# City Palace Udaipur: tickets, timings, history and how to plan a visit > City Palace Udaipur ticket price, timings and history: what is listed officially, where sources disagree, and a sensible route with Jagdish Temple. - Page: https://hotelrudrakripa.com/udaipur/city-palace - Last updated: 2026-10-30 The City Palace Museum in Udaipur lists 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. An undated group page lists ₹400 for an Indian adult aged 18 to 60 and ₹150 for a child, camera included. Some third-party sites quote ₹300 and ₹100, and no official foreigner rate was found. Allow two to three hours. ## At a glance - **Hours**: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, as listed by the museum - **Adult ticket**: ₹400 on an undated group page - **Child (5 to 18)**: ₹150; under 5 free - **Audio guide**: ₹200, four languages - **Allow**: 2–3 hours Two official pages cover the City Palace Museum, and they do different jobs. One gives hours but no prices. The other gives prices but no date. This guide shows what each says, then where third-party sites disagree. [How we write our guides](https://hotelrudrakripa.com/udaipur/how-we-write-our-guides) explains how sources are chosen and dated. ## City Palace Udaipur timings The [City Palace Museum’s plan-your-visit page](https://citypalacemuseum.org/planyourvisit) lists visiting hours of 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. The same group’s [museum page](https://www.hrhhotels.com/city-palace-museum.php) gives the same hours. Some blogs still print 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. That looks like an older timing that has been copied from site to site. The museum’s own page does not support it. If you plan to arrive late, ask at the ticket counter how late entry is allowed, because the listed 9:00 pm is a closing time, not a last-entry time. ## City Palace Udaipur ticket price The museum’s own plan-your-visit page shows no prices, only a booking link. The fees below come from the [group’s museum page](https://www.hrhhotels.com/city-palace-museum.php). That page carries no date, so treat the table as the figure listed there and confirm it at the counter. **Entry fees as listed on an undated page of the museum’s group (Historic Resort Hotels). Camera is stated as included.** | Ticket | As listed | | --- | --- | | Adult, 18 to 60 | ₹400 | | Child, 5 to 18 | ₹150 | | Child under 5 | Free | | Over 60 with valid ID; Indian defence, paramilitary and police with spouse and children | ₹250 | | Student group, valid ID | ₹150 per person | | Visitors with a disability | Free | | Audio guide (optional) | ₹200 | | Own guide or escort | ₹600 temporary fee; a valid government guide licence is required | ### City Palace Udaipur ticket price for Indian visitors The table above is the Indian-visitor schedule as far as the page shows. It makes no split by nationality. [EaseIndiaTrip](https://www.easeindiatrip.com/blog/city-palace-udaipur-entry-fee-timings-travel-guide/) reports ₹300 for an adult and ₹100 for a child. Because no page dates its prices, we cannot say which is newer, but the official table is the one to start from. Ask at the counter before you queue. ### What about foreign visitors? We found no official foreigner rate. Neither official page lists one. One travel site, [EaseIndiaTrip](https://www.easeindiatrip.com/blog/city-palace-udaipur-entry-fee-timings-travel-guide/), reports ₹600 “as of 2025”, but that figure is unconfirmed by the museum. The museum’s online booking page would settle it, but it did not load for us because of a certificate error, so we have not read it. ## What does the ticket cover? The group page says the listed fees include the camera. Some third-party sites still list separate camera and video charges of ₹250 and ₹500. They appear to follow an older schedule, so ask whether anything extra applies to your phone or camera. The Crystal Gallery is listed separately on the [group’s Crystal Gallery page](https://www.hrhhotels.com/crystal-gallery.php): 9:00 am to 6:30 pm, adult ₹500 and child ₹300, with photography strictly prohibited. That page is also undated. The museum ticket is not listed as covering it. The museum lists audio guides in English, French, German and Spanish. The group page puts the fee at ₹200. ## How long does a visit take? Allow two to three hours for the museum alone, which is our estimate rather than a published figure. The palace is a series of courtyards, stairs and rooms rather than one open hall, so the time goes on walking between them. Add time if you take the audio guide or the Crystal Gallery. ![The City Palace rising above the ghats of Lake Pichola](https://hotelrudrakripa.com/_next/static/immutable/media/city-palace.0pw2nl9eyqemn.jpg) *The palace front rises above the ghats of Lake Pichola. The lake side is also where the boat jetty sits. · Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0* ## A sensible route: palace, temple, boat The three stops sit close together. Jagdish Temple is about 0.2 km from the palace by road, around 5 min by car. The boat jetty at Rameshwar Ghat is about 1.3 km away. Gangaur Ghat is about 0.5 km. 1. Start at 9:00 am, when the museum is listed to open, and do the palace first. 