Free and reduced Last Supper tickets
The catch, and it is a real one
None of these concessions exists on the tour side. If the official release is shut for your dates and you go through an operator instead, everybody in the party pays the tour price, children included. That is where the gap stops being an abstraction: a family of four with two teenagers pays almost nothing at face value and full freight on a tour. If there is any chance at all of catching the official release, a family is the group with the most to gain from trying — the mechanics are on the official ticket page.
What works
- Under-18s go free and 18 to 25 pay a token amount, on the official site
- The first Sunday of the month is free for everyone who books it
- No booking fee is added to any of the official fares
Worth knowing
- Every free and reduced ticket still needs a compulsory reservation
- The first-Sunday tickets are booked the Wednesday before, not on the day
- Tours do not carry the concessions, so children pay the adult price
Set a reminder for the Wednesday before the first Sunday of your month. It is the one recurring, predictable free window in a system that is otherwise quarterly, and it is missed far more often through forgetting than through it selling out.
If the free routes are gone
Then you are in the same position as everybody else and the choice is a tour that holds allocation. The full picture of what that costs against face value is on what you actually pay, and the small-group option is often the easier one with children, at fifteen people rather than a full coach party.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Last Supper free for under-18s?
Yes, on the official site — but a reservation is still compulsory. Ages 18 to 25 pay a reduced €2 fare, also with a compulsory booking.
Is the Last Supper free on the first Sunday of the month?
Yes, and it is booked the Wednesday before rather than on the day. It is the only regular free window in an otherwise quarterly system.
Do children pay full price on a tour?
On the tour side there are no official concessions, so assume the listed price per person. That is why a family has the most to gain from catching the official release — see how the release works.