Explore Rome’s most iconic attractions with the Rome Tourist Card.
The Rome Tourist Card saves you time and money booking tickets to the city’s top attractions. Instead of browsing multiple websites, you can reserve your skip-the-line entry for the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums, and St. Peter’s Basilica (or the Pantheon) in one place. You pick the dates and times for each visit, add any upgrades you like, and get all the tickets sent directly to your phone.
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Rome Tourist Card
This pass is the easiest and quickest way to check off everything on your Rome bucket list. It includes access to:
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How It Works
Choose Your Date
Pick the date you want to start using your card.
Select Your Attractions
Choose one from each group:
- Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel (skip‑the‑line or hosted entry) or Castel Sant’Angelo
- Colosseum & Roman Forum (standard, with audio guide, or with immersive experience)
- St. Peter’s Basilica (escorted entry + audio guide or guided tour) or Pantheon
Get Your Tickets
Tickets arrive by email. Download them to your phone and, if you like, the Rome City Audio Guide app (offline maps, 100+ locations).
On Your Visit Day
Show your phone at each entrance. Skip the ticket line and follow your booked time slots.
Save 10%
You’ll get a 10% discount code for your next bookings in Rome within a month.
What’s Included
The Rome Tourist Card includes access to some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. Click on any attraction to learn more.
Your Experiences Explained
Skip-the-line Ticket to Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
BY-SA 2.0 Generic daryl_mitchell/FlickrThe world’s smallest official country holds its own in cultural impact: is there anywhere with more beauty and historical significance per square mile? If there is anywhere in Rome you will need pre-booked tickets, it is here. Queues can take hours to enter the Vatican Museums: booking a time slot with your Rome Tourist Card allows you to skip all the stress.
Inside the Vatican Museums, you can expect an opulence unlike anywhere else in Rome. The palace houses one of the greatest art collections in the world – with paintings from Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci – as well as artifacts like Egyptian mummies and Roman sculptures.
Every corner of the Vatican Museums holds an item of great historical significance: when in Rome, it is a sight you just can’t miss.
The most famous of all is the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo’s masterpiece is the series of frescoes painted onto the ceiling: the Creation of Adam stands out as recognizable the world over. It gets incredibly busy, but witnessing the beauty of the Sistine Chapel is a moving experience that you should enjoy at least once in your lifetime.
Entry Ticket to The Colosseum (with Audio Guide)
sborisov/DepositphotosNo trip to Rome is complete without a visit to the Colosseum, and the Rome Tourist Pass grants you skip-the-line access tickets to Colosseum.
This ancient arena, built between AD 70-72, was once the stage for bloody gladiator fights and staged hunts. Though the ruins are crumbling, you can still envision the Colosseum filled with crowds of people, and the roar of 50,000 spectators, as you walk around the upper floors. In its heyday, the emperor would attend the games and order elaborate spectacles to celebrate events and victories. You can learn all about the Colosseum from information signs and displays as you walk around the amphitheater.
For an additional price, you can enter the labyrinth beneath the arena where gladiators would await their fates and access the arena floor itself. These aren’t included in the skip-the-line ticket available with the Rome Tourist Card but can be purchased as extras; it’s well worth the additional cost if you’re interested in the history of the Colosseum!
Access to Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
sborisov/DepositphotosThese attractions are included in the same ticket as the Colosseum – you must visit them within the same 48-hour period. Though they are part of the same ticket, they are not on the same site. The Roman Forum and Palatine Hill are next door to the Colosseum but have separate entrance points.
You can walk freely between the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill once inside the site, though these are again technically separate attractions. The Roman Forum was the heart of Ancient Rome; the center of all commerce, politics, and religion. It was here that the Vestal Virgins tended to the eternal flame of Rome, Julius Caesar was cremated, and the ancient kings of Rome lived.
Neighboring Palatine Hill is the birthplace of Rome, where, according to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by the she-wolf Luna in Lupercal Cave. It is here, on the most central of Rome’s seven hills, that Romulus founded the city. It was the most exclusive neighborhood in Ancient Rome, though the ruins of opulent palaces are all that is left. It is worth the climb for the panoramas over Rome alone.
Guided Entrance Ticket to St. Peter’s Basilica (with Audio Guide)
TTstudio/DepositphotosRenowned as the greatest church in Christendom, St. Peter’s Basilica holds a unique place in the Catholic religion: it is supposedly the burial site of Saint Peter.
Lavishly decorated and filled with spectacular works of art, St. Peter’s Basilica is one of Rome’s most popular attractions. It is one of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture in the city; it was built using many materials sourced from other ancient ruins around the city – the bronze in Bernini’s baldachin came from the Pantheon, while much of the marble was originally in the Roman Forum.
One of the highlights is Michelangelo’s sculpture Pietà , one of his earliest works. Entrance to the basilica is free, but the Rome Tourist Card includes a guided tour of the church. With a guide, you can get insight into the history of the church and notice things you may have otherwise missed.
Entry Ticket to Pantheon (with Audio Guide)
Pexels License Griffin Wooldridge/PexelsFew buildings surviving from the ancient world are as intact as the Pantheon: this is one of the best-preserved Roman structures in existence and the finest example of ancient architecture in Rome.
The audioguide included with the pass will give you some fascinating insight into the history of the building.
The Pantheon was built as a temple for the Roman gods, with the current iteration constructed during the reign of Hadrian – it was one of the first examples of a temple open to the people for worship (previously, access had been limited to priests and vestals).
What you will immediately notice is the Pantheon’s impressive domed roof. The huge dome is made entirely of brick and concrete and isn’t reinforced in any way; it’s an architectural and engineering feat that still has not been matched.
FAQs
1. How do I book and choose my time slots?
When you buy the card, you’ll pick a date and time for the Colosseum and Vatican Museums. The Vatican opens bookings about 2 months ahead, the Colosseum about 1 month ahead. If you want a specific time (like early morning), grab it as soon as it’s available.
2. What if my dates are sold out?
This usually happens in busy season. Sometimes extra slots pop up later, so it’s worth checking back. If you can’t find anything, there are other bundles like Colosseum, Roman Forum & Vatican Museums + City Audio Guide that include similar sites.
3. Is the Rome Tourist Card worth it?
If your plan is to visit the Colosseum, Vatican Museums, and one more big site, it’s an easy way to get all the tickets sorted at once. People like it because they can skip the ticket lines and don’t have to do multiple bookings.
4. Is the Rome Tourist Card legitimate?
Yes! The tickets are real and work at the gates just like if you bought them directly. You’ll get everything by email, no need to pick anything up.
5. How does it compare to the Roma Pass or Omnia Card?
Roma Pass: Great if you want public transport and 1–2 top attractions, but it doesn’t cover the Vatican.
Omnia Card: Includes the Vatican and a hop-on hop-off bus, plus a few other sights, but you usually need to collect it in person.
More City Passes to Explore Rome
See allOther popular passes that give you entry to top attractions and public transport.
Vatican City Pass
Skip-the-line entry and guided tours of top Vatican sites, plus a city audioguide.
Roma Pass
Free entry to 1 or 2 top attractions, 72h unlimited public transport, and skip-the-line access.
Omnia Card
Fast-track Vatican entry, hop-on hop-off buses, and more — choose 24h or 72h with extra perks.