Before You Book Seville Cathedral: Every Cost, and What's Worth It
By the BeatTheCrowd team · Prices last checked 3 November · 3 min read
Seville Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, with Columbus's tomb and the Giralda tower, is one ticket that covers three sights. There's the general ticket, a slightly higher door price, free visit slots, rooftop tours and combos with the Alcázar. 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.
At a glance
General, online
About €13
General, at the ticket office
About €14
Includes
Cathedral, Giralda, El Salvador
Free visits
Set times; check the official site
Giralda
Ramps, not stairs
Busiest
11 am to 5 pm, every day
Quietest
The last hour
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The real total: entry price vs what a typical visit costs
A general ticket costs about €13 online or €14 at the ticket office, and includes the cathedral, the Giralda and the Church of El Salvador, according to Audiala. Older guides show €10. The cathedral has offered free visits at set times, but the times and conditions vary by source, so check the official site.
Visitor
What they buy
Price
Adult, online
Cathedral + Giralda + Salvador
About €13
Adult, at the door
Same
About €14
Tickets and entry: what each one gets you
Cost
Price (€)
Type
How to cut it
General, online
About €13
≈ US$15
Unavoidable
Book on the official site.
Door surcharge
About €1
≈ US$1
Avoidable
Buy online.
Is the Giralda worth climbing?
It's included, and you walk up ramps built wide enough for a horse, not stairs. The view over Seville is excellent. Our verdict: do it.
What visitors say
Visitors are overwhelmed by the scale of the interior, the gold altarpiece and Columbus's tomb, and enjoy the Giralda ramps. The most common complaints are the queue in the sun and crowds at midday, so the advice is to book online and go late in the day.
Prices last checked: 3 November. Prices vary with the season, peak and off-peak dates and promotions, and we recheck them every month. Visitor-reported costs are marked as estimates, and US$ figures are rough conversions.
The crowd tax: what busy hours really cost you
Our crowd data shows the cathedral busy from 11 am to about 5 pm, every day, with the last hour moderate on Sundays to Fridays. On Sundays, our data covers only the afternoon, and it's busy until the last hour. The crowd tax is a queue in the sun.
When
Crowds (our data)
What to do
11 am to 5 pm
Busy
Book a timed ticket
From about 5 pm
Moderate
Best time
Crowds by day and time
From the typical weekly visitor pattern for Catedral de Sevilla, based on Google’s popular-times data.
Least busy time
Monday, 5-6 pm
Busiest time
Saturday, 11 am-6 pm
When
Guides and tours: official, licensed or touts?
Resellers sell "skip-the-line" tickets; one reseller notes that guards may not let advance tickets skip the queue. Our verdict: book on the official site.
Short on time? What you'd regret missing
The main altarpiece.
Columbus's tomb.
The Giralda.
The Patio de los Naranjos.
Getting there
The cathedral is in the centre, next to the Alcázar, near Archivo de Indias tram stop.
Rules and closures
Cover shoulders and knees. Hours vary for services; check the official site.
What can go wrong
You queue at the door without a ticket.
Midday: busy in our data.
What one adult really spends
Level
What's included
One adult
Typical
Online ticket
About €13
FAQs
How much is Seville Cathedral?
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About €13 online or €14 at the ticket office.
Is the Giralda included?
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Yes, along with the Church of El Salvador.
Is Seville Cathedral free?
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Free visits are offered at set times; check the official site.
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.
What to expect
Verdict
Weekdays, 11 am-3 pm
Peak crowds, queues at the entrance and main sights. Peak sightseeing hours, when most visitors are on site.
Busy
Weekdays, 3-6 pm
Peak crowds, queues at the entrance and main sights. A little calmer than midday, but still busy.
Busy
Saturday
Peak crowds, queues at the entrance and main sights. Similar to weekdays.
Busy
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