How to get Caminito del Rey tickets

How do you buy Caminito del Rey tickets?

Online on caminitodelrey.info: register, confirm your email, pick a day and a time slot, then name each ticket in your personal area.

The official FAQ lays out the steps. Create an account, open the confirmation email (it can land in spam), choose the date and the slot, and buy up to 10 tickets per person. Each ticket is personal, so you add every walker's details in your personal area afterwards. You can keep the ticket on your phone. Printing is not required.

Two extras can go in the same basket: a parking space at the Visitor Reception Centre and the shuttle bus that links the two ends of the walk. Both are small fees and both are optional, but adding them online saves a hunt for cash on the day. The shuttle driver does not take cards.

Read the conditions before you pay. A ticket is issued only after you accept them, and they include the age rules and the no-refund policy covered further down.

When are Caminito del Rey tickets released?

In blocks of several months, announced a few weeks ahead and put on sale at a set morning hour. Spring and winter blocks go fastest.

Tickets are not released on a rolling basis. The platform opens a whole season at once. Local press reports on the last few releases show the pattern:

Sources: Andalucía Información, Canal Sur and Málaga Press. The current block runs to early May 2027, which means Easter 2027 is already on sale. Our post on the winter 2026-2027 tickets tracks it.

On release day, log in before the sale opens and have every walker's ID details ready. Weekends and holiday weeks are the first to go.

Can you buy tickets at the entrance or just turn up?

In theory yes, at the ticket office by the north access, subject to availability. In practice, do not count on it.

The official home page says tickets are sold online or at the ticket office at the northern access. It also says the Visitor Reception Centre, where most drivers park, cannot sell them. That catches people out: you park, take the shuttle, walk to the gate, and only then find out whether there is space.

Reports from walkers describe a small number of same-day tickets and queues before the office opens. Those numbers are not published officially, and they change. Turning up without a ticket on a spring Saturday is a gamble with a long drive attached. On a quiet weekday in winter the odds are better, but still not something to plan a day around.

Watch out for people offering tickets near the access. Tickets are personal, and reselling them is prohibited by the rules.

What types of Caminito del Rey ticket are there?

Two official types (general entry and entry with an official guided visit), plus tour packages that add a guide, transport or both.

The official platform sells a general ticket and a ticket with an official guided visit in Spanish or English, in groups of up to 30. It also sells to travel agencies and organised groups, which is how tour companies hold slots for their own guided walks. Every option walks the same boardwalk with the same helmet. What changes is the guide and the ride.

If you are driving and do not care about the history, the plain entry is all you need. The guided or self-guided guide helps you decide.

The plain entry ticket: your slot, your helmet and the gorge at your own speed. It is the simplest way in if you are driving.

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Do I need my passport or ID for the Caminito del Rey?

Yes, carry an ID document. Adults must have one to enter and exit, and children aged 8 to 17 must prove their age.

The mandatory rules ask every adult to carry an identity document. Children under 8 are not allowed in. Walkers aged 8 to 17 must be with an adult and show proof of age, which staff can check along the route. The official home page asks for an original ID card or a Spanish family book (Libro de Familia). For most visitors from abroad that means a passport or a national ID card.

Some tour listings are looser: one says a copy is accepted for its groups. Bring the original anyway. A photo on your phone is a poor argument at a control booth.

What can you do if Caminito del Rey tickets are sold out?

Check the guided tours and the GetYourGuide entry ticket, look at weekdays, and watch for a day's slots opening after a weather change. Do not buy from strangers.

• Try the tour operators. Guided tours buy their slots through the official system, and their places can still be free when general tickets on the official site are gone. The guided tour with entry ticket and the tour with an official guide both meet at the north access.
• Move to a weekday. Weekends and holidays are busier, so midweek dates are the better bet.
• Add transport to the search. The coach trips, from Málaga and the coast and from Seville, carry their own entries, so they are worth a look even if you planned to drive.
• Have a plan B for the day. The best time to visit guide lists what else to do nearby.

Can you change or refund a Caminito del Rey ticket?

Official tickets cannot be changed or refunded, except for an exchange when the path closes for weather. Tours on GetYourGuide cancel free up to 24 hours before.

The official FAQ is short on this: no changes, no refunds. If the Caminito closes for rain, wind or heat, you can exchange the ticket for another date in your personal area, subject to availability. Closure notices go out by email, social media and the official Telegram channel. If no notice arrives 24 hours before, the visit normally goes ahead, but it can still be stopped on the day.

The tours on this site are more flexible. Every one of them offers free cancellation up to 24 hours before on GetYourGuide. If the path closes, the operator's own terms apply: the day trip from Málaga, for example, offers a full refund or a new date. If your dates are not fixed yet, this flexibility is the real reason to book through a tour.

What should you check before you pay?

The web address, the time slot against your travel plan, the day of the week, and who in your group has ID.

• The address bar. The official domain is caminitodelrey.info. Look-alike sites turn up in search results with similar titles.
• Your slot is when you must be at the access, not when you leave the car. The rules ask you to be at the access point 30 minutes early, and the access point is about 25 minutes on foot from the El Kiosko restaurant. Add parking and the shuttle on top.
• Mondays. The Caminito is closed on Mondays apart from a few announced dates, and on 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January.
• Train times. Coming by rail? Pick a slot that fits the Renfe timetable to El Chorro, then the shuttle north. The getting there guide shows how much time to leave.
• The age rule. Children under 8 cannot enter, with no exceptions listed. You also cannot carry anyone on the boardwalks.

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