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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Guided Tour
3 hours up to 24 people ★ 4.6 (25,871)
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Colosseum tickets, explained
The Parco archeologico del Colosseo sells eight tickets, and the one you pick decides which zone of the building you see, how many days it lasts and how far ahead you can buy it. Three cost €18, three cost €24, the night visit €50.
Updated Prices and rules Parco archeologico del Colosseo and its ticket shop, last read <time data-read datetime="2026-10-22">22 October 2026</time>; tour listings read
Standard ticket €18 tiers, Forum and Palatine within 24 hours → Full Experience €24 arena, underground or attic, two days; €32 with the educational tour → On sale today timed tickets 30 days ahead; the Arena ticket 7 days ahead →
Tours resell the same tickets with a guide; the cards at the end name which park ticket is inside each price.
All eight
The eight Colosseum 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
24h Only Arena arena floor for 20 minutes at the booked time, Forum and Palatine within 24 hours; €11.50 with Roma Pass
Forum Pass SUPER Forum, Palatine and the SUPER sites without the Colosseum; no time slot, use within 30 days
Full Experience Arena arena floor plus the tiers, Forum, Palatine and SUPER sites; 2 days; on sale 7 days ahead
Full Experience Underground and Arena underground corridors with a park guide, arena, tiers, Forum, Palatine, SUPER sites; 2 days; €32 with the educational tour
Full Experience Attic the upper tiers 8:30 to 14:30 plus Forum, Palatine and SUPER sites; 2 days
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
A Night at the Colosseum Full Experience €24 plus the 60-minute guided night visit €26; Tuesday and Thursday
adult price online with the educational tour
Adult prices from the official ticket shop, read . 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.
Three tickets cost €18. The standard Colosseum, Forum and Palatine ticket gives one timed entry to the first and second tiers and one entry to the Forum and the Palatine, both within 24 hours. The 24h Only Arena ticket gives 20 minutes on the arena floor at the booked time, through the Sperone Stern. The ticket includes the Forum and the Palatine within 24 hours before or after. With a Roma Pass it costs €11.50. The Forum Pass SUPER skips the Colosseum: one admission to the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites with no time slot, to be used within 30 days.
Three Full Experience tickets cost €24 and last two consecutive days: the Colosseum once at the booked time, the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites once. Full Experience Arena adds the arena floor. Full Experience Underground and Arena adds the underground with a park guide, and the arena floor; with the educational tour it is €32. Full Experience Attic adds the top tiers, open 8:30 to 14:30.
A Night at the Colosseum costs €50: the Full Experience ticket at €24 plus the 60-minute guided evening visit at €26, on Tuesday and Thursday. The reduced night price is €28.
Plan around: €18 sees the tiers and the Forum. €24 adds one zone, arena, underground or attic, and a second day.
On sale
When Colosseum tickets go on sale
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Standard, Underground, Attic sales open 30 days before the visit day
last day on sale: +30
Full Experience Arena, Passage of Commodus, night visit online 7 days before the visit; the ticket office sells the Arena ticket on the day
last day on sale: +7
Forum Pass SUPER no time slot; buy any day and use within 30 days
use within 30 days
visit dates you can buy today not on sale yet release day
Release rules from the park's opening-times page and the ticket pages, read . Every day the park puts one more day on sale, so the right edge moves with the calendar.
Tickets with a time slot go on sale 30 days before the visit day: the standard ticket, the Attic and the Underground and Arena. The night visit opens 7 days ahead. The Full Experience Arena ticket opens online 7 days ahead, and the ticket office sells it on the day of the visit. The Forum Pass SUPER has no slot and can be bought any day.
The underground is sold online, 30 days ahead, and is the first to sell out. Every day the park puts one more day on sale, so the newest date is always 30 days away.
Plan around: for the underground, buy on the day your date appears. For the arena floor, the Arena ticket opens 7 days ahead and is also sold at the office on the day.
Last entry
Last entry by ticket and zone
8:00 11:00 14:00 17:00 20:00 23:00
Colosseum opens 8:30; last admission 17:30 and closing 18:30 from 1 to 24 October; from 25 October last admission 15:30, closes 16:30
Roman Forum and Palatine open 9:00; same closing as the Colosseum; five entrances
Underground, Full Experience last entry 16:40; timed groups of up to 25 with a park guide
last entry 16:40
Arena floor, Full Experience Arena last entry 15:00 with the Arena ticket; 18:00 with 24h Only Arena
last entry 15:00
Attic Full Experience Attic 8:30 to 14:30
last entry 14:30
Domus Aurea Friday to Sunday, visits every 15 minutes 9:00 to 16:30, last admission 15:30
last admission 15:30
A Night at the Colosseum Tuesday and Thursday 20:00 to 23:00, last admission 21:50
20:00 Tue and Thu
open last hour before closing or last visits Only Arena ticket, 20 minutes last entry
Hours from the Parco archeologico del Colosseo, read . Closed 25 December and 1 January. Free on the first Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June and 4 November, by queue at the ticket offices.
From 1 to 24 October, last admission is 17:30 and the park closes at 18:30. Inside that, each zone keeps its own last entry. The attic closes at 14:30 and the arena floor admits until 15:00 on the Full Experience Arena ticket. The underground admits until 16:40 and the 24h Only Arena until 18:00. From 25 October, last admission is 15:30 and the park closes at 16:30. The night visit admits until 21:50 on Tuesday and Thursday. The Domus Aurea, on its own ticket, admits until 15:30 Friday to Sunday.
