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Granada Money-Saving Passes & Cards

An honest, current comparison of Granada's passes and transport cards, with real break-even math and the cases where buying nothing is the smarter move.

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verified Prices and rules verified 2026-04-22

The short answer

Usually, no: most independent travelers in Granada do not need a city pass. The official Granada Card can work if you are doing the Alhambra plus a packed run of paid monuments over 2 or 3 days, but many visitors save more by buying one Alhambra combo or just using a cheap bus or metro card.

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Granada Card 48h / 72h / 24h / Jardines

tourist card

Transport

Prices

  • 24h Adult €50
  • 48h Adult €55
  • 72h Adult €60
  • Jardines Adult €50
  • Kids 3-11 €13
Durations: 24h · 48h · 72h · Jardines

Includes

  • ✓48h and 72h versions include Alhambra General: Alcazaba, Nasrid Palaces, Generalife
  • ✓24h version includes Alhambra night visit to the Nasrid Palaces
  • ✓Jardines version includes Alcazaba and Generalife
  • ✓Granada Cathedral
  • ✓Royal Chapel
  • ✓Monastery of San Jeronimo
  • ✓Cartuja Monastery
  • ✓Sacromonte Abbey
  • ✓Parque de las Ciencias
  • ✓Casa de Zafra
  • ✓Cuarto Real
  • ✓Museo de Bellas Artes
  • ✓Casa de los Tiros
  • ✓Museo Arqueologico
  • ✓9 city bus rides
  • ✓1 full tourist train circuit
  • ✓72h version also includes Banuelo
  • ✓72h version also includes Corral del Carbon
  • ✓72h version also includes Casa del Horno del Oro
  • ✓72h version also includes Maristan
  • ✓72h version also includes Palacio de Dar al-Horra

Not included

  • ·No Alhambra guided tour
  • ·No Alhambra audioguide
  • ·No Planetarium
  • ·No Biodomo
  • ·Tourist train is one full circuit, not hop-on hop-off
  • ·Tourist train earphones cost extra
  • ·Airport bus is not included
  • ·Metropolitan buses are not included
  • ·No extra senior, student, or disability discount

shopping_bag Buy online through the official Granada Card pages and linked Clorian checkout. Monument entry uses the QR on your ticket. To collect the 9-trip bus card, use the LOC BUS code at bus machines on Gran Via or Puerta Real. The tourist office gives information, but it is not a sales desk.

This is the only real city pass in Granada, and it is decent only when you are doing the Alhambra plus a packed list of paid sites. For a light, walk-heavy trip, it usually loses money.

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Dobla de Oro General

combo pass

Prices

  • Adult €30.48
  • Child under 12 Free
Durations: Booked Alhambra day plus Andalusi monuments on the day before, same day, or day after

Includes

  • ✓Alhambra General day visit
  • ✓Nasrid Palaces
  • ✓Alcazaba
  • ✓Generalife
  • ✓Corral del Carbon
  • ✓Banuelo
  • ✓Palacio de Dar al-Horra
  • ✓Maristan
  • ✓Casa morisca del Horno de Oro
  • ✓Casa del Chapiz
  • ✓Casa de Zafra
  • ✓Official Alhambra information pages also continue to mention Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo

Not included

  • ·No public transport
  • ·No Cathedral
  • ·No Royal Chapel
  • ·No Cartuja
  • ·No San Jeronimo
  • ·No Parque de las Ciencias
  • ·No guided tour
  • ·No audioguide

shopping_bag Buy direct from the official Alhambra ticket site. The ticket is digital, so you usually do not need pickup, but carry the original ID or passport used for the booking.

This is the sharpest-value bundle in Granada if you want the full Alhambra and at least a few Nasrid-era city monuments. If you only care about the Alhambra, buy the standard Alhambra ticket instead.

