Rome Pass and Card

Rome needs little introduction.
A vacation to Rome-the Italian capital that is home to the Vatican State-is a great tourist destination, sooner or later definitely a tourist stop on one of our trips.

When it comes time to visit Rome on vacation, I recommend that you inquire about passes and cards for Rome to use for museums and transportation.
There are different formulas (to suit different types of travel), and very often they save money on museums, tourist attractions and public transportation.

In fact, the historical and cultural heritage guarded by this city with a history spanning thousands of years is truly vast.
Roma Passes and Cards allow us to experience a rich city vacation, using public transportation and with the possibility of access to many of its monuments, museums and attractions, even with priority access to avoid the typical long lines, greatly improving the quality of vacation.

On this page I have tried to collect all the info about passes and cards for Rome, comparing different solutions, providing reviews and advice, so that you can evaluate which one to choose for your vacation (or not to choose, tourist passes do not always fit the visiting itineraries).

Rome Pass and Card Review

Roma Pass, Omnia Card and other passes for Rome are good solutions for your vacation. If you plan to have a classic tourist vacation, visiting museums and monuments in the city, moving around by public transportation, the passes are most likely to be convenient.

Rome Card and Pass allow you to experience the city with greater freedom, and the more things you visit, the greater the discount.

The Roma Pass is worthwhile if you visit the 2 attractions included, plus some other discounted admission. In the table below you can see a quick comparison with the normal admission prices to the attractions and the discount with the Roma Pass. As free attractions I chose the Colosseum and the Galleria Borghese, two tourist must-sees in the city. You also skip the lines, which is another nice perk.

If in addition to the sights of Rome, you also want to visit the Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and other priceless wonders of this mini-state, then you might want to choose the Roma Omnia Card. Savings will vary depending on what you visit, although between the two I would recommend the Roma Omnia Card because it is more comprehensive.

Comparison of Roma Pass and Roma Card

In this table I have included a quick comparison to assess the cost-effectiveness between Rome Pass, and Omnia Card Rome.

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Attractions	Without pass	ROMA PASS 72H € 55,00	OMNIA CARD ROME € 149,00
72-hour public transportation pass	€ 18,00	free	free
Colosseum, Forum, Palatine	€ 39,00	free	free
Borghese Gallery	€ 15,00	€ 15,00	€2,00
Capitoline Museums	€ 12,00	€ 12,00	free
Circus Maximus Experience	€ 12,00	€ 12,00	free
Castel Sant'Angelo Museum	€ 15,00	free	€ 2,00
	€111,00	55 + 39 = € 94	149 + 4 = € 153,00
St. Peter's Basilica (+ audio guide)	€ 6,00	€ 6,00	free
Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums (priority admission)	€ 35,00	€ 35,00	free
72-hour hop-on hop-off bus (multicompany)	€ 46,00	€ 46,00	free
	€ 198,00	€ 181,00	€ 153,00

 

Roma Pass and Omnia Card are the preferred choices for tourists, with many positive reviews from those who have used them.
In addition to these two choices, there are other solutions that lend themselves to different travel itineraries. Less publicized, but undoubtedly good alternatives for your vacation:

• Rome Tourist Card: a smart and flexible formula with a few attractions included. For everything else you decide to see or do (museums, tours, cruises, excursions), you get a 10% discount.
• The Rome Explorer Pass in my opinion is perfect for those who have already been to the city and would like to participate in some special tours or activities.

 

Pay attention to the days on which you have planned your trip to Rome. In fact, on Mondays most museums remain closed and you may lose the convenience of the pass.
Also keep in mind that some museums and archaeological sites are free on the first Sunday of every month, including the Colosseum.
Admission is always free in the following museums, even without a pass: Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Museo Carlo Bilotti in Villa Borghese, Museo della Repubblica Romana e della memoria garibaldina, Museo delle Mura, Museo di Casal de' Pazzi, Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Museo Napoleonico, Museo Pietro Canonica in Villa Borghese, Villa di Massenzio.

 

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The Roma Pass is a passes for transportation and museums in Rome, of the validity of 2 or 3 consecutive days (48 or 72 hours).

