Interior Tickets for Chephren and Mykerinos

Interior tickets for Chephren and Mykerinos are the most unobtrusive good news on the Giza Plateau. If you still need to sort out which tickets fit your day, there is a separate ticket list for that; here we focus on these two specific cards. Both pyramids can be visited from the inside, both cost only a fraction of what entering the largest pyramid costs, and both are generally available when the largest one is long sold out.

This is not just a consolation prize. The second pyramid has a less steep entrance, a burial chamber where you can actually stand up, and significantly less oncoming traffic in the corridor. If you want to visit for the sense of space rather than the name on the map, you will often fare better here.

Two things apply equally to both. You need a separate ticket in addition to the site entry fee, and this ticket is checked again at the structure itself. And the purchase usually takes place at the counter on-site, not in advance.

This page covers the tickets, not the chambers. What you see inside, where the ceiling lies, and what the sarcophagus looks like are described in detail on the page about the interiors.

Why these tickets are easier to get

The reason these two tickets are so much easier to obtain is simple: there is no race for them.

For the large interior, a very small quota meets a very high demand, creating pressure to stand in line before opening. For the second and third pyramids, demand is significantly lower because many travelers do not even know they can enter. Which of the two is open changes; the only reliable information comes from the ticket counter.

The difference in demand has a second cause, which is somewhat ironic. Tour programs and day trips almost exclusively offer the largest pyramid as an add-on because it bears the famous name. The other two hardly appear in offers. So if you come with a group, you are offered the expensive option or none at all, while the cheaper ones remain reserved for those who go to the counter themselves.

This changes nothing for daily planning. You can stroll through the site in the morning, decide at noon that you would like to see an interior, and buy the ticket then. With the large interior, this sequence would be hopeless.

In terms of price, the two tickets have stood differently since September 3, 2026, and the difference is explainable. The Antiquities Authority lists a ticket block for the third pyramid on its own monument page: 280 EGP for foreign guests, 140 EGP reduced, each in addition to the site ticket. That is roughly four or two euros, based on 59.14 EGP per euro on September 3, 2026.

There is no such block for the second pyramid. Its monument page describes the complex in detail but does not state an amount, and circulating figures differ by more than double. Expect a similar magnitude as for the third and ask for the exact number at the counter.

What the official figure primarily shows: the gap to the largest pyramid is even larger than vague estimates might suggest. Its interior costs 1,000 EGP, which is more than three and a half times as much.

Stay close, be at the counter early. You buy these two tickets at the counter, and the counter is emptiest in the morning; from accommodation within walking distance, this is a walk rather than a drive through rush hour traffic. Three houses cover this:

At the Sphinx

Giza Pyramids View Inn

Sphinx Street 10, Nazlet el-Samman

• Good breakfast
• Airport shuttle
• Two restaurants
• 24-hour reception
• Free Wi-Fi

For those who want to see the Sphinx from their breakfast chair

from 25 €/night

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Most reviewed

Great Pyramid Inn

Abu-al-Hol Street 14, a few minutes to the gate

• Fabulous breakfast
• Rooftop terrace restaurant
• Bar
• Airport shuttle
• 24-hour reception

Most who want to stay in the neighborhood

from 27 €/night

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Garden & pool

Marriott Mena House

North side, at the former main entrance

• Excellent breakfast
• Outdoor pool
• Spa and wellness center
• Three restaurants
• Fitness center

For those who want space, garden, and pool instead of a rooftop terrace

from 230 €/night

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You should expect closures

What you should still expect is a closure, often without long warning.

The interiors of the three pyramids have been closed individually for maintenance for decades. In the 1990s, this affected all three in succession because moisture from breath caused salt efflorescence and fungal growth. Such work is not announced months in advance, and the official site page lists tickets but no occupancy or closure calendar.

Practically, this means: Do not build your travel day around a specific interior. If an interior is important to you, keep both smaller options open, and if a specific one matters, ask at the counter in the morning before structuring your day around it.

How you find out the status is unfortunately poorly regulated. There is no website stating which interior is open today. Two reliable ways exist: asking at the ticket counter upon entry and looking at the entrance itself, which is simply blocked off if closed. If you book via a provider, have the information in writing, because adding a visit to a closed interior is worthless.

A second limitation concerns the furnishings. None of the three interiors contain pictures, inscriptions, or grave goods to see. Anyone expecting this will be disappointed in all three cases, regardless of the ticket price. What exists is space, stone, and silence, and this is more readily found in the two smaller pyramids than in the largest, where you deal with oncoming traffic.

Is it worth visiting two interiors in one day?

The question remains whether visiting two interiors in one day is worthwhile. The honest answer is: for most people, no.

The reason is not the price, but repetition. The three interiors are similar in what they offer: a narrow corridor, a chamber, an empty sarcophagus, no furnishings. If you visit two in succession, the second experience is significantly weaker, regardless of which is more impressive. Add to this the effort: each interior costs time, strength, and sweat, and together they consume half a morning.

Another point rarely considered is the order. If you visit the large interior first and then a small one, you perceive the second as a letdown, even though it is the more pleasant visit on its own. It works better the other way around. If you plan both, start with the middle pyramid and save the largest for last, not vice versa.

The combination makes sense in two cases. First, if you are spending two days at the site anyway; then the load is distributed. Second, if you are interested in construction technology, as the three complexes differ significantly in corridor layout and ceiling construction, and this comparison is truly only possible from the inside.

A final note for families and anyone unsure if they can handle the physical aspect. The smaller interiors serve as a test run. They are shorter, less steep, and quicker to exit, and if you find that confinement and heat unbearable, you have lost little money and even less time. Having the same experience in the largest pyramid is more expensive and takes longer because the return route goes through the same narrow corridor.

For everyone else, a simpler recommendation applies: choose one interior, visit it calmly, and spend the saved time above ground. The site itself is the real attraction, and the three chambers are an add-on, not a mandatory program.