For the first time, there's now limits on the number of people who can visit the Acropolis of Athens every day and every hour. I'll explain why, and how you can get around these limits of 20,000 for the day, 3,000 for the first hour, and then 2000 every hour until closing. Whilst 20,000 per day or 2,000 an hour may sound like a lot, the number of people seeing the Acropolis daily has significantly increased over the last five years. 2022 saw 3 million hit for the very first time. And last year, there was a 70% increase from 2021. *ALL Tickets for the Acropolis* All Tickets - bit.ly/4azYmgt *Combination Tickets* Acropolis & Archaeological Sites: Combo - bit.ly/3xvdNYL The Athens Pass - bit.ly/3vKz5RT Acropolis and Acropolis Museum - bit.ly/3VYh8tC *Guided Tours* Acropolis Entry and 90 min Guided Tour - bit.ly/3xFkFTH 2 Hour Guided Tour - bit.ly/4aWRfOW Early Morning Entry & 90 min Guided Tour - bit.ly/443HLPG Acropolis & Acropolis Museum: 4 Hour Guided Tour - bit.ly/3TZxS18 *Single Tickets* Acropolis Skip-The-Line - bit.ly/3U3xoa2
I went to Athens in early April 2024 and bought tickets in advance from the official Acropolis web site. At 8:00 am there was no waiting to get in, but long lines to purchase tickets. Large tour groups began to appear on the Acropolis around 9:30 am. So do go early. I had a combination ticket for the Ancient Agora and several other sites, but we did not book an entry time( did not see this as an option). There was no problem getting into these sites ( again there were lines to purchase tickets).
Great advice there. It's exactly what I said in the video. It's definitely worth booking in advance for the Acropolis. As for the others, like you said the queues are nowhere near as bad. Hence there's no option to book a time.
Hello, please... (sorry, my english is not so good). The tickets to November is sold out? I'm going in 6 november, and cant buy tickets in the official site 😪😪😪
That's okay. Try this site. If you need help, let me know: getyourguide.com/en-US/acropolis-of-athens-l3763/?psrc=widget&partner_id=XIV8HN9&widget=city&wid=8a59f4f6-2b0f-51ea-9364-d6f24219a115&page_id=819f093e-cb8b-5810-842f-578d54edd672
Hello, was wondering if you knew how to book reservations for the other combo sites, if we already have booked a reservation for the Acropolis using the Combo ticket. There doesn't seem to be a way to book a reservation for any of the other sites, once you have purchased the 5-day ticket. Thanks!
Good morning Rick, That's an excellent question. There are many different types of combo tickets available online. Which one have you already booked a reservation for? Ian
My family will be going in mid-March 2025. Is there any benefit to booking an afternoon time, in the hopes that most of the tour groups will have been and gone?
That really is a great question. Perhaps most of the tour groups will have gone, but it will be much busier than the morning due to backlog. Most tour groups, especially coaches etc don't arrive until after 09:15 - 10:00. You could try very late afternoon going into 4pm onwards, but bear in mind that the sun will be setting about 5pm onwards. Having said that, in March it will be considerably quieter, with far less going each day. There's also "free days" throughout the year which are every first Sunday of the month, from November 1st to March 31st, which is when a lot of locals will go. Hope that helps, but please feel free to ask anything.
Hello, does the vanilla ticket also include the 15 minutes early to 15 minutes later than the time slot chosen or is that just for the combo ticket? Do you need to reserve times for the other attractions in the combo ticket or just show up? Cheers
Those are good questions, and the answer is yes, there is indeed a single "vanilla" ticket which allows you to select the time of entry and permits you to enter up to 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after your time slot. It's one that I use when I only have a day or so in Athens, and it's right here: bit.ly/3U3xoa2 As for your question regarding reserving times for other attractions, there isn't an option as they get nowhere near as busy or as quickly as the Acropolis. However, that's not the case for the Acropolis Museum, which is essentially the second most popular after the Acropolis. Plans are being considered to book a time slot, but it's not likely to happen this year. But, from experience, I would still recommend you get a ticket in advance, including various skip-the-line. These are at bit.ly/49QP4vE Hope this helps Ian
For the first time, there's now limits on the number of people who can visit the Acropolis of Athens every day and every hour. I'll explain why, and how you can get around these limits of 20,000 for the day, 3,000 for the first hour, and then 2000 every hour until closing.