2. Walk to Jagdish Temple next. [Trawell](https://www.trawell.in/rajasthan/udaipur/jagdish-temple) reports it open from 5 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm, so late morning or early evening both fit. 3. Finish with a boat on [Lake Pichola](https://hotelrudrakripa.com/udaipur/lake-pichola), ideally in the late afternoon. Do not count on a car reaching the jetty. Our road figures stop in the City Palace area, and we found nothing on whether cars may use the lanes beside the palace. ### Jagdish Temple [Rajasthan Tourism](https://www.tourism.rajasthan.gov.in/udaipur.html) lists the temple as built in 1651 by Maharana Jagat Singh I and dedicated to Vishnu. [Trawell](https://www.trawell.in/rajasthan/udaipur/jagdish-temple) reports the hours above; the page carries no date and we found no trust page to confirm them. Darshan times can change, so check at the gate. ### The lake boat The group’s [boat charter page](https://www.hrhhotels.com/boat-charters.php) lists the Jagmandir Island Palace excursion at ₹600 for an adult and ₹300 for a child, with sunset runs at ₹800 and ₹450. Its stated validity was 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, so that table has expired and no newer one is published. Treat these as the last listed figures, not current fares. See our [Lake Pichola guide](https://hotelrudrakripa.com/udaipur/lake-pichola) for more. ## A short history According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Palace,_Udaipur), Maharana Udai Singh II of the Sisodia family began the palace after moving his capital from Chittor to Udaipur in the 16th century. The article itself gives both 1553 and 1559, so the century is the safe statement. The same article describes later Maharanas adding to the complex over about 400 years. It dates Badi Pol to 1600, Dilkhusha Mahal to 1620 and Tripolia gate to 1725. It also says a section became a museum in 1974. This is from a single source, so check dates with the museum’s own displays. ## Who owns the City Palace? Wikipedia’s infobox lists the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation as owner and notes that parts of the complex run as heritage hotels. The same article describes a family dispute over the estate, with clashes reported in November 2024. For a visitor, the practical point is that the museum is run by the Mewar family’s trust, and the museum pages above are the ones to rely on. ## Getting there from Sukher Hotel Rudra Kripa is in Sukher, north of the old city. The City Palace is about 9.2 km by road from the hotel, around 25 min by car, so plan on a vehicle. Old-city lanes are narrow, so ask at reception where a driver can best set you down. - City Palace (to the main gate, Badi Pol): 9.2 km, about 25 min by car - [Rameshwar Ghat](https://hotelrudrakripa.com/udaipur/lake-pichola) (the City Palace boat jetty): 10.1 km, about 30 min by car - [Jagdish Temple](https://hotelrudrakripa.com/udaipur/places-to-visit) (a short walk from the City Palace): 9.0 km, about 25 min by car *Distances by road from the hotel, measured in October 2026 with OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors); car times allow for traffic and can vary.* ## Frequently asked questions ### What are the City Palace Udaipur timings? 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, as listed by the City Palace Museum. Some blogs print 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, which looks like an older timing. ### What is the City Palace Udaipur ticket price? ₹400 for an adult aged 18 to 60 and ₹150 for a child aged 5 to 18, camera included, on an undated group page. Under 5 is free. Confirm at the counter. ### What is the City Palace Udaipur ticket price for Indian visitors? The undated group table lists ₹400 for adults. EaseIndiaTrip reports ₹300 and ₹100 for adult and child. No page dates its prices, so ask at the counter. ### Is there a foreigner ticket price? No official foreigner rate was found. One travel site reports ₹600 as of 2025, but the museum does not list it on the pages we read. ### Is an audio guide available? Yes. The museum lists audio guides in English, French, German and Spanish, and the group page puts the fee at ₹200. ### Who built the City Palace in Udaipur? Maharana Udai Singh II began it in the 16th century, according to Wikipedia, and later Maharanas added to it over about 400 years. ### Who owns the City Palace in Udaipur? Wikipedia lists the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation as owner and mentions a family dispute over the estate. ## Sources - [City Palace Museum: plan your visit](https://citypalacemuseum.org/planyourvisit): visiting hours and audio guide languages; no prices (read 2026-10-30) - [Historic Resort Hotels: City Palace Museum](https://www.hrhhotels.com/city-palace-museum.php): ticket fees, audio guide and guide fee; undated (read 2026-10-30) - [Historic Resort Hotels: Crystal Gallery](https://www.hrhhotels.com/crystal-gallery.php): Crystal Gallery hours and fees; undated (read 2026-10-30) - [Historic Resort Hotels: boat charters](https://www.hrhhotels.com/boat-charters.php): boat tariff, stated validity 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (read 2026-10-30) - [EaseIndiaTrip: City Palace entry fee guide](https://www.easeindiatrip.com/blog/city-palace-udaipur-entry-fee-timings-travel-guide/): third-party prices of ₹300 and ₹100 and a reported ₹600 foreigner rate; March 2025 (read 2026-10-30) - [Rajasthan Tourism: Udaipur](https://www.tourism.rajasthan.gov.in/udaipur.html): Jagdish Temple built 1651; Maharana Jagat Singh I (read 2026-10-30) - [Trawell: Jagdish Temple](https://www.trawell.in/rajasthan/udaipur/jagdish-temple): reported temple hours; undated (read 2026-10-30) - [Wikipedia: City Palace, Udaipur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Palace,_Udaipur): history, dates and ownership (read 2026-10-30) --- Hotel Rudra Kripa, Sukher, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001, India · Phone and WhatsApp: [+91 96100 04244](tel:+919610004244) · Email: [info@hotelrudrakripa.com](mailto:info@hotelrudrakripa.com) · [Send an enquiry](https://hotelrudrakripa.com/contact#enquiry)