Entrances
General entrance — Nativity façade· Start here
Individual timed-ticket holders.
Carrer de la Marina, Barcelona · Start here unless your ticket confirmation gives another meeting point.
Group entrance
Pre-booked groups and school/baccalaureate groups.
Carrer de la Marina, Barcelona · Do not use this entrance simply because its line appears shorter.
Entrance B
Visitors with disabilities or reduced mobility who show official disability documentation.
Carrer de la Marina, Barcelona · Priority step-free access; wheelchairs may be requested here, subject to availability.
Nativity-façade worship entrance
Attendees at Mass.
Carrer de la Marina, Barcelona · For worship entry, not a substitute for a sightseeing visit.
Access D
Religious figures collecting free tickets with supporting documentation.
The official site does not publish current street-level wayfinding; contact visitor services rather than guessing.
Getting there
Metro
L2 or L5 · Sagrada Família
5 min walk
The station is adjacent to the basilica; use the exit best signed for the Nativity façade/Carrer de la Marina.
Bus
19, 33, 34, D50, H10, B24 · Sagrada Família area
5 min walk
Officially listed routes; confirm the stop and diversion notices on the day.
Taxi
Carrer de Mallorca / Carrer de la Marina
5 min walk
Useful with mobility needs or luggage, but local traffic can be slow.
At the door
Step 1
Arrive before the booked slot
Arrive 15–20 minutes early. Tickets are nominative and valid only for the booked date and time; late arrivals are refused.
Step 2
Use the correct entrance
Individual timed-ticket holders normally enter at the Nativity façade on Carrer de la Marina.
Step 3
Ticket scan and ID check
Have the ticket QR code and original government-issued photo ID matching the named ticket ready.
Step 4
Security inspection
All bags and personal belongings may be inspected. Travel light; the basilica specifically advises against backpacks.
Bags & what’s allowed
Fine
- Small personal bags, subject to security inspection
- Guide dogs assisting disabled visitors
- Temporary use of tower lockers for bags/backpacks while visiting a tower
Not allowed
- Dangerous objects
- Weapons and sharp implements
- Narcotics
- Outside food and drinks
- Hats in the nave and museum, except where required for religious, belief-related or health reasons
- Suitcases and luggage that require storage
There is no general cloakroom or suitcase locker. Temporary lockers are available only for bags/backpacks during tower access and items must be collected immediately afterward.
Source: sagradafamilia.org
Accessibility
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Lifts
- Partly
The entire standard basilica visit is accessible except the towers. Use Entrance B on Carrer de la Marina and show official disability documentation; wheelchairs are available there subject to availability. Tower access uses a lift upward but requires descent by stairs and is not suitable for wheelchair users, visitors with reduced mobility, strollers, pregnant visitors, or people affected by vertigo, claustrophobia, dizziness, anaemia, heart or respiratory conditions.
Source: sagradafamilia.org