# Sunday at Atapuerca: the Trench with a guide and the Museum of Human Evolution The first guided visit of the Sunday to the Railway Trench, the Museum of Human Evolution before it closes at 15:00 and lunch opposite Burgos cathedral. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/atapuerca/itineraries/trench-with-guide-and-human-evolution-museum · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 09:15 · Salida: 30 min by car (from Burgos via the N-120 towards Logroño to Ibeas de Juarros) - 10:00 · Guided Visit to the Atapuerca Sierra Sites (Departure from the Ibeas CAYAC · 1 h 45 · €8 · booking compulsory on 947 421 000) - 15 min by car, 15 km - 12:15 · Museum of Human Evolution, in Burgos (Original fossils · €6 · closes at 15:00 on Sunday) - 10 min on foot - 14:30 · Puerta Real Restaurant, en Burgos (Opposite the cathedral · €€€ · on Sunday it opens until 17:30) · Puerta Real Restaurant, €€€ - 3 min on foot - 16:15 · Paseo del Espolón, Arco de Santa María and Plaza Mayor, en Burgos (Arco de Santa María and the Espolón · free) - 17:15 · Vuelta The Atapuerca sites and the Museum of Human Evolution are best understood together: in the morning you see the Trench where the fossils came from and at midday you see them for real in the museum, in Burgos, a quarter of an hour away. The order matters on a Sunday, because the museum closes at 15:00. From Burgos it is half an hour away; from Palencia or Logroño, an hour and a half, and from Vitoria or Valladolid, a little more. ## The day, hour by hour 9:15 · Set off. From Burgos, on the N-120 towards Logroño to Ibeas de Juarros, about 15 km. If you are coming from Palencia, Logroño or Vitoria, leave around 8:15. 10:00 · The Railway Trench. The guided visit leaves from the CAYAC, the access centre at Ibeas, and lasts between an hour and a half and an hour and three quarters: the Sima del Elefante, Galería and the Gran Dolina. €8; free for under-8s. Booking is compulsory, by phone on 947 421 000 (on Sundays, until 14:00) or by email. Bring a coat: it is in the open air. 12:15 · The Museum of Human Evolution. Go back to Burgos, about 20 minutes, and park near the museum, beside the river. Two hours for the original fossils and the reconstructions. €6; ages 8 to 18, €4. Buy your ticket online. 14:30 · Lunch at Puerta Real. Cross the river by the Santa María bridge: opposite the Sarmental Door of the cathedral. On Sundays it opens from 11:00 to 17:30. Book ahead. 16:15 · Arco de Santa María and the Espolón. A stroll along the Arlanzón to finish. 17:15 · Head home. ## With children The Trench means standing for an hour and three quarters: better from 8 or 9 years old. With younger children, swap the museum or the Trench for the CAREX, in the village of Atapuerca, where they teach how to light a fire and carve stone, or for the bison at Paleolítico Vivo; both require booking. ## Cómo llegar ### By car Burgos to Ibeas de Juarros, about 15 km and 20 minutes on the N-120. Logroño to Ibeas, about 100 km and an hour and a half; Palencia to Ibeas, about 105 km and an hour and a half; Vitoria, a little more. ## Consejos ### Book before you set off Without a booking there is no visit to the sites. In November and December the phone line is answered until 14:00. ### The museum, before 15:00 On Sundays it closes at 15:00 and the last entry is half an hour earlier. ### A coat and comfortable shoes The Trench is in the open air and in winter the sierra is cold. ## Cuándo no ir In January, because there are no visits to the sites, and on Monday, because the sites, the museum and the CAREX are closed. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Do you need to book the visit to the sites? Yes, always, by phone or email. There is no online booking. ### What time do the visits leave on Sundays? In November and December, at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 from the CAYAC at Ibeas. ### How much does the day cost? Between €40 and €65 per person: €14 in tickets and lunch. ### Is it a good plan with children? Yes, from 8 or 9 years old for the Trench; with little ones, the CAREX and the museum are better.