Quick overview: How to skip the lines at Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral and La Giralda welcome over 2 million visitors a year, and daytime slots in spring and autumn are especially busy. On peak days, walk-up ticket lines outside the main entrance can stretch ~30–60 minutes, and sometimes up to ~90 minutes around late morning, before you even reach security.
Once your ticket is scanned, you still pass through a single security checkpoint, which usually takes another ~10–20 minutes. The easiest way to cut this down is to prebook a skip-the-line ticket or guided tour and use a reserved entrance or time slot instead of joining the on-the-day ticket queue.
- Skip-the-line Cathedral + Giralda tickets (From €17.50): Book a dated time slot online, bypass the on-site ticket office, and join the reserved entry line. You’ll still go through security, but most visitors are inside within ~15–30 minutes instead of 60–90 on busy days.Core late-morning and early-afternoon slots often sell out ~2–3 days ahead (approx.).
- Skip-the-line guided tours (From €30): Meet a licensed guide near the Cathedral, use a group entrance, and move through ticket check and security as a small group. Best if you want faster entry plus clear storytelling and navigation help.
- Official combined ticket via Iglesia del Salvador (From €13): Buy the Cathedral + La Giralda + Church of El Salvador ticket at the often-quieter El Salvador ticket office. You pay official rates, skip most of the Cathedral ticket queue, and can choose your Cathedral visit time within the validity window.
- Free Sunday visit (limited slots, €0 with reservation): On Sunday afternoons, a free cultural visit with mandatory online reservation lets you bypass ticket purchase but not security. Slots are limited and go quickly; queues inside the time window can still form.
See all your options to skip the queues at Seville Cathedral
