Borghese Gallery Tickets: Prices, Time Slots, Sold-Out Tips

Short answer. Do not count on walking in: entry to the Galleria Borghese in Rome requires a reservation, for everyone, in fixed slots of two hours that start on the hour (the last slot starts at 17:45). The full ticket costs 18 euros, which is 16 euros for entry plus 2 euros for the compulsory booking. We read the museum’s ticket pages on 23 October 2026. Prices and rules can change, so check them before you pay.

The museum sells its tickets through its ticketing operator: the Buy button on its official site leads to the operator’s page. It tells visitors to use official channels only and to beware of unauthorised resellers and of tickets sold as “skip the line”, because, it says, no such access formula exists. It also says it is not responsible for tickets sold at a higher price by other parties. We are not the museum.

How do the time slots work?

Visits last 2 hours, and the museum says entry is limited and takes place only at the start of each hour. There are ten slots a day, and the exit at the end of the slot is compulsory.

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 9:00 to 19:00, with the last entry at 17:45. See the opening hours for the closing days.

How much does the official ticket cost?

The reduced ticket is valid until the day of the 25th birthday, and the museum extends it to non-EU countries that grant reciprocity and to holders of a regular residence permit. You must show proof of your right to a reduced or free ticket. Without it, the museum says the ticket is cancelled and you have to buy the full one again, if any are left.

The free categories include under 18s, students and teachers of architecture, cultural heritage, education sciences and humanities with an archaeological or art-history course in the EU, students and teachers of EU fine-arts academies, ICOM members and staff of the Italian Ministry of Culture. The museum stresses that a free ticket must still be booked. According to the museum, disabled visitors and one companion, licensed EU tour guides and accredited journalists do not pay the 2 euro booking fee, while its ticketing operator lists fewer exemptions. The museum’s page lists other categories, so read it if you think you qualify.

When are the free days?

The museum gives the first Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June and 4 November as examples of free institutional days. Entry is free, but you still pay the 2 euro booking fee. Tickets for these days are released 10 days before, and there are no last-minute tickets. The list says “for example”, so we cannot confirm that there are no others.

The next ones, calculated by us from the calendar, are Sunday 1 November, Wednesday 4 November and Sunday 6 December 2026, then Sunday 3 January 2027.

Can I change or cancel a ticket?

No. The museum says tickets bought cannot be changed or refunded. You can buy at most 5 tickets in one purchase. The museum’s page points to a “safe ticket” insurance policy of its official reseller, but we could not read its terms.

What if the slot I want is sold out?

The museum says you can try at its ticket office, but warns that same-day entry is not assured. The office is open from 8:30 until one hour before closing, which is 18:00.

• Last-minute tickets are sold there in limited numbers, and the wait can be long.
• They can be bought only from minute 20 of each hour, and the visit lasts 1 hour 30 minutes. The last ones go on sale at 17:50 and give 1 hour.
• You can buy only 2 per person.
• They are not available on the free days.
• We could not confirm their price.

At the office you can also buy a ticket for the first available date. For information on purchases, the museum gives a call-centre number, +39 06 32810, open Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 18:00. We found no waiting list on the official site.

Does the Roma Pass work?

The museum says the Roma Pass 48 hours and 72 hours circuits include the Galleria Borghese. Booking is still compulsory, online at romapass.ticketone.it or by e-mail to romapass@tosc.it, and the card must be validated at the ticket office. We could not confirm whether the card gives free or reduced entry or whether you also pay the 2 euro booking fee, so ask before you rely on it.

Audio guides and official guided visits

The audio guide costs 5 euros and is hired at a desk behind the ticket office, in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Ukrainian. Italian is not on the museum’s list. The museum’s guided visits are in Italian and English, last 90 minutes and are limited to 15 people. They cost 8 euros on top of the ticket and the booking. The museum and its ticketing page give different start times, so check them when you book.

Online offers next to the official price

Our partner Tiqets, a third party, sells tickets and tours for the Galleria Borghese. They are different products from the official ticket. The prices are the ones we saw on 23 October 2026.

What these listings add to the entry is the instant mobile ticket and, depending on the product, an audio guide or a guide. The data we read does not explain how each product handles the time slot, so read the product page and choose your date and time there. The museum’s rule of entry in fixed slots applies to every ticket, whichever you buy. Cancellation conditions differ from product to product, so read them before you pay. The museum publishes no list of authorised sellers, and we could not confirm whether it has an agreement with our partner. Our tickets page shows the options with live prices.

Which option should I choose?

If you want to pay the official price, buy on the museum’s channel and choose your slot there. A partner product makes sense if you want an instant mobile ticket, a guide or an audio guide bundled with the entry, or if you simply prefer to buy through them. Whichever you pick, you cannot change or cancel the museum’s own ticket, so choose the date with care and arrive before your slot starts.