Rome Colosseum Ticket price

The Colosseum will be your Mecca when you arrive in Rome: the first thing you will want to see and the first thing you will remember when you leave the city. How much do tickets cost? How much will you have to pay if you want to visit the Roman Forum as well?

Don't worry, here is everything you need to know about Colosseum ticket prices.

The price of the Colosseum tickets (which also include access to the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill) is about 24€ for adults and there is a special rate for children (2€ per ticket for the little ones).

Even so, buying tickets at the ticket office is not the best option. My recommendation is to buy the Colosseum tickets online and in advance to save unnecessary waiting time at the box office.

The price may vary depending on what the tour includes: for example, a one-hour express guided tour of the Colosseum costs 30 euros per adult, while a full guided tour of the Colosseum with the Forum and Palatine Hill can cost around 40 euros and lasts three hours.

For a little more, you can also visit the Arena of the Colosseum, which will give you a unique perspective during the visit. The price on Hellotickets is around 56€ for more exclusive guided tours in small groups.

The guided tours of the Colosseum are undoubtedly the best way to know and get into Ancient Rome, both in the amphitheater and in the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill. Besides, you have seen that there are options for all types of budget and time availability, so do not hesitate.

The entrance to the Roman Forum is included in the price of the Colosseum tickets and in most of the guided tours of the Colosseum, so you will not have to pay extra to visit it.

If you want to visit the Colosseum and you have not taken the precaution of buying the tickets online and in advance, you can always go to the ticket office (in the Roman Forum there are usually fewer people than in the Colosseum) and buy the tickets there. As they are combined tickets for the entire archaeological site, they will be valid for the Colosseum and you will save time by not having to wait in the longest lines.

Access to the Palatine Hill is included in most Hellotickets guided tours to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, so if you buy a full guided tour, you will not have to pay extra to visit it.

However, if you have just bought a single ticket for the Colosseum, it will not be valid to enter the Palatine Museum. In that case, consider purchasing the Full Pass if you want to have access to the entire area.

Circus Massimo is free of charge. Circo Massimo is in the open air, it is not perimetered and you can access it freely at the time you want, whenever you want and without admission. If you choose the guided tour, in addition to avoiding the queues, you will be able to understand the history behind this hippodrome thanks to the commentary of an expert guide.

The price of the Roma Pass tourist card depends on the number of days for which you purchase it. For example, the 72-hour pass is priced at 52 € and with it you can redeem access to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum for free.

To find out whether or not it is worth buying this tourist card, the best thing to do is to calculate how much the tickets cost to each museum or attraction you want to visit. Please note that the Roma Pass will usually give you access to entrance fees but not to guided tours of most of Rome's landmarks.

There is a combined ticket for about 115 € that allows you to visit both attractions in one day, accompanied by an expert guide and also with priority access, which will allow you to skip the queues.

If you want to know what this ticket includes for the Vatican and the Colosseum, you can read my article in which I tell you all the details to take advantage of this combo.

Yes, on the first Sunday of every month the Colosseum opens its doors for free. As you can imagine, Italians and foreigners crowd the entrances to get their free admission, so take advantage of the occasion only if you don't mind squeezing into large crowds.

As a tip, I recommend you to get up early (and very early) to avoid -as far as possible- the queues that can form and make sure you get a slot in the most popular amphitheater in the world. This also applies to the visit to the Roman Forum.

No, there are usually no discount coupons or special offers for the Colosseum. Keep in mind that it is one of the most in-demand attractions in the world and they tend to sell out of guided tours on a daily basis. With this scenario, as you can imagine, it is impossible to find offers, discounts or cheap last minute tickets.

However, there are groups (such as specialized teachers or art students) who are entitled to buy tickets at a lower rate than the general public. You can check it out in my article about cheap or discounted tickets for the Colosseum.

Yes, children will need to have a ticket to enter the Colosseum or a guided tour of the Colosseum and Roman Forum. However, children under 18 years old are entitled to a reduced price when purchasing their ticket. You can check here for more details about offers or how to get cheap or discounted tickets for the Colosseum.

In Hellotickets, for example, you can select during the purchase process how many adult and child tickets you need. Please note that minors must be accompanied by an adult and must prove their age at the entrance with an identity document.