Tickets and entrance - The Colosseum

Entrance times

From monday 26th april, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill are open every day with these times:
9.30 - 19.15, last admission at 18.15

Closed: 1 January and 25 December

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 10 minutes before the chosen time. The entrance to the Colosseum is located at the "Sperone Valadier", near the Arch of Constantine.

On Thursday 29 July 2021, the Colosseum will be closed while on Tuesday and Wednesday 27 and 28 July the Undergrounds and the Arena will not be open to the public

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 48 hours 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

For those who purchase a reduced or free ticket, it need to showan identity document certifying the reduction or free admission,

The Colosseum freeThe following are entitled to free entry to the Colosseum:

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
The free ticket have to be booked online and cannot be integrated into the cash desk.

Rome PassThe Roma Pass is the tourist-cultural card of the Capital 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

free access to transportation for 48h or 72h

discounts for exhibitions, events and partner services
Moreover, at the Colosseum, Castel Sant'Angelo and Capitoline Museums, Roma Pass holders have direct access to the security check point, without going to the ticket office.
NB : in the event that the holder of Roma Pass 72 Hours or Roma Pass 48 Hours is accompanied by a person entitled to gratuity and therefore not in possession of the card, or wants to take advantage of reduced admission after Once the security check has been completed by the access reserved for GROUPS, the Roma Pass holder will be able to pick up the free ticket or buy the reduced ticket at the dedicated "group / booked" counter.

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Admission for groupsGroups of up to 25 people are allowed who, appropriately spaced, will be able to access the Colosseum every 15 minutes and will be accompanied along all the way.
Visitors, wearing a mask, must show up at the entrance 15 minutes before the booked time.
The number of 25 people also includes any guides or companions who, in the exercise of their function, if they accompany a group of more than 10 visitors, must necessarily use the whisper that must be their property.
The free nominative guide ticket, valid for 3 daily entrances without time constraints, can be used not only for access to the Colosseum with an ordinary route, but also for access with an Arena route.
Even for groups, the entrance to the Colosseum is exclusively from the "Sperone Valadier"

Semi-Private Tour of the Colosseum Underground and Arena + Early Access and Tour to the Vatican MuseThe most convenient combination to visit in the best way the most important places in Rome: the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.
In addition to the complete guided tour of the Colosseum, with arena and underground, the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, in a small group of up to 10 people, this package also includes a two-hour guided tour of the Vatican Museums, with early entry to the Sistine Chapel before of the crowd, and also a breakfast at the Vatican bistro in the Cortile della Pigna, one of the most iconic places in the world!
After breakfast you can continue to freely visit the museums and the Sistine Chapel.
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