Madrid City Pass Comparison: Turbopass vs Go City vs Paseo del Arte vs Madrid City Card (2026)
Prado, Reina Sofía, Thyssen-Bornemisza, the Royal Palace, Royal Collections Gallery, and the Bernabéu Tour — compared by what's actually included, verified against each provider's own current pages.
| Feature | Paseo del ArteFull pass guide → |  Turbopass MadridFull pass guide → |  Go City MadridFull pass guide → |
💰 Best price Madrid City Card | Individual Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | €32.80 (fixed, 3 museums) | €59.90 (Flex Pass, 2 attractions) or €79.90 (City Pass, 1 day) | €129.00 (2-day All-Inclusive) — Essentials Pass from €59, Explorer Pass from €79 | €10.30 (1 day) — discount card + transport, not a free-entry pass | Pay per attraction — see rows below |
| Museo del Prado | Included (1 visit) | Included (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass) | Included, guided tour product | Unclear access-related perk only — not a confirmed discount or free ticket | €15.00 (free under-18, students under 26; €7.50 reduced 65+) |
| Museo Reina Sofía | Included (1 visit) | Included (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass) | Included, guided tour product | Unclear access-related perk only — not a confirmed discount or free ticket | €12.00 (closed every Tuesday) |
| Thyssen-Bornemisza | Included, permanent collection only (no temporary exhibitions) | Included (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass) | Not confirmed on Go City's own page | 10% discount | €14.00 (€10.00 reduced) |
| Royal Palace | Not included | Included (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass) | Included, with audioguide | Announced as a future benefit — not yet active | €18.00 (€9.00 reduced) |
| Royal Collections Gallery | Not included | Not included — absent from Turbopass's own attraction list | Not confirmed on Go City's own page | Not included | €14.00 standalone, or €24.00 combined with the Royal Palace |
| Bernabéu Tour | Not included | Included (exact tier not confirmed) (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass) | Included — but fulfilled by a third-party tour operator, not Real Madrid's own ticket | €3 off the online price | From €37.00 (4 official tiers, prices vary by product and Madridista status) |
| Hop-on-Hop-off Bus | Not included | Included (Big Bus Madrid — a different operator from Madrid City Tour) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | €33.00 (24h, Madrid City Tour, the official operator) — Big Bus Madrid priced separately |
| Public Transport | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included — CRTM Zone A Tourist Travel Pass (Metro, EMT bus, Cercanías) | CRTM Tourist Travel Pass: €10.30-€43.20 (Zone A) or €15.40-€62.80 (Zone T), 1-7 days |
| Format | Digital or physical | 100% Digital (QR code) | 100% Digital (QR code) | Physical only — sold in person at Tourist Information Offices | Varies by provider |
| 💡 Best For | Best value specifically for art-museum travelers visiting all three of Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza — it does nothing for the Royal Palace, Bernabéu, or transport. | Best for a high-attraction-count trip mixing museums, the Royal Palace and Bernabéu — the Flex Pass suits travelers who only want 2-4 of these, since it charges per attraction rather than per day. | Only clearly worth it for travelers planning several higher-priced guided experiences — its confirmed 2-day price is higher than Turbopass's equivalent, and some inclusions (like Bernabéu) come from a different operator than the official one. | Best for travelers who mainly want Metro/bus/Cercanías access plus modest discounts, not free admission to major sights — it does not include the Prado, Reina Sofía, or Royal Palace for free. | Often cheaper for a short visit focused on just 1-2 sights (e.g. only the Prado, or only the Royal Palace) — run the math for your specific plans before assuming a pass wins. |
| Check price on Paseo del Arte ✓ Verified 2026-09-09 | Check price on Turbopass Madrid ✓ Verified 2026-09-09 | Check price on Go City Madrid ✓ Verified 2026-09-09 | Check price on Madrid City Card ✓ Verified 2026-09-09 | Buy each ticket on its own official page — see the attraction guides below. |
Paseo del Arte
Full pass guide →€32.80 (fixed, 3 museums)
💡 Best value specifically for art-museum travelers visiting all three of Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza — it does nothing for the Royal Palace, Bernabéu, or transport.
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- Museo del Prado
- Included (1 visit)
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Included (1 visit)
- Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Included, permanent collection only (no temporary exhibitions)
- Royal Palace
- Not included
- Royal Collections Gallery
- Not included
- Bernabéu Tour
- Not included
- Hop-on-Hop-off Bus
- Not included
- Public Transport
- Not included
- Format
- Digital or physical
✓ Verified 2026-09-09
Turbopass Madrid
Full pass guide →€59.90 (Flex Pass, 2 attractions) or €79.90 (City Pass, 1 day)
💡 Best for a high-attraction-count trip mixing museums, the Royal Palace and Bernabéu — the Flex Pass suits travelers who only want 2-4 of these, since it charges per attraction rather than per day.
