How to buy Atletico Madrid tickets

Madrid is one of Europe’s finest football cities with two huge clubs which offer different matchday experiences. Here’s a look at how to plan a trip to the Civitas Metropolitano as we run through how to buy Atletico Madrid tickets for LaLiga and UEFA Champions League matches in the 2024/25 season.

How to buy tickets for Atletico Madrid matches online

Atletico Madrid are one of the easier Spanish clubs to plan a football trip for with tickets going on sale a few weeks in advance, usually when kick-off times have been confirmed. That is not the case across town at the Santiago Bernabeu with Real Madrid tickets typically only going on general sale in the week of the game.

The most common way to buy tickets for Atletico Madrid fixtures is via the club’s website. Their official ticketing page is available to use in English and it shows which games have tickets currently on sale.

Simply click the “buy tickets” tab for the match of interest and you’ll be directed to a big stadium map where you can see any available seats. You have the option to register, but can also simply buy tickets as a member of the general public, without any need for registration.

You can use their virtual stadium to check out the view from your chosen seats and once you’re happy, you’ll be asked to fill out some personal details and pay for your tickets which are then sent to your email and can be downloaded to your phone for mobile entry.

For fixtures further in the future, you can opt to be notified when they go on sale.

Atletico Madrid home fixtures in LaLiga 2024/25

With 20 teams in the division, Atletico Madrid will play 19 home fixtures in LaLiga 2024/25 on the dates outlined above. At the time of writing, only their opening two home games have confirmed kick-off times.

The remainder are yet to be scheduled. Check the official LaLiga calendar for updates when other fixtures are given a fixed slot. Note that on a typical weekend matchday, Atleti could be scheduled to play at home on either Saturday or Sunday, and in very rare cases a Friday or Monday.

In addition, Atleti will have at least four UEFA Champions League home fixtures in the 2024/25 season. The league phase of the new format runs from September 2024 to January 2025. If they progress, they’ll enter the knockout stage with the potential for more home Champions League fixtures between February and May, although ticket demand is likely to be very high for those games.

They may also be drawn at home in the Copa del Rey, with the potential for extra home fixtures in that competition between January and April 2025.

Atletico Madrid ticket & hotel packages

The Atletico Madrid stadium is large enough that tickets will usually be available for most league fixtures, even in the days leading up to a game. Therefore it’s usually safe to plan your trip to Madrid and arrange flights and accommodation in advance, before buying tickets when they go on sale nearer the time.

However for bigger fixtures which attract greater demand, larger groups hoping to guarantee seats together, and for anyone just looking for the peace of mind of having a ticket and everything sorted in advance, check out sportsbreaks.com’s official Atletico Madrid ticket and hotel breaks.

These enable you to purchase organised football trips that include accommodation and a ticket, including for games that aren’t yet on sale via the club’s website.

These are official LaLiga ticket and hotel breaks and they also work with Real Madrid and Barcelona. If your preference is for advanced tickets, it’s highly advisable to use an official partner, rather than a third party ticket resale website.

The Civitas Metropolitano

Atletico Madrid left their historic old home, the Vicente Calderon, in 2017. The old stadium was located on the banks of the Rio Manzanares and close to the centre of Madrid but since the 2017/18 campaign, they’ve been plying their trade at the Estadio Metropolitano on the eastern fringes of the city.

It’s a far less interesting location and is actually some way from Atletico Madrid’s traditional heartlands but it’s a vast modern arena that can accommodate 70,460 people, making it the third largest football stadium in Spain behind Camp Nou and the Santiago Bernabeu.

Stadium tours, Atleti Museum & more

Like most big European clubs, Atletico Madrid has a range of other experiences on top of matchday tickets and you can find details of those here.

The stadium tours (which includes access to the club’s museum) run throughout the week and start from €24, with guided tours beginning at €32. There are also special matchday tours which are more expensive but can be added to match tickets and offer access to areas of the stadium usually only reserved for players in the build up to the game.

Atletico Madrid tickets – FAQs

How hard is it to get Atletico Madrid tickets?

Generally speaking, it’s not that difficult to get Atletico Madrid tickets. Most matches are not total sell outs, with average crowds of around 60,000 during the 2023/24 LaLiga season, some way short of its capacity.

