Taj Mahal Ticket Price 2026: The Full Cost, Not Just the Headline Number
By IWIS Global · Published 21 September 2026
Foreign tourists pay ₹1,100 for Taj Mahal complex entry, plus a separate ₹200 ticket to enter the main mausoleum chamber — ₹1,300 total per adult. Indian nationals pay ₹50 (complex) + ₹200 (mausoleum); SAARC/BIMSTEC nationals pay ₹540 + ₹200. Children under 15 enter free, for both tickets. Source: ASI’s official ticketing page, checked 21 September 2026.
Why most answers stop at ₹1,100
₹1,100 is the price of complex entry — the gardens, the reflecting pool, the view of the monument from outside. It does not include the inner chamber beneath the central dome, where the cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal actually are. That’s a separate ₹200 ticket, bought at a counter inside the complex. Most quick-answer sources (including AI Overviews summarizing older listings) quote the complex-entry figure alone and stop there, which understates what a visitor who wants to see the tomb chamber actually pays.
The full cost stack (foreign tourist, 2026)
| Item | Price (₹) | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| Complex entry | 1,100 | Yes |
| Main mausoleum ticket | 200 | Optional, but most visitors want it |
| Total for full visit | 1,300 |
Indian nationals: ₹50 + ₹200 = ₹250. SAARC/BIMSTEC nationals: ₹540 + ₹200 = ₹740. Children under 15: free on both tickets, all nationalities.
What’s included in the foreign-tourist ticket
The ₹1,100 entry ticket bundles in a few things that aren’t obvious from the price alone, per ASI’s ticketing page:
- Shoe covers (required before entering the marble platform)
- A 500 ml bottle of water
- A tourist guide map
- Battery bus / golf cart transfer from the ticket counter to the gate
- Shoe rack access at the main mausoleum
Online vs. counter: is there a price difference?
ASI’s own ticketing page doesn’t list a separate online-vs-counter price differential — tickets are sold both through asiagracircle.in and directly on tajmahal.gov.in. If you’ve seen a source claiming a specific online convenience fee, treat it as unverified until ASI’s page confirms it — we didn’t find one as of this writing. TODO(fasih): confirm directly with ASI Agra Circle if a current online booking surcharge exists — third-party operators sometimes reference one, but it wasn't on the official page as of Sep 2026.
What this means for booking a tour
When a tour price is advertised as “all-inclusive,” ask specifically whether that includes the ₹200 mausoleum ticket — it’s the single most common gap between what’s quoted and what a visitor actually pays at the gate. TODO(fasih): confirm IWIS Global's own tour pricing explicitly states whether the mausoleum ticket is bundled, per backlog 0.3.
Last updated: 21 September 2026. Prices sourced from tajmahal.gov.in/ticketing.aspx (Archaeological Survey of India) on the date above — ASI updates pricing periodically; verify before relying on this for a specific trip date.