All-In Barcelona Card
Visit Sagrada Família and 33 museums, plus free transport.
The Barcelona Pass
Sagrada Familia or Casa Batlló + Park Güell + Casa Milà or a bus tour.
Barcelona Essentials Pass
Sagrada Família or Casa Batlló + Park Güell, with transport and audio guide.
Barcelona Card Express (Now: Barcelona Card 48h)
Ride Barcelona free for two days, plus attraction discounts.
Barcelona has at least seven city passes competing for your money. We’ve tested them all and narrowed it down to three.
Passes Compared
| All-In Card | The Barcelona Pass | Essentials Pass | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | €124.50 | €97.00 | €87.00 |
| Sagrada Familia + Park Güell + 33 museums & 32 discounts | Sagrada Familia or Casa Batlló + Park Güell + 3rd attraction | Sagrada Familia or Casa Batlló + Park Güell + public transport | |
| Feature | |||
| Sagrada Familia | ✓ (1 of premium 2 picks) | ||
| Sagrada Familia or Casa Batlló | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Park Güell | ✓ (1 of premium 2 picks) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3rd attraction | La Pedrera or HoHo bus | ||
| Public transport (Hola BCN) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Museums | 33 free entries | ||
| Audio guide | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Discounts | 32 deals | 10% code | 10% code |
| Book attractions after purchase | ✓ |
All-In Barcelona Card
The most complete pass you can buy for Barcelona. It bundles:
Book now, choose dates later
Unlike other passes, you choose your attraction dates after purchase, so if one attraction is full, it won’t block your booking at checkout.
The Barcelona Pass
Park Güell is confirmed. The other two slots are your choice: Sagrada Família or Casa Batlló, then La Pedrera or a hop-on hop-off bus.
For a first visit, Sagrada Família and La Pedrera make a strong Gaudí double along Passeig de Gràcia. Choose Casa Batlló if the basilica is already sorted. The bus works better than La Pedrera if you want city-wide coverage rather than another Gaudí interior.
Essentials Pass
Two Gaudí sites and a transport card in one booking. Slot one is Sagrada Família or Casa Batlló. Park Güell is fixed.
The Hola BCN card alone costs €18-22, so the bundled transport is a genuine saving.
Other Passes
- If you’re only after Sagrada Familia and Park Güell and you’d rather walk than ride the metro, the Gaudí Bundle covers both sites with an audio guide for €65.50. Stripped-down and focused. But the Essentials Pass adds a full Hola BCN card for just a little more, which makes the Bundle a tough sell unless you’re watching every euro.
- Not interested in Gaudi? The Barcelona Card (€39-79 for 2, 3, 4, or 5 days) is built around museums and transport. You get free entry to 28 museums including MNAC, Museu Picasso on Carrer de Montcada, MACBA, and Fundacio Joan Miró, plus unlimited transport across all zones and 70+ discounts at restaurants and attractions. Sagrada Familia isn’t part of it. But if your trip revolves around art rather than architecture, this is the pass to get.
- For a focused art-museum crawl, the Articket gives you skip-the-line access to six major museums: MACBA, MNAC, Fundació Joan Miró, Museu Picasso, Fundació Antoni Tapies, and CCCB. Valid for 12 months and free for kids 16 and under. At €38, it pays for itself after just three visits.
- Already have your attraction tickets sorted and just need to get around? The Hola Barcelona Travel Card starts at €20.57 for the metro, bus, tram, FGC, and the airport metro. Runs in consecutive hours from your first tap.
Which Pass for Your Trip?
Sagrada Familia + Park Guell
The Essentials Pass is the smartest pick. You get both sites, unlimited Hola BCN transport, an audio guide, and a 10% discount code for other attractions. One booking, everything sorted.
Walking everywhere and don’t need transport? The Gaudi Bundle covers both sites with an audio guide.
Want museums and discounts on top? The All-In Barcelona Card adds 33 museum entries, 32 discount deals, and the flexibility to book your attraction dates after purchase.
Sagrada Família + Park Güell + Casa Batlló
The Best of Barcelona Bundle locks in Casa Batlló and Park Güell. Slot one is your choice: Sagrada Família or La Pedrera. Pick Sagrada Família and you have all three. Casa Batlló has four entry tiers, including rooftop access.
