Beijing Forbidden City Ticket Booking (Optional: guide service)
No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, , Beijing
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Overview
Get your direct entry Forbidden City admission ticket to explore this impressive attraction during your Beijing trip. Discover the secrets that have been hidden since Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty (1420 to 1912). This city was constructed from 1406 to 1420. The city consists of 980 buildings! Have fun spending the day looking at priceless Chinese artifacts. Please note: • Passport name and number is required at time of booking for “all participants” upon booking • This ticket product offers you direct entry to Forbidden City with your Passport • This is Forbidden City ticket not including Tiananmen Square reservation, you can just take a taxi to East gate or West Gate of Forbidden City and walk to the Main entrace South Gate (Meridian Gate 午门） to enter to Forbidden City directly. No need pass through Tiananmen Square.
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GET TICKETSTicket Options (3) Options Available
Option(s)
Main Gate Ticket
Morning/Afternoon timed ticket: 【8:30 slot: Morning ticket, entry 8:30 A.M –12:00 P.M】// 【11:00 slot: Afternoon ticket, entry 11:10 A.M–15:00 P.M】No guide included: No meeting point, please scan your passport to enter the Forbidden City at the Meridian Gate. Please make your own way there.Note: Please provide all visitors’ full names and passport numbers to book it, and your passports will serve as your entry ticket.
Starting from
$5.98
Option(s)
Main Gate +Treasure Gallery
Morning/Afternoon timed ticket: 【8:30 slot: Morning ticket, entry 8:30 A.M–12:00 P.M】// 【11:00 slot: Afternoon ticket, entry 11:10 A.M–15:00 p.M】No guide included: No meeting point, please scan your passport to enter the Forbidden City at the Meridian Gate. Please make your own way there.Note: Please provide all visitors’ full names and passport numbers to book it, and your passports will serve as your entry ticket.
Starting from
$7.98
Option(s)
Forbidden City group tour
Ticket+Tour guide(Foreigner): For foreign guests only. English-speaking tour guide + entrance ticket. Only available for tourists with foreign passports. Meeting point: Meet infront of Kapok Hotel （东华门木棉花酒店)，Address: No.16th. Donghuamen road, Dongcheng district.
Starting from
$36
Meeting Point
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, , Beijing
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Ticket Information
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- One per booking
What's Included
- Admission ticket
What's not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Additional Info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please note: Passport name and number is required at time of booking for “all participants” upon booking
- Passport is required for all travelers on the day of travel for direct entry. (not for Chinese tourist, Chinese tourist must buy the ticket by ID card information)
- Please ensure all travelers' passport number and full name (must match your passport) is provided and accurate upon booking. Otherwise, you won't be able to access to the attraction
- Chinese tourists( including Taiwan and Hongkong ) must book over 8 days in advance.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- If children's height over 1.2 meters (3'9"), please purchase Youth Ticket upon booking (under 1.2 meters is free to join) Please ensure you follow this restriction upon booking. Don't be risky as Forbidden City will not let your kids in for free if the height is over 1.2 meters.
- This is only pre-booking service, if we get the ticket then the comfirmation letter will received 7 days in advance.
- The ticket is only valid on the day you book to travel
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