The Art Walk pass (in Spanish, Paseo del Arte) is the combined ticket that brings together Madrid's three great museums —the Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofía— for €38.60, compared with the roughly €46 the three individual tickets add up to. It is valid over a wide period and does not require you to visit the museums on the same day.
Under the name Paseo del Arte —or "Art Walk pass"— Madrid offers a single ticket to its three main picture galleries, the ones that make up the so-called Art Triangle, all just a few minutes' walk apart along the Paseo del Prado:
With a single pass you access the permanent collections of all three. Each museum is visited independently, at your own pace, and you don't have to see them in one go.
Book the pass →Prado + Thyssen + Reina Sofía · booking with Civitatis
| Price | €38.60 / person |
|---|---|
| Includes | Permanent collection of all 3 museums |
| Separately | ~€46 (€14 Thyssen + Prado + Reina Sofía) |
| Saving | About €7 vs the 3 single tickets |
| Validity | Wide; not restricted to the same day |
| Confirmation | Immediate |
Prices and conditions are indicative; confirm the details when booking.
The maths is simple: the three general tickets bought separately come to around €46 (for example, the Thyssen ticket costs €14, plus those of the Prado and the Reina Sofía). The Art Walk pass costs €38.60, so the direct saving is about €7 per person.
It is worth it if you plan to visit at least two of the three museums —and very clearly if you're going to see all three. Beyond the saving, you gain two things: a single purchase for the whole route and the flexibility to spread the visits across several days, which matters because seeing all three in depth in a single day is exhausting.
If, on the other hand, you only have time (or the desire) for one museum, then the individual ticket makes more sense: in that case, take a look at the Thyssen Museum ticket and its masterpieces.
In short: the Art Walk pass pays off from the second museum onwards and, above all, gives you the freedom to organise the route your own way for €38.60.
Book the Art Walk pass →The pass is simple to use and does not tie you to a fixed time slot at each museum:
The exact redemption and validity conditions are detailed in the Civitatis confirmation when you book. Each museum's opening hours are indicative: confirm them on each institution's website.
There is no compulsory order, but as the three museums are lined up along the Paseo del Prado, the easy option is to follow the axis from north to south (or the other way) to avoid detours. A route that works well:
If you have several days, the best plan is one museum per day (or two at most), combining them with a stroll through the Retiro park or the Barrio de las Letras, which are right next door.
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What you'll find at each vertex of Madrid's Art Triangle.
| Museum | What stands out | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Prado | Old and classical painting | Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Rubens |
| Thyssen | From Gothic to the 20th century | Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, Hopper |
| Reina Sofía | Contemporary art | The Guernica, Dalí, Miró |
Of the three, the Thyssen-Bornemisza is the one that stitches the story together: it links the old painting of the Prado with the 20th-century art of the Reina Sofía. In a couple of hours you go from the Italian early masters and Dürer to Impressionism, American painting and the avant-gardes.
Sister guides to prepare for each museum of the Art Walk.
Everything you need to organise your Art Walk and your visit to the Thyssen.
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Madrid's Art Triangle: Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofía
