Jaipur Itinerary for 3 Days: Route, Timings and What It Costs

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Jaipur is a city that rewards a little planning. Three days is just about the right amount of time here. Two days will cover the forts and palaces comfortably, and the third gives you a day trip outside the city or a slower morning in the old lanes.

This Jaipur itinerary for 3 days is built around one simple idea, which is geography. Amber, Jaigarh and Nahargarh all sit along the same hill road north of the city, with Jal Mahal on the way back. The Pink City sites like City Palace, Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal are close enough to walk between. If you group them this way, you spend your days looking at forts instead of sitting in Jaipur traffic.

Before you set out, there is one thing worth sorting out. Jaipur has two different composite tickets, sold by two different owners, and most guides online mix them up. Getting this right will save you money and a wasted walk to a gate that will not accept your ticket.

Read Here: Nahargarh Fort Jaipur: Timings, Ticket Price and How to Reach

Your 3 days at a glance

Day	Area	Walking	Transport
Day 1	Amber hill belt	Heavy, with fort climbs	Full day cab
Day 2	Pink City	Moderate and mostly flat	Autos and on foot
Day 3	Ajmer and Pushkar	Light	Train or cab

Before You Start: The Two Composite Tickets in Jaipur

This is the single most useful thing to understand before you arrive, so it is worth two minutes of your time.

1. The government tourist composite ticket

This one is sold by the Department of Archaeology and Museums. It covers Amer Fort, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh Fort and Albert Hall Museum, along with Sisodia Rani Garden, Vidyadhar Garden and Isarlat. It is valid for two consecutive days and costs ₹550 for Indian visitors.

To see why it is worth buying, here is what those five main sites cost individually at the revised 2026 rates.

Site	Indian adult	Foreign adult
Amer Fort	₹200	₹1,000
Nahargarh Fort	₹100	₹600
Jantar Mantar	₹100	₹600
Hawa Mahal	₹100	₹600
Albert Hall Museum	₹100	₹600
Total	₹600	₹3,400

So the composite ticket pays for itself before you even reach the gardens. If you are a student, do carry your ID card, because most of these sites charge ₹50 for Indian students.

There is also a newer 10 day composite that covers every protected monument, museum and gallery across Rajasthan. It costs ₹1,300 for Indians, ₹600 for Indian students, ₹5,500 for foreign tourists and ₹2,800 for foreign students. This one only makes sense if Jaipur is one stop on a longer Rajasthan trip.

2. The City Palace composite ticket

Here is where most people get caught out. City Palace is not a government monument. It is privately held by the royal family and run by their trust, with its own gates and its own prices. Your government composite ticket buys you nothing here.

City Palace ticket	Indian adult	Concession
Museum, courtyards and galleries	₹400	₹200
Composite, adds Jaigarh and Royal Cenotaphs	₹500	₹300
Chandra Mahal Royal Tour	₹4,000	₹2,000

The concession rate applies to students, children below 12, senior citizens and defence personnel. Rates for foreign visitors are higher and are listed on the City Palace website.

Our suggestion is simple. Buy both composite tickets. At ₹1,050 for an Indian adult, that covers every paid site in this itinerary, and the temples and bazaars are free anyway. Also note that the City Palace composite adds Jaigarh Fort for just ₹100 more, so there is no reason to buy a separate Jaigarh ticket at the gate.

Two things to keep in mind while planning. The Textile Gallery in Mubarak Mahal has been closed for restoration since March 2026, and the Museum at Night experience is suspended for now. Royal Tour tickets are also sold only at the counter, not online.

Day 1 of Jaipur Itinerary for 3 Days: Forts and Palaces of the Amber Belt

Your first day covers four stops along one hill road. Start early and end at sunset, and you will not feel rushed at any point.

7:30 AM, Amber Fort. Entry is ₹200 for Indians and ₹1,000 for foreign tourists, or free with the composite ticket. The fort is open from 8 AM to 5:30 PM.

