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Colosseum
Flavian Amphitheater

Aerial view of the Colosseum exterior in Rome

Tickets

There are different tickets to the Colosseum that include different areas you can visit.

See the areas each ticket includes on our 3D model of the Colosseum.

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From €18
Vintage-style Colosseum ticket illustration
Four tourists smiling outside the Colosseum
From €39

Tours

If you want to enhance your experience of the Colosseum or the desired tickets are sold out, check out guided tours.

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Opening hours

Today

08:30 – 16:30

Last admission

15:30

Best time to visit

08:30 – book the first time slot and avoid the crowd.

The best months are April to June or September to October when the weather is pleasant, and the crowd is thinner.

Best photo spots

Get to know the best panoramic views and unique angles of the Colosseum.

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41°53’25.4"N 12°29’23.0"E
Colosseum sunrise view from an ancient Roman street

What did the Colosseum look like?

Watch the Colosseum being built, see it full of spectators at the opening games of AD 80 and follow it to the ruin you visit today, in a free 3D model.

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The Colosseum in AD 80 with the velarium spread and the stands full

How to get

Walk

Circus Maximus – 15 min

Capitoline Museums – 14 min

Piazza Venezia – 13 min

Mouth of Truth – 24 min

Trevi Fountain – 22 min

Pantheon – 25 min

Tram
Colosseo/Salvi N + 2 min
3
Metro
Colosseo + 2 min
B
Bus
Colosseo + 2 min
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