Nefertari’s tomb is not in the Valley of the Kings

Q: Is Nefertari’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings?

No. It is QV66 , in the Valley of the Queens, about 2 km away and separately ticketed. No Valley of the Kings ticket at any price admits you to it.

Read this first: Nefertari’s tomb is QV66, and it is in the Valley of the Queens — a different site about 2 km away, with its own entry ticket at EGP 220. No Valley of the Kings ticket at any price admits you to it. Not the EGP 750 general ticket, not any of the four add-on tombs, not all of them together. On top of the Queens entry ticket, Nefertari’s tomb is published at EGP 2,500 on the Ministry’s printed list. Check whether it is currently open before you go, as explained below.

Tomb numberQV66

Which valleyQueens, not Kings

Distance apartAbout 2 km

Queens entryEGP 220

Nefertari, publishedEGP 2,500

Currently openUnconfirmed

Which valley she is in

“How much does it cost to enter Nefertari’s tomb?” is one of the most asked questions about the Valley of the Kings, and the answer starts with which valley she is in. Nefertari was a queen, and she is buried in the Valley of the Queens. The two valleys are roughly 2 km apart on the same West Bank, they are separately ticketed, and there is no combined ticket between them on the Ministry’s list.

This is not a technicality about naming. It is a different gate, a different price and a different journey, and the EGP 750 Valley of the Kings ticket does not include Nefertari. What the EGP 750 does cover is on what the ticket includes.

What it would cost, if it is open

Ticket	Adult	Student	Note
Valley of the Queens, general entry	EGP 220	EGP 110	A different site
Nefertari, QV66	EGP 2,500	—	On top of the Queens entry ticket
Both, one adult	EGP 2,720	—	If the tomb is open

EGP 2,500 is the figure on the Ministry’s printed price list dated 5 November 2024. The official list carries no student rate for QV66. The Valley of the Kings side of the West Bank, by comparison, is on the full price list.

Whether it is open: how to check

Opening status is best checked on the day.

There are no first-hand reports from 2026 either way, and there is no official page listing which Valley of the Queens tombs are accessible on a given day, in the same way as for the Valley of the Kings.

For the current status of QV66, ask at the Valley of the Queens ticket office on the day. It is the same method that works for the Kings — where the only way to know today’s open list is to read the board at the entrance.

Why it is worth asking on the day

Opening status can change, so asking at the ticket office on the day avoids a wasted trip of 2 km or a missed tomb.

Planning around a tomb that may be closed

Keep the day flexible around it. Put the Valley of the Kings first, where the EGP 750 ticket and its EGP 220 to EGP 2,000 add-ons are all published, and treat Nefertari as an upgrade you find out about on the day.
The Queens entry ticket stands on its own. EGP 220 admits you to the Valley of the Queens whatever QV66’s status is.
The Premium Luxor Pass is the tier that includes Nefertari.That tells you which tier, not whether the door is open — see the Luxor Pass page.
Card, and the heat. Entry tickets in Luxor have been card-only since June 2023, and mean daily maximums run to 41.4 °C in July, so an early start matters more than a plan does — when to visit.

What I would do

If Nefertari is the reason you came to Luxor, ask at the Valley of the Queens ticket office on your first morning rather than on the day you had pencilled in. If it is open you can rearrange around it; if it is not, you have found out at the start of the trip rather than at the end. This one is arranged on site rather than in advance.

The tomb people most often confuse this one with is Tutankhamun’s, which really is in the Valley of the Kings, really is separately ticketed, and costs EGP 700 — the Tutankhamun page has that one.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to enter Nefertari’s tomb?

The published figure on the Ministry’s printed list is EGP 2,500, on top of the Valley of the Queens general entry ticket at EGP 220. The official list carries no student rate for QV66. Check at the Valley of the Queens ticket office whether the tomb is currently open.

Is Nefertari’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings?

No. It is QV66, in the Valley of the Queens, about 2 km away and separately ticketed. No Valley of the Kings ticket at any price admits you to it.

Is Nefertari’s tomb open?

There is no first-hand report from 2026 either way, and no official page lists which Valley of the Queens tombs are accessible. Ask at the Valley of the Queens ticket office on the day.

Can I see Nefertari’s tomb with a Luxor Pass?

The Premium tier is the one that includes Nefertari. The pass is sold in person only and there is no official Ministry page for it. Which tier covers the tomb is a separate question from whether the tomb is open.