Where to buy tickets for Dolmabahçe Palace and the Painting Museum in Istanbul, and is there a separate garden ticket?
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TL;DR
Ticket offices are at the main entrance to the Dolmabahçe Palace complex in Beşiktaş, while the Painting Museum is in the adjacent Veliaht Dairesi building. Tickets are generally sold for individual sections, and there is usually no standalone ticket for the palace gardens.
What the community said
For Dolmabahçe, use the ticket offices by the main entrance of Dolmabahçe Sarayı on Dolmabahçe Caddesi in Beşiktaş. Ask for the specific section you want: the palace, Harem, or Painting Museum.
18 days ago Dolmabahçe Palace, Beşiktaş
The Dolmabahçe Painting Museum is not in the main palace halls: it occupies the neighboring Veliaht Dairesi, the former Crown Prince’s Apartments. It may require a separate admission ticket.
31 days ago Veliaht Dairesi
Do not rely on finding a garden-only ticket: access to the grounds is usually connected to admission for a palace or museum section. Confirm the current ticket types and opening hours at the National Palaces ticket office on the day of your visit.
32 days ago National Palaces ticket office