Is the Roman Forum included in the Colosseum ticket?

Yes. Every Colosseum ticket includes one entry to the Forum and the Palatine: within 24 hours on the standard ticket, within two consecutive days on the Full Experience tickets.

What time does the Roman Forum open?

9:00, half an hour after the Colosseum. It closes with the park, at 18:30 from 1 to 24 October, with last admission at 17:30.

Can I visit the Roman Forum without the Colosseum?

Yes, on the Forum Pass SUPER, €18: Forum, Palatine and the SUPER sites, no time slot, valid for one admission within 30 days of purchase. Not valid on free Sundays.

Where is the entrance to the Roman Forum?

Five gates: Largo della Salara Vecchia, Via Sacra by the Arch of Titus, Via di San Gregorio, Via del Tulliano and Via del Foro Romano. The Arch of Titus gate is the nearest to the Colosseum.

How long do you need for the Roman Forum?

There is no time limit. Two hours covers the Via Sacra, the Curia and the Palatine terraces; the SUPER sites add an hour or more on the Full Experience tickets.

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Roman Forum

The Roman Forum is the valley between the Capitol and the Palatine: the Via Sacra, the Curia and the arches of Titus and Septimius Severus. It opens at 9:00, half an hour after the Colosseum, and closes with the park at 18:30. It is in every Colosseum ticket and has no time slot of its own.

Updated 22 October 2026 Hours and tickets Parco archeologico del Colosseo, last read <time data-read datetime="2026-10-22">22 October 2026</time>; tour listings read 20 October 2026

Opens 9:00 half an hour after the Colosseum; closes with the park → In every ticket €18 one entry with the Palatine; Forum Pass SUPER €18 without the Colosseum, no slot → Entrances 5 Largo della Salara Vecchia, Arch of Titus, Via di San Gregorio, Via del Tulliano, Via del Foro Romano →

The Forum opens at 9:00, half an hour after the Colosseum, and closes with it. The Forum Pass SUPER, €18, opens the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites without the Colosseum.

The place

What is the Roman Forum?

The Forum Romanum lies between the Capitoline and Palatine hills. It was drained in the seventh century BC and built over for the next thousand years. The basilicas held the law courts and the Curia the Senate. The ruins include the temples of Saturn, Vesta and Castor, the Rostra and the arches on the Via Sacra. Excavation began in the nineteenth century and continues.

The ticketed area joins the Palatine Hill above it: one fence, five gates, one entry on the ticket. From the Arch of Titus the path climbs to the Palatine; from the Capitol end you look down the whole valley.

Plan around: the Forum has no slot. Do the Colosseum at your booked time and walk into the Forum through the Arch of Titus gate.

The Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Via Sacra

The ticket

Roman Forum tickets

Colosseum, Forum and Palatine (24h) the standard ticket: first and second tiers, no arena floor; one entry to the Forum and Palatine within 24 hours

€18

24h Only Arena arena floor for 20 minutes at the booked time, Forum and Palatine within 24 hours; €11.50 with Roma Pass

€18

Forum Pass SUPER Forum, Palatine and the SUPER sites without the Colosseum; no time slot, use within 30 days

€18

Full Experience Arena arena floor plus the tiers, Forum, Palatine and SUPER sites; 2 days; on sale 7 days ahead

€24

Full Experience Underground and Arena underground corridors with a park guide, arena, tiers, Forum, Palatine, SUPER sites; 2 days; €32 with the educational tour

€24 €32

Full Experience Attic the upper tiers 8:30 to 14:30 plus Forum, Palatine and SUPER sites; 2 days

€24

Full Experience Passage of Commodus a 25-minute guided visit through the passage on Monday and Wednesday, up to 8 people; the tiers, the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites; 2 days; on sale 7 days ahead

€32

A Night at the Colosseum Full Experience €24 plus the 60-minute guided night visit €26; Tuesday and Thursday

€50

adult price online with the educational tour

Adult prices from the official ticket shop, read 20 October 2026. EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay €2 on the standard and Full Experience tickets. Every ticket is in the holder's name and checked against ID at the gate.

Every Colosseum ticket includes one entry to the Forum and the Palatine: the standard €18 ticket within 24 hours, the Full Experience tickets within two consecutive days. The Full Experience tickets also open the SUPER sites inside the Forum and on the Palatine.

For a visit without the Colosseum, the Forum Pass SUPER costs €18. It is a single admission to the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites, with no time slot, used within 30 days of purchase. It is not valid on the free Sundays, when the whole park is free by queue. EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay €2 on the Forum Pass SUPER too.

Plan around: the Forum Pass SUPER is the only park ticket without a date. Your ticket: the standard ticket, €18, if the Colosseum is in your day; the Forum Pass SUPER, €18, within 30 days, if it is not.

SUPER sites

Roman Forum and Palatine SUPER sites

The SUPER sites are closed monuments that open on the Full Experience tickets and the Forum Pass SUPER. In the Forum: the Roman Forum Museum, the Temple of Romulus, Santa Maria Antiqua, the Curia Iulia and the Horrea Piperataria. On the Palatine: the Domus Tiberiana, the Palatine Museum lower floor, the Aula Isiaca and Loggia Mattei, the Houses of Augustus and Livia. The House of Augustus is closed on Mondays and the House of Livia is closed for restoration. The Imperial Fora across the road are on the list too.

Plan around: on the standard €18 ticket the SUPER sites stay closed; the open-air Forum and Palatine are yours.

Getting there

Roman Forum entrances

Five entrances serve the Forum and the Palatine. Largo della Salara Vecchia is on Via dei Fori Imperiali. Via Sacra, by the Arch of Titus, is the nearest to the Colosseum. Via di San Gregorio is on the Palatine side, towards the Circus Maximus. Via del Tulliano and Via del Foro Romano are by the Capitol. On free Sundays the tickets are given out at Largo della Salara Vecchia and on Piazza del Colosseo.

Plan around: from the Colosseum exit, the Arch of Titus gate is the closest way in. Metro line B stops at Colosseo and line C at Colosseo-Fori Imperiali; buses 51, 75, 81, 85, 87 and 118 stop by the Palatine.

Colosseum tours that walk the Forum with a guide

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Four tours that walk the Forum with a guide after the Colosseum, by the option we would book. €18 at the park; €59 on the tour, which adds the guide in the Colosseum, the Forum and the Palatine.