Try to reach by 7:30, before the gates open. The difference between arriving then and arriving at 10 is the difference between photographing Sheesh Mahal peacefully and waiting your turn in a queue. Give yourself around two and a half hours to see Diwan-e-Aam, Sheesh Mahal, Sukh Niwas and the courtyards without hurrying. Consider hiring a guide at the gate. The signboards will give you dates, but a guide will give you the stories behind them.

There is also a light and sound show at Amber in the evening, which needs a separate ticket.

10:30 AM, Jaigarh Fort. Included in your City Palace composite ticket. It is usually open from 9 AM to 4:30 PM.

A shuttle connects Amber to Jaigarh, which is exactly why these two belong in the same morning. Jaigarh is home to Jaivana, the largest cannon on wheels in the world, and the views back down over Amber Fort are worth the short climb. An hour here is enough.

12:00 PM, Jal Mahal. Free to view.

Jal Mahal sits in the middle of Man Sagar Lake, and only the top floor is visible above the water. The interior is closed to visitors, so this is a photo stop on your way back rather than a destination. Twenty to thirty minutes is plenty.

1:00 PM, lunch at Rawat Mishtan Bhandar.

Order the pyaaz kachori with a samosa and chai. It is cheap, it is quick, and it is the thing Jaipur is genuinely famous for at this hour.

3:30 PM, Albert Hall Museum. Entry is ₹100 for Indians and ₹600 for foreign tourists, or free with the composite ticket. It is open through the day from 9 AM to 5 PM.

The oldest museum in Rajasthan, and the Egyptian mummy in the basement usually catches people by surprise. Albert Hall also opens again in the evening, when the building is lit up and looks its best. Evening hours do change through the year, so do check before making the trip back.

5:30 PM, Nahargarh Fort. Entry is ₹100 for Indians and ₹600 for foreign tourists, or free with the composite ticket. The fort itself closes at 5:30 PM, though the restaurant at the top stays open well past that.

This is your sunset stop, so try to be at the top before the sun drops. Once the city lights come on below, you can stay on for dinner at the restaurant there. It is one of the nicest evenings you can have in Jaipur.

Day 2 of Jaipur Itinerary for 3 Days: Palaces, Temples and Bazaars of the Pink City

Your second day is almost entirely walkable. Most of these sites are only a few minutes apart, so you will barely need a cab.

9:30 AM, City Palace. Entry is ₹400, or ₹500 for the composite that adds Jaigarh and the Royal Cenotaphs. Open 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM, with last tickets sold at 6 PM. Closed on Dhulandi, the second day of Holi.

Reach at opening time and head for Diwan-e-Khas to see the silver vessels, which are the largest silver urns in the world. Do not miss the four seasonal gates in Pritam Niwas Chowk, which are the most photographed corner of the complex. A few practical notes as well. Parking is available only at Gate 2 near Jaleb Chowk, the closest metro station is Badi Chaupar on the Pink Line, and golf carts inside cost ₹150 per person if you would rather not walk the whole complex.

11:30 AM, Jantar Mantar. Entry is ₹100 for Indians and ₹600 for foreign tourists, or free with the composite ticket.

It is a five minute walk from City Palace. Rajasthan Tourism lists the timings as 9 AM to 4:30 PM, while the state booking portal shows later hours, so it is worth confirming on the day you visit. Try to come on a clear day, because the instruments only work in sunlight. This is also the one place in Jaipur where a guide genuinely changes the experience, since the instruments mean very little without someone explaining them.

12:30 PM, Hawa Mahal. Entry is ₹100 for Indians and ₹600 for foreign tourists, or free with the composite ticket. Open 9 AM to 5 PM.

You can walk here from Jantar Mantar. One thing that confuses almost every first time visitor is the entrance. The famous facade on Hawa Mahal Road is not the way in. The ticketed gate is around the back, on the courtyard side, so follow the side lane rather than looking for a door among all those windows.

The classic photo is taken from the cafe across the road, so do that first and then go inside. The facade also catches morning light, so if that photograph is your main reason for coming, you can swap Hawa Mahal with City Palace and come here first.

2:00 PM, lunch at LMB in Johari Bazaar.

The Rajasthani thali here is a safe bet, and you will already be standing where your afternoon begins.