Plan around: an afternoon slot in winter leaves no time for the Forum after the Colosseum. Do the Forum first.
Names and ID
Names, ID and changes
Every ticket is issued in the holder's name and is checked against an identity document at the gate. A ticket in another person's name is refused. One name change is allowed by midnight on the seventh day before the visit, only for a clerical error in the name, the wrong ticket type bought in the same transaction or a serious documented reason; the night visit allows no name change at all.
The standard and Full Experience tickets include 75 to 90 minutes inside the Colosseum, after which visitors must leave. The Forum and the Palatine have no time limit within the ticket's validity.
Plan around: book in the names on your passports. A name can be changed once, by midnight on the seventh day before the visit, and only for a clerical error in the name, the wrong ticket type bought in the same transaction or a serious documented reason.
Free days
Free days and reduced prices
The park is free on the first Sunday of the month, on 25 April, 2 June and 4 November. On free Sundays tickets are given out in order of arrival at two ticket offices. One is on Piazza del Colosseo, near the Temple of Venus and Rome; the other is at Largo della Salara Vecchia. The Forum Pass SUPER is not valid on free Sundays and the Domus Aurea is closed on the first Sunday.
EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay €2 for the standard and Full Experience tickets, with ID at the gate. The night visit has its own reduced price of €28.
Plan around: a free Sunday means a queue at two ticket offices and no underground or arena slots to book.
Booking
How to book Colosseum tickets
The official sale is the park's ticket shop, ticketing.colosseo.it. You choose the ticket, the day and the time slot, enter a name for each ticket and show the ticket with ID at the gate. The Full Experience Arena ticket is also sold at the ticket office on the day; the underground is sold online; free days are ticket office only.
Resellers and tour operators sell the same park tickets with a guide, a headset or a service fee on top. A tour price that says the Colosseum ticket is included means one of the eight tickets above; the tours we compare name which one.
Plan around: if the official shop shows no slots for your date, a tour with that zone inside is the other way in; operators hold group slots.
Which ticket
Which Colosseum ticket should you buy?
One day, the classic route
The tiers, the Forum and the Palatine in one day: the standard ticket, €18, booked 30 days ahead with a morning slot.
The arena floor
The arena floor and the tiers: the Full Experience Arena ticket, €24, on sale 7 days ahead. 20 minutes on the floor and the Forum: the 24h Only Arena ticket, €18.
The underground
The underground: the Full Experience Underground and Arena ticket, €24, online, 30 days ahead; it includes the arena floor and a park guide below.
The top tiers
The view from the top: the Full Experience Attic ticket, €24, on sale 30 days ahead, with a slot before 14:30.
The Forum without the Colosseum
The Forum and the Palatine without the Colosseum: the Forum Pass SUPER, €18, no slot, within 30 days of purchase; it opens the SUPER sites too.
The night visit
The night visit: A Night at the Colosseum, €50, Tuesday or Thursday, 7 days ahead, the arena and the underground with a park guide.
Plan around: one zone per ticket. The underground ticket is the only day ticket with two zones, the corridors and the arena floor. Your ticket: Full Experience Underground and Arena, €24, if your date is still on sale; Full Experience Arena, €24, if it is not.
People also ask
All Colosseum questions →How much is a Colosseum ticket?
€18 for the standard Colosseum, Forum and Palatine ticket; €24 for the Full Experience tickets with the arena floor, the underground or the attic; €32 for the underground with the educational tour; €50 for the night visit. EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay €2 on the day tickets; the night visit's reduced price is €28.
How far in advance can you buy Colosseum tickets?
30 days before the visit day for timed tickets, including the underground, which is sold online. The Full Experience Arena ticket opens 7 days ahead and is also sold at the ticket office on the day. The Forum Pass SUPER has no date.
Is the Colosseum ticket valid for the Roman Forum?
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.
Do Colosseum tickets have a time slot?
Every Colosseum ticket has a timed entry for the Colosseum itself. The Forum and the Palatine have no slot. The Forum Pass SUPER, which excludes the Colosseum, has no slot either.
Can I change the name on a Colosseum ticket?
Once, by midnight on the seventh day before the visit, for a clerical error, the wrong ticket type or a documented serious reason. The night visit allows no name change. Tickets are checked against ID at the gate.
Is the Colosseum free on Sundays?
On the first Sunday of the month, and on 25 April, 2 June and 4 November. On free Sundays tickets are handed out at the two ticket offices in order of arrival.
What is the Roma Pass price for the Colosseum?
The 24h Only Arena ticket costs €11.50 with the Roma Pass instead of €18. The other tickets are listed at their standard prices on the park's pages.
Colosseum tours with the park ticket in the price
All 16 tour lists →Four tours by the park ticket inside the price: the standard ticket with a guide, the Arena ticket through the Gladiator's Gate, the underground ticket with a small group, and the standard ticket for a family.
Standard ticket
Arena ticket
Gladiator’s Gate: Special Access Colosseum Tour with Arena Floor
3 hours Up to 16 people ★ 4.7 (4,177)
from €87 per adult See the tour
Underground ticket
Colosseum Underground or Arena Platform
1 hour 30 minutes Up to 7 people ★ 4.9 (258)
from €149 per adult See the tour
For families
Colosseum and Roman Forum Tour for Kids and Families
2 h 30 Up to 7 people ★ 4.9 (471)
from €139 per adult See the tour
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