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Alhambra + Fundacion Rodriguez-Acosta Combined Ticket

combo pass

Prices

  • Adult €25.45
Durations: Booked Alhambra day plus Foundation visit on the day before, same day, or day after

Includes

  • ✓Alhambra General
  • ✓Nasrid Palaces
  • ✓Alcazaba
  • ✓Generalife
  • ✓Guided visit to Fundacion Rodriguez-Acosta

Not included

  • ·No public transport
  • ·No Cathedral or city church sites
  • ·No automatic Foundation reservation
  • ·Museo Gomez-Moreno is closed for works until further notice according to the Foundation's rules page

shopping_bag Buy on the official Alhambra site, then reserve your separate Foundation time on the Foundation booking page. Without that second reservation, the combo is not fully usable.

The surcharge over an Alhambra-only ticket is small. If the Foundation is already on your list, this is an easy add-on. If you know you will not make the extra timed visit, skip it.

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Monumentos Andalusies

attraction bundle

Prices

  • Adult €8.48
Durations: 1 day

Includes

  • ✓Palacio de Dar al-Horra
  • ✓Corral del Carbon
  • ✓Banuelo
  • ✓Maristan
  • ✓Casa morisca del Horno de Oro

Not included

  • ·No Alhambra
  • ·No public transport
  • ·No Casa del Chapiz
  • ·No Casa de Zafra
  • ·No Cuarto Real in the current product summary

shopping_bag Buy online from the official Alhambra site and use the digital QR. Do not buy it for Sunday visits, because the official page says these monuments are free on Sundays.

Cheap, simple, and good value on a paid day if you will visit four or five of the sites. On Sunday it makes no sense at all.

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Dobla de Oro Nocturna

combo pass

Prices

  • Adult €23.06
  • Child 3-11 Free
Durations: Booked night visit plus Andalusi monuments on the day before, same day, or day after

Includes

  • ✓Night visit to the Nasrid Palaces
  • ✓Corral del Carbon
  • ✓Banuelo
  • ✓Palacio de Dar al-Horra
  • ✓Maristan
  • ✓Casa morisca del Horno de Oro
  • ✓Casa del Chapiz
  • ✓Casa de Zafra

Not included

  • ·No Generalife day access
  • ·No Alcazaba day access
  • ·No public transport
  • ·No Cathedral
  • ·No Royal Chapel
  • ·No Parque de las Ciencias
  • ·No guided tour

shopping_bag Buy only from the official Alhambra site and keep the QR plus original ID with you. This product makes sense only if you will use both the night palaces and the city monuments around it.

People assume this is a bargain because the name sounds similar to the daytime version. It is not. Buy it only if the night visit is the point and you will also do at least a couple of the included Andalusi sites.

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Metro de Granada Tourist Card / Monedero

transport pass

Transport

Prices

  • Tourist Card 1 day €4.50
  • Monedero trip €0.49
  • Single ticket €1.35
  • Flexible card media €0.30
  • Rigid card media €1.80
Durations: 1 day tourist card · Stored-value card · 30-day pass

Includes

  • ✓Metro travel only
  • ✓1-day tourist card offers unlimited metro use on the day of purchase
  • ✓Stored-value Monedero fares are cheaper than buying singles

Not included

  • ·No museums or monuments
  • ·No city buses
  • ·No airport transfer perk
  • ·No skip-the-line benefit

shopping_bag Buy and recharge at metro vending machines. If you need staff help, use the customer service offices at Recogidas, Albolote, or the Metropolitano facilities office.

Purely a transport play. Good if your hotel and plans are metro-heavy. Irrelevant if you are mostly in the historic center on foot.

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Granada Urban Bus Credibus

transport pass

Transport

Prices

  • Single ticket €1.60
  • Credibus 5 €0.54 per trip
  • Credibus 10 €0.53 per trip
  • Credibus 20 €0.53 per trip
  • Card purchase €2
Durations: Stored-value card · Monthly pass

Includes

  • ✓Urban bus travel only
  • ✓Free transfers within 60 minutes on different lines
  • ✓Credibus can be shared by multiple people on the same trip

Not included

  • ·No monuments or attractions
  • ·No metro rides
  • ·No airport bus through the Granada Card bundle
  • ·Resident discount cards are not standard tourist products

shopping_bag Buy or recharge on the bus or at official vending points. For most visitors, this is the practical bus product if you expect several rides up to the Albaicin or Sacromonte.

