Colosseum Tickets, Opening Hours and Tips for Your Visit

The Colosseum stands on Piazza del Colosseo in Rome. Tickets are sold online with a compulsory time slot, and the last admission is at 3:30 p.m.

At a glance

• Ordinary ticket: €16, valid 24 hours
• Afternoon Reduced Ticket: €9.50, from 2 p.m. until closing
• Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., October 25, 2026 to February 28, 2027
• Last admission: 3:30 p.m.
• Free admission: first Sunday of the month, April 25, June 2, November 4
• Metro: line B, Colosseo stop; line C, Colosseo-Fori Imperiali stop

How much are tickets to the Colosseum?

• Ordinary ticket: €16 · valid 24 hours · compulsory reservation at a set time for the Colosseum
• Afternoon Reduced Ticket: €9.50 · valid from 2 p.m. until closing · for afternoon visitors
• EU citizens aged 18 up to the day of their 25th birthday: €2
• Under 18: free · children under 12 must be accompanied

The Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine ticket is valid 24 hours. It gives one entry to the Colosseum without the arena and one entry to the Roman Forum and Palatine. The Full Experience Underground and Arena ticket is valid for 2 consecutive days. The Only Arena ticket is valid 24 hours and gives a single 20-minute access to the arena. Forum Pass SUPER doesn’t give access to the Colosseum.

Tickets are issued in the holder’s name, and an ID document must be kept visible at the entrances. The name can be changed once, by midnight of the seventh day before the visit, for tickets with a visit date from May 9, 2026. Free tickets are booked on the same site and need a document proving the condition.

For help with a booking, the official ticketing page lists a helpdesk email. For a problem on the day of the visit, call +39 06 21115843.

Visitors also heading to the Appia Antica Park pay €10 for its weekly ticket, down from €12, when they show a Colosseum ticket.

What are the opening hours of the Colosseum?

From October 25, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the Colosseum is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Last admission is at 3:30 p.m. It’s closed on December 25, 2026 and January 1, 2027. Admission is free on the first Sunday of the month, and on April 25, June 2 and November 4.

When is the best time to visit the Colosseum?

Allow 45 minutes for the route “The Colosseum Is Told,” or 40 minutes for the Colosseum-Arena route. In the Roman Forum, the route around the square takes 30 minutes and the walk along the via Sacra 1 hour 30 minutes. The route from the Forum to the Imperial Palaces takes 2 hours, and “To the Origins of Rome” 2 hours 30 minutes.

The Afternoon Reduced Ticket costs €9.50 and is valid from 2 p.m. until closing. Pair it with one of the shorter routes.

How to get to the Colosseum

The Colosseum is at Piazza del Colosseo. Metro line B stops at Colosseo, and line C stops at Colosseo-Fori Imperiali. Buses 51, 75, 81, 85, 87 and 118 also serve the site.

Other entrances sit nearby. The Palatine is at Via di San Gregorio 30, and the Roman Forum gateway is at Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6. The Domus Aurea entrance is on Viale della Domus Aurea.

What to see at the Colosseum

The Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine ticket covers the first level, the second level with its panoramic terraces, the Colosseum Museum, the Roman Forum, the Roman Forum Museum, the Palatine and the ongoing exhibitions. The Full Experience Attic adds the intermediate gallery, the third level and the attic of the Colosseum.

The free MyColosseum app has interactive audio guides in Italian and English. Download it before arriving.

The House of Livia is currently closed for restoration work.

Is the Colosseum wheelchair accessible?

The park aims to make its activities inclusive, though the ancient structures and widespread height differences aren’t always overcome by ramps, lifts and elevators. The operator says accessibility is ensured with assistance for vulnerable visitors and with lifts. The Colosseum-Arena route is designed in the spirit of full accessibility.

What else to see near the Colosseum

The Colosseum belongs to an archaeological park of more than 40 hectares in the heart of Rome. It includes the Roman Forum, the Palatine and the Domus Aurea. The Domus Aurea is inside the Colle Oppio park.