Which Colosseum ticket should you buy?
Buy the standard Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine ticket if you want the first and second levels, the museum, the Forum and the Palatine. It does not include the arena floor or the underground. Buy an arena ticket only if the floor itself is the point, and buy the underground ticket only if you want the hypogeum. The Forum Pass is the one that leaves the Colosseum out.
Each row in the table is one ticket: the fare, what it includes, and how long it lasts. A separate online booking fee was not printed on the park pages checked for this guide, so none is stated here.
Colosseum ticket prices (official)
Published by the venue's own ticket office. Verified dates are shown per row.
Prices checked 9 November 2026.
Colosseum ticket prices (official). Full price: €18 for the standard ticket or Only Arena. €24 for a Full Experience. Source: Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Colosseo, Foro Romano, Palatino, last checked 9 November 2026.
| Ticket | Price & source |
|---|---|
| Full price | €18 for the standard ticket or Only Arena. €24 for a Full Experience.Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Colosseo, Foro Romano, PalatinoLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine | €18. Includes the first and second levels, the museum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine. Valid 24 hours. 75 minutes inside the monument.Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Colosseo, Foro Romano, PalatinoLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Only Arena | €18. Includes 20 minutes on the arena floor only, plus the Roman Forum and the Palatine. Valid 24 hours. Not the upper levels.Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Only ArenaLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Full Experience Arena | €24. Includes the arena, the first and second levels and the museum, plus the Forum and the Palatine. Valid two days. 90 minutes inside.Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Full Experience ArenaLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Full Experience Underground and Arena | €24, or €32 with an educational tour. Includes the underground and the arena, plus the Forum and the Palatine. Valid two days. 90 minutes inside.Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Full Experience Underground and ArenaLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Full Experience Attic | €24. Includes the attic and the panoramic lift, plus the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites. Valid two days.Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Full Experience AtticLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Forum Pass SUPER | €18. Includes the Roman Forum, the Imperial Fora, the Palatine and, until capacity, the SUPER sites. Does not include the Colosseum. Valid the day it is used.Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Forum Pass SUPERLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
| Reduced ticket | €2 for EU citizens from age 18 until the day they turn 25, on the 24-hour ticket and the Full Experience tickets.Parco archeologico del Colosseo — Full Experience Underground and ArenaLast checked: 9 November 2026 |
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Planning your visit
Verified 2026-11-09- 15:30 from 25 October 2026 to 28 February 2027. The park closes at 16:30.
- Last admission
The small print (16)
- Opening hours (current season)
- 25 October 2026 to 28 February 2027: Colosseum opens 08:30, Roman Forum–Palatine opens 09:00, last admission 15:30, park closes 16:30. Closed 25 December 2026 and 1 January 2027.
- Reduced ticket
- €2 for EU citizens from age 18 until the day they turn 25, on the 24-hour ticket and the Full Experience tickets.
- Name and ID
- Tickets are in the holder's name. At the park entrances an identity document must be kept visible together with the ticket.
- Cancellation / name-change policy
- Checking current price
- Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
- €18. Includes the first and second levels, the museum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine. Valid 24 hours. 75 minutes inside the monument.
- Booking window
- Ticket sales with a compulsory Colosseum time slot open 30 days before the visit. You cannot enter the Colosseum at a different time from the one booked. The Full Experience Arena page is the exception it states itself: online from 7 days before, and at the ticket office on the day.
- Official booking
- https://ticketing.colosseo.it/en — the booking link printed on the park's opening-times page. A separate online booking fee is not stated on the pages checked.
- Online reservation fee
- Checking current price
- Full price
- €18 for the standard ticket or Only Arena. €24 for a Full Experience.
- Only Arena
- €18. Includes 20 minutes on the arena floor only, plus the Roman Forum and the Palatine. Valid 24 hours. Not the upper levels.
- Full Experience Arena
- €24. Includes the arena, the first and second levels and the museum, plus the Forum and the Palatine. Valid two days. 90 minutes inside.
- Full Experience Underground and Arena
- €24, or €32 with an educational tour. Includes the underground and the arena, plus the Forum and the Palatine. Valid two days. 90 minutes inside.
- Full Experience Attic
- €24. Includes the attic and the panoramic lift, plus the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites. Valid two days.
- Forum Pass SUPER
- €18. Includes the Roman Forum, the Imperial Fora, the Palatine and, until capacity, the SUPER sites. Does not include the Colosseum. Valid the day it is used.
- Free days
- First Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June and 4 November. First-Sunday tickets are collected at the ticket office in order of arrival; they are not booked online. The park's FAQ says free Full Experience and Only Arena tickets do have to be booked.
- Which gate
- The standard Colosseum ticket uses the entrance by the Arch of Constantine, at the Sperone Valadier. The park asks you to arrive 15 minutes early. Only Arena uses the Sperone Stern side. Full Experience tickets can start at the Colosseum or at the Roman Forum–Palatine area.
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.
Timed entry, and which gate
The Colosseum time slot is compulsory, and the park says you cannot enter at a different time. Sales for that slot open 30 days ahead, except the arena full ticket, whose own page says online sales open 7 days ahead and the ticket office sells it on the day. The ticket is in your name, and you show an identity document with it.
The standard ticket's gate is by the Arch of Constantine, at the spur called Sperone Valadier. The park asks you to be there 15 minutes early. The arena-only ticket uses the Sperone Stern side. The longer tickets can start at the Colosseum or at the Forum–Palatine side.
From 25 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 the park's dated notice says last admission is 15:30 and the park closes at 16:30. Two of the longer-ticket pages also print a last-access time that does not match that notice. Follow the dated seasonal hours for whether the gate is open, and read the time on the ticket you actually buy.
Queue barriers at the Colosseum entrance, August 2026. Photo: Marcus Cent.
Show the ticket with an ID
The ticket is named. At the entrance you keep an identity document visible with it. The barriers in the passage photograph were there on 22 August 2026. They are that day, not a published wait.
The entry passage at the Colosseum, August 2026. Photo: Marcus Cent.
What the standard ticket lets you see
The standard ticket is the first and second levels, the museum, the Forum and the Palatine, for 75 minutes inside the monument. It does not include the arena floor. The interior photograph is from an upper level on 23 August 2026.
The Colosseum interior from an upper level, August 2026. Photo: Marcus Cent.
The underground and the attic are different tickets
The arena-only ticket is twenty minutes on the floor, not the upper levels. The underground ticket adds the hypogeum and the floor and is sold with a guide-sized group. The attic ticket adds the top storey; from 9 November 2026 the park says the panoramic lift on that route is reserved for visitors who have documented difficulty with stairs. The Forum and the Palatine come with the standard ticket. The Forum Pass is the one that skips the Colosseum.
The Colosseum underground, seen from above, August 2026. Photo: Marcus Cent.
Official ticket or a tour?
The official fares are the table. The tour cards below are the partner products already on this page; their links are unchanged. Use them when you want a guide or a ticket type that is sold out on the park's own site. Compare the card's total with the official fare for the same kind of visit.
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