My pick among the Rome city pass options is none for most first-timers: for a three-day plan with six paid sights, single tickets came to $133 against $155 for the Rome City Pass, $162 for the Turbopass and $166 for the Omnia pass. The one pass I would consider is the official Roma Pass, 38 euros for 48 hours or 62.90 euros for 72 hours per Turismo Roma, if you ride the metro and bus a lot. The most reviewed card is the Omnia pass, 3.7 stars from 4,907 reviews.
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Rating
Length
Free cancellation
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Official Roma Pass, 45 Museums & Unlimited Public Transport
I looked at ten GetYourGuide listings that call themselves a pass. Four of them are a real Rome city pass that bundles several attractions or transport: the Omnia Vatican and Rome Pass, the Touristation Rome City Pass, the Turbopass all-inclusive pass and the official Roma Pass. The other six are single-site or single-area tickets with “pass” in the title: two Roman Forum Super Pass listings, the Forum and Palatine SuperSites Pass, the National Roman Museum Pass, the late-booking Colosseum card and the Colosseum and SUPER Pass. I keep them in the table below for completeness, but I treat them as tickets, because none includes transport or more than one area of the city. For plain entry tickets, my Rome attraction tickets page is the better starting point.
Every Rome City Pass at a Glance
Prices are in US dollars from the listings in November 2026, and validity is the duration each listing states.
Pass
Type
Price from
Validity
Includes (per listing)
Rating
Reviews
Omnia Vatican and Rome Pass (Go City)
City pass
$166
3 days (72 hours)
Omnia Card, Roma Pass, unlimited public transport, open-top hop-on hop-off bus, audio guide app, discounts
3.7
4,907
Rome City Pass: Colosseum, Vatican, Sistine and Transport (Touristation)
City pass
$155
3 days (72 hours)
Colosseum, Forum and Palatine; Vatican Museums skip-the-line; St. Peter’s reserved entrance; transport pass or 3-hour bus
4.1
1,636
Rome All-Inclusive City Pass (Turbopass)
City pass
$162
2 days (48 hours)
Vatican, Colosseum, Forum, Palatine, Pantheon, Castel Sant’Angelo, 48-hour bus, transport, 12 more entries
3.6
101
Official Roma Pass (Vox City)
City card
$45
48 or 72 hours, chosen at checkout
1 or 2 free sites, discounts on others, public transport, P.Stop toilets
3.2
150
National Roman Museum Pass (Golden Ticket)
Museum pass
$33
7 days from first scan
Three museum sites, each visited once
4.5
87
Roman Forum Super Pass (two listings)
Site ticket
$25
30 days
Forum, Palatine, Super sites, audio guide app; no Colosseum
4.3
1,351 and 1,220
Colosseum and SUPER Pass
Site ticket
$36
2.5 hours
Colosseum entry, Forum, Palatine, Super sites, audio guide
3.6
236
Forum and Palatine SuperSites Pass (D. I. Tours)
Site ticket
$41
1 day (24 hours)
Forum, Palatine, Super sites, digital guide
4.0
342
Late booking Colosseum, Forum, Palatine card
Site ticket
$94
3 hours
Colosseum, Palatine and Forum entry with audio guide, no arena floor
4.2
111
What a Rome City Pass Costs Against Single Tickets
The honest test of any Rome city pass is the arithmetic, so here is one realistic three-day plan priced with the cheapest single ticket on my attraction pages. Day one is Ancient Rome and the Pantheon: the Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Hill entry with an audio guide at $25 (see Colosseum tickets) and the Pantheon entry at $8 (see Pantheon tickets). Day two is Vatican City and the river: the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel skip-the-line ticket at $32 (Vatican Museums tickets), St. Peter’s Basilica reserved entry at $9 (St. Peter’s Basilica tickets) and Castel Sant’Angelo at $20 (Castel Sant’Angelo tickets). Day three is the Borghese Gallery at $39 (Borghese Gallery tickets).
