Turin tickets: what to see and how to book

Why Turin deserves more than a day

Turin was Italy’s first capital and the seat of the House of Savoy, and it shows: arcades that run for miles, Baroque squares and royal palaces a few steps apart. It is also the city of cinema, cars, coffee and chocolate, and it holds one of the most important Egyptian collections in the world. The good news for visitors is that nearly everything sits in a compact centre you can cover on foot.

This guide helps you choose: what to see depending on your interests and the time you have, what entry costs on the official website, when a guided tour bookable on Tiqets makes sense and when a plain ticket is enough. For the full list, attraction by attraction, open all Turin tickets.

What to see, depending on what you love

You do not need to see everything. Pick two or three themes and build your visit around them.

Ancient Egypt

The Egyptian Museum is the reason many people come to Turin: monumental statues, coffins, papyri and the intact burial goods of Kha and Merit. Allow at least three hours. Tickets are sold online only and a full ticket is €18; the guided tour with queue-free entry on Tiqets starts at €49.

The Savoy court

The Royal Museums bring together, on a single ticket, the Royal Palace, the Royal Armoury and Galleria Sabauda, the Archaeological Museum, the Royal Gardens and Guarini’s Chapel of the Holy Shroud. In the middle of Piazza Castello, Palazzo Madama tells two thousand years of city history, from the Roman gate to Juvarra’s grand staircase. One point about the Holy Shroud: it is kept in the cathedral and is not normally on display. Half an hour from the centre lies the Reggia di Venaria, with its vast gardens.

Cinema and views

The Mole Antonelliana houses the National Cinema Museum, and its panoramic lift climbs to a terrace 85 metres up, with the best view of the city and, on clear days, the Alps. From the Mole it is a few steps to Via Po and about ten minutes on foot to Piazza Vittorio and the river, the right place for an aperitivo after your visit.

Cars, coffee and chocolate

The National Automobile Museum, near Lingotto, is one of the best car museums in Europe. The Lavazza Museum, in the Aurora district, tells the story of Italian coffee through an interactive route. Choco-Story, a short walk from Porta Nuova, is devoted to chocolate and gianduja and ends with a tasting. For more, there are food tours and wine tastings.

Families, sport and relaxation

With children, Zoom Torino works well: a bioparc in Cumiana, open only at certain times of year and by reservation. Football fans have the Juventus Museum at the Allianz Stadium. To unwind after a day of museums there is QC Termetorino, an urban spa in the city: heated pools and saunas, not a natural hot spring.

How much time do you have: one, two or three days

• One day. The Egyptian Museum in the morning (arrive at 9 when it opens), lunch under the arcades of Via Po or Via Roma, then the Royal Museums or the Mole in the afternoon, riding the lift up towards sunset. Watch the closing days: the Royal Museums are shut on Wednesdays, the Mole on Tuesdays.
• Two days. Add Palazzo Madama, the cathedral, a historic café for a bicerin, and either the Automobile Museum or Choco-Story. With four or five museums in two days, the 48-hour Torino+Piemonte Card starts to pay off.
• Three days or more. Half a day at the Reggia di Venaria and an evening in the hills, at Superga by rack railway or on Monte dei Cappuccini. With an extra day, day trips to the Langhe, Monferrato and nearby castles leave easily from Turin.

For ideas beyond the museums, from the parks along the Po to the markets, see things to do in Turin.

Official ticket or guided offer: how to decide

Official prices in Turin are modest. On the museums’ websites a full ticket costs €18 at the Egyptian Museum, €15 at the Royal Museums and €10 at Palazzo Madama; the Reggia di Venaria with its gardens is about €18 and the Mole with museum and lift about €23. Under-18s often pay nothing: at the Royal Museums and Palazzo Madama entry is free for them.

Offers on partner sites cost more because they add something: a guide, a guaranteed time slot, a bus ride. On Tiqets the Egyptian Museum guided tour with queue-free entry starts at €49, the Royal Palace guided tour at €49, and the list of Turin attractions from €12. If you just want to get in and have already picked your day, the official ticket is perfectly fine. If you want to understand what you are looking at, or you are coming at a busy time, the guided tour is worth the difference. Before paying, always check the language, length, meeting point and cancellation terms.

Closing days at a glance

• Egyptian Museum: open every day; until 2 pm on Mondays and until 8 pm on Saturdays.
• Royal Museums: closed on Wednesdays.
• Mole and Cinema Museum: closed on Tuesdays.
• Palazzo Madama: closed on Tuesdays.
• Reggia di Venaria: closed on Mondays.
• Automobile Museum: open every day, mornings only on Mondays.
• Lavazza Museum: closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• Zoom Torino: seasonal opening, booking required.

Hours change on public holidays and during exhibitions, so check the museum’s website the day before. In practice: Monday suits the Mole and the Royal Museums, Tuesday the Egyptian Museum and the Royal Museums, Wednesday the Mole and Palazzo Madama.

When the Torino+Piemonte Card pays off

The official card from Turismo Torino gives free entry to the main museums in the city and the region, including the Egyptian Museum, the Royal Museums, Palazzo Madama, the Cinema Museum and the Lavazza Museum, and it also covers one child under 12 travelling with the holder. It comes in 24, 48, 72 and 120-hour versions, priced on the official site at €29.90, €39.90, €45.90 and €52.90. The 24-hour card covers a maximum of three museums.

The maths is simple. The Egyptian Museum and the Royal Museums together already cost €33, so two major museums in one day repay the 24-hour card. With the 48-hour card, adding the Mole and Venaria, you save more than €25. It is not worth it if you visit only one museum, if you already have an Abbonamento Musei pass, or if you are travelling with under-18s, who get in free at many state and civic museums. The card does not include GTT transport and gives only a discount on the Mole lift. Full details are on the Torino+Piemonte Card page.

Getting around, and going beyond the centre

The centre is walkable: from Porta Nuova to Piazza Castello takes about fifteen minutes along Via Roma. Beyond that there are GTT buses and trams and the single metro line, M1, which links Porta Susa, Porta Nuova and Lingotto and is handy for the Automobile Museum. For Venaria, the Allianz Stadium and the hills you need a bus or tram instead. Practical directions, including the airport connection, are on getting around Turin.

If you would rather not think about it, the hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus on Tiqets starts at €28 and stops near the main museums. For the Langhe, Monferrato or the Sacra di San Michele, an organised day trip makes sense: without a car they are awkward to reach.