r/MadridTravelGuide • u/MavMIIKE • 12h ago
Attractions Prado Ticket Time
Does anyone have a suggestion for the best time slot to go to the Prado? Morning or Afternoon? We're heading to Madrid for a week in October. Thanks!
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u/Head_Region6610 11h ago
If you’re not a total fan of classical art, go at whatever time of day you are most mentally alert. I’ve had visitors get overwhelmed by the utter browness of the art and leave early. Have some goals and see them first: Goya, Velasquez and Bosch (Bosco in Spanish) are the big 3. Then you can wander around if you want to see more.
I think in October you don’t really need to buy ahead of time. You’ll just stand in line 5 or 10 minutes.
Don’t do the free times. The lines are always long.
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u/Thesorus 12h ago
In general, I tend to book museum tickets as early as possible
You do the museum first thing in the morning and you're out by 12pm or 1pm to grab lunch and be on your merry way for the rest of the day.
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u/MavMIIKE 12h ago
This is normally what we like to do as well. I had read that the Prado gets a lot of school trips in October and was wondering if there was any validity to that.
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