Which Rome combo to book
First visit, three or four days. The Rome Tourist Card is the most booked option. It packs the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, an escorted entry to St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum (with the Mamertine Prison) and audio guide apps into one order. It's built for people who want the big names done without planning each booking. Check which areas the Colosseum part includes, because Colosseum products differ on the Forum, the Palatine Hill and the arena.
Vatican day only. The Vatican City Pass keeps you on that side of the river and adds the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Santa Maria Maggiore isn't in the Vatican, so plan it for another day or the evening.
The two headliners, nothing else. The Vatican Museums + Colosseum bundles give you two entries in one checkout. A related pass, Colosseum, Roman Forum & Vatican Museums, adds an audio guide and a short multimedia video on ancient Rome. If you also want a hop-on hop-off bus, the Rome Digital Pass includes a one-day bus tour.
Art people. Colonna Gallery + Palazzo Doria Pamphilj pairs two private palace collections near Piazza Venezia. Both are quieter than the Vatican. The Colonna Gallery has limited opening days, so check your date first.
Families. Bioparco + 1-Day Rome Bus Tour combines the zoo in Villa Borghese with a sightseeing loop. It's a good easy day between the heavier sights.
Day trip. Vatican Museums + Papal Gardens adds the papal palace and gardens at Castel Gandolfo in the hills south of Rome. Treat that part as a separate half day.
Arriving by air. The Leonardo Express roundtrip covers the train between Fiumicino Airport and Roma Termini both ways. There's also a bundle that adds a Vatican Museums ticket to the one-way airport train.
Rome Tourist Card
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Is a combo cheaper than separate tickets?
Sometimes, but not by much. The Tiqets bundles that we can compare with their parts are priced around 5–10% below the separate tickets. The Vatican Museums + Rome City Audio Guide bundle is at the top of that range. The bigger passes (Rome Tourist Card, Vatican City Pass) aren't really about the discount. You're paying for fixed entries at two sights that sell out, plus guided entry to St. Peter's.
Leave out bundles that pad a ticket with an app you won't use. Vatican Museums + Vatican Museums Audio Guide is one of them, and buyers rate it poorly. If a city card like the Roma Pass or a Go City pass covers more of what you want, compare it too.
How the tickets work
- You pay once but get a separate ticket for each attraction. The Vatican and the Colosseum each scan their own.
- Most bundles ask you to pick a date and time slot for each part. Book the Vatican and Colosseum slots on different days, or leave several hours between them.
- Escorted entries (St. Peter's on the passes) have a meeting point. It's listed on the booking page, so get there early.
- Dress code: the Vatican and the basilicas expect covered shoulders and knees.
- Cancellation rules are set per bundle and per platform. Check the conditions on the booking page before paying.
New to bundles? Our guide explains how combo tickets, passes and time slots work.
Combos Tiqets doesn't sell here
Tiqets has no single Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill combo with extras. For that, Headout's Mamertine Prison + Colosseum + Roman Forum + Palatine Hill combo is the most booked. GetYourGuide sells Colosseum, Forum & Palatine Hill with an arena option. Headout also has Colosseum + hop-on hop-off bus and Vatican Museums + Sistine Chapel small-group tours. For guided days covering both sights, GetYourGuide has several Colosseum and Vatican combo tours.
For a multi-day city pass, Headout sells the Go City Rome Explorer Pass, the Roma Pass, the Omnia Card with Roma Pass and the Turbopass. GetYourGuide has a Rome all-inclusive pass.
Travelling on? See combos in Florence, Naples, Venice and Milan.