Qutub Minar Tickets, Delhi
Price on requestAbout 90 minutesTicket
Entry to the Qutub Minar complex — the tallest brick minaret in the world, the 1,600-year-old iron pillar that has never rusted, and the ruins of Delhi's first mosque. Open daily, sunrise to sunset.
- DurationAbout 90 minutes
- Tour typeTicket
- PickupQutub Minar complex ticket gate
- CancellationFree up to 24 hours before
No booking fee, ever
The ticket costs what the venue charges. Nothing on top.
Instant mobile voucher
Straight to your phone the moment you book.
Honest slot advice
We tell you which entry time is actually worth having.
The day, hour by hour
Choosing a timeEarly morning or late afternoon
The complex is open ground with little shade. Between April and September, midday is genuinely punishing.
ArrivalMehrauli, south Delhi
About 40 minutes from central Delhi, and directly on the Yellow Line metro at Qutab Minar station.
InsideWork anticlockwise
The minaret first, then the Iron Pillar in the mosque courtyard, then the Alai Minar — the abandoned attempt to build something twice as tall.
NearbyMehrauli Archaeological Park
Free, adjacent and almost empty. Worth another hour if you have it.
What to bring
- Sun protection; the complex is open ground with almost no shade
- Water
What your price includes
Included
- Qutub Minar complex entry ticket for foreign nationals
- Instant mobile voucher
- Access to the full complex — minaret, Iron Pillar, Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, Alai Darwaza
Not included
- Guide — available at the gate or bookable with us
- Transport
- Climbing the minaret, which has been closed to the public since 1981
Questions people actually ask
Can you climb the Qutub Minar?
No. The interior staircase has been closed to the public since a stampede in 1981 and there is no realistic prospect of it reopening. Every photograph you have seen from the top is decades old.
What is the Iron Pillar?
A seven-metre iron column, roughly 1,600 years old, standing in the mosque courtyard and famously almost free of rust. Its corrosion resistance is a genuine metallurgical curiosity that is still studied. It is fenced now, so you cannot put your arms around it.
How long does a visit take?
Ninety minutes covers the complex comfortably. Add an hour if you carry on into Mehrauli Archaeological Park next door, which almost nobody does.
Is it worth visiting compared with Humayun's Tomb?
They are different pleasures. Qutub Minar is older, rawer and more ruinous; Humayun's Tomb is intact, symmetrical and garden-set. If you only have time for one and you are heading to Agra, Humayun's Tomb makes better sense as the prelude to the Taj Mahal.
Is it on the metro?
Yes — Qutab Minar station on the Yellow Line, then about fifteen minutes on foot or a short auto ride. That is often faster than a car in Delhi traffic.
Does the ticket price differ by nationality?
Yes. Foreign nationals pay substantially more than Indian nationals, which is standard at Archaeological Survey of India monuments. {{TBC: confirm current ASI prices and year}}