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- Museo del Prado
- Included (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass)
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Included (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass)
- Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Included (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass)
- Royal Palace
- Included (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass)
- Royal Collections Gallery
- Not included — absent from Turbopass's own attraction list
- Bernabéu Tour
- Included (exact tier not confirmed) (City Pass) / selectable (Flex Pass)
- Hop-on-Hop-off Bus
- Included (Big Bus Madrid — a different operator from Madrid City Tour)
- Public Transport
- Not included
- Format
- 100% Digital (QR code)
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Go City Madrid
Full pass guide →€129.00 (2-day All-Inclusive) — Essentials Pass from €59, Explorer Pass from €79
💡 Only clearly worth it for travelers planning several higher-priced guided experiences — its confirmed 2-day price is higher than Turbopass's equivalent, and some inclusions (like Bernabéu) come from a different operator than the official one.
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- Museo del Prado
- Included, guided tour product
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Included, guided tour product
- Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Not confirmed on Go City's own page
- Royal Palace
- Included, with audioguide
- Royal Collections Gallery
- Not confirmed on Go City's own page
- Bernabéu Tour
- Included — but fulfilled by a third-party tour operator, not Real Madrid's own ticket
- Hop-on-Hop-off Bus
- Not confirmed
- Public Transport
- Not included
- Format
- 100% Digital (QR code)
Check price on Go City Madrid ✓ Verified 2026-09-09
Madrid City Card
€10.30 (1 day) — discount card + transport, not a free-entry pass
💡 Best for travelers who mainly want Metro/bus/Cercanías access plus modest discounts, not free admission to major sights — it does not include the Prado, Reina Sofía, or Royal Palace for free.
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- Museo del Prado
- Unclear access-related perk only — not a confirmed discount or free ticket
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Unclear access-related perk only — not a confirmed discount or free ticket
- Thyssen-Bornemisza
- 10% discount
- Royal Palace
- Announced as a future benefit — not yet active
- Royal Collections Gallery
- Not included
- Bernabéu Tour
- €3 off the online price
- Hop-on-Hop-off Bus
- Not confirmed
- Public Transport
- Included — CRTM Zone A Tourist Travel Pass (Metro, EMT bus, Cercanías)
- Format
- Physical only — sold in person at Tourist Information Offices
✓ Verified 2026-09-09
Individual Tickets
Pay per attraction — see rows below
💡 Often cheaper for a short visit focused on just 1-2 sights (e.g. only the Prado, or only the Royal Palace) — run the math for your specific plans before assuming a pass wins.
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- Museo del Prado
- €15.00 (free under-18, students under 26; €7.50 reduced 65+)
- Museo Reina Sofía
- €12.00 (closed every Tuesday)
- Thyssen-Bornemisza
- €14.00 (€10.00 reduced)
- Royal Palace
- €18.00 (€9.00 reduced)
- Royal Collections Gallery
- €14.00 standalone, or €24.00 combined with the Royal Palace
- Bernabéu Tour
- From €37.00 (4 official tiers, prices vary by product and Madridista status)
- Hop-on-Hop-off Bus
- €33.00 (24h, Madrid City Tour, the official operator) — Big Bus Madrid priced separately
- Public Transport
- CRTM Tourist Travel Pass: €10.30-€43.20 (Zone A) or €15.40-€62.80 (Zone T), 1-7 days
- Format
- Varies by provider
Buy each ticket on its own official page — see the attraction guides below.
Data sources & verificationChecked against 13 official and provider sources. Every fact listed here was verified on or after 2026-09-09.
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Checked against 13 official and provider sources. Every fact listed here was verified on or after 2026-09-09.
At least one pass inclusion on this page is not confirmed by the provider's own published information. We mark it as unconfirmed rather than guessing.
