The 13 attractions, and what they cost without the card
Every attraction the Barcelona Card Family covers, with the price you would otherwise pay at the gate — so you can do the sum yourself instead of taking our word for it.
Short answer: buying the 13 included attractions separately would cost an adult about €204. The 72-hour adult card is €112. But nobody visits 13 attractions in three days. The realistic break-even is three attractions plus transport — and it hinges on Tibidabo, the single most expensive ticket on the list at €39. Do Zoo, Aquàrium and Tibidabo over 72 hours and the card saves a family of four about €30. Swap Tibidabo for something cheaper and the card costs you more than paying as you go.
Individual ticket prices
Gate or standard online prices, checked 9 September 2026. Child prices and free-entry ages differ wildly between venues — several of the municipal museums are already free for children, which is worth knowing before you count them as a saving.
| Attraction | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Tibidabo Amusement Park | €39.00 | €15.50 (90–120 cm) · under 90 cm free |
| L'Aquàrium de Barcelona | €30.00 | €23.00 (5–10) · €15.00 (3–4) · under 3 free |
| Zoo de Barcelona | €23.00 | €13.90 (3–12) · under 3 free |
| Museu de Cera (Wax Museum) | €20.00 | €16.00 (6–16) · under 6 free |
| Sant Pau Recinte Modernista | €18.00 | Free for children |
| Poble Espanyol | €14.40 online | €9.00 online (4–12) · under 4 free |
| Montjuïc Castle | €12.00 | Free Sun from 15:00 |
| Mirador de Colón (Columbus Monument) | ~€10.00 | Reduced |
| CosmoCaixa science museum | €8.00 | Free under 16 |
| Museu de la Xocolata (Chocolate Museum) | €7.00 | Free under 5 |
| Monestir de Pedralbes | €5.20 | Free under 16 · free Sun from 15:00 |
| MUHBA Barcelona History Museum | ~€5.00 | Free under 16 · free Sun from 15:00 |
| Las Golondrinas Port & Coast 60′ | ~€12.00 | Reduced |
| Total if you did all 13 | ≈ €204 |
Prices marked ~ are the best current figure we could confirm and are the ones to re-check before you rely on them. Everything else comes from the venue's own site.
Does the card actually save you money?
Here is the same family — two adults and two children aged 4–12 — over 72 hours. The card costs €368. Buying separately also means buying transport: a 72-hour Hola Barcelona travel card is €27.30 per person, and there is no child rate.
| What you'd visit | Pay separately | Card | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoo + Aquàrium | €289 | €368 | Card costs €79 more |
| Zoo + Aquàrium + Poble Espanyol | €336 | €368 | Card costs €32 more |
| Zoo + Aquàrium + Tibidabo | €398 | €368 | Card saves €30 |
| Zoo + Aquàrium + Tibidabo + CosmoCaixa | €414 | €368 | Card saves €46 |
| The four above + Wax Museum + Poble Espanyol | €496 | €368 | Card saves €128 |
"Pay separately" includes a €27.30 Hola Barcelona 72-hour travel card per person. Children under 4 need no card and travel free, which improves the separate-purchase column if your children are very young.
What this means in practice
Buy the card if…
Tibidabo is on your list. It is €39 a head and it swings the entire calculation on its own. Add the Zoo and the Aquàrium — the three obvious Barcelona-with-kids attractions — and the card is ahead before you have used the metro once.
Skip it if…
You're doing two attractions, or your children are under 4 and travel free anyway, or your trip is built around Sagrada Família, Park Güell and Casa Batlló. None of those three are included in this card — or in any official Barcelona Turisme card. They are the city's most-booked sights and they sit entirely outside it. See which Barcelona card fits your trip.
Things the arithmetic doesn't capture
In the card's favour
Fast-track entry at participating attractions, which with tired children has a value that isn't on any price list. Discounts at 20+ further venues. No queuing to buy transport tickets. And free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Against it
Several included venues are cheap or already free for children — CosmoCaixa, Pedralbes, MUHBA and Sant Pau all let children in free — so a family's saving is smaller than the adult-price column suggests. And the 72-hour clock starts at your first attraction, not at midnight, which costs you a day if you activate it late.
Decided it adds up?
Buy from Barcelona Turisme, the official tourist office. €112 per adult and €72 per child for 72 hours, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.