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Madrid Tours & Tickets: 15 Days the Capital Does Best

162 tours  ·  from $6

Madrid keeps its best hours late and its best paintings free after six. These 15 cover the Prado and the palace, the tabernas around La Latina, and the three day trips the high-speed train makes easy.

Madrid: Tour Bernabéu Entry Ticket - A self-guided route that lets you set the pace
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Madrid: Tour Bernabéu Entry Ticket

1.Tour Bernabéu Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21,573 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $41Our pick

Visit Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu on a self-guided 1.5-hour tour. See the trophy collection, interactive museum, panoramic stadium views, changing rooms, dugouts, benches, and football and basketball memorabilia. The $41 ticket includes entry but not transport, food, drinks, or the optional professional photo.

“Everything was covered nicely and we even got to see the stadium outside a couple of times and we got to see all the trophies of real madrid they have won since the 1900s. you could decrease the price for the pics with the players and the champions league trophy by a bit”

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Madrid: Prado Museum Entry Ticket - Getting inside through Puerta de los Jerónimos
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Madrid: Prado Museum Entry Ticket

2.Prado Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 17,509 reviews · from $21

Enter Madrid’s Prado Museum with a one-day admission ticket and spend as long as you like with more than 1,300 works on display. Follow the museum’s suggested masterpiece routes, buy an optional audio guide, and see Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Bosch, Rembrandt, and more. Use Entrance 4, Puerta de los Jerónimos, unless staff direct you to Velázquez access.

“Beautiful place full of incredible artworks. Entered through one of the back doors and there was no line around 3 pm on a Tuesday. Pleasant experience even though it was a bit crowded (understandable). Just be aware they don’t let you take pictures inside, even without flash; it’s a museum policy.”

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Madrid: Royal Palace Fast-Access Admission Ticket - The main salons: 45 minutes of ceremony and decoration
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Madrid: Royal Palace Fast-Access Admission Ticket

3.Royal Palace Fast-Access Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 13,856 reviews · 1 day · from $26

Use a prepaid fast-access ticket to enter Madrid’s Royal Palace through the Almudena esplanade gate. Plan about 45 minutes for the state rooms and 30 minutes for the Royal Armory. See the Throne Room, Banquet Hall, Hall of Mirrors, and works by Goya, Velázquez, Caravaggio, and Juan de Flandes at your own pace.

“By making the advanced ticket purchase, we skipped the huge line that was there at 1:30 p.m. We also entered 1 hour before our scheduled time. The Royal Palace is an absolute beauty both inside and outside. For real enthusiasts, I would recommend a tour guide, in order to enjoy more the history and details behind this awesome building.”

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Madrid: "Emociones" Live Flamenco Performance - Inside Teatro Flamenco Madrid
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Madrid: “Emociones” Live Flamenco Performance

4.“Emociones” Live Flamenco Performance

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12,866 reviews · 1 day · from $34

Spend one hour at Teatro Flamenco Madrid, billed as the world’s first flamenco theater, for a close-up performance of dancers, singers, and Spanish guitarists. Choose general or front seating, with an optional welcome drink. The raised stage gives clear views throughout the intimate venue, and shows are presented in Spanish with staff support in five languages.

“Great to watch and you can see the passion on the stage.”

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Madrid: Panoramic Route City Tour - Route 1: Madrid’s grand historic circuit
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Madrid: Panoramic Route City Tour

5.Panoramic Route City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 12,259 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $39

Ride Madrid’s open-top double-decker bus on two routes covering the Prado, Royal Palace, Gran Vía, Puerta del Sol, Santiago Bernabéu, and more. You get audio in 14 languages, plus an optional summer night route. Guides such as Fernando, Cillian, and Miguel lead the separate walking tour.

“It is a very good option to explore Madrid, the bad point is that you can’t get out of the bus, just one stop….”

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Madrid: Live Flamenco Show with Food and Drinks Options - What happens during the one-hour flamenco show
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Madrid: Live Flamenco Show with Food and Drinks Options

6.Live Flamenco Show with Food and Drinks Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9,901 reviews · 1 hour · from $33

Spend one hour at Madrid’s Torres Bermejas, a historic tablao opened in 1960 and decorated like Granada’s Alhambra towers. Watch singers, guitarists, clappers, and dancers perform in an intimate setting. Choose a show-only ticket or add traditional Spanish food and drinks. English-speaking waiters are available.

“Excellent experience! Highly recommended, it was my 2nd time there :)”

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Madrid: Royal Palace Expert Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line - Using the priority entrance at the Royal Palace
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Madrid: Royal Palace Expert Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line

7.Royal Palace Expert Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,986 reviews · from $40

Meet your English, Spanish, or French-speaking guide outside Opera Metro Station, walk through Plaza de Oriente, then enter Madrid’s Royal Palace through a priority entrance. Over two hours, see the Throne Room, Banquet Hall, private apartments, Goya and Giordano works, armor, tapestries, and royal furnishings. Garden access follows when open.

“It was an extraordinary experience! The Royal Palace is huge and gives a glimpse into royal life. They have a lot of art. Our guide, Florin, knows the place very well and showed us some pictures that helped us better understand life there.”

