Visiting the Pantheon: how to buy tickets and avoid hassles
Tourists gather outside the Pantheon.
Updated July 21, 2026
If you're planning to visit the Pantheon on your Rome trip, there's one thing you need to sort out before you go: tickets.
Rome introduced an admission fee in 2023, and the ticketing setup has tripped up a surprising number of visitors who showed up assuming they could just walk in, or who accidentally bought the wrong thing on the wrong website.
We've done the research, so you don't have to. Here's exactly how to buy your tickets, what they cost, and a few insider tips that'll make your visit much smoother.
How to get Pantheon admission tickets
| Ticket Type | Price | Where to Buy | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Entry | €5 | museiitaliani.it or on-site | Budget visitors comfortable with the official Italian government site. Non-European cards are sometimes declined, so try PayPal or use Google Chrome if your card fails. |
| Entry + Audio Guide | From $8 | GetYourGuide | Our pick for most visitors. Reserved entry plus a digital audio guide on your phone. Easy booking, free cancellation, thousands of strong reviews. Bring your own earphones. Book on GetYourGuide → |
| Guided Tour | From $27 | GetYourGuide | First-timers who want a live guide and the full history. Top rated with strong reviews. Small group and private options. Book ahead in summer. Book on GetYourGuide → |
| Free Entry | Free | On-site on the day | First Sunday of every month, for everyone. Also free for Rome residents and certain exemptions with valid ID. Expect longer queues. |
The official entry fee is set in euros. GetYourGuide shows prices in your home currency, so those may display in dollars or another currency depending on your location. Prices are starting rates and can vary by date and option.
The Italian Culture Ministry has introduced an entry fee of €5 to enter the Pantheon in Rome. Two-thirds of the proceeds from the fee will help maintain the most popular cultural site in Italy, and the other third goes to the Catholic Church’s charities.
With the Pantheon receiving about nine million visitors a year, there should be some serious cash to keep the Pantheon in great shape.
The official government ticket is €5, but the official site can be genuinely frustrating. Italy's attraction websites are clunky, and non-European cards get declined more often than they should.
This is why we book through GetYourGuide whenever we can. Their Pantheon Entry Ticket with audio guide starts around $8. That's a reserved entry time plus a digital audio guide on your phone, and the booking takes a minute. Every ticket sits in one place in the app, ready when you arrive. It has thousands of strong reviews, and free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
One heads-up. The audio guide runs on your own phone, so bring earphones. They aren't provided.
Yes, we earn a small commission if you book through our link. But the real reason we recommend it is that the experience is so much easier. That's worth far more to us than the few cents we make.
On a happier note - Entry is free on the first Sunday of every month
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Why visit the Pantheon?
So why exactly do nine million visitors a year deal with lines and now possible ticketing hassles to visit the Pantheon?
The Pantheon was built by the emperor Hadrian around 126 AD on the site of a temple built during the reign of Caesar Augustus.
Since it has been in constant use since it was built the Pantheon is one of Rome’s best preserved buildings.
Even after two thousand years, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. The massive dome is thought to be the inspiration for the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.
The dome of the Pantheon.
The Pantheon is the burial place of Italian royals - King Vittorio Emanuele II, King Umberto I, and his wife, Queen Margherita.
The Pantheon is still used as a Catholic church and Mass is every Sunday at 10:30 am and on Saturday at 5 pm.
Since it is a Catholic church modest dress is required at all times, not just during Mass.
As with all churches in Italy the dress code rules are:
Shoulders must be kept covered at all times
Knees must always be covered.
No uncovered midriff
As with all major tourist attractions, the best time to visit the Pantheon is early in the morning. So if you book a tour try to get the earliest one possible.
How to get to the Pantheon, Rome
The Pantheon is located in Piazza della Rotonda which is packed with cafés and restaurants. Piazza Navona and Piazza Venezia are also close by.
Metro – The nearest metro stations are Spagna and Barberini, both about a 15-minute walk.
Bus – Rome’s bus system offers so much flexibility that numerous bus lines access the area around the Pantheon. The best lines include 30, 70, 81, 87, and 628.
The iconic Piazza Navona is only a 5 minute walk from the Pantheon.
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To learn more about where to eat and what to see in Trastevere, take a look at our blog post, Trastevere: what to see in Rome’s charming neighborhood.
If you are planning to visit the Roman Colosseum, read our tips and advice here.
Bottom line:Pantheon visit advice
On our most recent trip to Rome, we booked two tours in advance: the Vatican and the Colosseum. It helped us avoid the lines and hassles of translated Italian ticketing websites.
Now that the Pantheon requires a ticket, we’d suggest adding it to our list of attractions that makes sense to purchase a ticket from a respected tour operator with an easy website.
If you are planning a visit to the Vatican, here’s a link to our post tips for visiting the the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Bascilia.
This post was researched and written by John O'Boyle of The Empty Nest Explorers.
John is a professional photographer and videographer whose work has been published by the New York Times, NBC News, and Getty Images. He has been part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team and nominated for New York Emmy Awards. You can learn more about John and the Empty Nest Explorers here.
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