Acropolis Museum Tickets: What They Cost, Where to Buy, and How to Skip the Wait

Book your Acropolis Museum ticket online for a set date and entry time, then walk in through the priority lane. The museum and the Acropolis hilltop above it sell separate tickets, so plan and budget for two.

How much is an Acropolis Museum ticket?

The museum posts its current price on its own online ticket page. Check the figure there before you set your budget.

The hilltop next door charges its own admission. 2026 prices: full admission is €30 and reduced admission is €15. Hilltop tickets are sold online and at the site's ticket offices.

What does the ticket cover?

A museum ticket covers the permanent collection, and it's a good one. The museum opened in 2009 and holds more than 4,000 artifacts found on the rock and its slopes, spanning the Greek Bronze Age through Roman and Byzantine Greece.

It is good for one entry and can't be reused once it has been scanned. Now and then the museum closes a section for security, organizational or conservation reasons, bad weather or a special event, and that doesn't earn you a refund.

Should you buy online or at the door?

Buy online, through the museum's own e-ticketing service. The order confirmation arrives by email first, and the ticket follows shortly after as a PDF with all the details of your visit. Show it on your phone screen or print it, exactly as it arrived.

Before you press Pay, check the number of tickets, the date and the time slot. The slot you choose is your entry time to the exhibition. Because each ticket is tied to a specific date, it can't be refunded, and the museum does not replace lost, stolen or damaged tickets.

One transaction covers up to ten individual tickets. Larger parties, school trips and businesses that need an invoice book through the museum's group bookings team at [email protected].

Can you get a combined ticket?

Yes, mostly through third-party resellers. Many visitors pair the Acropolis site with the museum, and some add an audio guide or a guided tour to the booking. Other listings pair the museum with one of these:

• the National Archaeology Museum
• the Ancient Agora
• the Museum of Illusions
• the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
• a hop-on hop-off bus
• an audio guide app

Read the terms before you book, since some packages are sold as non-refundable.

A bundle makes sense if you want one booking and one email. If the museum is all you want, its own ticket keeps things simple. Before you commit, add up what each ticket costs on its own and compare that with the bundle total.

Are there reduced or free tickets?

Yes. The museum publishes its eligibility categories for the permanent and temporary exhibitions on its website. Check them before you go, and bring paperwork that is valid on the day. If the check shows you don't qualify, you'll be asked to pay the full or reduced price.

The hilltop and other state-run sites follow their own rules:

• Admission to the Acropolis is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, and October 28.

Don't assume the museum follows the same calendar. Check its website before counting on a free visit.

How do you skip the line and avoid the crowds?

Tickets bought through the museum's e-ticketing service let you use the priority entry lane and go straight to the scanning machines. When you arrive, go to the fixed or handheld scanning machines at the exhibition entrance and check in.

The order of your two big sights matters too. Seeing the museum the day before your hilltop visit can make the columns and sculptures on the rock feel much more meaningful once you're standing among them. That evening, Philopappou Hill gives you a sunset view of the Acropolis glowing across the city. Climb the Acropolis early the next morning, when it's cooler and less crowded.

How do you get there?

The museum stands at Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, at the foot of the rock. The nearest metro station is Akropoli, on Metro Line 2 (Red). The closest bus and trolley stop is Makrigianni, served by many bus routes and by trolley lines 1, 5 and 15.

Check the opening hours on the museum's website before you head over. The museum expects visitors to know them and won't refund a ticket wasted because of the hours. All archaeological sites, monuments and museums close on Easter Sunday and May Day, so plan around those dates if your trip falls near them.