Grand Egyptian Museum tickets: prices, hours and a day plan with the pyramids

Grand Egyptian Museum ticket prices

These are the admission prices for foreign visitors to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), for visits from 1 November 2026. The ticket site calls this category "Arab or Other Nationality".

You must show a valid ID at the museum. The site has other ticket categories for Egyptians and for expatriates (foreign residents of Egypt).

You cannot get a refund for a ticket, except in force majeure cases that the museum decides. Only the person whose name is on the booking can use the ticket. Each ticket is for one entry. After you leave, you cannot go back in.

What the ticket includes

The admission ticket includes:

• The Tutankhamun Galleries
• The Main Galleries
• The Grand Hall and the Grand Stairs
• Khufu's Boats Museum
• The commercial area and the gardens outside

The ticket site also sells a guided tour ticket and optional extras, such as the "Eternal Sun" show after the museum closes, for a limited time. These have separate prices.

Opening hours

Last entry is one hour before the galleries close. The museum complex opens 30 minutes before the galleries.

Entry time slots

When you book, you select a date and an entry time slot. The slot is the time when you can go in. It does not limit how long you stay inside.

On 28 October 2026, tickets.gem.eg showed these entry time slots for a visit on 29 October 2026: 08:30–11:00, 11:00–13:00, 13:00–15:00 and 15:00–17:00.

For Saturday 31 October 2026, the site also showed a 17:00–20:00 slot. Wednesday and Saturday have later gallery hours. On these days, look for a later slot. Slots can be different on other days.

Buy tickets only on the official site

Buy your ticket on tickets.gem.eg. The museum says that this is the only official website for its tickets. It is not responsible for tickets that you buy on other websites or from other sellers.

Free admission

These groups of foreign visitors do not pay the admission fee on any day of the week:

• Children under 6
• Visitors with disabilities
• Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM)

You must show a valid ID to prove that you are in one of these groups. In these groups, a visitor who wants a guided tour pays only the extra cost of the tour. Pay it at the ticket office. Most other free groups are Egyptian groups, such as Egyptian students and tour guides.

Bag, food and photography rules

• Leave bags, backpacks and luggage larger than 40 × 40 cm in the cloakroom.
• Leave umbrellas in the areas for umbrellas.
• Security staff can examine all bags.
• Do not bring food or drinks from outside the museum.
• Do not take food or drinks into the galleries. You can take a small bottle of water.
• You can take personal photos and videos with a phone or a camera.
• Do not use flash, tripods, monopods, selfie sticks or drones. Do not stream live video.
• In some areas of the Tutankhamun Galleries, you cannot take photos.

Distance from the pyramids and how to travel

The Grand Egyptian Museum is approximately 2 km northwest of the Giza pyramids. A tourist walkway of approximately 1.3 km links the museum and the pyramids area (Egypt Independent). We could not confirm the current status of the walkway.

You can also use a car or a taxi. The plateau has more than one gate (State Information Service). The travel time depends on the traffic and on the gate that you use.

How to see the pyramids and the GEM in one day

This is an example plan for a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday. It puts the pyramids first, because the plateau has its last entry earlier than the museum.

Every day, except Ramadan, you can enter the plateau from 07:00, last entry 16:00. On Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, you can enter the museum galleries from 09:00, last entry 17:00.

On Wednesday and Saturday, the galleries stay open later. You can then enter the museum later in the afternoon.

Tours of the pyramids and the GEM

A tour can include transport between the two sites and a guide who explains what you see. To request a tour of the pyramids and the GEM, use the tour request form.