León Cathedral tickets

€8 for the cathedral, €12 with the museum. The stained glass is the reason to come.

Official price: €8
Free: Tuesdays 17:30–19:00, October to April
Opening hours: Every day 9:30–13:30 and 16:00–19:00 (Oct–Apr)

Official prices and opening hours

Official price

Cathedral, standard€8
Cathedral, reduced: groups of more than 5, over-65s, students, pilgrims with a credential, large families€7
Cathedral Museum, standard€6
Cathedral Museum with the general cathedral ticket€4
Joint ticket for cathedral and museum€12
Under-12s with an adult and disability above 65%Free

Free

The cathedral is free on Tuesday afternoons, 17:30 to 19:00, from October to April. Under-12s with an adult and people with a disability above 65% also get in free. The museum has no free window.

Opening hours

From October to April, every day 9:30 to 13:30 and 16:00 to 19:00. Last visit to the cathedral 30 minutes before closing; to the museum, one hour before. Services can change the hours. The cathedral's website doesn't publish hours for May to September.

Address

Plaza de Regla s/n, 24003 León (acceso por la puerta oeste, bajo el rosetón)

Checked on 4 November 2026 · Sources

Glass that changes with the light

The cathedral has more than seven hundred stained glass windows, about 1,800 square metres in all, and its three great rose windows are eight metres across. The cathedral itself notes that the colours shift with the hour, the season and the strength of the sun.

Closed from 13:30 to 16:00

From October to April it opens daily 9:30–13:30 and 16:00–19:00. The last visit is 30 minutes before closing for the cathedral and an hour before for the museum. Services can change the hours, and the cathedral's website doesn't publish times for May to September, so check its calendar before you go.

The free Tuesday, and its limits

From October to April, the cathedral is free on Tuesday afternoons, 17:30–19:00. With the last visit 30 minutes before closing, arrive early. The museum isn't included.

Cathedral, museum or both

Cathedral only: €8, or €7 reduced.
Museum alone: €6.
Both: €12, because the museum drops to €4 with the general cathedral ticket.

The way in is through the west door, beneath the rose window.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to enter León Cathedral?

€8 for the standard ticket and €7 reduced, for groups of more than five people, over-65s, students, pilgrims with a credential and large families.

When is León Cathedral free?

On Tuesday afternoons from October to April, 17:30–19:00. Under-12s with an adult and people with a disability above 65% get in free at any time.

What are León Cathedral's opening hours?

From October to April, every day 9:30–13:30 and 16:00–19:00. The last visit is 30 minutes before closing. Services can change these times.

How many stained glass windows does León Cathedral have?

More than seven hundred, covering about 1,800 square metres. The cathedral presents this as the largest set of Gothic stained glass in Spain.

Is the León Cathedral museum worth adding?

If you're already paying the general cathedral price, the museum costs €4 rather than €6. The joint ticket comes to €12.

Sources

Facts taken from the official websites, quoted in their original language. Has something changed? Write to info@museums.es.

Official website: Catedral de León
catedraldeleon.org/visitas — *Horario de octubre a abril. Los horarios pueden verse modificados por la celebración de Actos de Culto y se pueden consultar en la agenda.
catedraldeleon.org/visitas — Grupos de más de 5 personas, jubilados de más de 65 años, estudiantes, peregrinos con credencial y familias numerosas
catedraldeleon.org/visitas — Personas con diversidad funcional de más del 65%, menores de 12 años acompañados de un adulto y martes por la tarde (de octubre a abril) de 17:30 a 19:00
catedraldeleon.org/visitas — Tarifa conjunta entrada Catedral y Museo Catedralicio 12€
catedraldeleon.org/visitas — Sirve para visitar durante un año todas las veces que se desee la Catedral, el Museo y el Claustro
catedraldeleon.org/visitas — Todas las personas nacidas o residentes en la provincia
catedraldeleon.org/la-catedral/vidrieras — reúnen más de setecientas vidrieras policromadas.
catedraldeleon.org/la-catedral/vidrieras — Con aproximadamente 1.800 metros cuadrados de superficie, constituye el mayor conjunto de vidrieras góticas de España
catedraldeleon.org/la-catedral/vidrieras — De ocho metros de diámetro cada uno, situados en las fachadas oeste, norte y sur.
catedraldeleon.org/la-catedral/vidrieras — Sus colores y matices cambian según la hora del día, la estación y la intensidad del sol.

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