Which Borghese Gallery ticket should you buy?
Buy the gallery's own timed ticket. Every category, including free tickets, has to be reserved, and the gallery says there is no skip-the-line ticket because everyone enters at the start of the hour. A tour card on this page is a guide plus a slot, not a faster official door.
Each row in the table is one ticket: the fare, what it includes, and how long the slot lasts. The Ministry's directory page still shows an older full price and says it was last updated in August 2023. The figure in the table is the one on the gallery's own ticket page.
Galleria Borghese ticket prices (official)
Published by the venue's own ticket office. Verified dates are shown per row.
Prices checked 9 November 2026.
Galleria Borghese ticket prices (official). Full price: €18 full price (€16 + €2). The last slot is €13 (€11 + €2). Source: Galleria Borghese — Info biglietti, last checked 9 November 2026.
| Ticket | Price & source |
|---|---|
| Full price | €18 full price (€16 + €2). The last slot is €13 (€11 + €2).Galleria Borghese — Info bigliettiLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Full-price ticket | €16 plus a €2 reservation fee (€18 in total). Includes a timed entry of two hours. The last slot, at 17:45, is €11 plus €2 and ends at 19:00.Galleria Borghese — Info bigliettiLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Reduced ticket | €2 plus the €2 reservation fee. Ages 18 to 25, until the day of the 25th birthday. The reservation is still compulsory.Galleria Borghese — Info bigliettiLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Free admission | Under 18 (EU citizens, non-EU on reciprocity, or residence-permit holders). The reservation is still compulsory and the €2.00 fee still applies, except for the waived-fee categories. Institutional free days (first Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June, 4 November) go on sale 10 days ahead; you still pay the reservation fee, and last-minute tickets are not sold those days.Galleria Borghese — Info bigliettiLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
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Planning your visit
Verified 2026-09-16- 17:45. That slot runs to 19:00, shorter than the two-hour slots.
- Last entry
The small print (10)
- Buying at the door
- Tickets are also sold at the museum ticket office, subject to availability; no last-minute tickets on free Sundays and free institutional days
- Entry slots
- Entry at the start of each hour. The visit lasts two hours, except the 17:45 slot. 180 people per slot. The gallery says there is no skip-the-line formula, because entry is capped and happens on the hour.
- Opening hours
- Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00–19:00. Closed Monday, 25 December and 1 January. Ticket office from 08:30 until one hour before the museum closes. Last entry 17:45.
- Free admission
- Under 18 (EU citizens, non-EU on reciprocity, or residence-permit holders). The reservation is still compulsory and the €2.00 fee still applies, except for the waived-fee categories. Institutional free days (first Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June, 4 November) go on sale 10 days ahead; you still pay the reservation fee, and last-minute tickets are not sold those days.
- Reduced ticket
- €2 plus the €2 reservation fee. Ages 18 to 25, until the day of the 25th birthday. The reservation is still compulsory.
- Full-price ticket
- €16 plus a €2 reservation fee (€18 in total). Includes a timed entry of two hours. The last slot, at 17:45, is €11 plus €2 and ends at 19:00.
- Official booking
- The Buy button on the gallery's ticket page, or +39 06 32810, Monday to Friday 09:30–18:00. Address: Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5.
- Reservation fee
- €2.00 on every ticket, including free tickets. Maximum 5 tickets per purchase. The fee is waived for disabled visitors and one companion, EU licensed tourist guides on duty, journalists with a valid press card, children up to and including age 5, and Sotheby's Preferred card holders. A waived fee does not waive the reservation.
- Full price
- €18 full price (€16 + €2). The last slot is €13 (€11 + €2).
- Entrance
- Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5, 00197 Rome. The photographs on this page show the outside of the gallery in August 2024, including the fence, the staircase and the official sign. They are not a current queue.
Official tickets
The official ticket office usually has the lowest base admission price. It's worth booking directly there if your date and time are open and you don't need extra flexibility, a guide, or additional access: the official ticket office.
The slot and the door
Entry is on the hour, the visit is two hours, and the last slot of the day is shorter. The gallery caps each slot at 180 people. If you are late you are eating into a fixed two hours, not joining a rolling queue. Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00 to 19:00. Closed Monday, 25 December and 1 January. The ticket office opens at 08:30 and shuts an hour before close.
The door is Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5. You can book from the button on the gallery's ticket page or by phone on +39 06 32810, Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 18:00. The ticket pages checked on 9 November 2026 do not state a refund rule. Do not assume you can move the slot.
The Galleria Borghese facade and staircase, August 2024. Photo: Marcus Cent.
What is inside, and how long the slot gives you
The Ministry's gallery description lists sculpture and paintings from the 15th to the 19th century, naming Caravaggio, Raphael, Titian, Bernini and Canova, in the rooms of the villa. That is the collection the ticket is for. This guide has no photograph of those rooms. The slot is two hours, then you leave.
The banners on the facade in the photograph were there in August 2024. They are not a current exhibition notice.
Banners on the Galleria Borghese facade, August 2024. Photo: Marcus Cent.
How you know you are at the right gate
Villa Borghese has more than one gate. The gallery's own sign is at Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5, on the building, not at a park entrance further out.
The official Galleria Borghese sign, August 2024. Photo: Marcus Cent.
Official ticket or a tour?
The official total is the ticket plus the reservation fee in the table. The tour cards already on this page stay, with the same links. Use one when the official slots are gone or when you want a guide in the room. The gallery says it is not responsible for tickets sold above its price, and that a skip-the-line product is not something it sells. The photograph from the garden fence is the approach in August 2024, not a queue length.
Galleria Borghese & Nearby Sights
The gallery sits inside Villa Borghese gardens, walking distance to Pincio, the Spanish Steps, and two other major art museums. Plan a half-day art crawl — see the "Combining" section below.
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