Affected: Go City Madrid All-Inclusive Pass × Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza · Go City Madrid All-Inclusive Pass × Galería de las Colecciones Reales · Madrid City Card × Museo del Prado · Madrid City Card × Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
| Fact | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|
| Go City Madrid All-Inclusive Pass × Museo de la Catedral de la Almudena (Museum, Sacristy, Chapterhouse & Dome)Pass inclusion | Go City (official, partially verified — see priceNote) | |
| Gran ViaAttraction details | Turespana / spain.info (Spain's official national tourism board) | |
| Madrid City Card × Museo de la Catedral de la Almudena (Museum, Sacristy, Chapterhouse & Dome)Pass inclusion | Madrid Destino / esmadrid.com (official) | |
| Madrid City Pass × Museo de la Catedral de la Almudena (Museum, Sacristy, Chapterhouse & Dome)Pass inclusion | Turbopass (official, verified via live booking-widget interaction) | |
| Mercado de San MiguelAttraction details | Mercado de San Miguel (official) | |
| Museo de la Catedral de la Almudena (Museum, Sacristy, Chapterhouse & Dome)Attraction details | Madrid Destino / esmadrid.com (official tourism board) | |
| Parque del Buen Retiro (Retiro Park)Attraction details | Museo Reina Sofia (official, for the Palacio de Cristal closure status) / multiple independent secondary sources (for general park hours and free access) | |
| Paseo del Arte × Museo de la Catedral de la Almudena (Museum, Sacristy, Chapterhouse & Dome)Pass inclusion | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza / Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Plaza Mayor de MadridAttraction details | Turespana / spain.info (Spain's official national tourism board) | |
| Templo de DebodAttraction details | Madrid Destino / esmadrid.com (official tourism board) | |
| Galería de las Colecciones RealesAttraction details | Patrimonio Nacional (official) | |
| Go City Madrid All-Inclusive PassPass details | Go City (official, partially verified — see priceNote) | |
| Go City Madrid All-Inclusive Pass × Museo del PradoPass inclusion | Go City (official, partially verified — see priceNote) | |
| Go City Madrid All-Inclusive Pass × Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaPass inclusion | Go City (official, partially verified — see priceNote) | |
| Go City Madrid All-Inclusive Pass × Palacio Real de MadridPass inclusion | Go City (official, partially verified — see priceNote) | |
| Go City Madrid All-Inclusive Pass × Tour BernabéuPass inclusion | Go City (official, partially verified — see priceNote) | |
| Madrid City CardPass details | Madrid Destino / esmadrid.com (official) | |
| Madrid City Card × Galería de las Colecciones RealesPass inclusion | Madrid Destino / esmadrid.com (official) | |
| Madrid City Card × Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszaPass inclusion | Madrid Destino / esmadrid.com (official) | |
| Madrid City Card × Palacio Real de MadridPass inclusion | Madrid Destino / esmadrid.com (official) | |
| Madrid City Card × Tour BernabéuPass inclusion | Madrid Destino / esmadrid.com (official) | |
| Madrid City PassPass details | Turbopass (official, verified via live booking-widget interaction) | |
| Madrid City Pass × Galería de las Colecciones RealesPass inclusion | Turbopass (official, verified via live booking-widget interaction) | |
| Madrid City Pass × Museo del PradoPass inclusion | Turbopass (official, verified via live booking-widget interaction) | |
| Madrid City Pass × Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaPass inclusion | Turbopass (official, verified via live booking-widget interaction) | |
| Madrid City Pass × Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszaPass inclusion | Turbopass (official, verified via live booking-widget interaction) | |
| Madrid City Pass × Palacio Real de MadridPass inclusion | Turbopass (official, verified via live booking-widget interaction) | |
| Madrid City Pass × Tour BernabéuPass inclusion | Turbopass (official, verified via live booking-widget interaction) | |
| Museo del PradoAttraction details | Museo Nacional del Prado (official) | |
| Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaAttraction details | Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszaAttraction details | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (official) | |
| Palacio Real de MadridAttraction details | Patrimonio Nacional (official) | |
| Paseo del ArtePass details | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza / Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Paseo del Arte × Galería de las Colecciones RealesPass inclusion | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza / Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Paseo del Arte × Museo del PradoPass inclusion | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza / Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Paseo del Arte × Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaPass inclusion | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza / Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Paseo del Arte × Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszaPass inclusion | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza / Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Paseo del Arte × Palacio Real de MadridPass inclusion | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza / Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Paseo del Arte × Tour BernabéuPass inclusion | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza / Museo Reina Sofía (official) | |
| Tour BernabéuAttraction details | Real Madrid C.F. (official) |
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Breakdown by Main Attractions
01. Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza are three independent museums, not one bundle
Each has its own price, hours, closed day, and free-admission window, and none of them match. The Prado is free daily 18:00-20:00 (Mon-Sat) or 17:00-19:00 (Sunday); Reina Sofía is free Mon and Wed-Sat 19:00-21:00 and Sunday 12:30-14:30 but closed entirely on Tuesdays; Thyssen-Bornemisza is free every Monday 12:00-16:00 and every Saturday 21:00-23:00. Paseo del Arte (€32.80) bundles one visit to all three for a year, but its own terms differ by museum too — Thyssen-Bornemisza's inclusion covers the permanent collection only, while Prado and Reina Sofía also cover some current temporary exhibitions.
