The 11 Best Royal Palace of Madrid Tours

1.Royal Palace of Madrid Small Group Skip the Line Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 662 reviews · 2 hours 10 minutes (approx.) · from $65Our pick

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace small-group tour, with skip-the-line entry, old-town sights, guide quality, price, and practical tips.

“If there is one attraction that you wouldn’t want to miss in Madrid then it is the Royal Palace. Our tour guide was such an amazing host who walked and talked us through the entire tour - right from the ticket area to the palace. The palace is grand”

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2.Royal Palace of Madrid Early Entrance Tour Skip-The-Line Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 573 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $46

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace early-entry tour, with skip-the-line access, guide quality, palace highlights, value, and practical tips.

“Good tour, got us through the crowds with no problems and no waiting in lines! Guide answered all our questions and did a great job explaining all the details.”

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3.Madrid Royal Palace Professional Guided Tour with Skip the Line

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 492 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $42

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace guided tour, with skip-the-line entry, expert commentary, armory highlights, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Guide told lots of good stories about the royal family and history. Learned a lot. Took the English tour and her accent was understandable.”

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4.Afternoon Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 364 reviews · from $51

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral tour, with skip-the-line entry, guide insights, value advice, and practical tips.

“Our tour guide was very good and knowledgeable. The royal palace is worth going but not the Almudena Cathedral.”

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5.Madrid Royal Palace and Prado Museum Private Tour with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 185 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $356Top rated

Private Madrid tour pairing the Royal Palace and Prado Museum with hotel pickup, skip-the-line entry, expert guides, and cab transfer.

“Lovely tour of the Palace in Madrid and Prado museum. Guide was very knowledgeable and worked with our groups interests to present us with a personalized tour.”

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6.Royal Palace of Madrid Guided Tour Small Group or Private

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 130 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $69

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace guided tour, with skip-the-line entry, small groups, expert guides, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Amaya was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and covered a ton of ground on a quick tour. We had just 8 people in our group and it was just right.”

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7.Royal Palace of Madrid Skip-the-Line and Retiro Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 78 reviews · 5 hours · from $57

Review of Madrid’s 5-hour Royal Palace and Retiro Park tour, with skip-the-line entry, expert guides, optional tapas, and practical tips.

“Our guide, Rocio, was just wonderful! She was incredibly knowledgeable and patient with us as we asked so many questions. Even when walking from the Royal Palace across the city to Retiro Park, she was pointing out important buildings. At the end of the day, she even wrote down several places we might like to see on our own. Rocio made our first day in Madrid a truly special day!”

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8.Royal Palace of Madrid Entry Ticket with Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 68 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $38

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace ticket with app audioguide, practical advice on entry, value, timing, stairs, and common booking problems.

“I purchased 2 tickets with audio guide for 11 am on June 9, 2025 Too bad that at the point in charge they gave me the entrances for 12.45 So I could not visit the Royal Palace of Madrid... the plane would not have waited for us! Back in the office (we had not noticed the 2 hours delay) the employee promised us price compensation We'll see! Bad experienceAuto-translated”

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9.Complete Madrid: Hapsburgs, Palace and Almudena Cathedral

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 21 reviews · from $23Best value

Explore Madrid’s old town, Plaza Mayor, Almudena Cathedral, and Royal Palace exterior on a lively two-hour Spanish walking tour.

“Amazing experience!! We had a really good time. Ivan was very kind and we had a lot of fun.”

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10.Royal Palace of Madrid: Private tour with entrance included

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace private tour, with skip-the-line entry, royal gardens, expert guide, pricing, itinerary, and practical tips.

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11.Experience Royal Luxury in Madrid’s Palacio Real

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours · from $104

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace guided tour, with skip-the-line entry, Goya and Velázquez, royal rooms, gardens, price, and practical tips.

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