Availability checked 2026-09-28. Official prices from ticketing.colosseo.it, checked 2026-09-28.
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Standard
Product
Standard entry
Queue without a timed ticket
1 to 2 hours at peak
Security check
Still applies
What skip-the-line means here
You book a timed slot ahead of your visit. On the day you walk to the entry for ticket holders and skip the ticket-office queue. Without a timed ticket that queue runs 1 to 2 hours in peak season.
It does not skip the security check. That check is separate, its wait varies, and it can be long in peak season.
Every ticket on this site is skip-the-line in that sense, from the guided tour to the arena floor. The plain version is standard entry, with a self-guided visit to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.
Tickets are nominative. Enter your full legal name at checkout and carry ID that matches it. Counter tickets exist on the day on a first-come basis, and arriving between 8:00 and 8:30am gives you the best chance.
Book skip-the-line entry
These two listings are standard entry with a timed slot. One caution on GetYourGuide: visitors have reported being turned away after booking, and tickets that never arrived. Our provider comparison has the detail.
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Skip-the-line Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
