Grand Egyptian Museum tickets: skip the line, see Tutankhamun

Strongly advised. The museum sells only online or by card at the gate, and the ticket offices run to 30–45 minutes of queue in the morning and at weekends. A ticket booked online gives you a time slot and a QR code to scan directly at the entrance. In high season (October to April) and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings, book two or three days ahead.

Foreign adults pay about EGP 1,450 at the museum (around €28), children and seniors about EGP 730, with a guided tour at about EGP 1,950. Through our partner Tiqets the skip-the-line entry starts around €30–35, the guided visit around €50, the entry with private hotel transfer around €45–55, and combined tickets with the Pyramids or the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir around €50–60. Prices are set in Egyptian pounds and change with the exchange rate.

Yes. The two Tutankhamun galleries, with the gold mask, the coffins, the thrones and the chariots, are part of the general admission. The Khufu solar boat museum, inside the site, may require a small supplement on certain tickets; the guided and combined options sold by our partner include it when stated in the description.

Two hours for the grand staircase and the Tutankhamun galleries, three to four hours for the twelve main galleries and the Khufu boat, five hours with a guide and a break. The site is enormous: wear comfortable shoes and plan a meal on site.

The first hour after opening at 9 am, or the late afternoon on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the galleries stay open until 9 pm. From 11 am to 3 pm the tour groups fill the Tutankhamun galleries. October to April is the comfortable season; summer afternoons are very hot outside but the museum is air-conditioned.

Both, if you have two days. The GEM has Tutankhamun, the Khufu boat and a modern scenography; Tahrir keeps the Old and Middle Kingdom masterpieces (Narmer Palette, Khafre, the Amarna gallery) in a historic building. If you have one day, choose the GEM with the Pyramids. The royal mummies are in a third museum, the NMEC.

In the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Fustat, since the Pharaohs' Golden Parade of April 2021: twenty-two kings and queens, including Ramesses II, Seti I and Hatshepsut, in a dedicated underground hall. The NMEC ticket for foreigners costs about EGP 550; the mummies hall is included or sold as a supplement depending on the period — check the ticket description.

Yes, and it is the best plan: the museum is 10 minutes by car from the Giza plateau. Pyramids at opening (8 am) when the light is good and the heat bearable, lunch, then the museum in the afternoon. Several combined tickets and guided day tours sold by our partner include both with transport.

Yes: wide spaces, a children's museum, interactive displays and the Tutankhamun galleries that every child has heard about. Children under 6 enter free, children and students pay about half price with ID. Pushchairs are allowed; the site has lifts and ramps everywhere.

Personal photography without flash is allowed throughout the museum, including the Tutankhamun galleries. Tripods, flash, professional cameras and live streaming are prohibited. Large bags go through the scanner; suitcases are refused.

Tickets bought from the museum are non-refundable. The options sold by our partner Tiqets include, depending on the option, free cancellation up to the day before, or up to 24 hours before for guided visits and transfers; the condition is shown on each product before you pay.

No dress code, but light clothing and comfortable shoes: the galleries are vast and the gardens are in full sun. Bring your passport or ID for the ticket check, a card for any purchase (no cash on site), and water, which is also sold inside.