How do people get free entry to the Nerja cave?

I visited Nerja during Holy Week with my family. We spent €16 per person visiting the Caves. (€64 for 4 people). The truth is that it is a recommended visit. Our visit to the Nerja cave was organized for 10:00 a.m. on Good Friday. Already inside the Cave and just before reaching the souvenir shop. I was going up the stairs and I heard someone say. “The people who had free tickets at 9:30 a.m. have already left.” Why do they have free tickets? Can someone explain it to me?

Hello! Yes, 60 free tickets are given out every day. So you can enter the cave for free. But you can only reserve online.

You can reserve your free ticket here on the official website: nerja cave – free tickets

Here I explain everything in detail.

FREE Nerja CAVE

To visit the Nerja Cave for free it is necessary to obtain tickets two days in advance. You can only enter for free at 9:30 a.m. The free visit is valid for any day Monday to Friday at 9:30 a.m. with limited capacity of 60 tickets daily for members of the European Union. 

Free tickets can only be purchased onlineat 9:30 a.m. 48 hours before the day of the visit, with a maximum of 2 tickets per person. For example: if you want to go on a Friday, you can obtain them the Wednesday before at 9:30 a.m. They are valid to enter exclusively during the 9:30 a.m. shift. hours. If you wish to enter later, after that hour, on another shift on a holiday or non-working day. You will have to buy the ticket online.

Here another @nerjalovers user explains how to get the cheapest tickets on the internet. (cheaper than at the box office or on the official website).

Discount entrance to the Nerja Cave

To enter the Nerja cave for free, you can visit it on an open day, which is usually announced in advance on the cave’s official website or in the local media. You can also participate in a tourist promotion that includes free entry to the cave or look for discounts for groups or students. Another option is to visit the surrounding area and enjoy the exterior views of the cave without entering its interior.

Yo pagando la entrada a la Cueva de Nerja. Y otros han entrado gratis!¿?

He visitado Nerja en Semana Santa con mi familia, Nos hemos gastado 16€ por persona en visitar las Cuevas. (64€ para 4 personas). La verdad que es una visita recomendada. Nuestra visita a la cueva de Nerja estaban organizada para las 10.00h del Viernes Santo. Ya dentro de la Cueva y justo antes de llegar a la tienda de souvenirs. Estaba subiendo las escaleras y escuche a una personas decir. “Ya han salido las personas que tenían entradas gratis a las 9.30h”. ¿Por qué tienen entradas gratis? ¿Alguien me lo puede explicar?

Hola! Si, cada dia se reparten 60 entradas gratis. Por lo que se puede entrar gratis a la cueva. Pero solo se puede reservar por internet.

Puedes reservar tu entrada gratis aqui en la web oficial: entradas cueva gratuita

Aquí explico todo detallado.

CUEVA de Nerja GRATUITA

Para visitar la Cueva de Nerja gratis es necesario obtener las entradas dos dias antes. Solo se puede entrar gratis a las 9.30h. La visita gratis es valida para cualquier dia de lunes a viernes a las 9:30 horas con aforo limitado de 60 entradas diarias para los miembros de la Unión Europea. 

Las entradas gratuitas únicamente se pueden adquirir onlinea las 9:30 horas de 48 horas antes del día de la visita, con un máximo de 2 entradas por persona. Por ejemplo: si se desea acudir un viernes, se pueden obtener el miercoles anterior a las 9:30 horas. Son válidas para entrar, exclusivamente, en el turno de las 9:30 horas. Si desea entrar después, pasada esa hora, en otro turno un dia festivo o no laborable. Tendrás que comprar la entrada online.

Aqui explican otro usuario de @nerjalovers explica como obtener las entradas mas baratas en internet. (mas barata que en taquilla o en la web oficial).

Descuento entrada Cueva de Nerja

Para entrar gratis a la cueva de Nerja, puedes visitarla en un día de puertas abiertas, que suelen ser anunciados previamente en la página web oficial de la cueva o en los medios locales. También puedes participar en alguna promoción turística que incluya la entrada gratuita a la cueva o buscar descuentos para grupos o estudiantes. Otra opción es visitar la zona de los alrededores y disfrutar de las vistas exteriores de la cueva sin entrar en su interior.

🚂 Cueva Tren [Cave Train] – The Nerja tourist train – Discounts and tickets 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦

The cave train is the Nerja Tourist Train that will take you from Nerja to the Caves of Nerja. You can enjoy a train ride through the main streets of Nerja and finish the tour in the Cueva de Nerja.

Nerja has a magnificent tourist train. You can book online or buy the ticket on the train. This is the train that makes the route to the caves of Nerja. If you visit Nerja we recommend you enjoy the Nerja train to caves, a journey from Nerja to the Nerja Caves.

Nerja sightseeing train

Important, this is a tourist train, train from Nerja to the Cave. This tourist train is managed by a well-known online tour company. City Sightseeing Tours Spain. They have tourist buses in all the cities. Sightseeing city buses or city tours are in the most touristic cities in the world.

If you want a route through Nerja, a small tour of the main avenue of Nerja on the nerja sightseeing train. We recommend you book online, buy the tickets at the Cueva de Nerja ticket office or consult directly with the train driver or the Sightseeing in Nerja tour guide.

How to get to the Nerja Cave

To get to the Nerja cave you can go by train from Nerja. (Train cave). By bus from Nerja. You can take the Nerja Caves Bus line or you can also take a taxi at the Nerja taxi rank.

You can also go by car easily. Or take a walking route. The Nerja Cave is just 4 km from Nerja. 30 minutes walking if you have good training 🙂

Train Stop

The cave train can be taken at Plaza España, Plaza Cavana, Plaza Los Cangregos and Plaza Verano Azul.

💲 Prices Nerja Train

Cave train tickets

You can buy tickets on the same train or on the official website of the Nerja cave, also at the window in the Nerja cave.

BOOK NERJA TRAIN ONLINE

Discount tickets, discount coupon for Nerja Caves is available. There are combined cave entrances. That includes cave train tickets, entrance to the cave and entrance to the Nerja museum. You can review the purchase conditions on the Cueva de Nerja website. (Nerja Cave Tickets) or in Nerja Tickets

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