The largest amphitheatre ever built (AD 70-80); the Full Experience ticket adds the arena floor or the underground passages where animals and scenery were hoisted up.
- Address
- Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Roma
- Hours
- 8:30 to 19:15 from 29 Mar-30 Sep (last entry 18:15); earlier closing Oct-Feb (16:30 in winter) (2026)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 2 h
- Price
- 24h Colosseum-Forum-Palatine ticket EUR 18 incl. EUR 2 booking fee; Full Experience (arena + underground or attic) EUR 24; under-18s free (2026)
- Price level
- €€
- Free entry
- First Sunday of every month; 25 April, 2 June, 4 November
On free days the arena floor, underground, upper levels and panoramic lift have been closed; tickets only on site, first come first served
Also free for: Under 18s free (timed booking still required); disabled visitors + eligible companion; ICOM members
Booking: No online booking on free days: free tickets collected at the on-site ticket offices in order of arrival
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Tickets are timed and nominative: book on ticketing.colosseo.it (opens 30 days ahead) and carry photo ID.
- The standard 24h ticket also covers the Roman Forum and Palatine, so do the Forum the same afternoon.
- Free on the first Sunday of the month, but expect the longest queues of the year.