Before You Book La Pedrera (Casa Milà): Every Cost, and What's Worth It
By the BeatTheCrowd team · Prices last checked 3 November · 3 min read
La Pedrera, Gaudí's wavy stone apartment block on Passeig de Gràcia, sells six different tickets, from a cheaper late-afternoon visit to a private premium tour. There's Essential, Sunset, Night Experience, Sunrise, an Open Date ticket and Premium, with free entry for under-12s. Most of them sound worth paying for. You don't need the most expensive one to have a great visit. In this guide we walk through what each option costs, what you really get, and how to choose the right one, whether that's a quiet weekday or a busy Saturday evening.
At a glance
Essential (daytime)
€29
Sunset (late afternoon)
€25
Night Experience
€39.50, with a rooftop show and cava
Under 12
Free
Ages 12-17 / over-65s, students
€12.50 / €19 (daytime)
Box office
Dearer than the website
Quietest
Most of the day, in our data
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The real total: basic entry vs what most visitors pay
The daytime Essential ticket costs €29, and the late-afternoon Sunset ticket €25, covering the same rooms and video guide. The Night Experience, with a rooftop projection show and a glass of cava, is €39.50. Under-12s are free on every ticket. The box office charges more than the website. Prices are from Art Visit Guide.
Visitor
What they buy
Price
Budget
Sunset ticket
€25
Most visitors
Essential
€29
Evening out
Night Experience
€39.50
Under 12
Free
€0
Tickets: what each option gets you
Cost
Price (€)
Type
How to cut it
Sunset
€25
≈ US$29
Optional
The same visit as Essential, later in the day, for €4 less.
Essential
€29
≈ US$33
Unavoidable
Self-guided, with a video guide in 11 languages.
Night Experience
€39.50
≈ US$45
Optional
Guided, 1h20, rooftop show and cava.
Sunrise
€39.50
≈ US$45
Optional
Guided, before opening.
Open Date
€45
≈ US$52
Essential or Sunset?
The Sunset ticket covers the same rooms and rooftop for €4 less, from late afternoon. Our verdict: the best-value ticket, especially for the light on the rooftop chimneys.
Is the Night Experience worth it?
At €39.50, it adds a guide, a projection show on the rooftop and a glass of cava. Our verdict: a memorable evening for couples; for the architecture alone, Sunset is enough.
What visitors say
Visitors love the rooftop with its warrior-like chimneys, the attic's brick arches and the period apartment. The most common complaints are the price and that the visit is shorter than expected, so the advice is to choose the Sunset ticket and book on the official website.
Prices last checked: 3 November. Prices vary with the season, peak and off-peak dates and promotions, and we recheck them every month. Visitor-reported costs are marked as estimates, and US$ figures are rough conversions.
The crowd tax: what busy hours cost you
Our crowd data shows La Pedrera moderate for most of the day, with short busy spells around midday on some weekdays. Saturday evening is the exception: busy from about 4 pm until about 10 pm. The real crowd tax here is price: the box office charges more than the website.
When
Crowds (our data)
What to do
Weekday morning or afternoon
Moderate
Easy visit
Around midday, some weekdays
Briefly busy
Shift by an hour
Saturday from about 4 pm
Busy
Go earlier, or on a weekday
Crowds by day and time
From the typical weekly visitor pattern for La Pedrera - Casa Milà, based on Google’s popular-times data.
Quietest time
Sunday, 9-11 pm
Busiest time
Guides and tours: official, licensed or touts?
Resellers sell the same entry, sometimes with free cancellation. Our verdict: the official website is cheapest; the guided Night Experience or Sunrise visit replaces a separate tour.
Short on time? What you'd regret missing
The rooftop chimneys.
The attic, with its brick arches.
The period apartment.
The courtyards, looking up.
Getting there
La Pedrera is on Passeig de Gràcia, a short walk from Diagonal and Passeig de Gràcia Metro stations, and from Casa Batlló.
Rules and closures
Winter daytime hours (November to late February) run 9 am to 6:30 pm, with night sessions from 7 pm. The building closes on some dates, including 25 December and a week in mid-January.
What can go wrong
You buy at the box office: dearer than online.
Saturday evening: busy in our data.
You pay for Open Date when a fixed slot would do.
What one adult really spends
Level
What's included
One adult
Budget
Sunset
€25
Typical
Essential
€29
Evening
Night Experience
€39.50
Under-12s are free; ages 12-17 pay €12.50 on Essential.
FAQs
How much is La Pedrera?
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€29 for the Essential ticket, €25 for Sunset and €39.50 for the Night Experience. Under-12s are free.
What's the cheapest La Pedrera ticket?
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Sunset, at €25, with the same rooms as Essential.
Is the La Pedrera Night Experience worth it?
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For an evening out: it adds a guide, a rooftop show and cava.
Is it cheaper to buy La Pedrera tickets online?
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Yes. The box office charges more.
When is La Pedrera least crowded?
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In our data, most of the day is moderate; Saturday evening is busiest. See our crowd forecast.
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How we research: every guide is written by the BeatTheCrowd team from official sources and recent traveller reports, cross-checked against each other. Crowd figures come from our own crowd data. Prices last checked 3 November. Prices and rules change, so always confirm on the official site before you book.
Avoidable
Only for total flexibility.
Premium
€120
≈ US$138
Avoidable
Small-group, reserved areas, tasting.
Saturday, 4-10 pm
When
What to expect
Verdict
Weekdays, 9-11 am
A steady flow of visitors, short waits at the main spots. Fairly even with the rest of the day.
Best
Weekdays, 11 am-3 pm
Peak crowds, queues at the entrance and main sights. Peak sightseeing hours, when most visitors are on site.
Worst
Weekdays, 3-6 pm
A steady flow of visitors, short waits at the main spots. Similar to the rest of the day.
Best
Weekdays, 6-11 pm
A steady flow of visitors, short waits at the main spots. Calmer as the day winds down.
Best
Saturday
Peak crowds, queues at the entrance and main sights. Busier than weekdays, as locals join the visitors.
Worst
Sunday
A steady flow of visitors, short waits at the main spots. Similar to weekdays.
Best
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