02. The Royal Palace and the Royal Collections Gallery are two separate tickets
They sit near each other but are independently priced and ticketed (€18 for the Palace, €14 for the Gallery) — Patrimonio Nacional's own official combined ticket (€24) is the only confirmed link between them. Turbopass and the Madrid City Card don't include the Gallery at all; only buying it separately (or via the official combo ticket) gets you in.
03. The Bernabéu Tour is four different products, and "included" doesn't always mean the official one
Real Madrid's own site sells four separate Tour Bernabéu products (Classic from €37, Classic + RM Games from €59, Classic Flexible Time from €44, Guided from €56), each with its own inclusions. Go City's bundled "Bernabéu Guided Tour" is fulfilled by a separate, third-party tour company that meets away from the stadium — not a resale of Real Madrid's own ticket. Confirm exactly what you're getting before assuming a pass's Bernabéu inclusion matches the official experience.
04. Madrid City Card is a discount-and-transport card, not a free-entry pass
Unlike Turbopass or Go City, the official Madrid City Card doesn't give free admission to the Prado, Reina Sofía, or Royal Palace — it bundles the CRTM Zone A Tourist Travel Pass (Metro, EMT bus, Cercanías) with discounts (10% off Thyssen-Bornemisza, €3 off Bernabéu, and more) at partner sights. It's sold only in person at Tourist Information Offices, with no online purchase option found.
Which Option Fits Your Madrid Trip?
Art Museum Focus
Visiting the Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza and nothing else? Paseo del Arte at €32.80 covers all three for less than buying three separate standard tickets (€15+€12+€14 = €41), with a year to use it.
Mixed Sightseeing, Several Days
Combining museums, the Royal Palace, and Bernabéu across 2-3 days genuinely benefits from Turbopass's Madrid City Pass — check the per-attraction Flex Pass instead if you'll only visit 2-4 of the included sights.
Transport-First Traveler
If your main need is unlimited Metro/bus/Cercanías with some sightseeing discounts rather than free museum entry, the Madrid City Card (or a standalone CRTM Tourist Travel Pass) is the more honest fit — not an attraction pass.
Short Visit, 1-2 Sights
Only want the Prado and the Royal Palace? Two individual tickets (€15 + €18 = €33) can cost less than any multi-attraction pass once you account for what you won't use.
Detailed Monument Guides
In-depth analysis and practical tips for visiting Madrid's top attractions.
Prado Museum Guide
Free-hours windows, ticket prices, and exactly what Paseo del Arte and Turbopass include.
Reina Sofía Museum Guide
Guernica, the Tuesday closure, and free-entry hours explained.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Guide
Free Monday and Saturday-night hours, and how Paseo del Arte's coverage differs here.
Royal Palace of Madrid Guide
Seasonal hours, the EU free-entry window, and how it differs from the Royal Collections Gallery.
Royal Collections Gallery Guide
Madrid's newer, separately-ticketed royal treasures museum, and the official combo ticket.
Bernabéu Tour Guide
Real Madrid's four official tour products compared, and the Go City third-party discrepancy.
Temple of Debod Guide
Free entry, the 30-minute visit limit, and the best time to go for sunset.
Almudena Cathedral Guide
The free nave versus the paid Museum and Dome visit, and why no pass currently covers it.
Mercado de San Miguel Guide
Free entry hours for Madrid's historic gourmet food market, steps from Plaza Mayor.
Plaza Mayor Guide
The 400-year-old square's history, and why it's always free and open.
Retiro Park Guide
Free seasonal hours, the Monument to Alfonso XII, and the Crystal Palace's current closure.
Gran Vía Guide
Madrid's main shopping and theatre avenue, and its landmark early-20th-century buildings.
🗝️ Madrid's Secret Places
Three spots most first-time visitors never find — an Egyptian temple, a free skyline viewpoint, and a chapel painted by Goya.
Templo de Debod
A genuine 2,200-year-old Egyptian temple, gifted to Spain by Egypt in 1968, standing on a hilltop with one of the best sunset views over Madrid.
Cerro del Tío Pío ("Las Siete Tetas")
Seven grassy artificial hills in the Vallecas district, nicknamed for their shape, offering what many locals consider Madrid's single best skyline view — and it's free, 24 hours a day.
Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida
A small neoclassical chapel entirely painted by Francisco de Goya — free to enter, rarely crowded, and the artist's own burial place.
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