Palau de la Música Guided Tour: Price, Times and Booking

Guided tour prices and who pays what

The Palau's practical information page lists these visit rates (checked 12 October 2026):

Buying at the box office adds €2 per ticket, and the page says themed visits may cost more. The Visit the Palau page also names students, families, groups and unemployed people among those who may get reduced prices, but gives no amounts for them; you pick your category in the online booking, so check what it offers there and carry proof of age or status.

What a couple pays

Two adults aged 35 to 64 booking the guided tour online pay €48. If they buy the same tickets at the box office on the day, it is €52. A couple both under 35 pays €40 for the guided tour, the same as two full-rate brochure visits, so for them the guide costs nothing extra.

For a family of two adults and children aged 8 and 6, the guided tour is €48 in total, because both children are under 10.

Duration, languages and tour times

The Visit the Palau page puts the visit at about 50 minutes, depending on the tour type. Visits run every day from 09:00 to 15:30, and the practical information page asks you to check for changes when you buy.

The Palau does not publish a fixed timetable by language. The visit tickets page says the guided tour runs in 6 languages without naming them, and the practical information page says languages depend on availability and schedule. You see the actual slots and languages only when you choose a date in the booking system (checked 12 October 2026).

Guided, audio-guided or brochure visit

The visit tickets page sets out three standard options (prices "from", checked 12 October 2026):

The page also lists the brochure visit with skip-the-line access. Beyond these, it sells a private Palau Premium visit from €120, a small-group Palau Exclusive tour with early access before general opening from €25, themed visits from €26 and a guided virtual tour from €5.

Two combined tickets are listed too: the Palau with La Pedrera from €42, and the Palau with the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site from €32, described as a free (unguided) visit to both. The partner venues' own pages quote the same prices: La Pedrera's tickets page lists La Pedrera and the Palau from €42, and Sant Pau's combined tickets page lists Sant Pau and the Palau at €32, with up to 3 months to complete both visits and no prior booking needed at Sant Pau (checked 12 October 2026). Sant Pau's page also sells a three-venue "Domènech i Montaner" pass (Sant Pau, the Palau and the Cafè Vienès at Casa Fuster) for €39, which the Palau's own tickets page does not list. Bought separately, a Palau brochure visit (€20) plus a Sant Pau self-guided adult entry (€17–18) comes to €37–38, so the €32 combo saves about €5–6 per adult. If you are already planning those sites, compare against our guides to La Pedrera tickets and Sant Pau tickets and hours before buying separately.

How to book

The Palau recommends booking ahead, especially for guided tours and in busy periods. The ticket office is open Monday to Saturday 08:30–21:00 and on Sundays and public holidays 08:30–15:30 plus 2 hours before concerts, for same-day sales only (practical information and contact page, checked 12 October 2026). If a guided slot is sold out, the brochure visit is the fallback with the widest language choice.

Purchases carry no right of withdrawal, and exchanges and refunds are not permitted, so fix your date before paying.

Christmas hours differ: on 24 December the Palau stays open until 19:00, on 31 December until 18:00, and on the morning of 25 December it is closed.

Accessibility and disability rates

The accessibility page lists €11 for a guided tour and €9 for a self-guided visit for people with a disability of 33% or more, free entry from 65%, and a free companion for anyone certified as needing a third person. The practical information page instead shows €12 for a disability below 65%. Expect the rate to be confirmed against your certificate; the box office phone is +34 93 295 72 07.

Spanish Sign Language and blind or low-vision guided visits can be requested for groups at €11 per ticket; the accessibility page gives a minimum of 12 people, while the practical information page says 15 for sign-language visits, and the Palau's tour app works with TalkBack and VoiceOver. A free tactile model with 26 touch points stands in the Foyer.

Location and getting there

The Palau is at Carrer del Palau de la Música 4–6, 08003 Barcelona, about a 5-minute walk from Plaça Catalunya. The getting here page names Urquinaona as the nearest metro station, on Line 1 and Line 4. Its only lift note refers to a Line 4 station written as "Jaume Ion", apparently Jaume I, so it does not confirm step-free access at Urquinaona. Buses V15, V17, 47, 19, H16 and D50 also serve the area. A single metro ride on the integrated fare system is covered in our T-casual and fare zones guide.

Large bags and suitcases are not allowed, and food and drink are not permitted inside. Café Palau in the Foyer is open daily from 09:00 to midnight, except at Christmas and New Year.

When a concert makes more sense than the tour

The Palau describes its programme as over 100 concerts of classical, choral and contemporary music, sold through its programme and tickets page. Its concert listings load dynamically and showed no prices when checked, so compare the actual concert price with €24 per person yourself.

Choose a concert if hearing the hall in use matters more to you than an explanation of it, or if your days are full: visits stop at 15:30, while concerts take place in the evening. The Palau's first-concert tips say there is no dress code, latecomers wait until the current piece ends, and food and drink are not allowed in the hall.

Choose the tour if you want to photograph the building (permitted on visits without flash or tripod), see it in daylight, or hear its history from a guide. The Discover the Palau page describes the concert hall's organ and central skylight, the Lluís Millet hall's stained glass and the mosaic façade. Accessibility discounts differ for concerts too: 25% off for a disability of 33% or more, and 50% for wheelchair users in designated areas, at the box office with your certificate. These apply to the Palau's own programming; external promoters set their own terms.

If you are building a Modernisme day, the Sagrada Família booking guide covers booking a timed slot there.