Madrid Pass Calculator: Which Pass Wins? (2026)
Madrid has a wrinkle no calculator should hide: the Prado and Reina Sofia are free for the last two hours daily, so a museum-first trip can pay almost nothing without any pass. Where a pass helps is the Royal Palace, the Bernabeu and the paid extras. Tick your list and see.
1. Who's going, and for how long?
Days matter for unlimited passes; pick-a-number passes give you weeks.
2. What do you want to see?
Gate prices are our researched baselines (as of July 2026).
Live prices for the attractions you ticked above. Buying these one by one is the honest option whenever a pass doesn't beat the gate.
Prices per person in USD unless noted. Children priced at each operator's child rate where published; gate-price child tickets estimated at 80% of adult. Choice-slot menu rules are simplified; the linked booking pages have the exact menus.
How the Madrid passes actually work
Is a Madrid pass worth it?
Less often than the pass sellers suggest, because Madrid's two best museums are free at the end of the day. If you time the Prado and Reina Sofia to their free hours, a pass loses a lot of its value. Where it pays is the Royal Palace, the Bernabeu tour and the flamenco extras. Tick your real list.
Which pass should I compare?
Three shapes. Go City's Explorer is a simple pick-3-to-7. The iVenture card is a similar pick-N over a week. The Turbopass is a fixed all-in bundle that also throws in a transit ticket. The calculator prices all three against buying tickets.
When do the free museum hours matter?
The Prado is free for the last two hours every day and the Reina Sofia is free on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. If your Madrid plan is mostly those two, you may spend almost nothing without any pass: the calculator prices them at gate, but plan around the free windows.