Last updated 29 September 2026
The City Palace is open daily from about 9:30 AM to 5 PM, with an evening opening at some times of year. Allow an hour and a half to two hours. The standard composite ticket is around ₹700 for foreign visitors and ₹200 for Indian citizens.
Part of it is still the residence of the Jaipur royal family, which is unusual — you are walking through the courtyards of a working home. The Chandra Mahal, where they live, is the seven-storey building you can see but mostly cannot enter without the much more expensive ticket.
Timings, tickets and the two tiers
The two-tier ticket confuses people at the gate. The standard one covers the museums, the courtyards, the audience halls and the famous doorways, which is what most visitors come for and is enough for an hour and a half.
The Royal Grandeur ticket adds a guided visit to parts of the Chandra Mahal — the family's private apartments — and costs several times as much. It is worth it if palace interiors are the reason you came to Rajasthan, and not otherwise.
| Open | About 9:30 AM – 5 PM, every day |
| Standard ticket, foreign visitor | around ₹700 |
| Standard ticket, Indian citizen | around ₹200 |
| Royal Grandeur ticket | Several times the price — adds the private apartments |
| Time to allow | 1.5 – 2 hours |
| Where | Old city, next to Jantar Mantar |
| Evening opening | At some times of year, separately ticketed |
What to see
- Mubarak Mahal — the reception palace, now a textile museum holding royal costume including a set made for a nineteenth-century maharaja who was reportedly around two metres tall and 250 kilograms
- Diwan-i-Khas — the hall of private audience, holding two silver urns about 1.6 metres tall, made from 14,000 melted silver coins and listed by Guinness as the largest silver objects in the world
- Pritam Niwas Chowk — the courtyard with four painted doorways for the seasons: peacock for autumn, lotus for summer, green for spring, rose for winter. This is the photograph everyone comes for and there will be a queue for each door
- Chandra Mahal — the seven-storey royal residence, visible from the courtyard, enterable only on the Royal Grandeur ticket
- Sarvato Bhadra — the open hall where the maharajas were once weighed against gold
Getting there and what is next door
It is in the heart of the old walled city, and Jantar Mantar is directly beside it — the two share a wall and most visitors do them together, which is the sensible order. Hawa Mahal is a five-minute walk.
That cluster is the entire reason Jaipur's old city works as a half-day on foot. Amber Fort is the morning; this is the afternoon.
Traffic in the old city is heavy and parking is difficult. A car that drops you and waits elsewhere is worth more here than a car you keep trying to park.
Common questions
What are City Palace Jaipur timings?
About 9:30 AM to 5 PM, every day, with an evening opening at some times of year that is ticketed separately. Allow an hour and a half to two hours for the standard ticket.
How much is the City Palace Jaipur ticket?
The standard composite ticket is around ₹700 for foreign visitors and ₹200 for Indian citizens, covering the museums, courtyards, audience halls and the famous seasonal doorways. The Royal Grandeur ticket costs several times more and adds a guided visit to the royal family's private apartments in the Chandra Mahal.
Is the Royal Grandeur ticket worth it?
Only if palace interiors are specifically why you came. The standard ticket covers everything most visitors have seen photographs of, including Pritam Niwas Chowk and the silver urns, and fills an hour and a half comfortably. The Royal Grandeur adds the private apartments at several times the price.
Does the royal family still live in the City Palace?
Yes, in the Chandra Mahal, the seven-storey building at the centre of the complex. You can see it from the courtyards but can only enter parts of it on the Royal Grandeur ticket. It is one of the few palaces in India still occupied by the family that built it.
What are the four doors at the City Palace?
The four painted doorways of Pritam Niwas Chowk, each representing a season and a Hindu deity — the peacock door for autumn, the lotus door for summer, the green door for spring and the rose door for winter. They are the most photographed thing in Jaipur and there is usually a queue for each one.