Landmarks

Pompeii Entry Tickets

Temple of Apollo ruins with statue and columns in Pompeii, Italy.

Tour group exploring ancient ruins of Pompeii with stone columns.

Tourists walking through ancient Pompeii ruins with audio guides.

Tour group with guide in ancient theatre, Pompeii.

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09:00am - 05:00pm

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Audio guide

Enhance your experience with multilingual audio guide

Transfers included

4.1/5

(19,606)

Meike

Nov 2025

Verified booking

4/5

The procedure, i.e. sending and collecting the tickets, went smoothly. Therefore 5 stars! However, a map is useful to find your way through the area. But you don't get this for free or for little money, you have to buy it together with a guidebook for €16.70. That's outrageous! That is outrageous! Therefore only 4 stars. We didn't buy the guidebook and map, but photographed them from someone else and then obtained the information online. Pompeii at the beginning of November is a dream. Warm, great light (we were there in the afternoon) and not crowded!!!

Ecaterina

Dec 2025

Verified booking

5/5

Built 2,000 years ago... But how logical, functional, beautiful and cared for! The villas are perfectly integrated into the landscape, the windows offer magnificent views of the Neopolitan bay and mountains, socially significant buildings are striking in scale and proportions. Even drinking fountains (utilitarian in their purpose) are decorated with marble heads and arranged systematically and quite often! Aesthetics and harmony with nature amaze modern man, and how fantastic this city was 20 centuries ago .... I can't imagine!

Christoph

Nov 2025

Verified booking

5/5

It is heavily impressive what this whole excavation site made accessible to us again, all these huge amounts of soil and lava ashes which had to get removed to find paintings, mosaics in housings, temples, public thermal pools and arenas. Such a rich and much modern culture compared to the dark middle age. Wish I would have seen this life once live. It puts imagination to next level!

Breeze past lines that keep you waiting for over an hour with timed entry and walk straight into Pompeii at your reserved slot.

Explore the city’s highlights at your own pace—Forum, amphitheater, baths, plaster casts, and frescoed homes.

Upgrade to the Pompeii Plus Ticket for suburban villas (Villa of the Mysteries, Villa of Diomede, Villa Regina in Boscoreale) and the Antiquarium, with shuttle transfers included.

Choose add-ons that transform how you explore: multilingual audio guide, or a multilingual printed guidebook.

Skip-the-line entry to Pompeii Archaeological Park

Pompeii Plus Ticket with entry to Villa of the Mysteries, Villa of Diomede, Villa Regina (Boscoreale), the Antiquarium with shuttle transfers between sites (as per option selected)

Physical/digital audio guide in multiple languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian. Portuguese, Hebrew, Chinese, Russian, and Dutch as per availability (as per option selected)

Multilingual guidebook in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Russian. Portuguese, Chinese, Hebrew, Polish, Czech, and Hungarian as per availability (as per option selected)

Hotel transfers

Meals

You can cancel these tickets up to 3 days before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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What our guests say
Ecaterina
Dec 2025
Verified booking
5/5
Built 2,000 years ago... But how logical, functional, beautiful and cared for! The villas are perfectly integrated into the landscape, the windows offer magnificent views of the Neopolitan bay and mountains, socially significant buildings are striking in scale and proportions. Even drinking fountains (utilitarian in their purpose) are decorated with marble heads and arranged systematically and quite often! Aesthetics and harmony with nature amaze modern man, and how fantastic this city was 20 centuries ago .... I can't imagine!
Aradhna
Dec 2025
Verified booking
3/5
The instructions on use of audio guide were unclear. The prompt I kept receiving was to pay an additional 4 euros to access the audio guide. After the tour, I reached out to the lady at the booth to notify her, I was practically screamed at and told all i had to do was add a code and i code still use it for another 45 mins. The lady was extermely rude and agressive which honestly was upsetting and shocking!
Mirjam
Dec 2025
Verified booking
3/5
Looooved Pompeii as a venue. Absolutely amazed by the histrory and the archaeological work behind the site. Audio guide I found not enough information. The one from the venue ticket shop seemed to have way more information and pointed out way more insight to each house and parts of the city.
Rohan
Dec 2025
Verified booking
5/5
Had a good time at Pompeii. It was super interesting to see and learn from all the historical sites in the precinct, and everything is remarkably well-preserved. Crowd wasn't too big, and the park is quite spacious and doesn't feel crowded. Highly recommend!!
Dalles
Dec 2025
Verified booking
5/5
Pompeii is grandiose, Herculaneum more intimate, but the 2 visits are well worth the detour. We had a bit of trouble getting on the train on the way back from Pompeii Scavi, but otherwise everything was sublime. A day marked by magnificent discoveries.

