Alamo Tickets & Tours
Prices & schedules checked October 18, 2026
Entering the Alamo Church is free, but the Alamo requires a ticket reservation for the church to help protect it. Paid options add a guide, an audio tour or the Alamo Exhibit.
Hours
- Open daily 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; closed Christmas Day. Last church and grounds entry is 15 minutes before closing.
- The Ralston Family Collections Center (Alamo Exhibit) is open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- No open food or drink in the church, the Long Barrack or the Collections Center, and hats off inside the church.
Your options (official prices, October 18, 2026)
| Option | Adult | Child (12 and under) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Church | Free | Free | Timed reservation required |
| Alamo Exhibit | $15 | $11 | Exhibit at the Collections Center (last entry 4 p.m.) |
| Audio tour | $20 | $18 | Audio tour, Alamo Exhibit and church entry |
| Guided tour (45 min) | $48 | $38 | Guided tour, Alamo Exhibit, the “Surrounded!” experience and church entry |
Guided tours run daily at 9:30, 10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30 a.m., noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Friends of the Alamo members, adult military and seniors (65+) pay $43. The Alamo also sells a package with entry to four other San Antonio attractions.
Free extras
- A free 17-minute film covering 300 years of Alamo history plays continuously outside the Long Barrack, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Hands-on demonstrations about daily life in the 1830s, and an acequia (irrigation) demonstration daily at 11 a.m.
Combine it
Small-group tours that bundle the Alamo with a mission, the Tower of the Americas and a river cruise suit visitors without a car. Check what “Alamo visit” means on each listing; the official guided tour is sold by the Alamo.
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