The Royal Palace is the one place in Phnom Penh where the wrong shirt costs you the whole morning. The gates shut at 11:00 and do not reopen until 14:00, and the guards turn people away at the entrance every single day for bare shoulders or shorts above the knee.
This Royal Palace Phnom Penh guide is built around the things that actually decide whether your visit works: the split opening hours, the ticket price, what the dress code means at the gate rather than on a sign, what is worth your attention inside Wat Preah Keo Morakot (the Silver Pagoda), and which hour to arrive so you are not queuing in full sun.
The complex sits on Samdach Sothearos Boulevard between Street 240 and Street 184, in Khan Daun Penh, a two-minute walk back from the riverfront. It is still a working royal residence. That is why parts of it are closed to you, and why it sometimes shuts for a whole day with almost no warning.
Prices and hours below are as of July 2026. Fees here change without announcement, so treat the ticket price as a floor rather than a promise.