KJMommy04 Posted May 3, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Does anyone know if I pre-purchase tickets for Sagrada and I am late for the one hour window, will they still let me in? We will be there one day pre-cruise, but I'm not sure I can pin down an exact time we can get there. I'm just wondering how flexible that one hour window is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SummerXU Posted May 3, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I pre-purchased my tickets the other day and was wondering the same thing. I'm actually wondering the opposite though: If we show up a little early, will we be admitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesah Posted May 3, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Just got back from Barcelona last night. I had the same problem. Pre purchased tickets for the 2 - 3 pm slot but we were unable to make it until 4:00 pm. No problem at all. I was told by the staff that as long as the ticket is for that day, the hour does not really matter. You go ahead of the hundreds of people waiting in line and there is a special window for people who pre booked on line. The Sagrada Familia's interior and the stained glass windows are magnificent. I actually spent about two hours there. There are people crawling everywhere, practically hanging from the chandeliers (that's a weak joke) so be prepared. If you can, visit the small Gaudi museum outside the basilica. We even had to wait in line to purchase some items at the gift shop, as they allow a certain amount at a time. It's that crowded. And this was the beginning of May! I can just imagine the impossible crowds during the summer months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Day Cruiser Posted May 4, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Where do you pre-purchase the tickets? Is there a link to a particular web site? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJMommy04 Posted May 4, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Just got back from Barcelona last night. I had the same problem. Pre purchased tickets for the 2 - 3 pm slot but we were unable to make it until 4:00 pm. No problem at all. I was told by the staff that as long as the ticket is for that day, the hour does not really matter. You go ahead of the hundreds of people waiting in line and there is a special window for people who pre booked on line. The Sagrada Familia's interior and the stained glass windows are magnificent. I actually spent about two hours there. There are people crawling everywhere, practically hanging from the chandeliers (that's a weak joke) so be prepared. If you can, visit the small Gaudi museum outside the basilica. We even had to wait in line to purchase some items at the gift shop, as they allow a certain amount at a time. It's that crowded. And this was the beginning of May! I can just imagine the impossible crowds during the summer months. Thank you! Great to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJMommy04 Posted May 4, 2012 Author #6 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Where do you pre-purchase the tickets? Is there a link to a particular web site? Thanks. If you search for the Sagrada Familia website, there will be a link to purchase tickets. http://www.ticketmaster.es/nav/landings/en/mucho_mas/entradas_sagrada_familia/entradas.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shareen3 Posted May 8, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 8, 2012 If you search for the Sagrada Familia website, there will be a link to purchase tickets. http://www.ticketmaster.es/nav/landings/en/mucho_mas/entradas_sagrada_familia/entradas.html This link doesn't seem to be working. Is there an alternate way to pre-purchase tickets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lara_lox Posted May 8, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 8, 2012 This link doesn't seem to be working. Is there an alternate way to pre-purchase tickets? Let's see if this one works for you... Though like a previous poster said, just go to http://www.sagradafamilia.cat (and click on your chosen language at the top) then there is a link to buy your tickets. http://www.ticketmaster.es/nav/landings/ca/mucho_mas/entradas_sagrada_familia/entradas.html I pre booked my ticket for a trip in January and they didn't even look at the time. I found it a bit confusing where I was meant to go to jump the queue of people waiting so I just went to the front and showed my ticket to one of the many members of staff and he just lifted the barrier and took me straight to one of the booths. Definitely worth pre booking, saved loads of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shareen3 Posted May 9, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Thank You! That one worked :) I've heard the lines can be VERY long so advanced tickets seems like the way to go! Let's see if this one works for you... Though like a previous poster said, just go to www.sagradafamilia.cat (and click on your chosen language at the top) then there is a link to buy your tickets. http://www.ticketmaster.es/nav/landings/ca/mucho_mas/entradas_sagrada_familia/entradas.html I pre booked my ticket for a trip in January and they didn't even look at the time. I found it a bit confusing where I was meant to go to jump the queue of people waiting so I just went to the front and showed my ticket to one of the many members of staff and he just lifted the barrier and took me straight to one of the booths. Definitely worth pre