Plan
Cost
Sum
Single tickets, six sights
25 + 8 + 32 + 9 + 20 + 39
$133
Rome City Pass plus the three sights it does not cover
155 + 8 + 20 + 39
$222
Turbopass (two days) plus Borghese Gallery
162 + 39
$201
Omnia pass plus the sights it does not name
not priced, see below
n/a
The Rome City Pass covers the Colosseum, Forum and Palatine entry, the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s, which are $66 as single tickets (25 + 32 + 9). The pass costs $155, so $89 of that price buys the transport pass or bus ticket, the escort and the assisted entrances. The ATAC 72-hour ticket is 22 euros on the transport operator’s price list, and the 24-hour ticket is 8.50 euros, so the transport alone does not explain the gap. What you are paying for is convenience: fixed slots arranged for you, a desk to go to and nothing to book separately.
The Turbopass is the Rome city pass with the most entries, five of which I can price: the Colosseum bundle, the Vatican Museums, St. Peter’s, the Pantheon and Castel Sant’Angelo come to $94 as single tickets (25 + 32 + 9 + 8 + 20). The $162 pass is $68 above that, and the difference buys a 48-hour bus ticket, public transport and a long tail of entries such as Ostia Antica Archaeological Park and the wax museum. I would only buy it if you know you will use several of those extras in two days.
Rome City Pass Options Reviewed
Official Roma Pass: The Only One I Would Consider
The Roma Pass is the city’s own card, and Turismo Roma prices it at 38 euros for 48 hours and 62.90 euros for 72 hours, with public transport and the P.Stop toilets included. The page speaks of more than 100 attractions on the list, and the official site is romapass.it. The GetYourGuide listing says the card gives free admission to 1 or 2 museums or archaeological sites of your choice, subject to availability, and discounts on the rest. It starts at $45, and it is non-refundable.
Vox City International
Official Roma Pass, 45 Museums & Unlimited Public Transport
★3.2 (150 reviews)
2-day ticket
My pick: The only city card here that is the city's own: from $45, transport included, 1 or 2 free sites, but 3.2 from 150 reviews and non-refundable.
What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say
Included
✓ Roma Pass valid for 48 or 72 hours (to be selected at checkout)
✓ Free admission to 1 or 2 museums or archaeological sites of your choice (subject to availability at the time of selection)
✓ Discounted admission to all other participating museums and archaeological sites
✓ Unlimited access to Rome's public transportation network
✓ Exclusive discounts on participating tours, exhibitions, St Peter Audioguide and events,
✓ Unlimited access to P.Stop public restrooms
Not included / not suitable
✕ Mobile device
✕ Tour guide
✕ Re-entry to attractions
Meeting point: This is a digital product. For support, please refer to the contact details provided after booking.
After your purchase, you will receive a confirmation email containing a Dynamic Link, a QR Code, a Ticket Code, and a PNR, which are required to redeem and activate your Roma Pass in the App.
With a stable internet connection, scan the QR Code on your purchase receipt or click the Dynamic Link to be taken directly to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to download the App. Once you have downloaded the App and logged in, you will automatically be redirected to the Roma Pass redemption page, where the Ticket Code and PNR fields will already be pre-filled. Enter the pass holder's name and you're ready to start using your Roma Pass. P.za del Colosseo, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: This activity is non-refundable
“It was great. We used metro a lot and Roma pass was a great choice for that!” – GetYourGuide review
Its 3.2 rating is the lowest in the table, and reviewers explain why. One says the pass saves money and also warns that you queue for the Colosseum security check for at least a few hours; another could not find the public toilets the pass is meant to open. A third praises the included bus rides when their feet were tired. My read is that, as a Rome city pass, it works as a transport card with two free entries attached, and it does not replace booked slots.
“We could not find public toilets which we can use with Roma Pass. Otherwise it was good to use it.”
— GetYourGuide reviewer
The sums are thin for most plans. If the two free entries were the Colosseum bundle ($25 as a single ticket) and a second site near $20, you would get back about $45 of entries plus 22 euros of transport against the 62.90 euros the 72-hour card costs. That is break-even at best, and it leaves out the Vatican, which I did not find in the listing.