Sagrada Família + Park Güell + La Pedrera
Take the Barcelona Pass: Sagrada Família in slot one, Park Güell in slot two, La Pedrera as the third pick. All three are on or just off Passeig de Gràcia, so you can do the full run in one day without crossing the city.
Sagrada Família + Park Güell + Hop-on Hop-off Bus
The Barcelona Pass covers this too. Sagrada Família in slot one, Park Güell in slot two, and a 24h or 48h hop-on hop-off bus as the third. Covers Montjuïc, the waterfront, and the old town between the Gaudí sites.
Museums and art
The Barcelona Museum Pass (Articket) gets you into MACBA, MNAC, Fundació Joan Miró, Museu Picasso on Carrer de Montcada, Fundació Antoni Tapies, and CCCB. Skip the line at all 6 museums. Valid 12 months. Free for kids 16 and under.
The Barcelona Card includes these 6 plus 22 more, along with unlimited transport. If you’ll ride the metro a lot, the Barcelona Card gives you more for the money.
Just transport
The Hola Barcelona Travel Card covers the metro, buses, trams, FGC trains, Rodalies trains, and the airport metro at T1 and T2. Pick your duration: 48h, 72h, 96h or 120h. Activates on your first tap.
If you also want museum access, the Barcelona Card bundles transport with free entry to 28 museums and 70+ discounts.
Travelling with kids?
How long is your trip?
Here’s the short version by different interests:
- First-timer wanting the full experience → All-In Barcelona Card
- On a budget, just want Gaudi sites + transport → Essentials Pass
- Gaudi sites only, no transport → Gaudi Bundle
- Museums and art → Barcelona Card or Articket
- Just need metro and buses → Hola Barcelona Travel Card
Tips for Using Your Pass
Watch Out: Two Products Called “Essentials Pass”
Two completely different passes share nearly the same name and price:
| Essentials Pass (on our site) | Go City Barcelona Essentials | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €87 | €89 |
| Sagrada Familia | ✓ (guided tour only, book early) | |
| Sagrada Familia or Casa Batlló | ✓ (self-guided, choose your time) | |
| Park Guell | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transport | ✓ (Hola BCN, full public transport) | HoHo bus only |
| Audio guide | ✓ | |
| Discounts | 10% code (5 uses) |
For €2 less, the Essentials Pass on our site includes real public transport, a self-guided Sagrada Familia visit, and an audio guide.
FAQs
Which Barcelona pass is the best overall?
The All-In Barcelona Card. Transport, 2 premium attractions from 37 options, 33 museum entries, and 32 discount deals. The standout feature: you buy first, then pick your attraction dates later. Every other pass makes you choose time slots at checkout.
What’s the cheapest pass with Sagrada Familia and transport?
The Essentials Pass at €87. Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, Hola BCN transport, an audio guide, and a 10% discount code. Without transport, the Gaudi Bundle at €65.50 is cheaper.
Do I need a city pass for Barcelona?
Not always. For one or two attractions, individual tickets work fine. Passes make more sense when you’re bundling attractions with transport.
Can I visit Sagrada Familia with the Barcelona Card?
No. The Barcelona Card gives a small discount but doesn’t include entry. You need the All-In Card, Essentials Pass, Barcelona City Pass, or Gaudi Bundle.
Which pass includes public transport?
Three: the All-In Barcelona Card (Hola BCN), the Essentials Pass (Hola BCN, 48-120h), and the Barcelona Card (all zones, calendar days). Or the Hola Barcelona Travel Card for transport only.
What’s the difference between the Barcelona Card and the All-In Card?
The Barcelona Card focuses on museums (28 free, including Picasso) and transport. The All-In Card focuses on premium attractions (choose 2 from 37) plus 33 specialty museums and transport.
– Art museums → Barcelona Card
– Gaudi sites + variety → All-In Card.
Can kids use Barcelona city passes?
The Barcelona Card has child pricing (ages 4-12, from €37). The Articket is free for kids 16 and under. Hola BCN is free under 4. Most other passes don’t list children’s pricing.
What happens if Sagrada Família is sold out when I book?
Several passes let you select Casa Batlló as an alternative at checkout: the Barcelona Pass, Essentials Pass, and Gaudí Bundle. The Best of Barcelona Bundle offers La Pedrera instead. The All-In Barcelona Card sidesteps this entirely; you pick your attraction dates after purchase.