Using the BA Libraries: Admission Fees

Main Library Tickets

Non-members may purchase library admission tickets from the ticket office located on Port Said Street. Bibliotheca Alexandrina library members may enter the library, without purchasing a ticket by using their membership cards. The library entrance is located in the plaza underneath the elevated walkway.

Main Library tickets include guided tours, Culturama shows, Sadat Museum and access to permanent and temporary exhibitions.


  Egyptians Non-Egyptians
Students (schools, universities) EGP 5 EGP 20
Adults EGP 10 EGP 150
Senior Citizens (age 60+) EGP 5 EGP 150
Special Needs & Taha Hussein Library Free Free

An Inclusive Ticket

The inclusive ticket gives access to the Main Library, the Antiquities Museum, the Manuscripts Museum and the free museums.

  Egyptians Non-Egyptians
Students (schools, universities) EGP 25 EGP 120
Adults EGP 50 EGP 300
Senior Citizens (age 60+) EGP 50 EGP 300

Note:

  • Egyptian seniors over the age of seventy: free entry.
  • Access to the Main Library is allowed for visitors aged 4 – 16 until the Callimachus Triangle only:
    4 – 6: free entry.
    6 – 16: entry with a Library ticket.

For more information regarding entry to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, please click here.