Here’s a look at how to buy LaLiga tickets. We’ll feature all 20 clubs in the Spanish top flight and explain the best way to buy LaLiga tickets. We’ll also answer many of the questions that visitors looking to experience football in Spain typically have.
In most cases, it is not difficult to buy tickets via the official channels, which essentially means going to the home team’s website and purchasing online. However, it does vary from club to club, and there are some factors which make planning football trips in Spain more challenging than in other European countries. We’ll also go into more detail on that.
How to buy tickets for LaLiga matches online
Buying tickets via the clubs
| Club | LaLiga stadiums | Capacity | 24/25 Average attendance | Online Ticketing Page |
| Alaves | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 | 17,318 | Alaves tickets |
| Athletic Club | San Mames | 53,289 | 48,420 | Athletic tickets |
| Atletico Madrid | Civitas Metropolitano | 70,460 | 60,883 | Atleti tickets |
| Barcelona* | Camp Nou | Variable | 45,953 | Barca tickets |
| Celta Vigo | Balaidos | 24,870 | 21,504 | Celta tickets |
| Elche | Martinez Valero | 31,388 | 19,055 | Elche tickets |
| Espanyol | RCDE Stadium | 40,500 | 25,640 | Espanyol tickets |
| Getafe | Coliseum | 16,800 | 11,469 | Getafe tickets |
| Girona | Montilivi | 14,624 | 11,657 | Girona tickets |
| Levante | Ciutat de Valencia | 26,354 | 15,981 | Levante tickets |
| Mallorca | Son Moix | 26,020 | 18,502 | Mallorca tickets |
| Osasuna | El Sadar | 23,576 | 20,476 | Osasuna tickets |
| Rayo Vallecano | Vallecas | 14,708 | 12,879 | Not available online |
| Real Betis** | La Cartuja | 70,000 | 51,542 | Betis tickets |
| Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabeu | 81,044 | 72,692 | Real Madrid tickets |
| Real Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 | 20,673 | Oviedo tickets |
| Real Sociedad | Reale Arena | 39,313 | 30,499 | Real Sociedad tickets |
| Sevilla | Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan | 43,883 | 35,619 | Sevilla tickets |
| Valencia | Mestalla | 49,430 | 43,042 | Valencia tickets |
| Villarreal | Ceramica | 23,500 | 18,266 | Villarreal tickets |
** Real Betis have moved into La Cartuja, which will be their temporary home for the next two seasons, while the Benito Villamarin is redeveloped.
While club members have priority and can often use advanced sales windows, the majority of LaLiga fixtures do reach general sale. The home team for each fixture is responsible for selling tickets, which can be purchased online via the ticketing pages on the official club websites which are listed above. Most, but not all clubs, have English language options.
You can usually just download tickets to your phone after purchase and show your mobile bar-code or QR code on entry to the stadium. However, each club has their own policy so check your confirmation email for instructions.
Each team also has its own policy when it comes to sales dates. Some only release tickets to the general public in the week of the match. Others do so once the kick-off date and time has been confirmed – typically around a month in advance. Meanwhile, a few clubs allow you to buy tickets further in advance, before the fixture has been designated a confirmed day and kick-off time.
Rayo Vallecano are the only club in LaLiga not to sell tickets online. This baffling stance is made worse by their small ticket office, which can lead to long queues for tickets on matchdays. Given the stadium’s small capacity, fixtures do sometimes sell out. If you’re already in Madrid, it’s advisable to pop down to the Estadio Vallecas (take the metro to Portazgo) a day or two before the game to buy your tickets. Details of ticket office opening times should be announced on their website.
Buying LaLiga tickets in advance
One problem for anyone planning football-related trips in Spain can be how late tickets go on sale, leaving visitors with a nervous wait before they can secure their seat. While most LaLiga matches do not sell out, many get close to full capacity, which can make it tough for a larger group to get good seats together.
That’s particularly true for big matches, local derbies and important end-of-season games which sometimes don’t reach general sale, or do so with only very limited availability.
Getting tickets to see LaLiga’s ‘big two’ may also be tricky this season. Barcelona’s stadium issues and eventual limited capacity at Camp Nou means it’s not the ideal time to plan a football trip to the Catalan capital. Meanwhile, buying Real Madrid tickets, even for less attractive games, can often be difficult due to high demand.
If you’re concerned about missing out on tickets, but don’t want to fork out on the expensive VIP tickets at the Bernabeu which are often sold further in advance, you do have some limited options.
You can buy via third-party ticketing sites, likely at an increased cost, while you’ll find season-ticket holders outside some grounds on matchday looking to sell their seats. Neither method is entirely risk-free.
LaLiga club locations – 2025/26 season
It’s a good year to be a football fan visiting Madrid, with four top-flight clubs in the Spanish capital this season. Real, Atleti and Rayo are all based in the city, and all play in Europe too. Meanwhile, Getafe are in the South Madrid commuter belt, but easily reached via fast cercanias trains from the heart of the city.
The Valencian region also has four clubs following the promotions of Elche and Levante. You can also get a taste of LaLiga in Catalunya, the Basque Country, Navarre, Asturias, Galicia, Andalusia and the Balearic Islands.
How much does a LaLiga ticket cost?
While season tickets in Spain are quite good value compared to England for example, individual match tickets can be quite expensive, particularly for the bigger games. Smaller clubs always raise their prices significantly whenever the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid visit.
Some clubs (we’re talking about you Getafe) stubbornly refuse to offer genuine discounts for even the least glamorous fixtures that won’t sell out.
