries, with a passport; citizens of Greece or other EU countries over 65, with an ID card or passport.
- Free: children and young people up to 25 from EU countries, with an ID card or passport; children up to 5 from non-EU countries, with a passport; disabled visitors of any nationality, with a disability certificate, plus one escort in the case of 67% disability.
The page lists further free categories, mostly for Greek residents and professionals such as journalists, licensed tourist guides and ICOM members. None of the official pages checked gives the reduced price in euros, so ask at the desk.
What the e-ticket terms do make clear is how these tickets are sold:
- Reduced and free tickets are not sold online. You get them only at the ticket desks on the ground floor, after staff check your documents.
- You are expected to check your eligibility before arriving. If you turn out not to qualify, you pay the full or standard reduced price.
If you qualify, for example as a non-EU visitor aged 18 to 25, bring your passport and buy at the desk rather than paying €20 online.
Free days for everyone
The ministry page lists four dates when entry is free for all visitors: 6 March, 25 March, 18 May and 28 October. The 28 October free day has just passed, so the next one is 6 March 2027. The ministry page lists only these four dates and no free first Sundays, so do not assume that the first-Sunday rule of the state archaeological sites applies here; our winter hours and holiday closures guide sets out which sites those Sundays cover.
Booking a time slot online
The museum's e-ticket site sells only individual tickets for a set date and time of entry. The terms say the booked time is your time of entry to the exhibition, and each ticket is valid for one entry: once scanned it cannot be reused, so you cannot leave for lunch and come back on the same ticket.
Other rules from the terms:
- Show the ticket on your phone or printed. Online tickets use the priority lane at the entrance scanners.
- Up to ten tickets per transaction; groups book separately by email.
- No refunds or exchanges, and no replacement for lost tickets.
- The museum is not responsible for tickets bought from third parties, which may cost more than €20.
A third-party "skip-the-line" ticket is not needed for faster entry: the official online ticket already uses the priority lane.
Opening hours by season
The ministry page gives these hours, with last entry 30 minutes before closing in both seasons:
| Day | Winter, 1 Nov–31 Mar | Summer, 1 Apr–31 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00–17:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Tuesday–Thursday | 09:00–17:00 | 09:00–20:00 |
| Friday | 09:00–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 |
| Saturday–Sunday | 09:00–20:00 | 09:00–20:00 |
The winter timetable starts on Sunday 1 November. From then, Friday is the only weekday open after 17:00, so it is the one weekday evening option.
The ministry page lists separate hours for the archaeological excavation beneath the museum: 09:00–17:00 in winter, with last entry at 16:30. It does not say whether that applies every day, so on a Friday or weekend evening visit, see the excavation first.
Closures, Christmas and special openings
According to the ministry page, the museum is closed on 1 January, Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday, 1 May, and 25 and 26 December. It opens with shorter hours on:
- 24 and 31 December: 09:00–15:00.
- Good Friday: 12:00–18:00.
- Easter Saturday: 08:00–15:00.
It stays open until midnight on the August full moon and for the European Night of Museums.
The e-ticket terms add that the museum may change its hours, open dates and prices, and may close individual areas at short notice. The ministry page shows a last-update date of 2 April 2025. If you are travelling over Christmas, New Year or Easter, check the museum's own website a few days before.
Getting there
The ministry page gives the address as 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Athens 11742.
Metro: Akropoli station on Line 2 is the nearest. This is Athens, the official city guide, describes it on its accessible routes page as fully accessible, with wheelchair boarding by ramp from the first or last carriage. The station has two exits; the STASY Acropolis page names one at Makrygianni and Dionysiou Areopagitou streets, the museum's street.
The same STASY page lists the first Line 2 trains at about 05:37–05:44 and the last at around 00:18–00:24, or 01:25–01:31 on Friday and Saturday nights, so a late Friday visit still leaves plenty of trains home. For fares and contactless payment, see our Athens transport tickets guide.
Bags, facilities and how long to allow
None of the official pages checked (the ministry page, the e-ticket terms and the museum's plan-your-visit page) publishes bag size rules or cloakroom details; ask at the entrance if you are carrying a large bag or luggage. The ministry page lists a cafe, a museum shop, a printed museum guide and multimedia among the facilities.
The museum does not publish a suggested visit length. As a rough estimate, allow at least two hours if you want time for the Parthenon Gallery on the top floor; our guide to why that gallery sits at an angle explains what you are looking at there.
If your slot is sold out
The museum does not publish how quickly slots sell out. If your preferred time is gone, in winter try a Friday evening slot, when the museum is open until 22:00, or switch the order of your day: visit the Acropolis site in the morning and book the museum for late afternoon.
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