Rome City Pass by Touristation: Best for Fixed Plans
The Touristation Rome city pass is the one I would pick if I wanted the big three booked for me. It lists Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill access, a skip-the-line ticket for the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, reserved entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica with an audio guide app, and either an unlimited transport pass or a 3-hour hop-on hop-off ticket. It is $155, rated 4.1 from 1,636 reviews, and non-refundable.
TOURISTATION
Rome City Pass: Colosseum, Vatican, Sistine & Transport
★4.1 (1,636 reviews)
3-day ticket
My pick: My pick of the bundled passes: Colosseum, Vatican and St. Peter's pre-booked for 3 days, 4.1 from 1,636 reviews, but non-refundable.
What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say
Included
✓ Access to Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
✓ Skip-the-line ticket for the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
✓ St. Peter's Basilica reserved entrance with Audioguide App
✓ Unlimited public transport pass (metro, tram, and bus) or 3-hour hop-on, hop-off bus ticket
✓ Assistance at Touristation Aracoeli office
✓ Touristation escort to the entrance of the Roman Forum
Not included / not suitable
✕ Audio guide for the Vatican Museums
✕ St. Peter's Basilica dome entry ticket
✕ Guided Tour at Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
Meeting point: Meet at the Touristation Aracoeli Office at Piazza d’Aracoeli 16, near Piazza Venezia. Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled time to check in and watch the multimedia video. Look for the orange “Touristation” flags and staff for assistance. There is a small fountain in front of the office entrance.
Open in Google Maps Piazza d'Aracoeli, 16, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: This activity is non-refundable
“The tours were very well spaced out and planned with our days in Rome” – GetYourGuide review
The listing is explicit about what it leaves out: the Vatican audio guide, the St. Peter’s dome ticket and any live-guided tour of the Colosseum. Reviewers like the way the days are spaced and say it works with two or more days in Rome, and one warns that the skip-the-line was still busy in August. The meeting point for the voucher is the Touristation office at Piazza d’Aracoeli 16 near Piazza Venezia, so allow time for that first stop.
“I would recommend only picking this if you have 2+ days in Rome. Lots of walking and too much to jam into one day. Otherwise, a great value!”
— GetYourGuide reviewer
Turbopass: A Lot of Entries, Mixed Reviews
The Turbopass reads like a full diary: Vatican Museums, Colosseum, Forum and Palatine, a 48-hour bus tour, transport, St. Peter’s assisted entry, the Pantheon, Castel Sant’Angelo and about a dozen smaller entries, plus a guided walking tour and a bike tour. It is $162 for two days, rated 3.6 from 101 reviews, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Turbopass City Pass
Rome All-Inclusive City Pass – Vatican & Colosseum Included
★3.6 (101 reviews)
2-day ticket
Free cancellation
My pick: The most entries on paper: $162 for 2 days with the bus and transport, but only 101 reviews at 3.6 and a few reviewers struggled with the app.
What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say
Included
✓ Pre-booked skip-the-line ticket for the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
✓ Pre-booked Colosseum Amphitheater, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill entry
✓ 48-hour hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus tour with audio guide
✓ Public transportation (unlimited access to metro, buses & trams)
✓ Assisted entry to St. Peter’s Basilica with English audio guide included
✓ Entry to Palazzo Merulana
Not included / not suitable
✕ No access to the Dome (Cupola) of St. Peter’s Basilica
Meeting point: Important: There is no meeting point. The address displayed by GetYourGuide is a placeholder only. Please use your digital City Pass to find the correct attraction addresses, ticket details, opening hours and required timings. Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
“Es hat alles sehr gut geklappt. Leider waren die Wartezeiten bei gewissen Aktivitäten immer noch sehr lang.” – GetYourGuide review
The reviews are the weak point. One reviewer says it was hard to use tickets on a phone and that arriving a few minutes late to a prior meeting place lost the booking. A German reviewer concludes single tickets would have been clearly cheaper, but that the pass saved waiting time because everything was pre-booked. Some sites still need on-site validation, which costs time.
“Hard to use getting tickets in a phone. Some had a prior meeting place and if you were a few minutes late you loose your tickets.”
