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Rome pass comparison 2026

Which Rome pass suits your trip?

What matters most to you?

The first three suit most trips to Rome, the others particular plans.

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Rome Essentials Pass

Turbopass · 2, 3 or 4 calendar days

  • Colosseum
  • Vatican
  • No public transport
  • Colosseum with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill (time slot)
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel (time slot)
  • Pantheon
  • Vatican courtyards
from €89.00for 2 days via Turbopass
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Rome Tourist Card

Tiqets · fixed dates, chosen when booking

  • Colosseum
  • Vatican as an option
  • No public transport
  • Colosseum with Roman Forum, with audio guide or multimedia video
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel or Castel Sant'Angelo
  • St Peter's Basilica or Pantheon
  • Audio guide app for the city with more than 100 stops
from €89.00for 3 attractions via Tiqets
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Rome City Pass

Turbopass · 1 to 7 calendar days

  • Colosseum
  • Vatican
  • Public transport at extra cost
  • Colosseum with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill (time slot)
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel (time slot)
  • St Peter's Basilica
  • Castel Sant'Angelo and more than 20 other attractions
from €109.90for 1 day via Turbopass
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Which Rome pass suits you?

Five short questions about your trip, and you will see which pass fits best and which two come next.

Question 1 of 5

What do you not want to miss in Rome?

You can choose more than one answer.

All nine Rome passes compared

The rows are sorted by popularity, not by price. Pay particular attention to the two columns on the right. Pickup in person and the cancellation terms are what people most often overlook when comparing, and they make the biggest difference later on. Every row can be booked directly.

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Rome passes compared: price, validity, Colosseum, Vatican, public transport, scope, pickup, cancellation and booking
Pass Price from Validity Colosseum Vatican Public transport Scope Pickup Cancellation Book
Rome Essentials Pass Turbopass Book now €89.00for 2 days via Turbopass 2, 3 or 4 calendar days included included no 6 fixed services digital, no pickup Check the terms with the provider Book now Details
Rome City Pass Turbopass Book now €109.90for 1 day via Turbopass 1 to 7 calendar days included included at extra cost more than 26 services, as many as you can manage pass digital, transport ticket on site €65 fee, up to 1 day before Book now Details
Rome Tourist Card Tiqets Book now €89.00for 3 attractions via Tiqets fixed dates, chosen when booking included as an option no 3 attractions, two of them your choice digital, no pickup non-refundable Book now Details
Roma Pass Official city pass Book now €40.00for 48 hours via GetYourGuide 48 or 72 hours from first use as an option no included 1 or 2 attractions free, then a discount digital in the Roma Pass app non-refundable Book now Details
Rome Digital Pass Tiqets Book now €71.00for 3 attractions via Tiqets fixed dates, chosen when booking included included no 3 attractions, one of them your choice digital, no pickup non-refundable Book now Details
Rome Omnia Card Go City Book now €149.00for 72 hours via Go City −5% with code CITYVERG05 3 calendar days from first use as an option included included Roma Pass plus Vatican and bus pickup in Rome required up to 14 days after purchase Book now Details
Rome Explorer Pass Go City Book now €89.00for 2 attractions via Go City −5% with code CITYVERG05 30 days from first use as an option as an option no 2 to 7 attractions of your choice digital, no pickup up to 90 days after purchase, if not activated Book now Details
Vatican City Pass Tiqets Book now €64.00for 3 attractions via Tiqets fixed dates, chosen when booking no included no 3 attractions, one of them your choice digital, no pickup non-refundable Book now
Rome Super Pass GetYourGuide Book now €139.00for 3 days via GetYourGuide 3 days included included as an option 3 attractions plus public transport or bus pickup at the Touristation office non-refundable Book now

The prices from GetYourGuide, Tiqets and Turbopass are regularly retrieved directly from the provider via their interface. Go City has no interface for this; we maintain those prices by hand and check them at fixed intervals. All figures include taxes and booking fees.

Two questions that often decide it

Pass with public transport

A 72-hour ATAC travel ticket costs €22.00. If a pass with public transport is not at least that much more expensive than a comparable pass without it, the ticket is practically free. If you do almost everything on foot, single tickets are cheaper.

Fares and the four passes with public transport

Rome City Pass or Roma Pass

If you want to see a lot in a few days and do not want to spend much time on organisation, the Rome City Pass is the better choice. If you are watching your budget, travel a lot by bus and metro and are planning two or three visits, you will do better with the Roma Pass.

The two passes compared

Castel Sant'Angelo and the Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome, lit up in the evening
Castel Sant'Angelo is one of the sites that appear in almost every pass. It is open in the evening, which makes it a good candidate for a day when the major attractions are fully booked.

Combo tickets for two or three visits

For two or three visits a whole pass is more than you need. A combo ticket bundles the big names with fixed dates and costs a little less than separate tickets.