booking, saved loads of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Day Cruiser Posted May 10, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I followed the link in the above post and got to the web site. It's too early for me to buy tickets but I wanted to see how much they would be. It looked like there were several categories of tickets, but I don't know Spanish. I asked my neice who does speak Spanish what these words mean and she says it doesn't look like Spanish to her. So, can anyone tell me what these words mean? I'm looking for one that would be a senior ticket price. Thanks. Jubilats Discapacitats De 10 a 18 anys Estudiants Menors 10 anys Carnet Jove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cer10lee Posted May 10, 2012 #11 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I followed the link in the above post and got to the web site. It's too early for me to buy tickets but I wanted to see how much they would be. It looked like there were several categories of tickets, but I don't know Spanish. I asked my neice who does speak Spanish what these words mean and she says it doesn't look like Spanish to her. So, can anyone tell me what these words mean? I'm looking for one that would be a senior ticket price. Thanks. Jubilats Discapacitats De 10 a 18 anys Estudiants Menors 10 anys Carnet Jove the language spoken in Barcelona is Catalan, not Spanish. It looks like Jubilats is the senior rate, discapacitats is disabled. The others are children and student rates. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Day Cruiser Posted May 11, 2012 #12 Share Posted May 11, 2012 the language spoken in Barcelona is Catalan, not Spanish. It looks like Jubilats is the senior rate, discapacitats is disabled. The others are children and student rates. Hope this helps. Thank you. That helps a lot. I had no idea more than one language was spoken in Spain. Is Catalan a form of Spanish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACruzrs Posted May 11, 2012 #13 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I followed the link in the above post and got to the web site. It's too early for me to buy tickets but I wanted to see how much they would be. It looked like there were several categories of tickets, but I don't know Spanish. I asked my neice who does speak Spanish what these words mean and she says it doesn't look like Spanish to her. So, can anyone tell me what these words mean? I'm looking for one that would be a senior ticket price. Thanks. Jubilats Discapacitats De 10 a 18 anys Estudiants Menors 10 anys Carnet Jove Click on the "English" tab at the top of the website page.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anboricua76 Posted May 12, 2012 #14 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I believe Catalan is the official language of Barcelona, however that has been a political issue for years. I found it to be closer to French than Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Day Cruiser Posted May 12, 2012 #15 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Click on the "English" tab at the top of the website page.:) The page was already in English. There was no language tab on the top of the page. The only words not in English were the ones I asked about in my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACruzrs Posted May 12, 2012 #16 Share Posted May 12, 2012 The page was already in English. There was no language tab on the top of the page. The only words not in English were the ones I asked about in my original post. Hmmm.....when I go to the link, there is an English tab at the top.:confused: In any case, if you need to translate in the future, here's a good website: http://translate.google.com/ Just click on which languages you want translated from/to and enter the text to be translated. For example, here's the translation for Carnet Jove: http://translate.google.com/#ca|en|Carnet%20Jove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiefs13 Posted May 14, 2012 #17 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I too am getting an error when I try to finalize my ticket purchase on the website. I tried emailing them. If anyone is successful in booking in advance do shout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJMommy04 Posted May 14, 2012 Author #18 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I too am getting an error when I try to finalize my ticket purchase on the website. I tried emailing them. If anyone is successful in booking in advance do shout! Hmmm, that is odd. I purchased my tickets a couple of days ago without any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Rosebery Posted May 14, 2012 #19 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I too am getting an error when I try to finalize my ticket purchase on the website. I tried emailing them. If anyone is successful in booking in advance do shout! No problem buying tickets today. Where do you get the error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted May 14, 2012 #20 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I too am getting an error when I try to finalize my ticket purchase on the website. I tried emailing them. If anyone is successful in booking in advance do shout! I had no problem either....but I make a point of not using AOL for certain types of transactions..... I use Internet Explorer when I want to make sure I can get thru and they can get back to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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