Buy the Roma Pass 48h or 72h

Included in the price you will have:

• Unlimited use of public transportation, valid on buses, streetcars, metro lines A, B, B1 and C, suburban trains operated by ATAC. Also includes buses 720/520 to and from Ciampino airport.
  Excludes connections to Fiumicino airport, Trenitalia regional railways and other special connections
• 1 or 2 free admissions of your choice from a range of museums, archaeological sites, and other attractions in Rome. This includes, for example, Colosseum, Forum, Palatine, Borghese Gallery, Castel sant'Angelo, Capitoline Museums
  (1 admission for the 48-hour pass, 2 admissions for the 72-hour pass)

• Discounts and reductions for admission to other museums and attractions, exhibitions, and events (details on discounts for each attraction can be found at this link )
• Free access to toilets toilets in the P.Stop network

The pass includes any temporary exhibitions.

Roma Pass Prices

How It Works

The validity of the pass starts from the first use on public transportation or for entry to one of the included attractions. Even if it has already been activated, the pass must always be validated the first time you board public transportation.

For admission to museums and other places of interest, it is sufficient to show your card, but in some cases mandatory reservations are required, such as for the Colosseum (at a cost of €2).

The Roma Pass is contactless and must be filled out on the back with your first and last name. It is not transferable, in fact in cases of control they may ask you to show ID.

Along with the card you will be given a map of Rome and a city guide with all the discounts indicated.

Buy the Roma Pass 48h or 72h

Booking museums and attractions with Roma Pass

As noted above, advance reservations are required for some museums and attractions.
In detail, reservations are required for:

• Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine - online booking through Ticketing Colosseum (do this well in advance - maximum one month in advance)
• Borghese Gallery - online booking via romapass.ticketone.it (cost 2€) or free of charge via email by writing to romapass@tosc.it (confirmation within 48 hours - service active from Monday to Friday)

As you can imagine, these are some of the most famous and visited tourist spots in all of Rome, so I recommend that you make reservations several days in advance (at least 2 weeks), otherwise you risk not finding a place or having to make do with the most inconvenient times.
Reservations when mandatory should also be made for children or those who get in for free.

Keep in mind that you do not need to have already purchased the Roma Pass to book, you can still do so and buy the pass later.

For other museums or attractions, reservations are not required, only recommended. In any case, I recommend that you check on a museum or attraction-by-museum basis what the arrangements are for admission. They may vary during busy periods and require mandatory online advance reservations.

At present, the museums and attractions where reservations are recommended although not mandatory are:

• Mausoleum of Augustus - online booking via romapass.vivaticket.it
• Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale(Musei capitolini, Mercati di Traiano, Museo dell'ara pacis, Centrale Montemartini, Museo di Roma, Galleria d'arte moderna, Museo Roma in Trastevere, Musei di Villa Torlonia, Museo civico di Zoologia, Circo Massimo Area Archeologica) - You can book free of charge online at romapass.vivaticket.it or by calling +39 060608 (daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.).
• Archaeological excavations of Palazzo Valentini Domus Romane - online booking via romapass.ticketone.it (cost €1.50) or free via email by writing to romapass@tosc.it

• Castel Sant'Angelo and Galleria Spada - booking online at romapass.ticketone.it (cost 1€) or via email by writing to romapass@tosc.it (confirmation within 48 hours - service active Mon - Fri)

When the Roma Pass is worthwhile

The Roma Pass is a card that saves time and money if you are planning a classic tourist vacation to Rome.
It is the most widely used pass for visiting the capital, but to extend your visit to museums and other Vatican attractions as well (recommended!) best to buy the Omnia Card Roma (which includes the Roma Pass, plus other discounts).

Where to buy the Roma Pass

You can purchase the Roma Pass at the links below.

Buy the Roma Pass 48h or 72h

Once in Rome, the pass must be picked up at one of the Tourist Infopoints:

• Via Marco Minghetti, corner with Via del Corso: 09:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• Via dei Fori Imperiali Visitor Center: 09:30 - 19:00
• Castel Sant'Angelo, Piazza Pia: 09:30 - 19:00

Purchases can also be made directly at Infopoints, museums, circuit sites, ATAC (Rome's transportation company) retailers and on the official website www.romapass.it.

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Omnia Card Rome, or rather theOMNIA Vatican & Rome Card Is a tourist card that includes museums and attractions of both Rome and Vatican City.

This formula allows for the Roma Pass with the Travelcard, plus theOmnia Card Roma, which includes additional attractions, not only of Rome, but also of Vatican City.