The average starting LaLiga ticket price is perhaps in the €30-40 range these days for adults, with discounts for children and seniors. You can find some tickets for under €30 at clubs such as Rayo Vallecano, but you can expect to pay over €50 for Barcelona or Real Madrid home games.
Prices also shoot upwards for big Champions League matches and specific LaLiga fixtures. You’ll need to pay much more for El Clasico tickets for example (and that’s subject to availability), while the Seville derby is another game where you may need to pay over €100 to secure a seat.
How to buy LaLiga tickets – FAQs
When do LaLiga tickets go on sale?
Regular LaLiga match tickets usually go on sale anywhere between a few days and several weeks before a game. This depends on the club. If tickets for your match of interest are not on sale yet, keep checking the home team’s official website.
Note that even after tickets go on general sale, new tickets can sometimes become available in the days leading up to a match as club members release their seats. This is very common practice in Spain, so don’t despair if you can’t initially find tickets.
When are LaLiga fixture dates and times confirmed?
Regular LaLiga weekend matchdays usually involve 10 games with staggered kick-off times with one on Friday night, four on Saturday, four on Sunday and one on Monday night. In other words, no two games should overlap with 14:00, 16:15, 18:30 and 21:00 the usual start times for Saturday and Sunday matches (fixtures in August and May often don’t follow this schedule though).
LaLiga typically confirms the times/dates for a matchday around a month in advance. You can check their calendar to see which ones currently have confirmed kick-offs.
Those that don’t will usually be set to Sunday by default, although it’s really important for anyone planning a football trip in Spain to understand that those games could yet be moved to a Friday, Saturday or Monday. Midweek gameweeks normally run from Tuesday to Thursday.
Typically, less glamorous fixtures are often reserved for the Friday and Monday slots, and you can often make an educated guess as to the day of the game when clubs have European or cup fixtures scheduled around the matchday. For example, if Real Madrid are playing in the Champions League the following Tuesday, their league fixture can only take place on the Friday or Saturday, as all teams are always allowed two free days between matches.
Once games are allocated a kick-off time, they should not be moved. However, there are rare exceptions in the case of extremely hot weather (usually only applies to August, September or May games). There can also be some further disruption when the Copa del Rey is on in January and February, with cup draws potentially pushing league games back or forwards a day.
On the final two matchdays, much less advanced notice is given with the schedule more irregular. That’s because clubs competing with each other at the top or bottom of the table usually play at the same time.
Is it easy to get LaLiga tickets?
Generally speaking, it is usually possible to buy tickets for LaLiga matches as a visitor to the country. Relatively few matches are total sell-outs, and even for the very biggest matches such as the Madrid derby and El Clasico, tickets do sometimes reach general sale. However, that’s not guaranteed, and you may need to be quick to snap up any available seats for more popular fixtures.
Exceptions can also come in the final weeks of the season, if a team is pushing for a title or fighting relegation when clubs sometimes reserve tickets for members only. There are also a few teams with really small stadiums such as Girona, Rayo Vallecano and Alaves, where you may have a harder time securing a ticket, certainly for the more glamourous fixtures.
Of the ‘big three’ clubs, Real Madrid tickets were the most difficult to buy in the 2024/25 season, and members did snap up all the seats for some games, leaving visitors to the city disappointed or needing to use other methods. We have ticketing guides with specific advice for each of those clubs here:
Real Madrid ticketing guide | Barcelona ticketing guide | Atletico Madrid ticketing guide
What about Segunda Division, lower league and women’s matches?
The same advice generally applies to the Spanish second tier and clubs further down the pyramid. You should be able to buy Segunda Division tickets online or on the day of the game at the stadium with matches rarely selling out, although there may be exceptions in the cases of big derbies or clubs with very small stadiums.
Liga F is the female equivalent of LaLiga. Female teams play at smaller stadiums than their male counterparts with relatively low attendances the norm. That means it shouldn’t be too difficult to secure tickets online (via the official club websites) or on matchday at the stadium.
Can you buy tickets at the stadium on the day of the game?
Yes, you can normally buy tickets at the stadium on the day of the game too, subject to availability. You can expect a queue and should not necessarily expect club staff to speak English, although exceptions are likely to be found at the bigger clubs, who attract more tourists.
It’s generally much simpler to buy tickets online and download tickets to your mobile, with most clubs having English-language websites.
There can be cases where certain foreign debit/credit cards are refused when trying to make online purchases. If that happens, try different cards if possible, and if all fails, try to buy tickets from the club’s ticket office or at other sales points within the city, such as official stores, when you arrive.
Do you need an ID to buy tickets and enter stadiums?
When purchasing tickets online, you may be asked to enter your DNI or NIE. Unless you are Spanish or living in Spain, enter your passport number in the DNI field.
While many clubs state that identity documents are also required to enter stadiums, in practice you are highly unlikely to be asked to show this at the gates. A match ticket should suffice.
Are there stadium tours and club museums in Spain?
Many clubs also offer stadium tours, or have small museums, which can be worth a visit.
Barcelona’s museum is still operational, despite the construction work at the stadium, but it’s clearly not the best time for a tour.
Extensive redevelopment work at the Santiago Bernabeu has also taken place over the past few years, but the stadium is now looking good, with tours running as normal, starting at €35 and including a trip to the club museum.
Of the other options, Athletic Club’s museum and stadium tour is particularly recommended for a fascinating insight into a truly unique club and football in the Basque Country.
For a broader overview of the game in Spain and beyond, Legends: The home of football is a large, interactive museum in the heart of Madrid, which has earned some rave reviews, and is likely to be a big hit with children.