Not glamorous, but useful. If you will ride Granada's steep bus routes a few times, this saves money faster than most visitors expect.

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Does the math work?

Real scenarios with real numbers. Green means a pass saves money, red means single tickets win.

Two full days: Alhambra, Cathedral, Royal Chapel, Cartuja, San Jeronimo, plus buses

buy

Using: Granada Card 48h

Single tickets

€49 in monument tickets, before transport

With pass

€55

Diff

Save a little once you add real bus use or one more paid site

The monument stack alone lands just under the card price, and that is before counting bus rides or the train circuit. If you are actually doing this many paid sites in 48 hours, the card works.

Classic short trip: Alhambra, Cathedral, Royal Chapel, and mostly walking

skip

Using: Granada Card 48h

Single tickets

About €36.27

With pass

€55

Diff

Loses about €18.73

This is the common Granada itinerary, and it is too light for the city card. You would need several more paid sites or meaningful transport use to make up the gap.

Nasrid-focused visit: full Alhambra plus Andalusi monuments in the Albaicin over 2 days

buy

Using: Dobla de Oro General

Single tickets

€30.75

With pass

€30.48

Diff

Save €0.27

The saving is tiny, but the bundle is still the cleaner buy because it matches a coherent itinerary. If those Andalusi sites are already in your plan, there is little downside.

Night Nasrid visit plus one or two small Andalusi monuments the next day

skip

Using: Dobla de Oro Nocturna

Single tickets

About €21.21

With pass

€23.06

Diff

Loses about €1.85

The nighttime version sounds attractive, but the math is weaker than the daytime bundle. It only starts to feel reasonable if you will use several of the included city monuments.

Family with children under 12 doing Alhambra and a couple of headline sights

skip

Using: Granada Card 48h

Single tickets

Often lower with free or reduced child tickets

With pass

€55 adult, €13 per child 3-11

Diff

Usually loses money

Families often overpay with bundled cards because child entry is already free or reduced at key sites, especially the Alhambra. Buy only after pricing your exact ages and reductions separately.

What should YOU buy?

Pick your travel style.

solo

Buy: Dobla de Oro General

For a solo traveler who actually wants the Alhambra and the old Muslim city, this is the cleanest-value bundle. If your plan is lighter than that, buy individual tickets instead.

couple

Buy: Granada Card 48h

Only worth it for a couple if you are both committed to a dense paid itinerary over two days. If one of you is more casual, separate tickets are usually safer and cheaper.

family

No pass recommended

Families should price everything separately first. Child reductions and free entry make bundled passes look worse, and Granada is small enough that you may not use the transport value either.

48h stopover

No pass recommended

Most 48-hour visitors do not do enough paid sights to justify a pass. Buy the Alhambra or one combo if needed, then walk the center and spend the rest on food.

week long

Buy: Granada Card 72h

A longer stay gives you room to use the 72h card properly, especially the extra Andalusi monuments. It still only makes sense if you like monuments and plan to visit them, not if you mainly want slow neighborhood days.

budget

Buy: Monumentos Andalusies

This is the cheapest themed add-on on a paid day, and it can be very good value if you visit most of the included sites. Otherwise the real budget move is no pass at all.

senior

No pass recommended

Check separate senior reductions first, especially for the Alhambra. The Granada Card does not add a senior rate, so it often wipes out the advantage you already have.

student

No pass recommended

Students can often do better with reduced individual tickets at specific sites. A pass only makes sense if you have no useful reductions and your sightseeing plan is unusually packed.

warning Scams & traps to avoid

Known scams tied to Granada passes and tickets.

Official-looking Alhambra ticket sites that are not official

How it works

A reseller builds a site that looks almost institutional, charges well above the official rate, and sometimes sends only a voucher rather than the real timed ticket. In the worst cases, the final ticket arrives late, with a different slot, or not at all.

