Beylerbeyi Palace Tickets and Hours: Prices, Closing Days, Transport

A ticket to Beylerbeyi Palace costs 800 TL for foreign visitors, about $16, and the palace is open every day except Monday, with the ticket office open from 09:00 to 17:00, according to the National Palaces administration in November 2026. Children aged 0 to 6 enter free, and a gardens-only ticket costs 100 TL. The palace stands on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus, just north of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge, so the easiest way to see it with context is a guided morning such as our Beylerbeyi Palace and Çamlıca Hill half-day tour.

Below are the full price list, the closing days to plan around, how to get there by public transport or car, and what you can and cannot see inside.

Beylerbeyi Palace ticket prices

These are the official prices published by the National Palaces administration (Milli Saraylar İdaresi), which runs Beylerbeyi, Dolmabahçe and the other Ottoman palaces in Istanbul.

The rules behind the discounts:

• Students aged 7 to 25 with a valid student card pay the discounted price. Foreign students pay twice the discounted price, and those aged 12 to 25 must show a physical International Student Identity Card (ISIC).
• Teachers, soldiers and police officers pay 50% more than the discounted ticket.
• Müzekart, the museum card for residents of Türkiye, is accepted at Beylerbeyi.
• Thematic tours run by the palace require at least three full-price tickets.

At the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye's rate of about 50 TL to the dollar on 5 November 2026, the 800 TL foreign ticket works out at roughly $16. That makes Beylerbeyi far cheaper than Dolmabahçe, where the combined foreign ticket for the Selamlık, Harem and Painting Museum is 2,000 TL.

Combined palace tickets

If you are also visiting Dolmabahçe, check the National Palaces' combined tickets before buying separately. For foreign visitors:

• Combined III, Dolmabahçe and the Asian-side palaces: 2,750 TL. The Asian-side sites include Beylerbeyi.
• Combined II, Dolmabahçe, Yıldız and the European side: 2,750 TL.
• Combined I, full pass for Dolmabahçe and the palaces, kiosks and pavilions on both sides: 3,500 TL.

Topkapı Palace is not part of these passes. Combined tickets are valid for one month from purchase, and each site can be entered once. Since Dolmabahçe (2,000 TL) and Beylerbeyi (800 TL) together cost 2,800 TL on separate tickets, Combined III saves a little and adds the other Asian-side sites. Our guide to Dolmabahçe Palace helps you decide whether to see both.

Opening hours and closing days

If a public holiday falls on a Monday, the palace stays closed. Buy your ticket well before 17:00: the office closes before the visiting day ends. The religious holidays move by about eleven days each year, so check the dates if your trip falls near Eid. Our Istanbul events 2027 calendar shows the big dates of the year ahead.

What you see inside

Beylerbeyi was built between 1863 and 1865 on the orders of Sultan Abdülaziz, on the site of an earlier wooden palace of Mahmud II that burned down. It was designed for the summer and for state guests, which explains its relatively compact size beside Dolmabahçe. The design is usually attributed to the architect Sarkis Balyan.

The main building has three floors, including the basement, with 24 rooms and 6 halls, divided into the Mabeyn (the men's and official section) and the Harem. Both are open to visitors. Look out for:

• The mixture of Western and Ottoman taste: a layout based on the traditional Turkish house plan, dressed with European-style ceilings and furniture.
• Egyptian reed matting on the floors, laid for coolness in summer, under Hereke carpets.
• Baccarat crystal chandeliers, and clocks and porcelain from several countries.
• The rooms of famous guests. Empress Eugénie of France and Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria stayed here in 1869, Prince Nikola of Montenegro in 1874, and Kaiser Wilhelm II also visited.
• The last years of Abdülhamid II. After he was deposed, the sultan spent his last six years at Beylerbeyi and died here in 1918.

The palace's separate kiosks are not open to visitors: the two Sea Kiosks on the shore, the Yellow Kiosk, the Marble Kiosk, built as a hunting pavilion for Mahmud II in 1829-1832, and the Stables Kiosk, with 20 stalls and horse-head chandeliers. You can still see the Sea Kiosks from the waterfront and from Bosphorus boats.

The terraced gardens cover about 70 dönüm, roughly seven hectares, planted with magnolia, chestnut, linden and Judas trees. In spring the Judas trees colour the slope purple. Our Beylerbeyi Palace page has more on the history.

How to get to Beylerbeyi Palace

Address: Beylerbeyi Mahallesi, Abdullah Ağa Caddesi No: 12, Üsküdar, on the Asian side. Phone: +90 216 321 93 20.

By public transport from the old city or Beyoğlu:

1. Get to Üsküdar. Take the Marmaray rail line under the Bosphorus from Sirkeci or Yenikapı, or a city ferry from Eminönü, Karaköy or Beşiktaş. The ferry is slower but gives you the view.
2. Take a bus north along the shore road. Buses in the 15 group run from the stops opposite the Üsküdar ferry pier and mosque to the Beylerbeyi Sarayı stop, a short ride under the bridge. Check the route and times on the IETT Mobiett app or a map app before you travel.

By taxi: from Üsküdar it is a short ride. From the European side, the taxi crosses the bridge and the passenger pays the toll on top of the meter. Our Istanbul taxi fare guide explains the tariff.

By private car: the most comfortable option if you are combining Beylerbeyi with Çamlıca Hill, Üsküdar and the Maiden's Tower view in one morning. Our Mercedes Vito with driver starts from $299 per group for 8 hours.

By boat: Bosphorus cruises pass directly in front of the palace and its Sea Kiosks, so even if you do not go in, you will see the façade from the water. See our guide to things to do on the Bosphorus.

Tips for your visit

• Do not come on Monday. It is an easy mistake, because other big sights close on different days: Topkapı Palace, for example, closes on Tuesdays.
• Go in the morning on weekdays if you want quieter rooms; weekends are usually busier.
• Combine it with the Asian side. Çamlıca Hill and Çamlıca Mosque are a short drive away, and the Üsküdar waterfront faces the Maiden's Tower.
• Allow about an hour inside, plus time for the gardens and a tea by the water in Beylerbeyi village.
• Bring a student card if you have one: the ISIC rule applies to foreign students aged 12 to 25.
• Visit Dolmabahçe on another day if you want both. Seeing two large palaces of the same era back-to-back is tiring, and they sit on opposite shores.

If you would like more ideas for private days on the Bosphorus, our sister site Get Istanbul Tours lists more private Istanbul tours.

Beylerbeyi or Dolmabahçe?

Both were built by the same 19th-century court, but they feel very different.

• Dolmabahçe is the larger state palace on the European shore, with the great ceremonial hall and the rooms where Atatürk died. It is busier and more expensive, at 2,000 TL for the combined foreign ticket.
• Beylerbeyi is the smaller summer palace on the Asian shore, at 800 TL. It is calmer, easier to see in an hour, and gives you a reason to cross to Üsküdar and the Asian side.

If you have time for only one, choose Dolmabahçe for grandeur and Beylerbeyi for a quieter visit and the Asian side. Our Dolmabahçe private tour with a guide covers the European palace, and Yıldız Palace and Park is a third option if palaces are your main interest.

Tours that cover this

• Beylerbeyi Palace and Çamlıca Hill half-day morning tour: from $52 per person.
• Full-day Bosphorus cruise and two continents tour: from $88 per person.
• Dolmabahçe Palace private tour with guide and ticket: from $150 per person.
• Private Istanbul tour with a licensed guide, 1 to 3 days: from $199 per group, which can include Beylerbeyi on an Asian-side day.

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