Thank you for reading this before posting a question! LAST UPDATED April 23rd, 2026
I've put together a FAQ trying to answer everything I've seen asked more than once. If you have another question you don't see answered here feel free to ask it in the comments, I'll have post notifications on.
This post contains links to spreadsheets with ticket category prices for every session and links to venue maps.
For a guide on how to navigate the LA28 ticketing website watch this video.
If you are having trouble logging into the ticketing site try changing your browser and make sure you're signing in with the correct email. If that doesn't solve the problem try searching your specific error code in the sub to see if any one else has posted about it before.
Tickets are for sessions to a sport. Each session has a specific code associated with it. For example, ATH10 is the 10th session of Athletics. Sessions can be shorter than two hours or last all day.
FAQ
Q: Do I need to reregister for the ticket draw?
A: NO! One account per person! No double dipping! But really, you don't need to reregister, LA28 isn't going to lose your email (and don't get worried if you have to wait for an email others have already gotten, LA28 seems to rollout email notifications slowly).
Q: Will my 12 general ticket allotment and 12 Football (Soccer) ticket allotment rollover to future drops if I don't use all of them?
A: Yes, LA28 confirmed that remaining Football tickets of your 12 allotted will qualify you for reentry into future drops on April 23rd.
Q: Will tickets restock for each timeslot?
A: Unfortunately, if things are done in Drop 2 the same way things were done in Presale/Drop 1, tickets will be dropped in a "lump" at the beginning of the drop. This means that the earliest possible timeslot will get first access to tickets with dwindling supplies for all future slots.
Q: Visa is "the official way to pay", does that mean I can only pay with Visa?
A: No, they say it like that to try and trick you into thinking that so you'll make sure to pay with Visa. I don't know how international payments work but they accept all major forms of payment.
Q: Can I pay in installments?
A: Not within the LA28 official site. If Sports Illustrated Tickets and Ticketmaster allow payment plans then it may be available for resale tickets.
Q: I don't like the prices I am seeing, where are the affordable tickets?
A: Yes, the tickets are expensive, no, the $28 tickets were not a lie. The Olympics is not an event that struggles to find demand; it was expected that the cheap tickets would sell out first. But if you want some ragebait here's the catalog of Paris 24 ticket prices. LA28 tickets range much higher than Paris 24, but both have similar low ends.
Q: Will I get another chance to buy tickets?
A: There will be more opportunities to buy tickets between now and the games. There will be more lottery drops, you can pay for hospitality tickets if you are willing, or you can wait and try your hand in the resale market in 2027.
Q: What will the prices on the resale market be like?
A: All we know currently is that there will be three different resale platforms: official LA28 resale (operated by AXS/Eventim, the same company operating the initial LA28 ticket sales), Ticketmaster, and Sports Illustrated Tickets. Past Olympics have taken place in countries with stricter anti-scalping legislation that prevented resale markups. Given the way that America is and the fact LA28's CEO said they were still considering dynamic pricing I don't have high hopes that that will be the case for LA28. If you're not picky about what Olympic event you are trying to see, there will doubtless be plenty of options at a range of prices on the resale market closer to the games.
Q: Are any events free?
A: Sports like the marathon, race walk, triathlon, and road cycling take place on public roads and are free to attend. Any sports that take place in the ocean are also likely to be visible from public areas, though maybe not with the best view.
Q: This session says it has 2 games, do I get to see both games?
A: Yes. Some sports like basketball will have longer sessions with multiple games for the same price as other sessions of the sport with only one game. These are usually the daytime prelim games. Whatever is listed for the session code is what you get to see with a ticket to that event.
Q: What about the Paralympics?
A: Paralympic tickets will go on sale in 2027 and are not tied to the limit for Olympic tickets.
Q: How many tickets are up for grabs?
A: There are 14 million Olympic and Paralympic tickets total. Based on past games, approximately 3 million of those tickets are Paralympic. During Drop 1, 4 million tickets were sold. That leaves approximately 7 million remaining Olympic tickets. There is some nuance, like tickets allocated for corporations and LA28 employees and hospitality tickets. Hospitality tickets can be for a seat in any category, even a "bad" one, which means its an easy way for LA28 to squeeze extra cash out of you for a guarantee you'll have tickets. We know that hospitality tickets were being restocked when regular Drop 1 events weren't, which means LA28 is pulling tickets specifically for hospitality, something I really don't trust and makes it harder to estimate ticket numbers.