3:30 PM, Johari Bazaar and the Pink City markets. Free to explore.

Johari Bazaar is known for jewellery, Bapu Bazaar for textiles and juttis, and Tripolia Bazaar for bangles. Most shops open around 10:30 in the morning, and many stay closed on Sundays, so plan accordingly.

6:30 PM, Govind Dev Ji Temple and Birla Mandir. Both free.

Govind Dev Ji is open from 5 AM to 9:30 PM, though it closes briefly between darshan slots through the day, so do check the schedule board at the gate. Birla Mandir opens again at 3 PM in the afternoon and stays open until 9 PM, and the evening aarti at around 7:30 is lovely. Remember to remove your footwear and any leather items before entering.

Day 3: A Day Trip to Ajmer and Pushkar

Your third day takes you out of the city. Ajmer is about 135 km from Jaipur and takes roughly two and a half hours each way, so an early start makes all the difference.

Leave by 7 AM and head to Ajmer first for the Dargah Sharif of Moinuddin Chishti, with Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra close by. Pushkar is another 14 km from there, and this is where you will find the Brahma Temple, the lake with its 52 ghats, and a bazaar that is very easy to lose an hour in. You can be back in Jaipur by evening.

How to get there

• By train. Frequent trains run from Jaipur Junction to Ajmer and take about two hours, at roughly ₹80 to ₹150. From Ajmer, a local bus to Pushkar costs around ₹15. This is by far the cheapest way.
• By cab. A full day round trip including waiting time costs roughly ₹2,500 to ₹3,000. This is the only option that covers both towns comfortably.
• By bus. RSRTC buses run from Sindhi Camp.

You can swap this day if

• You want something off the usual trail. Chand Baori stepwell at Abhaneri is 95 km away, about an hour and a half each way, and a cab costs roughly ₹1,800 to ₹2,200 for the round trip. It makes for a shorter day and it is one of the most striking stepwells in India.
• You want to see a tiger. Ranthambore is 180 km away and takes about three hours each way, so please do not attempt it as a day trip. You will spend the whole day travelling and get almost no time in the park. Plan an overnight at Sawai Madhopur instead, or save it for another trip.
• You would rather stay in the city. Take a sunrise walk through the old city lanes before the crowds arrive, visit Sisodia Rani Garden which your government composite ticket already covers, and spend the afternoon at Chokhi Dhani, where the day entry costs less than the dinner package.

What This Jaipur Trip Costs

Here is what your tickets will come to as an Indian adult, using both composite tickets.

Ticket	Cost
Government composite, valid 2 days	₹550
City Palace composite	₹500
Temples, bazaars and Jal Mahal	Free
Total	₹1,050

And here is a rough guide to what transport and food will add.

Expense	Budget	Mid range
Day 1 transport	Half day auto, ₹400 to ₹600	Full day cab, around ₹1,800
Day 2 transport	Walking and auto, around ₹200	Auto, ₹400 to ₹600
Day 3 transport	Train and bus, around ₹300	Cab, ₹2,500 to ₹3,000
Food for 3 days	₹600 to ₹900	₹2,000 to ₹2,500
Per day, all included	Around ₹800	Around ₹2,500

How to Travel Around Jaipur

Autos are everywhere and average around ₹12 per kilometre, but most of them do not use meters. Always agree the fare before you get in, or book through an app if you would prefer a metered ride. A half day auto hire covering four or five sites usually costs ₹400 to ₹600.

If you are covering five or more stops in a day, a full day cab is better value. These are usually priced for eight hours and 80 km at around ₹1,800, and it earns its keep on Day 1 when you are moving along the hill road.

From the airport, which is 13 km from the city, you can take a prepaid cab from the counter inside, an app cab, or an auto, costing roughly ₹150 to ₹350 depending on which you choose.

Jaipur does have a metro, though it will not help you very much. The Pink Line runs between Mansarovar and Chandpole and serves the railway station and Sindhi Camp bus stand rather than the heritage sites, though Badi Chaupar is handy for City Palace. Fares are ₹9 to ₹22.

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