For the majority of league games, you should have no problem buying tickets online in the days before the game or at the Atletico Madrid ticket office on matchday itself. It’s also possible to buy them at the club’s official store on Gran Via in the heart of Madrid.

There are some fixtures where you are likely to have more difficulty securing a ticket though. These include matches against Barcelona, the Madrid derby or big Champions League fixtures, particularly in the knockout stage. While it may still be possible to secure tickets as a non member of the club, prices will be significantly higher and groups may struggle to get seats together in their desired area of the stadium.

How much do they cost?

Atletico Madrid tickets typically start at €30 (plus booking fee) for less glamorous LaLiga matches. The cheap seats very occasionally dip to €20 if it’s a midweek match, or if there’s a special promotion on.

These are typically for seats located high up and possibly in the corners, but it’s a modern arena and there aren’t many bad views. To sit centrally and closer to the pitch, you’ll need to pay more with various different price ranges to choose from which should become clear when purchasing tickets.

For big Champions League knockout games or matches against Real Madrid and Barcelona, the cheapest available tickets will certainly be in excess of €50 and perhaps closer to €100 or more depending on availability.

Discounts are available for those with an Atletico Madrid membership which costs €68 for adults (25+), €50 for youths (14-24) and €34 for younger children. For anyone based in Madrid and likely to take in several matches during a season, this may prove cost effective as membership also includes a gift voucher (€25 for adults) which can be used on match tickets. You’ll also get priority access ahead of the general sale.

How do you get to the Estadio Metropolitano?

The easiest way to get to the stadium is to take the Madrid metro and Line 7 to Estadio Metropolitano station which is located only a few minutes walk from the stadium.

From Puerta del Sol, Madrid’s widely accepted centre-point, it takes around 50 minutes to reach the Atletico Madrid stadium by metro given its location on the edge of the city, not too far from Barajas Airport.

There are also multiple bus connections, although the metro may be simpler to navigate and you just need a regular Madrid metro Zone A ticket (consider buying a T10 ticket, currently just €6.10 for 10 rides on the metro or bus in Madrid).

Taxis from Central Madrid to the Estadio Metropolitano may be in the region of €20-30 depending on where you’re starting from and traffic. 

Do you have to print Atletico Madrid tickets?

When buying Atletico Madrid tickets online via the club’s website, you are instructed to “print them out” and may be warned that you could be asked for ID when entering the stadium.

In practice, all tickets include a barcode which can be scanned on your mobile and you’re highly unlikely to be asked for ID. However, you may prefer to print tickets out and bring a driver’s license or something similar for peace of mind.

Can you drink alcohol in the Atletico Madrid stadium?

No, alcohol is not permitted inside football stadiums in Spain, however there are bars and stalls selling beer outside the ground. Alcohol-free beer is sold within the Estadio Metropolitano.

Where do Atletico Madrid ultras sit?

Atletico Madrid’s ultras sit in the Grada de Animacion (bottom section) of the Fondo Sur. This is where much of the noise comes from and tickets here are not usually available to the general public.

Can you sit in the home end as an away fan?

Generally speaking, you will not have any trouble sitting in home sections of football stadiums in Spain as a follower of the visiting team, as long as you’re respectful. It’s common to see fans of away teams wearing their club’s colours in home sections of the Estadio Metropolitano with official away allocations often very small.

How far in advance do Atletico Madrid tickets go on sale?

Atletico Madrid’s policy seems to loosely be that they release tickets on sale when a fixture has an official date and kick-off time. This is usually around a month or so in advance for LaLiga with the league relatively slow when it comes to finalising matters compared to other major leagues.

You will most likely be able to buy tickets online via the official site for the next two or three league games and any European or cup matches which have their kick-off confirmed.

Anyone interested in how to get tickets for Atletico Madrid matches that are further away, needs to be aware that as yet unscheduled league matches could take place at any point between Friday and Monday on a regular LaLiga weekend matchday (although will most likely be scheduled for Saturday or Sunday).

Midweek matchdays in LaLiga usually run from Tuesday to Thursday. Atleti are only scheduled to have two midweek home fixtures during the 2024/25 season (Espanyol on matchday 3 and Rayo Vallecano on matchday 33).