Whilst 20,000 per day or 2,000 an hour may sound like a lot, the number of people seeing the Acropolis daily has significantly increased over the last five years. 2022 saw 3 million hit for the very first time. And last year, there was a 70% increase from 2021.
*ALL Tickets for the Acropolis*
All Tickets - bit.ly/4azYmgt
*Combination Tickets*
Acropolis & Archaeological Sites: Combo - bit.ly/3xvdNYL
The Athens Pass - bit.ly/3vKz5RT
Acropolis and Acropolis Museum - bit.ly/3VYh8tC
*Guided Tours*
Acropolis Entry and 90 min Guided Tour - bit.ly/3xFkFTH
2 Hour Guided Tour - bit.ly/4aWRfOW
Early Morning Entry & 90 min Guided Tour - bit.ly/443HLPG
Acropolis & Acropolis Museum: 4 Hour Guided Tour - bit.ly/3TZxS18
*Single Tickets*
Acropolis Skip-The-Line - bit.ly/3U3xoa2
I went to Athens in early April 2024 and bought tickets in advance from the official Acropolis web site. At 8:00 am there was no waiting to get in, but long lines to purchase tickets. Large tour groups began to appear on the Acropolis around 9:30 am. So do go early. I had a combination ticket for the Ancient Agora and several other sites, but we did not book an entry time( did not see this as an option). There was no problem getting into these sites ( again there were lines to purchase tickets).
Great advice there. It's exactly what I said in the video. It's definitely worth booking in advance for the Acropolis. As for the others, like you said the queues are nowhere near as bad. Hence there's no option to book a time.
Hello, please... (sorry, my english is not so good). The tickets to November is sold out? I'm going in 6 november, and cant buy tickets in the official site 😪😪😪
That's okay. Try this site. If you need help, let me know:
getyourguide.com/en-US/acropolis-of-athens-l3763/?psrc=widget&partner_id=XIV8HN9&widget=city&wid=8a59f4f6-2b0f-51ea-9364-d6f24219a115&page_id=819f093e-cb8b-5810-842f-578d54edd672
Hello, was wondering if you knew how to book reservations for the other combo sites, if we already have booked a reservation for the Acropolis using the Combo ticket. There doesn't seem to be a way to book a reservation for any of the other sites, once you have purchased the 5-day ticket. Thanks!
Good morning Rick,
That's an excellent question. There are many different types of combo tickets available online. Which one have you already booked a reservation for?
Ian
My family will be going in mid-March 2025. Is there any benefit to booking an afternoon time, in the hopes that most of the tour groups will have been and gone?
That really is a great question. Perhaps most of the tour groups will have gone, but it will be much busier than the morning due to backlog. Most tour groups, especially coaches etc don't arrive until after 09:15 - 10:00. You could try very late afternoon going into 4pm onwards, but bear in mind that the sun will be setting about 5pm onwards. Having said that, in March it will be considerably quieter, with far less going each day. There's also "free days" throughout the year which are every first Sunday of the month, from November 1st to March 31st, which is when a lot of locals will go. Hope that helps, but please feel free to ask anything.
I can imagine that the combo tickets are gonna sell like Raki, Mythos & Suuvlaki 😎
They certainly will, especially as word gets out.
Hello, does the vanilla ticket also include the 15 minutes early to 15 minutes later than the time slot chosen or is that just for the combo ticket? Do you need to reserve times for the other attractions in the combo ticket or just show up? Cheers
Those are good questions, and the answer is yes, there is indeed a single "vanilla" ticket which allows you to select the time of entry and permits you to enter up to 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after your time slot.
It's one that I use when I only have a day or so in Athens, and it's right here: bit.ly/3U3xoa2
As for your question regarding reserving times for other attractions, there isn't an option as they get nowhere near as busy or as quickly as the Acropolis.
However, that's not the case for the Acropolis Museum, which is essentially the second most popular after the Acropolis. Plans are being considered to book a time slot, but it's not likely to happen this year. But, from experience, I would still recommend you get a ticket in advance, including various skip-the-line. These are at bit.ly/49QP4vE
Hope this helps
Ian
Is it finished yet xxx
Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean 😁
Do not come summer
It's still gets very busy, very quickly though out of those months.