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The lines to visit the Colosseum can get incredibly long, which can be very frustrating and a waste of your valuable vacation time. Throw into the mix the summer heat, and you have a recipe for a miserable day. Thankfully, as long as you’re prepared, it can be very easy to skip the line at the Colosseum.
To make sure you can guarantee that you can skip the lines for the Colosseum, you need to buy a Colosseum skip the line ticket, or a discount tourist card.
Buy Colosseum Skip The Line Tickets Today
No one wants to waste hours of their vacation in Rome waiting in line, even for something as grand as the Colosseum. That’s why getting tickets to skip the line for the Colosseum is essential for making the most of your time. However, finding Colosseum skip the line tickets from the official channel can sometimes be borderline impossible.
If you’re looking for a quick, easy, and reliable way that guarantees you Colosseum skip the line tickets, then look no further. We offer a variety of Colosseum skip the line tickets, from standard tickets, to group guided tours. Click below to find out more.
Buy Tickets From The Official Colosseum Website
The cheapest and easiest method to get Colosseum skip the line tickets should be to go directly to the official Colosseum website and buy a basic entrance ticket for the Colosseum and Forum/Palatine there.
However, this is last on our list of recommendations because there is very restricted availability. There is currently a “ticket drought” on the official ticketing website, making it hard to get any tickets. On top of this, the website is poorly made, often resulting in the entire website crashing, which can make the experience even more frustrating.
Tickets are released for sale in small batches, on an irregular schedule, so it’s usually impossible to find tickets for the day/time you want. This is why we recommend paying slightly more to buy from a reseller, to guarantee you get the date that you need. These companies buy tickets in advance in the hope of reselling them, so are more likely to have the dates you are looking for.
Colosseum Skip The Line Tickets Need-to-Knows
Buy Your Colosseum Skip The Line Tickets in Advance
Without a doubt the most important thing to skip the lines is to buy Colosseum tickets online in advance. Not only does this mean you get to avoid wasting your time standing in lines, but also can guarantee you get your tickets for a date/time that you want. There is often a large demand for Colosseum skip the line tickets, which can make getting the timeslot you want hard if you leave it too late.
More Than Just The Colosseum
You should know that the ticket for the Colosseum skip the line tickets also gets you into the Forum and the Palatine Hill, and vice versa. It is important to remember that your visit to the Colosseum is timed, so you must choose the date and time when you buy the ticket.
However, the Forum/Palatine can be visited on the same Colosseum skip the line ticket any time within 24 hours before or after your Colosseum visit.
Colosseum Skip The Line Ticket Options
Buy a Colosseum Skip The Line Ticket From a Reseller
You can easily buy a Colosseum skip the line ticket from a ticket reseller for around €29. Like with the official tickets that help you skip the line for the Colosseum, these tickets will also get you into the Forum and Palatine Hill. We recommend this ticketing option because the official site is experiencing a ‘ticket drought’, which can make getting the official Colosseum tickets extremely difficult.
While reseller tickets are charged at a slight premium, they are much more accessible, and don’t typically have the same issues with trying to get tickets for specific dates the official site suffers with.
Book a Small Group Guided Tour
An alternative way to skip the line at the Colosseum is to book a small-group guided tour.
This way, the tickets are already bought for you – and having a guide is without a doubt the best way to bring the monument alive. A guided tour is perfect for helping to recreate the sights, sounds, and stories of gladiatorial combat and wild animals as you gaze at the vast structure.
Having a guide for the Forum is highly recommended as the ruins are unmarked, so a guide can bring the ancient city alive, highlighting points of interest to you that you wouldn’t otherwise even know were there, such as the secret servants’ tunnel under the Palatine Hill.
Use a Discount / Tourist Card
Another option to get your hands on a Colosseum skip the line ticket is by opting to buy a discount card such as the downloadable Rome Tourist Card.
Insider tip: the Roma Pass does not include anywhere inside the Vatican because the Vatican is a separate country to Italy. However, the Rome Tourist Card does include the Colosseum/Forum/Palatine, an audio guide to the Pantheon, a guided tour of St Peter’s Basilica, and entry to the Vatican, so is better value.
Note that both the Roma Pass and Omnia Card also require you to book a Colosseum time-slot for €2. Even if you have your card in your hand, this must be done on the “standard ticket” page of the official website.
If you can find an available time-slot, you have to go through the motions of buying a full-price ticket, and in the “options” section you will find the page that allows you to pay €2 just for an entrance time. Whereas with the Rome Tourist Card you can decide the time and date of your visit at the time of purchase.
Book a VIP Private Guided Tour With Underground and Arena Access
If you’d prefer, you can book a VIP guided tour of the Colosseum with Underground and Arena access. Though somewhat more expensive than a small-group guided tour, you benefit from one-on-one interaction with your guide to ask as many questions as you please.
The VIP tour offers a unique experience compared to the other Colosseum skip the line tickets, as you get the chance to see where the wild animals were kept beneath the arena, standing on that famous arena floor where so many fought for their lives.
How Colosseum Skip The Line Tickets Work
Whichever way you buy your Colosseum skip the line ticket, you’ll be emailed a PDF voucher, which you’ll then need to print out. This is an important step, as this voucher needs to be converted into a ticket at the first site you visit. The exception to this is if you’re on a guided tour, where your ticket entry will be taken care of for you as part of the tour.
For the Colosseum, this can be done at any of the ticket-holders-only booths just inside the Colosseum door. However, during peak months of the year there are temporary booths on the other side of the street from the Metro station that will do this too. If you are entering the Forum/Palatine complex first, we recommend you do this at the main Forum ticket booth, indicated on the map, where the lines here are usually much shorter.
Note that the Colosseum operates a strict capacity control of 3,000 people at any one time, which during peak times can affect your waiting time even if you have a ticket.
Insider tip: if you haven’t been able to buy a Colosseum ticket in advance, we recommend making your way to the ticket office at the Forum entrance (marked on the map above: down the lane opposite the end of Via Cavour) where the lines are much less brutal, and you can buy a combined ticket there without so much waiting in line.
Buy Colosseum Skip The Line Tickets Without The Hassle
No one wants to spend hours of their vacation in Rome waiting in line, even for a landmark as iconic as the Colosseum. That’s why securing skip the line tickets is crucial to maximising your time. However, obtaining these tickets through official channels can be nearly impossible.
For a quick, easy, and reliable way to get Colosseum skip-the-line tickets, your search ends here. Click below to explore different ticket options.
Colosseum key info
Colosseum opening hours 2020:
Jan 2 – Feb 15: 8.30am – 3.30pm
Feb 16 – Mar 15: 8.30am – 5.00pm
Mar 16 – Mar 28: 8.30am – 5.30pm
Mar 29 – Aug 31: 8.30am – 7.15pm
Sep 1 – Sep 30: 8.30am – 7.00pm
Oct 1 – Oct 31: 8.30am – 6.30pm
Nov 1 – Dec 31: 8.30am – 4.30pm
(last admission always 1 hour before close)
Only closed Christmas day and New Year’s Day
Nearest metro station:
Colosseo (Line B)
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Important note: the authorities that run the Colosseum have recently changed the ticketing rules and it has become increasingly difficult to find a ticket for the date you want on the official website (below). However you may still find tickets for the date you want via a last-minute ticket reseller system.