Colosseum & Vatican Experience

Tiqets · digital timed tickets

  • Colosseum with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill, or only the Forum & Palatine depending on availability
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
  • Multimedia video “Ancient Rome”, 30 minutes
  • Digital audio guide for the Colosseum
from €70.50 via Tiqets
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Colosseum, Vatican & Bus

Colosseum, Vatican & Bus

Turbopass · digital timed tickets

  • Colosseum with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill, afternoon entry
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel, reserved entry
  • 48 hours of hop-on hop-off bus
from €89.00 via Turbopass
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Colosseum Mini Pass

Colosseum Mini Pass

Turbopass · digital timed tickets

  • Colosseum with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill, afternoon entry
  • 48 hours of hop-on hop-off bus with on-board audio guide
  • Partner discounts in the city; book at least 72 hours in advance
from €55.00 via Turbopass
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Frequently asked questions

Do the Rome passes give you priority entry?

No. With most Rome passes you queue at the ticket office to collect your free or reduced admission ticket. The exceptions are the products with fixed time-slot tickets, such as the Rome Tourist Card, the Rome Digital Pass, the Vatican City Pass and the two Turbopass passes for the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums.

In practice this matters less than it sounds: the popular attractions require a reservation anyway, and that shortens the wait far more than any entry lane.

Are reservations required?

Yes, with every Rome pass. The difference lies in who makes them, and this is one of the biggest practical differences between the passes.

  • Rome Essentials Pass and Rome City Pass: You choose the time slots for the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums when you book. With the City Pass, you reserve Castel Sant'Angelo yourself afterwards via a booking link.
  • Rome Tourist Card, Rome Digital Pass and Vatican City Pass: You choose all time slots when you book and see straight away what is still available. With the Tourist Card and the Digital Pass, you also choose which version of each attraction you would like.
  • Roma Pass: You make all reservations yourself, following each attraction's own procedure.
  • Rome Omnia Card: As with the Roma Pass; in addition, the Vatican Museums must be reserved online after purchase.
  • Rome Explorer Pass: Guided tours in particular, but also many museums, must be reserved in advance.
Which Rome passes can I cancel free of charge?

This varies greatly, and it also depends on where you buy:

  • Rome City Pass: Cancellation is possible up to one day before the first day of validity, but with a fee of 65 euros per pass.
  • Rome Tourist Card, Rome Digital Pass, Vatican City Pass, Rome Super Pass and the combination tickets: non-refundable, because fixed time slots have already been reserved for the attractions included.
  • Roma Pass: non-refundable. This applies both when you buy through a booking platform and on the official website romapass.it.
  • Rome Explorer Pass: free of charge up to 90 days after purchase, as long as the pass has not been activated and nothing has been reserved yet.
  • Rome Omnia Card: free of charge up to 14 days after purchase; at GetYourGuide, the deadline of 24 hours before the start of your trip applies instead.

Conditions can change. What applies at the time of purchase is always shown by the provider in the booking step.

Who is a Rome pass worth it for?

There is no general answer, because the products are too different. The reasons why travellers decide to buy one are similar, though:

  • Many services from a single source, instead of booking each attraction separately.
  • Your sightseeing is paid for before the trip, so costs do not grow while you are travelling.
  • You do not have to decide before every visit whether a ticket is worth it.
  • With a comprehensive pass you save compared with individual tickets.

There is one limitation: how much you save depends on how much you actually manage in the time available. If you visit two museums and otherwise go for walks, you are better off with individual tickets.

What should I look out for when buying?
  • Does the type of pass suit your trip? Lots of sightseeing and public transport: Rome City Pass or Rome Omnia Card. Few visits: Rome Tourist Card or Rome Explorer Pass.
  • Are the attractions you want included? The selection is large everywhere, but not the same everywhere.
  • Does the price pay off? A pass rarely pays off for inexpensive museums. It earns its cost through expensive attractions and the number of visits.
  • Who makes the reservations? With the Roma Pass you do, with the Turbopass passes and the combination tickets it is largely the provider.
  • What are the cancellation terms? They differ greatly; see above.
Do I have to collect the pass in Rome?

In most cases, no. The Rome Essentials Pass, the Rome Tourist Card, the Rome Digital Pass, the Vatican City Pass, the Rome Explorer Pass and also the Roma Pass are on your smartphone after purchase. Since the switch to the Roma Pass app, the Roma Pass is entirely digital; the pickup at a counter that used to be usual no longer applies.

Only two products still have to be collected: the Rome Omnia Card and the Rome Super Pass. With the Rome City Pass this applies only to the optional public transport ticket; the pass itself is digital. If you are collecting something in Rome, allow half an hour for it and bring your booking confirmation and an ID document.

Rome Essentials Pass from €89.00 · Turbopass
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