How to spot it

The URL is not the Patronato's official tickets.alhambra-patronato.es domain, prices look inflated, and the wording talks about vouchers or later confirmation.

Safe alternative

Buy Alhambra products only from https://tickets.alhambra-patronato.es/ and keep the confirmation with the ID used for purchase.

Granada Card resellers charging more than the official checkout

How it works

Third-party platforms sell the Granada Card at a markup or wrap it inside vague service fees, then market the result as convenience or priority access. Travelers assume the card is the same everywhere. It is not.

How to spot it

The seller is not the Granada tourism site or its linked Clorian checkout, the page promises skip-the-line privileges, or the final price is above the official city rate.

Safe alternative

Use the official Granada Card hub at turismo.granada.org and follow the city's purchase path to the authorized checkout.

Tours that promise an included Alhambra ticket without holding inventory

How it works

A tour company sells a fixed visit time first and tries to source the underlying Alhambra ticket later. If inventory is gone, they push a new hour, a different format, or a refund after your day is already shaped around it.

How to spot it

The listing is vague about ticket issuance, says the exact time will be confirmed later, or leans heavily on WhatsApp follow-up after payment.

Safe alternative

If the Alhambra matters most, secure the official ticket first. Add a guide only after the timed entry is safely in hand.

Don't buy a pass if…

  • block You only want the Alhambra, Cathedral, and Royal Chapel.
  • block You are in Granada on Sunday and planned the smaller Andalusi monuments then, because several are free.
  • block You qualify for reduced or free entry separately, especially at the Alhambra or for museum visits.
  • block You are traveling with children who already get free or very cheap admission.
  • block You will mostly walk and only expect one or two bus or metro rides.

Common questions

Is the Granada Card worth buying for most tourists? expand_more
Usually no. It becomes worth buying when you are doing the Alhambra plus several paid monuments over 2 or 3 days and will use the included city transport. If your plan is lighter, separate tickets are normally cheaper.
Does the Granada Card include the full Alhambra visit? expand_more
The 48h and 72h Granada Card versions include Alhambra General, which covers the Nasrid Palaces, Alcazaba, and Generalife. The 24h version only includes the night visit to the Nasrid Palaces, and the Jardines version includes Alcazaba and Generalife but not the Nasrid Palaces.
Does any Granada pass let you skip the line at the Alhambra? expand_more
No pass gives you universal skip-the-line access. The Granada Card and official Alhambra combos spare you a ticket-office exchange and reserve your timed entry in advance, but you still go through normal security and timed controls.
What is better: Granada Card or Dobla de Oro General? expand_more
Dobla de Oro General is usually better if your real priority is the Alhambra plus Nasrid-era city monuments in the Albaicin. The Granada Card is broader, with churches, museums, buses, and the tourist train, but that only helps if you will use a lot of it.
Are Granada's Andalusi monuments free on Sundays? expand_more
Yes, the official pages say the Andalusi monuments are free on Sundays. That is why Monumentos Andalusies and some broader bundles are a poor buy for Sunday-heavy itineraries.
Where should I buy Granada Card and Alhambra passes safely? expand_more
For the Granada Card, use the official Granada tourism pages and their linked Clorian checkout. For Alhambra products, use the official Patronato ticket site at tickets.alhambra-patronato.es. Avoid lookalike reseller pages, especially if they promise priority access or later ticket delivery.
Is the Granada Card a good deal for families with children? expand_more
Often no. Children already qualify for free or reduced entry at key sites, especially the Alhambra, so the bundled child card is not always the best buy. Check your exact family ages and compare the separate prices first.
Should I buy a bus or metro card instead of a sightseeing pass in Granada? expand_more
Sometimes, yes. If you are only trying to cut transport costs, the metro 1-day tourist card works once you reach four rides, and Credibus makes sense for several city bus rides. They are much cheaper than buying a full sightseeing card you will not use fully.

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