— GetYourGuide reviewer
Omnia Vatican and Rome Pass: Biggest Review Count
The Omnia pass bundles the Omnia Card and the Roma Pass with unlimited public transport, an open-top bus ticket, an audio guide app and attraction discounts, for $166 over three days and 3.7 stars from 4,907 reviews. It cancels free up to 24 hours before. The listing names no skip-the-line entries, and it says plainly that activities outside the cards cost extra, so I can’t set it against single tickets the way I did for the others. Set it against the Roma Pass alone, which is the card inside this Rome city pass.
Go City - EMEA
Omnia Vatican and Rome Pass: Top Attractions and Travelcard
★3.7 (4,907 reviews)
3-day ticket
Free cancellation
My pick: The most-reviewed pass (4,907 at 3.7): Roma Pass, bus and transport for 3 days at $166, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say
Included
✓ Omnia Card
✓ Roma Pass
✓ Unlimited public transportation
✓ Open-top hop-on hop-off bus ticket
✓ Vox City audio guide app
✓ Attraction and museum discounts as mentioned
Not included / not suitable
✕ Extra cost for activities not included in the Omnia Card and Roma Pass
Meeting point: Exchange your voucher at one of the ORP centers in Rome:
1. O.R.P. Collection Desk Piazza Pio XII, 9 (St Peter's Basilica) Open: Monday-Saturday from 9 AM-4 PM. Closed: Sundays and holidays.
2. O.R.P. Collection Desk Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, (Lateran Palace) Open: Monday-Saturday from 9 AM-4 PM. Closed: Sundays and holidays. Piazza Papa Pio XII, 9/11, 00193 Roma RM, Italy
Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
“Desiree was fantastic, brilliant tour leader. Very engaging and knowledgeable. Would happily go on another tour with Desiree” – GetYourGuide review
Reviewers praise the value and the way the cards made getting around easy, and one says the Vatican day was a waste of time and would have been better spent on a day trip. Redemption is at an ORP collection desk, for example near St. Peter’s, open Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm and closed on Sundays and holidays, so a Sunday arrival needs a plan.
When a Rome City Pass Is Not Worth It
A Rome city pass is a poor buy when your plan is built around the Vatican and the Colosseum alone. Those two sights have their own tickets, and for them I would book singles from Vatican Museums tickets and Colosseum tickets and keep the day flexible. A pass is also weak if you will walk, because the historic centre is compact, and the ATAC 24-hour ticket at 8.50 euros covers the days you do need a bus.
Free days change the sums too. The official Colosseum hours page lists the first Sunday of each month as a free day, with 25 April, 2 June and 4 November as further free dates, and the Vatican Museums page opens the museums free on the last Sunday of the month from 9 am to 2 pm. On those days a Rome city pass adds nothing for those sights, and I list the rest in my guide to free attractions in Rome.
The National Roman Museum Pass and the Roman Forum Super Pass are different: they are cheap, narrow tickets. The museum pass costs $33 for three sites over seven days, rated 4.5 from 87 reviews, and one reviewer liked picking the visits at their own pace. The Roman Forum Super Pass costs $25 and includes the Forum, Palatine Hill and extra rooms such as the House of Livia, but not the Colosseum, per the listing. The same area is covered in more detail on Roman Forum tickets and Palatine Hill tickets.
Golden Ticket SRL
National Roman Museum Pass with Entry to All 3 Sites
★4.5 (87 reviews)
7-day ticket
Free cancellation
My pick: A small pass I like: three museum sites for $33 over 7 days, 4.5 from 87 reviews, no transport.
What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say
Included
✓ Boxer at Rest
✓ Villa of Livia Frescoes
✓ Discobolus
✓ Baths of Diocletian
✓ Palazzo Altemps
✓ Access to all three museum sites
Not included / not suitable
✕ Guided tour
✕ Admission ticket - Crypta Balbi
✕ Hotel pickup (available upon request)
✕ Transportation between museum sites
Meeting point: Your entry tickets will be provided by our coordinator on-site. You can easily recognize our coordinator by the Golden Ticket flag.
Our team will contact you before your visit date to confirm the exact meeting point and visit time.
