Entrance times
The Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine are open every day at these times:
9 am - 6.30 pm: from 1st to 29th October
9 am - 4.30 pm: from 30 October to 31 December
Last admission one hour before closing
Closed: 25th December and 1st January
It's possible to access in the Colosseum only at the time chosen during the booking phase and it's suggested to show up at the entrance 15 minutes before the chosen time.
The entrance to the Colosseum is located at the "Sperone Valadier", near the Arch of Constantine.
Ticket information
There are these types of ticket:
Ordinary ticket 24h: valid for 24 hours from the first entrance which can take place either at the Colosseum or at the archaeological area of the Roman Forum - Palatine Hill.
It includes an entrance to the Colosseum, at the time chosen during the purchase phase, with access to the first and second order (without the arena floor) and an entrance to the Roman Forum - Palatine Hill, without time limits.
Full Experience: valid 2 days from first use and, compared to the standard ticket, also allows access to the Colosseum Arena or Colosseum Underground and four sites of the Roman-Palatine Forum: the Oratorio dei Quaranta Martyrs, the Palatine Museum (I level), the exterior of the House of Augustus and Schola Praeconum (open until 5.30 pm)
Reduced ticket: € 2.00 for citizens of the European Union between 18 and 25 years of age (completed, upon presentation of identity document)
free: for all citizens under the age of 18
Tickets Full Experience Underground and Arena and tickets for the Luna sul Colosseo event are nominative and will contain the visitor's personal data. (Tickets already purchased before 25 June can still be used without visitor data)
For those who purchase a reduced or free ticket, it need to showan identity document certifying the reduction or free admission,
Tourist Cards
Roma Pass Card
The Roma Pass is the capital's tourist-cultural card that offers tourists:
free admission to 1 or 2 museums of your choice (depending on whether you choose the 48h or 72h card)
reduced admission to other museums
Circo Maximo Experience: Experience with AR viewer
free access to public transport for 48h or 72h
discounts for exhibitions, events and agreed services
(For holders of the Roma Pass, the reservation for entry to the Colosseum is mandatory and costs € 2)
Book here
Rome Super Pass with public transport
Similar to the Roma Pass, this card is dedicated to the Colosseum and the Vatican and lasts 72 hours. It therefore includes:
Entrance to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Salta Cosa entrance to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Official audio guide for St. Peter's Basilica
Unlimited access for 72 hours to public transport (metro, bus, tram)
(Tickets and instructions arrive directly by e-mail)
Book here
Rome Tourist Card
This is the pass that allows access to the most important attractions in Rome: the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. In fact, the Roma Torist Card includes:
Priority entrance to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Skip-the-line entrance to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica
Audio guide app for a self-guided tour of the Pantheon
(Tickets and instructions arrive directly by e-mail)
Book here
Admission for groups and schools
GROUPS
Groups of up to 50 people are admitted, including children, guides and companions, suitably spaced and reservations are required bound to an access time.
Guides or companions who, in the exercise of their function, accompany a group of more than 9 visitors, must necessarily use the whisper that must be their property.
The free nominative ticket of the guide, valid for 3 daily entrances without time constraints, can be used both for access to the Colosseum with an ordinary route, and for access with an Arena route, while for the Colosseum undergrounds it is necessary also book a free ticket for the guide.
SCHOOLS
EU schools: it is necessary to book access for free online by presenting the names of the pupils and accompanying teachers divided by class and signed by the headmaster on the school's headed paper.
Non-EU schools: access is subject to a fee and they must submit a declaration from the home institution that verifies their identification as a school group. It is necessary to buy the full admission ticket for each one and which is free only for under 18s (with valid identity document)
In the event that school tickets are mistakenly booked instead of tickets for an ordinary group or if the required documentation is lacking, it will not be possible to access the monument and it will be necessary to purchase the correct entrance tickets (if available)
The Colosseum free
The following are entitled to free entry to the Colosseum (directly at the ticket office by showing a document):
All citizens under the age of 18
Disabled people and their family member or accompanying person belonging to the social and health care services
EU tourist guides in the exercise of their professional activity
Art History teachers of high school institutions
EU tourist interpreters in the exercise of their professional activity
Employees of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities
Members of ICOM (International Council of Museum)
Members of ICCROM (International organization for conservation of cultural heritage)
Students of the schools of: Central Institute of Restoration, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, School for Mosaic Restoration
Journalists registered in the national register and journalists from any other country, in the performance of their duties and upon presentation of a suitable document proving the professional activity carried out
Groups of public and private schools in the EU, accompanied by their teachers by reservation
teachers and students of the faculties of Architecture, Conservation of cultural heritage, Education sciences and degree courses in Literature or Literary subjects with archaeological or historical-artistic address of universities and academies of all EU member countries. The ticket is issued to students by showing the enrollment certificate for the current academic year
Free Sundays
For #unadomenicalmuseo, every first Sunday of the month, the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill are free for everyone.
In this case, the tickets cannot be booked online but can be collected, directly at the time of the visit, at the ticket office in front of the Colosseum.
