Barcelona Casa Batlló Tickets and Tours: how to buy and prices

Barcelona wouldn't be Barcelona without Casa Batlló. Don't just admire the façade and marvel at the interior of this Gaudí jewel.

Alex Grande

Alex Grande

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Barcelona Casa Batlló Tickets and Tours: how to buy and prices

Interior Casa Batlló | Ventanales de color ©Blair-39

The Batlló family, another of the great Catalan bourgeoisie of Gaudí's time, commissioned the architect to renovate an old building on Passeig de Gràcia, and thus the building we know today as Casa Batlló was born.

Tickets to Casa Batlló and guided tour

People walking on the terrace of the building| ©Raymond DEJONG
People walking on the terrace of the building| ©Raymond DEJONG

Tickets to Casa Batlló with audio guide (Early Bird option)

Casa Batlló interior courtyard| ©Daniel Bonilla
Casa Batlló interior courtyard| ©Daniel Bonilla

When going to either of the two Gaudi designed residential buildings, Casa Batlló or La Pedrera, the time you choose your ticket makes the difference between a memorable experience and a visit to a more crowded attraction.

By booking these tickets to Casa Batlló, you can enter early in the morning and tour the building at your leisure with an audio-guided narration. The great advantage of these tickets is that you avoid the hustle and bustle of tourists and can enjoy the rooms of the building at your own pace and in natural light.

Casa Batlló is full of small details and plastic forms designed by Gaudí in his iconic style, and you can even find some furniture designed by the architect. During your visit, you'll be able to see the beautiful interior courtyard and - if you choose the Gold option on these tickets - go up to the rooftop to look out over Passeig de Gràcia from above.

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Casa Batlló premium tickets

Inside Casa Batllo in Barcelona| ©Gunnar Åhlander
Inside Casa Batllo in Barcelona| ©Gunnar Åhlander

For the full experience at this must-see Barcelona landmark, it's best to book a VIP ticket for Casa Batlló. With this pass you'll not only have priority access to Gaudí's monument, but you'll also be able to visit the Dragon Roof, the Batlló's private lounge and the immersive rooms Gaudí Cube and Gaudí Dôme.

In addition, the augmented reality audio guide will allow you to immerse yourself in the Gaudí universe and the genius of the architect. Its immersive projections and the 10D experience created with artificial intelligence will make your visit to Casa Batlló an unforgettable memory of your trip to Barcelona.

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Tour of La Pedrera and Casa Batlló

La Pedrera| ©Tokyographer
La Pedrera| ©Tokyographer

Visiting Casa Batlló without going to La Pedrera is like going to Figueres and not going to the Dalí Museum. Therefore, combining two of Barcelona' s most important buildings in a single visit makes this half-day tour a very interesting experience.

At La Pedrera you will see its residences, corridors, roof terrace and courtyard, as well as the museum dedicated to Gaudí. And then Casa Batlló, located in what is known as the Block of Discord because you can find buildings by other modernist artists such as Casa Amatller by Josep Puig i Cadafalch or Casa Lleó Morera, the work of Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

Casa Batlló is different from La Pedrera in that it is not a building designed and built by Gaudí, but a remodelling of an existing building in which the architect added the façade, modified the interior courtyard, created its iconic rooftop and included all kinds of plastic decorations. Another option is to book a tour of Barcelona with entrance to Casa Batlló and La Pedrera.

Book a tour of Barcelona + entrance to Casa Batlló and La Pedrera

About Casa Batlló tickets

Casa Batlló façade detail| ©Sim Br
Casa Batlló façade detail| ©Sim Br

When you book your ticket to Casa Batlló you will receive a confirmation email which you can print out or show directly at the ticket office.

With tickets to Casa Batlló, as with La Pedrera, it is essential to buy them in advance to avoid waiting not one, but two queues to buy your tickets at the ticket office and then enter the building.

Both the Early Bird ticket and the VIP ticket and the combined ticket for Casa Batlló and La Pedrera that I recommend above, you have access without queues, something that is definitely worthwhile to make the most of your trip without unnecessary waiting. Plus, if you go on a weekday, you'll be sure to see far fewer people at either attraction.

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Plan your visit to Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló roof detail| ©Keith Roper
Casa Batlló roof detail| ©Keith Roper

How to get to Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló is located at Passeig de Gràcia, 43, a few blocks from La Pedrera. To get there by metro, the best way is to go to Passeig de Gràcia station on lines 2, 3 and 4, take the RENFE to Passeig de Gràcia or take buses 7, 22, 24, H10 and V15.

Days and opening hours of Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, and the last time to enter is at 16:00.

A typical visit to Casa Batlló takes about an hour, although I recommend you allow at least half an hour more to explore it at your leisure and stop on the roof to marvel at its structures and decorations.

Where to eat near Casa Batlló

As in my guide to La Pedrera, here are what I think are the two best restaurants in the Eixample area:

  • El Principal de l'Eixample, a restaurant with an interior courtyard to fall in love with and a market cuisine with typically Catalan dishes with a modern twist. It won't be cheap, but I wouldn't think twice about paying a fortune in a restaurant for tourists.
  • La Pepita, a place for tapas and sandwiches but very well presented and elaborated, perfect if you don't want to spend so much money on a meal with cutlery and prefer to nibble and continue exploring Barcelona.

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Practical information for visiting Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló rooftop| ©Vasile Cotovanu
Casa Batlló rooftop| ©Vasile Cotovanu

Casa Batlló has an impressive modernist-era lift with a travel hack inside: if you start your visit by taking it up to the roof and then make your way around the house from top to bottom, you'll have the roof all to yourself for a while and you'll encounter far fewer tourists on your tour.

Inside Casa Batlló there is a gift and souvenir shop but it always has a long queue and overpriced prices. In my opinion, it's not worth wasting time on your trip to Barcelona to go into the shop, as you can find most of the prints in other shops.

Like La Pedrera, Casa Batlló also offers night tours and rooftop concerts on certain nights of the year. Tickets are a little hard to get as they won't always coincide with your travel dates, but it might be worth it.

What to see inside Casa Batlló

You should keep an eye open for the most photogenic spots in Casa Batlló. If you're on the hunt for the corners that will look best on your Instagram feed, take note:

  • The rooftop: the textures of the marble and the sinuous dragon-tail shapes of Casa Batlló's rooftop are a marvel.
  • The inner courtyard: the bluish tones of its cladding are perfect for a blue-centric feed.
  • The living room on the main floor: whether it's the open-plan space or the whirlpool from which the ceiling lamp hangs, you'll find plenty of details to take photos of.
  • The attic: its beautiful pure white arches are a fantasy for the eye and for the lens of your mobile phone.

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Other visits that may interest you

The Sagrada Familia| ©iam_os
The Sagrada Familia| ©iam_os

If you have to choose between La Pedrera and Casa Batlló, I would definitely recommend the former. To help you organise your visit, you can read my guide at Barcelona La Pedrera Tickets and Tours: how to buy and priceswhere you'll find out how to get the best tickets and practical tips that will be very useful.

Anyone in Barcelona will tell you that a visit to the Sagrada Familia is a must. In this guide by Sagrada Familia - Skip The Line Tickets: how to buy and prices you will find tips and tricks to visit it like a local. I also recommend you to visit Park Güell and my guide to Barcelona Park Güell Tickets and Tours: how to buy and prices where I tell you everything you need to know.

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