Buy Omnia Card Rome

Included in the price you will then have:

• ROME PASS
  2 free admissions to your choice of 7 major sights in Rome (e.g., Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine, Capitoline Museums, Borghese Gallery, National Museum of Castel Sant'Angelo)
  reduced admission to over 30 monuments, museums and archaeological sites in Rome
• TRAVELCARD to be used for public transportation in Rome
• Admission to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel (with preferential access)
• free admission and audio guide for St. Peter's Basilica (with preferential access)
• 72-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour Open Bus Rome Christian
• Basilica of St. John Lateran and Cloister with audio guide
• Tullian Prison Entrance
• Vox City Guide app with detailed guide to Rome

Detail attractions included in Omnia Card Rome

Validity

The Omnia Vatican & Rome Card is valid for 3 consecutive days (72 hours), starting from the first use for entry to a place of interest or on public transportation. We are talking about 72 hours, so if you start using it on Friday at 3 p.m., it will expire on Monday also at 3 p.m.
You have 12 months to activate it from the day of purchase.

Booking museums and attractions with OMNIA Card

Some of the attractions included in the Omnia Card for Rome are among the most popular of all. That's why reservations are highly recommended, and in some cases downright mandatory.

Specifically, you will need to book in advance by choosing a date and time to visit the following attractions, following the directions you will receive via email after purchasing the Card.

• St. Peter's Basilica
• Tullian Prison
• Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

As for the 2 attractions of your choice included in the Roma Pass, here again there are several attractions that you need to book online in advance, such as Colosseum, Borghese Gallery, Capitoline Museums. I refer you to the dedicated section for all the info on where and how to book.

Omnia Card Rome Prices

These are Omnia Card list prices, generally discounted online:

* Very often the prices are discounted directly in the official website, saving about 15€ compared to the list prices.
Click on the button below to check for active discounts:

Buy Omnia Card Rome

Does Omnia Roma Card pay off?

The OMNIA Card Rome isideal for a complete vacation, as it includes both the 72-hour Roma Pass and a host of other discounts and attractions, both in Rome and Vatican City.

The price is high, but if taken advantage of well, the Roma Card saves you money on your trip, visiting the city with greater freedom.

Where to purchase it?

The OMNIA Vatican & Rome Card can be purchased online at the official website: romeandvaticanpass.com

Once you arrive in Rome, you will need to pick up the cards by showing the voucher you receive via email, at one of the Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi offices (St. Peter's Basilica, Lateran Complex, Carcere Mamertino).

In addition to the cards (Omnia Card + Roma Pass) you will be given a map and a handy city guide detailing all the discounts and offers. In addition you can download the companion app: Vatican & Rome Card.

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In addition to the better known Roma Pass and Omnia Roma Card, there are other interesting formulas, such as the passes Rome Tourist Card e Vatican City Pass offered by Tiqets.

Buy the Roma Tourist Card Buy Vatican City Pass

They are 2 very similar passes, in both you will have included:

• Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel (skip the line)
• Tour of Rome (audio guide app)
• St. Peter's Basilica (guided tour)
• 10% discount on other attractions in Rome

 

In addition to this, a card (Rome Tourist Digital Pass or Roma Tourist Card) provides free admission to the Colosseum, Palatine and Roman Forum + Audioguide for the Colosseum and admission to the Pantheon with audioguide. There is also a skip-the-line ticket for Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel (book everything online at the time of purchase)

 

Theother pass(Vatican City Pass) does not have free admission to the Colosseum. Instead, it includes a skip-the-line ticket to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel and a guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica.

Public transportation is not included.

Booking museums and attractions

When purchasing the Roma Tourist Card or Vatican City Pass you will be asked to choose the day and time slot to visit the museums and attractions included. You can then proceed with the purchase only when you have already drawn up an itinerary idea and have in mind possible times to visit the Roman wonders included in the pass.

The system is easy and intuitive, and with the 10 percent discount you can conveniently book the rest of museums, tours or attractions online as well. This is really one of the strengths of the pass: being able to book everything online is a great advantage, combined with the flexibility of being able to include only what is of actual interest for your vacation.

Validity

There are no classic time limits of 48 or 72 hours. You can visit attractions whenever you want.

Rome Tourist Card Prices

Summary of prices for the Roma Tourist Card and the Vatican City Pass variant (which includes the Vatican Museums)

How does it work?

