Acropolis Museum Tickets?

I'm seeing the same thing you have. It appears they don't have an e-ticketing link on the website. I'd just keep checking. It's also possible that numbers of visitors will be low enough in the immediate future that there will be no need to buy tickets in advance.

Try this and let us know if it works: www.tinyurl.com/4jfvddvd

That doesn't look like a direct purchase from the museum, and I don't like the way the pricing is presented. The initial page says "from $8.56 per person", with the use of dollars being a red flag. Then when you click on "Book now" the price is actually $14.67 for all three dates I tested. I don't see any way of indicating the purchaser qualifies for a discount that would produce anything other than the $14.67 price.

They are either using a very disadvantageous conversion rate from euros to dollars or assessing a hidden booking fee, because the price on the official website is 10 euros, which at the current exchange rate is $12.20. I don't think there's any urgency to buying a ticket that would justify paying a surcharge, even if it's less than $3, and I don't like supporting non-official ticket websites when it's not necessary. I guess that's a personal bias.

If you proceed further into the transaction it appears the date of visit is specified (as chosen by the purchaser), though I can't be sure without actually buying a ticket. But you aren't asked to choose a visit time. That suggests to me that either the museum isn't limiting the number of visitors entering every hour or half-hour (which is possible and perfectly OK, but it could conceivably change if there's an unmanageable number of visitors descending on the museum) or that you're getting a ticket that is going to require you to make a separate, time-specific reservation later (unlikely, but also very annoying if it should happen).

Thank you both for your replies. The need is one of the things I’m trying to figure out—on the one hand fewer people = less need for reservations; on the other hand, Covid-19 precautions may = fewer admissions available. I leave June 17 so I am hoping maybe a few people will go before then? I did see the getyourguide site; I am actually fascinated at the number of online ticketing sites there now are given that only 2-3 years ago there were like 2!

We visited on Spring Break in 2016 and just walked up and purchased our tickets. The National Archeological Museum is also a great experience and we got those tickets the same way.

Kim, here's an idea -- IF you are booked in a hotel in Athens, not airbnb. Why not write a polite e-mail to the hotel (I find that praise for their place is always welcome, and produces great help ). Then ask their advice -- do they think that you'd be able to get tickets on short notice... perhaps the evening before, for a morning visit, or early in morning, for a later entry? If not, what would they advise? Hotels usually field questions like this all day from guests. This would work unless you are plnning to arrive at hotel 2pm and want to hit the museum at 3.

When we went to the Acropolis Museum in May, 2019 we did not need to get advance tickets to the Acropolis Museum. A hotel nearby that I would recommend is the AthensWas hotel on Dionysiou Areopagitou street which is a shady pedestrian street in Makrigianni and only 1 block from the New Acropolis Museum and 2 blocks from the Acropolis. When we arrived we had lunch at the 2nd floor outdoor terrace of the New Acropolis Museum with a view of the Acropolis and Lykavittos hill. The ticket desk gave us a free ticket to go to the 2nd floor restaurant. We decided to wait to see the museum until after we had toured the Acropolis. Maybe you already have plans, otherwise the Athens Walking Tour was outstanding. We reserved a morning Acropolis tour through them and it left from the Fresko Yogurt shop right next to the AthensWas hotel. It was really convenient and Kosta our leader was excellent. I hope you have a wonderful time!

Thank you all! Janet, asking the hotel is a great idea. I’m staying at the Parthenon which is practically next door to the museum so they should know. Thanks!

Update for anyone who reads this thread: the online tickets (official) are now available. Looks like they got their ducks in a row at https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en/plan-your-visit#season !

Thank you Kim! I arrive in 25 days!!!!