Beijing Forbidden City Ticket Booking (Optional: guide service) Discount Tickets

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.

Pickup Information

If you have booked stand‑alone tickets only, please proceed to the Meridian Gate security checkpoint on your own and present your passport for entry. If you have selected the Forbidden City group tour option, please arrive on time for the meeting at the entrance of Kapok Hotel Donghuamen. Late arrivals will not be admitted to the Forbidden City.

Itinerary

Inclusion

Admission ticket

Live guide ( for Forbidden City group tour option only)

Exclusion

Food and drinks

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Cancellation Policy

Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
• 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

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)

Chinese tourists( including Taiwan and Hongkong ) must book over 8 days in advance.

This is only pre-booking service, if we get the ticket then the comfirmation letter will received 6 days in advance.

The ticket is only valid on the day you book to travel

Please note that Chinese nationals including visitors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan must book tickets 7 days in advance for the Forbidden City. We cannot accept any bookings made within 7 days of the visit date.