At the time of purchase you will need to indicate the date of your arrival in the city.
You will be asked to indicate the day and time you wish to visit the attractions included in the card for free. The tickets will arrive to you via email.

Also by e-mail you will receive a discount code to get a 10% reduction on other attractions. The discount is valid only on purchases made through Tiqets, a secure and reliable tourism portal that offers practically the same prices as a reservation on the official website.

This is a city pass that you can use directly from your smartphone, without printing or collecting anything upon arrival. However, remember to print the individual tickets you purchased in case you are required to show them at the entrances.

When is the Rome Digital Pass worthwhile?

The Rome Digital Pass is a useful tourist pass for visiting Rome more independently. Basically there are a few attractions that are always included, among the absolute most popular, must-see destinations on a tourist's vacation to Rome. In addition to these you decide what to see, choosing from both entrance fees to museums and attractions, as well as tours and guided visits, applying a 10 percent discount to everything. A flexible solution that allows you to really tailor the pass to your vacation pace and tastes.

Interesting then is the fact that there are no day limits. If you take a long vacation, where the 3-day validity of Roma Pass or Omnia Card Roma would be a bit tight for you, you can make the most of this card.

Another much appreciated aspect is being able to book everything online, through one easy and well-done site or app, Tiqets. You will avoid having to jump from site to site to buy tickets and book visits, keeping everything in one place.

All in all, an interesting formula, successfully proposed in other cities and anexcellent solution for visiting Rome as well.

Where to buy them

The Rome Digital Pass is designed and sold by Tiqets, a reliable online travel agency active in several European cities. Below are links to the official website

Buy the Rome Tourist Card with Colosseum + Vatican Museums Purchase Vatican City Pass

The 10% discounts are also valid for purchases made through Tiqets.

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The Roma Explorer Pass, offered by Go City, is a very interesting formula, already successfully proposed in other cities.

Buy the Explorer Pass Rome

The operation is simple. This Rome pass includes a list of about 25 attractions, including Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine, Capitoline Museums, hop-on hop-off bus, guided tour to St. Peter's Basilica.
When purchasing, you only need to choose the number of attractions you would like to visit from this list (between 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 attractions). Once you arrive in Rome, you can decide which ones, visiting the attractions or participating in the tours, until you reach the total number of the purchased pass.

Transportation is not included, except for a few special options, such as the hop-on hop-off tour bus.

Booking museums and attractions with Explorer Pass Rome

Even in the case of the Rome Explorer Pass there are a number of tours and attractions that you need to book in advance, while for others it is only recommended. For convenience, Go City has collected these particular arrangements on one page, with all the info on which attractions require reservations and how to do so.

It is important to use the links provided to reserve your entry.

It should be noted that virtually all guided tours require reservations. This is because, as you can easily imagine, there are not very many seats available and the guide needs to know how many people will be joining the tour.
Be aware that if you do not show up without having made a reservation cancellation, the tour will still be deducted from the number of attractions in your pass.

Validity

The Go Rome Explorer Pass is valid for 30 days from the first attraction visited.

Rome Explorer Pass Prices

Below are the list prices of the various passes. Consider that the Explorer Pass is practically always discounted on the official website, a few euros on the smaller denominations, with a larger discount on the multi-attraction passes.

Buy the Explorer Pass Rome

When is the Explorer Pass worthwhile?

The Explorer Pass is a special formula. If you are already clear about what you want to visit and are not interested in public transportation passes, it is an excellent solution. You can quickly check the affordability; simply calculate the total price of the individual attractions you are interested in and compare the cost of the pass.

Other highlights include the fact that it is valid for 30 days and the presence of many original tours. If you have already been to Rome and are not interested in the main sights, but want to do something more unusual, I recommend this pass.

Indeed, there are special guided tours and tours on the list, such as a cooking class on artisanal ice cream at Grom, a guided tour of the Catacombs, a Tour of Castel Gandolfo Lake by kayak, central seats for the show "The Three Tenors in Concert," and more. Attractions designed more for a foreign audience, which turn out to be an original idea for those who want to experience a different Rome than usual.

Where to buy it

The Explorer Pass for Rome is purchased online at the official Go City website.

Buy the Explorer Pass Rome

No need to print or collect anything, you can use it directly by showing the code from your smartphone or by printing the email.

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