Step into Pompeii with timed entry tickets that let you explore this ancient Roman city entirely at your own pace.

Getting started

Arrive at the archaeological site, clear a quick security check, and validate your ticket at the gates. With your reserved slot, you skip the uncertainty of long wait times and head straight into the ruins.

What to expect

The Forum – The political and social heart of Pompeii, framed by temples and basilicas.

The Amphitheater – Among the oldest surviving Roman amphitheaters, once filled with gladiator games.

The Baths – Public bathhouses with striking mosaics and intricate heating systems.

The Villas – Elegant homes with frescoes, statues, and artifacts that capture daily Roman life.

Upgrades

Pompeii Plus Ticket: Unlock entry to Villa of Mysteries, Villa of Diomedes, Villa Regina in Boscoreale, and the Antiquarium.

Audio guides (physical or digital): Narration in multiple languages to bring the ruins to life.

Multilingual guidebook: Handy insights to carry through the site, available in multiple languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, Czech, and Hungarian).

Pompeii

Monday	09:00am - 05:00pm	last entry 03:30pm
Tuesday	09:00am - 05:00pm	last entry 03:30pm
Wednesday	09:00am - 05:00pm	last entry 03:30pm
Thursday	09:00am - 05:00pm	last entry 03:30pm
Friday	09:00am - 05:00pm	last entry 03:30pm
Saturday	09:00am - 05:00pm	last entry 03:30pm
Sunday	09:00am - 05:00pm	last entry 03:30pm

What to bring

Carry your earphones for an immersive audio guide experience. If you are given a physical audio guide, ensure you arrive prepared with wired earphones (3.5mm jack).

A moderate amount of walking is involved in this activity. Please wear comfortable shoes due to uneven terrain.

Full names are mandatory for Pompeii bookings. Double-check the names at checkout for a hassle-free entry. Be sure to bring a valid Photo ID with you to gain entry.

What's not allowed

Strict dress code: No discourteous clothing or shirtless attire is allowed inside Pompeii Archaeological Park.

Big dogs (above the weight 10kg and the height of 40cm) are not allowed into the venue. Guide dogs with the proper certification are welcome.

Accessibility

Pompeii has uneven ground and limited wheelchair access. Use the south-side entrances instead of the main one.

Choose safety and comfort: This experience is not the best fit for people with impaired mobility and cardiac issues.

Tickets to the ruins are free of charge for disabled people and a companion, to be purchased directly on-site.

Additional information

Whether you will be allotted a digital pr physical audio guide will be communicated at the time of booking. You can decide what kind of earphones to bring accordingly.

If you're handed a physical audio guide, you must leave a personal document like a passport as security at the supplier's office before collecting the guide. After your tour, you must drop off the headsets and your document will be returned to you.

Facilities: cloakroom, luggage storage. Head to the Superiore Entrance to make use of the onsite luggage facilities.

The fee for the excavation sites of Pompeii is free for all first Sundays of the month.

Children under 18 enjoy free entry with a valid ID.

If you’re an EU citizen aged 18-24, you can avail the ticket at €2.

The same discount applies if you’re a non-EU citizen with a valid Italian residence permit (for study, work, family reasons, etc., as recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.

Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.

Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.