With your ticket, you have the freedom to start your visit at any of the three museums included, exploring them at your own pace. Largo di Villa Peretti, 2, 00185 Roma RM, Italia
Duration: 7 days
Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
“I really enjoyed visiting the three museum sites! The Palazzo Altemps was my personal favorite. The ticket was easy to access and use!” – GetYourGuide review
My pick: Not a city pass but good value: $25 for Forum, Palatine and the Super sites with an audio app, 4.3 from 1,351 reviews, non-refundable.
What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say
Included
✓ Roman Forum entry ticket
✓ Museum of the Roman Forum entry ticket
✓ Access to the Temple of Romulus
✓ Access to the Domus Tiberiana
✓ Access to Santa Maria Antiqua
✓ Access to Curia Iulia
Not included / not suitable
✕ Access to Colosseum
✕ Food and drinks
✕ Tour guide
✕ Transportation
Meeting point: Present your voucher at any of the entrances to the Roman Forum. You can enter on via Sacra, near the Arch of Titus, via di San Gregorio, via del Tulliano, via del Foro Romano, or Piazza della Madonna di Loreto/Trajan’s Column.
Please note that no one will be waiting at the meeting point; you can enter directly. Largo della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Duration: 30 days
Cancellation: This activity is non-refundable
“Great way to experience the forum with out the crowd associated with a tour guide. The Super Pass enabled us to see extra rooms and exhibits.” – GetYourGuide review
First visit, three days, the big sights: single tickets, about $133 for my six-sight plan, with the Colosseum from my Colosseum tickets page and the Vatican from Vatican Museums tickets.
You want it all pre-booked and escorted: the Touristation Rome city pass at $155, 4.1 from 1,636 reviews.
Heavy transport use and two paid sites: the official Roma Pass, from $45 on the listing or 62.90 euros for 72 hours at the source.
Two days and you enjoy a packed diary: the Turbopass at $162, only if you will use the bus and the extra entries.
Ancient Rome only: the Roman Forum Super Pass at $25 or a Colosseum bundle, not a Rome city pass.
Planning the whole trip before you pick a Rome city pass: my Rome attractions map shows how far apart these sights are before you decide.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Rome city pass worth it?+
Not on price alone. For a three-day plan with six paid sights, single tickets from my attraction pages came to $133, while the Rome City Pass costs $155 and the Omnia pass $166. A pass earns its cost only if you also want the bundled transport or bus, or pre-booked slots handled for you.
How much is the Roma Pass?+
The official Roma Pass is 38 euros for 48 hours and 62.90 euros for 72 hours, per Turismo Roma. The GetYourGuide listing for the official card starts at $45 and lets you pick 48 or 72 hours at checkout, and it is non-refundable.
Do the Rome passes include the Vatican Museums?+
Two of them do. The Touristation Rome City Pass and the Turbopass both list a pre-booked skip-the-line ticket for the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. The Roma Pass listing does not name the Vatican, so I would not count on it there.
Does the Roma Pass include public transport?+
Yes. The Roma Pass includes the city's public transport network, per Turismo Roma and the GetYourGuide listing, and the listing adds free use of the P.Stop public toilets. A separate 72-hour ATAC ticket costs 22 euros, so that is the value to set against it.
Do Rome city passes let you skip the line?+
Only partly. The Touristation and Turbopass bundles pre-book the Vatican and Colosseum entries, but reviewers still report busy queues in August and extra validation steps. A Roma Pass reviewer says to expect a security-check queue at the Colosseum.
Which pass is best for two days in Rome?+
For two days the choices are the Turbopass at $162 for 48 hours or the Roma Pass at 38 euros for 48 hours. I would take the Roma Pass if you plan one or two paid sites and plenty of transport, and single tickets if you plan the Vatican and the Colosseum.
Can I cancel a Rome pass?+
It depends on the listing. The Roma Pass and Touristation Rome City Pass are non-refundable, while the Omnia pass and the Turbopass cancel free up to 24 hours before. Check the activation rules before you buy a card with a fixed validity.
Are the Roman Forum Super Pass and National Roman Museum Pass city passes?+
No. The Roman Forum Super Pass is a site ticket for the Forum and Palatine area, and the National Roman Museum Pass covers three museum sites. Both are good value for what they cover, but neither includes transport or the major sights elsewhere.
