Terracotta Warriors tickets and historical museum tariffs
Terracotta Warriors tickets should be chosen around the visit date, reserved entry window and services you need. Admission alone is different from a package with a guide or downtown hotel transport. The museum’s historical CNY tariffs also describe a different purchase from the individual bookable products shown in USD. Keep those price contexts separate when comparing your options.
The museum price list dated 21 April 2023 stated 120 CNY for adults and 60 CNY for eligible Chinese full-time students up to and including bachelor’s level, with a student card. Adult, part-time and online education were excluded from that student category. These are historical museum tariffs from that dated list; use the payable amount for your chosen visit and product when budgeting.
Museum ticket options
Choose admission alone if you are making your own way. Guided options can add a guide or transfer when selected.
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Museum admission for a selected date
- Admission to the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum
Bring your original passport as proof of entry for this ticket-only visit.
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Admission or guided visit with transfers
- Admission fee
- English speaking tour guide (options 2 and 3)
- Downtown hotel pickup and drop-off (options 2 and 3)
Option 1 is admission only; option 2 adds lunch, while option 3 has private transfers.
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Museum entry with optional guide or transfer
- Entry tickets
- Guide (if you book an option with a guide)
- Transfer (if your booking with transfer)
Choose the guide and transfer options separately to match your plans.
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Choose an entry-only visit, add an onsite guide or select the museum package with downtown hotel transfers and its stated services.
Real-name reservations and the original passport
The Terracotta Warriors museum uses real-name reservations with passport details and checks of the original document, as described in its undated visitor guide read on 13 November 2026. Put the visitor’s details into the reservation and carry that same passport. This applies to the practical entry procedure even when someone else helps arrange the booking.
Visitors qualifying for an exemption also need a reservation and the relevant proof. Prepare those documents together rather than treating an exemption as a separate walk-in arrangement. Match your travel plans to the reserved window, and use the admission instructions supplied for the particular product and date. For the journey itself, see getting to the museum.
The entry-only product provides admission for the selected date, without a guide, hotel pickup or meals. Its one-day validity describes when the ticket can be used, not a full day of organised guiding. Bring the original passport for that visit, just as you would for a visit arranged with additional services.
Opening hours and last admission are different
The Terracotta Warriors museum’s reserved entry window is the practical anchor for arrival, while last admission and closing time serve different purposes. A closing time describes the end of the visiting day, not a promise that new visitors can enter until then. Allow for the approach to the museum and the admission process when organising transport.
The undated Chinese museum page, read on 13 November 2026, listed the longer season as 16 March to 15 November, with admission from 08:30 to 17:00 and closing at 18:30. It listed the winter season as 16 November to 15 March, with closing at 18:00. For a winter visit, follow the entry window on the reservation and the museum’s dated information for your visit.
The warrior-pit area and Lishanyuan are separate museum areas. The museum gives approximately 1.5 hours for each, with walking and the connecting transfer additional. A late arrival therefore affects how much of the mausoleum park you can sensibly include. Choose your route as well as your arrival time.
Children and eligibility for reduced admission
Terracotta Warriors concession choices depend on the visitor’s eligibility and supporting documents, so arrange the appropriate reservation for each member of your party. For a child, older traveller or disabled visitor, use the applicable admission category and prepare the evidence requested for that category. Avoid planning the group’s budget around a general assumption of free entry.
The historical 60 CNY student tariff belongs to the specific Chinese full-time education category described in the museum list of 21 April 2023. It should not be used as a general international-student rate. Exempt visitors still reserve, and their supporting evidence accompanies the original identity document for the visit.
Admission alone or a guided museum visit
The Terracotta Warriors options divide admission, guiding and transport into distinct packages. Choose admission alone if your journey and museum visit are already planned; choose the package with downtown hotel transport and lunch if you want those parts arranged together. For broader city combinations, compare the museum tours, or see private visit formats.
| Product format | Included services | Option boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-only ticket | Museum admission | No guide, hotel transfer or meals |
| Ticket and guided transport options | Option 1: admission | Option 2 adds downtown hotel transfers, English-speaking guide and lunch |
| Private transport option in the same product | Option 3: admission, English-speaking guide and private downtown hotel transfers | Hotel location must be downtown |
| Flexible guide or transfer product | Admission | Guide and hotel transfer only in their selected options |
The flexible product lets the selected guide option cover interpretation and the selected transfer option cover hotel transport. Its ticket-only booking has neither service, and meals are separate. An organised visit is useful when its actual services match your needs; buying an online entry ticket alone should not shape expectations of priority through every stage of admission.
Questions about Terracotta Warriors tickets
What was the museum’s published adult ticket price?
120 CNY was the adult tariff in the Terracotta Warriors museum price list dated 21 April 2023. That historical museum amount is separate from the bookable products priced in USD. Use the selected product and visit date for your payable total, including any guiding or transport you choose.
Do visitors with free admission still reserve?
Yes. The Terracotta Warriors museum’s undated visitor guide, read on 13 November 2026, requires reservations for exempt visitors as well. Bring the relevant eligibility evidence and original identity document. Arrange the appropriate category for the individual visitor rather than treating exemption from payment as exemption from the reservation process.
Does the basic ticket include hotel pickup?
No. The Terracotta Warriors admission-only products cover entry without a hotel transfer or guide. The guided transport product and the flexible guide-or-transfer product provide those services through their specific options. Choose the option with the required transport and match its pickup area to the address of your hotel.