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Madrid: Reina Sofía Museum Entrance Ticket - How to plan your route through a huge collection
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Madrid: Reina Sofía Museum Entrance Ticket

8.Reina Sofía Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6,889 reviews · from $14Best value

Use a one-day entrance ticket to explore Madrid’s Reina Sofía Museum at your own pace. See Picasso’s Guernica, around 20 works by Salvador Dalí, paintings by Joan Miró, photography, film, and sound art. This is a self-guided visit with no museum guide included. An audio guide is available inside for €4.50.

“The museum is hard to navigate. The first floor and 3rd floor had no exhibitions. Only the 2nd floor is worth the visit since they have a lot of Dali and Picasso. The 4th floor was not impressive.”

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Madrid Essential: Historic Center, Plaza Mayor & Royal Palace - Plaza Mayor, food, and the long Spanish story
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Madrid Essential: Historic Center, Plaza Mayor & Royal Palace

9.Madrid Essential: Historic Center, Plaza Mayor & Royal Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,416 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) Top rated

This 2.5-hour English walking tour links Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Madrid’s medieval walls, Plaza de la Villa, Almudena Cathedral, and the Royal Palace. Guides such as Javier, David, Christian, and Miguel use maps, pictures, stories, and humor to make Madrid’s past easy to follow. Palace entry is not included.

“This tour is a great way to start exploring Madrid. Christian Maria is the best guide we’ve ever had. He made the tour informative and fun. Highly recommended.”

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Madrid: Las Ventas Bullring Tour with Audio Guide - What the audio guide actually adds
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Madrid: Las Ventas Bullring Tour with Audio Guide

10.Las Ventas Bullring Tour with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,154 reviews · 1 day · from $18

You’ll explore Madrid’s grand Las Ventas bullring at your own pace with an audio guide in 10 languages. Walk into the arena, visit the bullfighting museum, learn about famous matadors and Spanish tradition, and try the included virtual bullfighting game. Allow about an hour, or longer if you read everything.

“The whole intro. To the bullfighting world. Would have been nice to see some bullfighting.”

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Madrid: Royal Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Tour - Plaza Mayor gives the walk its historic center
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Madrid: Royal Palace Skip-the-line Guided Tour

11.Royal Palace Skip-the-line Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,146 reviews · 2 hours · from $42

Join a certified English or Spanish-speaking guide for a two-hour Royal Palace tour from $42. Expect priority entry, headsets, the Throne Room, Banquet Hall, Private Royal Apartments, royal art, armor, and garden time. Guides such as Beatriz, Enrique, Lei, and Irene are praised for clear storytelling and lively history lessons.

“Tour was excellent especially the guide Enrique. He was friendly, fun, his knowledge was next level, engaging. The Royal Palaces are such a beautiful place and the visit was certainly enhanced by such a great guide. So glad we used a jump the queue option. Already a big of people waiting to get in.”

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Madrid Panoramic City Bus Tour - Audio commentary, headphones, and the view from your seat
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Madrid Panoramic City Bus Tour

12.Madrid Panoramic City Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3,118 reviews · 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $33

Ride Madrid’s open-top double-decker bus on two panoramic routes covering royal Madrid, the Prado area, Gran Vía, Salamanca, Castellana, and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The ticket is valid for 24 hours, but this is currently a continuous panoramic tour, not a hop-on hop-off service. Audio commentary comes in 14 languages.

“Great way to get an overview of the city. But be sure to follow this day with on-foot exploring. Madrid has many intimate plazas and buses can't access small streets.”

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Madrid Welcome Tour with Local Guide in Eco Tuk Tuk Private - Starting beneath the Royal Palace
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Madrid Welcome Tour with Local Guide in Eco Tuk Tuk Private

13.Madrid Welcome Tour with Local Guide in Eco Tuk Tuk Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,936 reviews · 1 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $28

Explore central Madrid in a private electric tuk-tuk with an English-speaking driver-guide. Depending on your chosen length, you’ll pass the Royal Palace, Almudena Cathedral, Prado Museum, Atocha Station, Cibeles, Retiro landmarks, and Temple of Debod. Guides such as Carlos, Laura, Christian, and Fernando add history, restaurant tips, and help with local orientation.

“It is convenient, interesting, personalized, offers a variety of city sites and is an excellent value.”

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Madrid: Private City Tour by Eco Tuk Tuk - Starting beside the Royal Palace
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Madrid: Private City Tour by Eco Tuk Tuk

14.Private City Tour by Eco Tuk Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,876 reviews

Ride through central Madrid in a private electric tuk tuk with a Spanish or English-speaking guide. You’ll see the Royal Palace, Almudena Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Prado, Retiro, Puerta de Alcalá, and more. Choose from one to four hours, with longer tours adding stops such as the Temple of Debod, Las Ventas, and the Bernabéu Stadium.

“Javier knew his history! We thoroughly enjoyed his commentary. Excellent driver.”

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Madrid: La Cueva de Lola Flamenco Show Tickets with Drink - Why the intimate setting matters
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Madrid: La Cueva de Lola Flamenco Show Tickets with Drink

15.La Cueva de Lola Flamenco Show Tickets with Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,567 reviews · 1 hour · from $38

At La Cueva de Lola in Madrid’s Barrio La Latina, you’ll watch professional flamenco singers, guitarists, and dancers perform inside a 17th-century cave. Your one-hour ticket includes a beer, wine, sangria, or soft drink. Arrive near Plaza Mayor and the Royal Palace, then settle into an assigned seat for an intimate show with optional tapas.

“Fun night in a small but authentic setting. The performers were great and we really enjoyed ourselves.”

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