Beijing Forbidden City Ticket

When you make the reservation, you need to fill in your visiting date, names and passport numbers, after the reservation is confirmed, you will be eligable to buy the Forbidden City with your passport on site at South Gate ticket office of Forbidden City.

If you book any great wall tour with us, we will reserve your Forbiden City entry for free, we will guarantee you get your Forbidden City tickets for any date.

Opening Hours:

Open from Tuesdays to Sundays, Closed on every Monday (except for national holidays)

Peak season: from Apr 1st to Oct 31st, 8:30 - 17:00 (no admission past 16:10)

Non-peak season: from Nov 1st to Mar 31st, 8:30 - 16:30 (no admission past 15:40)

Morning entry during 8:30-12:00; Afternoon entry during 11:00-16:10 (Apr. 1st- Oct. 31st); 11:00-15:40(Nov. 1st- Mar. 31st)

You can take a taxi to Donghuamen(East gate of forbidden city), or Subway Line 1(Get off at Tian'anmen Square) to get to the Forbidden City.

If you would like a guided tour, we recommend you to book Half day Forbidden City guided tour or 1 Day tour to Forbidden city, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace.

What to Expect in the Forbidden City ?

In the central heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) remained the residence of the emperors for nearly five hundred years, from the 15th century to the early 20th century, and was the actual and symbolic seat of imperial power. Popularly known as the Forbidden City, it was built in the Ming Dynasty between the 4th and the 18th years of the Yongle period (1406 – 1420 AD). Many of the buildings of the Palace have been repaired and rebuilt, but their basic style and layout remain in their original state.